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Why It’s Celebrated; What’s The Theme This Year?

World Day for International Justice is celebrated to mark the anniversary of the Rome Statute. On July 17, the world observes the Day of International Criminal Justice, or simply the Day of International Justice. It is celebrated to mark the anniversary of the International Criminal Court’s founding treaty, the Rome Statute, which was adopted on […]

Technology

Can Balloons Power Uncensored Internet in Cuba?

Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, called this week on the administration of US President Joe Biden to greenlight a plan to transmit the Internet to people in Cuba via high-altitude balloons when their government has blocked access. Can Internet Be Delivered by Balloons? In one word, yes. For years, Alphabet — the parent company of […]

Sports

Jermell Charlo-Brian Castano live results and analysis

6:53 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN SAN ANTONIO — Jermell Charlo and Brian Castano aim to put their names in the record books on Saturday night as one will become the undisputed junior middleweight champion. Charlo enters the bout as a -260 favorite, according to Caesars Sportsbook by William Hill. The winner will join Josh Taylor, […]

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The Pandemic Has a New Epicenter: Indonesia

BEKASI, Indonesia — By the thousands, they sleep in hallways, tents and cars, gasping for air as they wait for beds in overcrowded hospitals that may not have oxygen to give them. Others see hospitals as hopeless, even dangerous, and take their chances at home. Wherever they lie, as Covid-19 steals their breath away, their […]

Sports

Denver Nuggets’ Will Barton declines $14.7 million option, but both sides interested in new deal, sources say

Denver Nuggets wing Will Barton has declined his $14.7 million player option for the 2021-2022 season and will become a free agent, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. There is a strong interest between the team and Barton to negotiate a new deal once free agency opens in August, sources said. Barton, whose seven seasons in […]

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Less vaccinated states are feeling the force of Delta’s surge in the U.S.

Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in the United States remain low but are slowly rising again, driven by outbreaks in patches of the country’s center, south and west, and by tiny increases almost everywhere else. The highly contagious Delta variant, which now makes up a majority of new U.S. cases, has spread rapidly, fueling the national […]

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Moon “Wobble”, Climate Change Seen As Driving Coastal Flooding In 2030s: NASA

In half of the lunar cycle, Earth’s regular daily tides are diminished. New York: US coastlines will face increasing flooding in the mid-2030s thanks to a regular lunar cycle that will magnify rising sea levels caused by climate change, according to research led by NASA scientists. A key factor identified by the scientists is a […]

Sports

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay buys Elton John’s touring piano for $915,000

INDIANAPOLIS — Jim Irsay continued to add to his already vast music collection when the Colts owner tweeted Saturday that he purchased the piano used on tour for decades by music legend Sir Elton John. Irsay reportedly purchased the Steinway & Sons Model D Grand Piano for $915,000 during an auction conducted by Heritage Auctions […]

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Kamloops Residential School Survivor Speaks

Perhaps the best aspect of my job is that it enables me to meet and speak with people whose lives are far removed from mine. That sometimes includes prominent politicians, business executives, athletes and artists. But often, my most memorable interviews have been with people who are neither famous, wealthy nor powerful. Garry Gottfriedson is […]

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Syrian President Bashar Assad Sworn in for Fourth Term in War-torn Country

Syrian President Bashar Assad was sworn in Saturday for a fourth seven-year term in the war-torn country. The May elections were described by the West and Assad’s opposition as illegitimate and a sham. The swearing-in ceremony was held at the presidential palace and attended by clergymen, members of parliament, political figures and army officers. In […]