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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and foreign minister confirmed dead in helicopter crash

May 20, 2024

Ultraconservative Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was killed Sunday, along with his foreign minister, in a helicopter crash in Iran’s remote northwest, injecting fresh uncertainty as the country’s hardline clerical establishment navigates rising regional tensions and domestic discontent.…

Economy

Hunter hospitalized with ‘significant injuries’ after grizzly bear attack in British Columbia

May 20, 2024

A 36-year-old man was airlifted to a hospital after sustaining multiple injuries in a grizzly bear attack in British Columbia, Canada, authorities said. The attack happened on a steep mountainside…

Economy

Helicopter carrying Iranian President Raisi crashes, prompting massive search operation, local media reports

May 20, 2024

Rescuers are searching in the dark for a helicopter that crashed while carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in northern Iran on Sunday, according to Iranian officials. Raisi’s condition and that…

Economy

Israeli political tensions boil over, revealing new danger for Netanyahu

May 20, 2024

Divisions and disagreements within the Israeli cabinet on the conduct and priorities of the war against Hamas have simmered since the onset of the crisis. Now they’ve boiled over, revealing…

Economy

Blue Origin launches six tourists to the edge of space after nearly two-year hiatus

May 20, 2024

Blue Origin’s tourism rocket has launched passengers to the edge of space for the first time in nearly two years, ending a hiatus prompted by a failed uncrewed test flight.…

Economy

Brazil’s floods smashed through barriers designed to keep them out, trapping water in for weeks — and exposing social woes

May 19, 2024

Karine Pitana had just paid off the last installment on her new couch when floods tore through her hometown of Canoas in southern Brazil nearly two weeks ago. It was…

Economy

Georgian president vetoes ‘foreign agents’ bill after widespread opposition

May 19, 2024

Georgia’s President Salome Zourabichvili has vetoed a controversial “foreign agents” bill that sparked weeks of widespread protests across the country. Zourabichvili had previously vowed to torpedo the bill, but her veto could still…

Economy

American therapist detained in Syria more than seven years ago has died

May 19, 2024

Majd Kamalmaz, an American man detained in Syria more than seven years ago, has died, according to a statement from the Bring Our Families Home Campaign (BoFH). “Tragically, he did…

Economy

Tsai Ing-wen: the leader who put Taiwan on the map and stood up to China

May 19, 2024

Tsai Ing-wen never set out to be a leader. Growing up shy, she aspired to become an archeologist, because “people that are dead already wouldn’t jump up and argue with…

Economy

The evolutionary twist that could have helped dinosaurs rule Earth

May 19, 2024

Dinosaur means “terrible lizard.” The idea that the prehistoric creatures were scaly, sluggish reptiles with sprawling postures that dragged their tails through tropical swamps is deeply imprinted in the collective…

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