Water levels on the Danube River, the second longest in Europe, have dropped so low because of drought that the hulks of dozens of World War II German battleships are emerging into view. They are a curious distraction from the summer heat crisis. The Danube’s record low water levels also have forced power plants to the brink…
Seven people were killed and dozens injured after bridges in two separate Russian regions bordering Ukraine collapsed overnight, officials said on Sunday, with rail authorities blaming at least one incident on “illegal interference”. In Russia’s Bryansk region bordering Ukraine, a road bridge collapsed onto a railway line late on Saturday, derailing a passenger train…
Iran says it fired dozens of missiles into Israel on Tuesday as the monthslong fighting between Israel and Iran’s proxies in the region — Hezbollah and Hamas — escalated, threatening a wider regional conflict. Israel ordered residents to remain close to bomb shelters as air raid sirens sounded across the country. A series of window-shaking…
Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published May 24, 2017. If you are using a cotton swab to clean out your ears, you’re certainly not alone. But, contrary to popular belief, cleaning your ears is not only unnecessary, it is potentially damaging to your ear canal. It can be particularly dangerous…
• Teacher narrates how terrorists invaded school, abducted 280 students• Gov Sani pledges return of kidnapped victims• Gunmen raid banks in Kogi, abduct expatriate, kill security operatives• Free 300 kidnapped women in Borno, Reps task security agencies• Sack incompetent service chiefs now, HURIWA tells Tinubu In a repeat of mass abductions in the North since the infamous April…
