Axel Witsel announces retirement from football at 29 and reveals retirement plans
Axel Witsel is retiring from football at the age of 29. Now he wants to go out with a bang, and that means a trip to the International Horse Show in Vienna next year….
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LA turns into spy state, but community can change that
News.com.au A neighbourhood group in Los Angeles has installed automatic license plate readers at more than a dozen intersections to catch criminals. In Melrose, last summer surveillance drones were spotted flying near the city’s…
Don’t look now, but a media giant is the first to name a recipient of a gift banned by law
It may seem odd that the news company Uber, which has come under fire for allegedly bribing a commissioner in hopes of winning a permit in Russia, is the first company to name a…
China showcases futuristic next-generation train to travel up to 360 mph
China unveiled a novel rail technology Sunday that looks like a miniature version of a racing car and travels at four times the speed of U.S. airlines. The coach can reach a top speed…
How an election year and federal subpoena interrupted CNN’s reporting on Medicaid’s controversial data release.
CNN’s lawsuit with Missouri explains how the state withheld the benefits data that should’ve been publicly available. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, in a response published in CNN’s court filing, argued…
Aung San Suu Kyi: Myanmar leader sentenced to prison for failing to stop rally
Image copyright AFP Image caption The ruling is the latest development in what has been a rollercoaster year for the Nobel peace laureate A Myanmar court has sentenced Aung San Suu Kyi to two…
Pope Francis canceled Papal visit to Papua New Guinea because of new virus
Dante needs to take a bow. A Papal visit to Papua New Guinea earlier this year has been postponed due to concerns over a variant of the Omicron COVID-19 virus, which has resulted in…
Chile: Right-wing candidate outlines plans for the presidency
Image copyright Oles T. Kolovos/IOP Photo_POOL Image caption A rally earlier this year in front of Senator Lindsey Graham in Chile, where right-wing Hanson has a following The far-right presidential candidate representing Chile’s centre-right…
‘Scroogiest Politician in the Universe’ – or fake?
The self-proclaimed ‘Scroogiest Politician in the Universe’ sent out a hilarious card spoofing Donald Trump’s much-loved card. But is it actually fake? Something happened this morning. This uncanny Christmas card made its way around…
Roger Federer on Stefan Edberg: ‘I’ll miss you’
Following the biggest upset in the U.S. Open final since Serena Williams went down to Naomi Osaka in 2014, tennis legend Roger Federer was all smiles Monday night and did so by paying tribute…