53 dead after truck smuggling migrants crashes in Mexico
TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico — Rescue workers rushing to a highway accident found a horrific scene of death and injury after a freight truck jammed with as many as 200 migrants…
Facebook Misidentified Thousands Of Political Advertisements: Study
Facebook allowed more than 70,000 political ads to run during the 2020 moratorium. Paris, France: Facebook misidentified tens of thousands of advertisements flagged under its political ads policy, according to…
Stocks are flat, pausing after two-day rebound
U.S. stocks were little changed Wednesday as the market took a pause from its two-day rally earlier in the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 24 points, or 0.04%.…
Cheugy, omicron and dogecoin among this year’s most mispronounced words
“Cheugy” is apparently a lot to chew on. Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Billie Eilish and Philadelphia Eagles centre Jason Kelce have something in common — broadcasters butcher their names. And virtually…
Peng Shuai: ITF ‘does not want to punish a billion people’ by suspending China tournaments
The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) announced an immediate suspension of all tournaments in China, including Hong Kong, in response to Beijing’s silencing of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai’s sexual assault…
‘Trafficking is a crime can happen in front of our eyes’ — Global Issues
This feature has been edited for clarity and length. Mr. Chatzis was talking to Melissa Fleming, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications. You can hear the full interview on…
Lebanon PM says call with MBS, Macron ‘important step’ | Politics News
Najib Mikati says call with Saudi crown prince and French president ‘an important step’ towards restoring Gulf ties. Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has said a call he had earlier…
Omicron Variant Spreading Twice as Quickly as Delta in South Africa
Underscoring increasing concerns about Omicron, scientists in South Africa said on Friday that the newest coronavirus variant appeared to spread more than twice as quickly as Delta, which had been…
Juan Alessi, house manager, testifies Virginia Roberts Guiffre visited ‘very often’
Epstein killed himself in jail in 2019, while charged with sex trafficking counts that alleged he abused dozens of underage girls in New York and Florida. The case against Maxwell…
NATO threatens Moscow with sanctions if Russian troops invade Ukraine
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken threatened Moscow with heavy economic sanctions if President Vladimir Putin attacks Ukraine, insisting that “diplomacy is the only responsible way to resolve this potential…