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China: Two people are killed when an NIO electric car falls from the third floor of a Shanghai building.

According to the company, two people involved in testing for electric car maker NIO died when one of its vehicles fell three stories from a Shanghai building. The pair, described as "digital cabin testers," was inside the vehicle as it fell from a parking garage in the firm's Innovation Port...

Shireen Abu Aqla: According to the UN, an Israeli bullet killed an Al Jazeera journalist.

According to the UN's human rights office, a high-profile Al Jazeera journalist was killed by Israeli forces, not Palestinian militants. According to a spokeswoman, the findings were the result of "independent monitoring" of the incident on May 11. Shireen Abu Aqla was killed while reporting on an Israeli operation in the...

Turkey and Israel have agreed to restore ambassadorial relations.

ANKARA – Turkey, and Israel have begun work on restoring mutual diplomatic representation to the level of ambassador, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday, as the two countries seek to end more than a decade of strained relations. In 2018, the two countries expelled their ambassadors and frequently...

Ukraine and Moldova have been accepted as candidates for membership in the European Union.

Ukraine and Moldova have been accepted as candidates for membership in the EU, paving the way for a multi-year process. Ukraine's ambition to join the European Union has cleared the first major hurdle, with the bloc's leaders unanimously approving it as a candidate for membership. However, it may be a...

The United States Senate has passed the first gun control legislation in decades.

The US Senate has passed gun control legislation, the most significant in nearly 30 years. It imposes stricter controls on young buyers and encourages states to remove firearms from people deemed a threat. In a rare bipartisan vote on gun control legislation, 15 Republicans joined Democrats in the Senate to pass...

Ilhan Omar introduces a resolution to name India a “country of special concern”.

It was revealed on Thursday that US Representative Ilhan Omar has submitted a resolution in the House of Representatives condemning breaches of human rights and religious freedom in India and urging Secretary of State Antony Blinken to identify India as a "country of special concern." The resolution, sponsored by Rashida...

India provides protection for Russian oil tankers via a Dubai business.

NEW DELHI: India is providing safety certification for dozens of ships managed by a subsidiary of the leading Russian shipping group Sovcomflot, according to official data, enabling oil exports to India and other countries after Western certifiers withdrew their services in response to global sanctions against Russia. Certification by the...

Richard Cottingham is accused with the 1968 murder of a lady at a New York shopping center.

Cottingham also led investigators to assume he was guilty of the death by supplying facts about the case, such as claiming he was near the crime site at the time of the murder. On New York's Long Island, the so-called "Torso Killer" has been linked to the death of a...

Aung San Suu Kyi has been placed in solitary detention.

Aung San Suu Kyi, the ousted pro-democracy leader of Myanmar, has been transferred from house arrest to solitary imprisonment in a Nay Pyi Taw prison. The 77-year-old Nobel winner was detained in February 2021, after the military overthrew her elected administration. She has been held at an unidentified location in the...

Prosecutors said Ghislaine Maxwell should serve at least 30 years in prison for her’monstrous’ actions.

US prosecutors have stated in advance of a sentencing hearing that Ghislaine Maxwell should serve a minimum of 30 years in jail for her role in the sexual abuse of underage females. From 1994 through 2004, the 60-year-old was convicted of soliciting adolescent females for US millionaire Jeffrey Epstein to...

Doctors and nurses who treated Diego Maradona will be charged with murder.

Doctors, nurses, and a psychologist who cared for Argentine football great Diego Maradona will be charged with murder, according to a judgment issued following an examination into his cardiac arrest-related death. The document seen by Reuters adds that the presiding judge questioned "the behaviors - active or by omission -...

The coach of American swimmer Anita Alvarez saves her as she passes out in the water during the World Championships.

Wednesday in Budapest, Anita Alvarez's teammates became worried as they saw her dive to the bottom of the pool during the women's solo free event. A professional synchronized swimmer from the United States fainted mid-routine at the World Championships and had to be rescued by her coach after plummeting to...

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Acid reflux meds like TUMS, Prilosec up migraine risk 70%

According to one study, the use of common over-the-counter gastritis medications such as TUMS or Prilosec can increase the likelihood of developing migraines by as much as 70 percent.  A cohort of 11,800 individuals was analyzed by researchers from the University of Maryland, of which 2,100 were users of over-the-counter anti-heartburn medications.

Outrage about crowding Visitors to Venice start paying today

Venice becomes the first city globally to implement a payment system exclusively for visitors. To verify that individuals beyond entry points possess a QR code, officials conduct arbitrary inspections. Despite this, not all individuals are content. Visitors to Venice are now required to pay an entrance fee by a contentious scheme that went into effect today. The pilot program is intended to deter tourists and reduce the volume of visitors that congest the canals during the height of the holiday season, thereby making the city more habitable for locals, according to authorities.

Meadows, Giuliani indicted in Arizona election scheme

A grand jury in the state of Arizona has indicted sixteen individuals, including Mark Meadows, the chief of staff for Donald Trump, and Rudy Giuliani, an attorney, on charges related to their purported involvement in nullifying the former president's defeat in the 2020 election.  Eleven Republicans are charged in the indictment issued late Wednesday by the state attorney general. The document in question was erroneously submitted to Congress, wherein it claimed that Trump had secured the crucial state for 2020.

US Supreme Court considers sending Trump immunity claim back

On Thursday, the United States Supreme Court indicated its willingness to remand Donald Trump's criminal case concerning his endeavors to annul the 2020 election to a lower court. This remand would enable the court to determine whether specific elements of the indictment constituted "official acts" shielded by presidential immunity.