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Bitcoin recovers, climbs as much as 7.6% to pass $20,400
Bitcoin on Sunday rose as much as 7.6% to $20,404 from its previous close, signaling a recovery from a sharp drop on Saturday.2 years ago
CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer
World swimming bans transgender athletes from women’s events
World swimming’s governing body has effectively banned transgender women from competing in women’s events.2 years ago
JOHN LEICESTER and DAVID KEYTON, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Morale is concern as NATO chief warns war could last ‘years’
Four months of brutal fighting in Ukraine appear to be straining the morale of troops on both sides, prompting desertions and rebellion against officers’ orders, British defense officials said Sunday. NATO’s chief warned the war could drag on for “years.”2 years ago
Reuters
North Korea reports ‘epidemic’ of unidentified intestinal disease after Covid wave
North Korea has dispatched medical crews and epidemiological investigators to a province battling the outbreak of an intestinal disease, state media reported on Sunday.2 years ago
Michael Houck, KSL TV
Missionary passes away in bicycle accident while in Mexico
A Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints missionary has passed away after a bicycle crash in Mexico City Friday.2 years ago
Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN
Glass bar dangles over canyon in Georgia
A 787-foot-long glass bridge with a "diamond-shaped" bar suspended in the center was unveiled at Dashbashi Canyon, located around two hours drive from capital city Tbilisi, in Southern Georgia earlier this week.2 years ago
DAVID KEYTON and EFREM LUKATSKY, Associated Press
As Russia presses assault, Ukraine given possible path to EU
The European Union’s executive arm has recommended putting Ukraine on a path to membership.2 years ago
Michael Conte and Jennifer Hansler, CNN
US State Department: Third American reportedly missing in Ukraine
The U.S. State Department said they are aware of reports that a third American who traveled to Ukraine to fight against Russia has gone missing "in recent weeks."2 years ago
Simone McCarthy, CNN
China will support Russia on security, Xi tells Putin in birthday call
Chinese leader Xi Jinping reiterated his support for Moscow on "sovereignty and security" matters in a call with counterpart Vladimir Putin.2 years ago
Scottie Andrew, CNN
A real-life ‘Squid Game’ competition is coming to Netflix
Netflix announced "Squid Game: The Challenge," a new reality competition show based on the original series as 456 competitors try to win $4.56 million.2 years ago
Barbara Starr, Jeremy Herb and Oren Liebermann, CNN
Biden administration announces additional $1 billion in military aid for Ukraine
The Biden administration announced on Wednesday it was providing an additional $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine to fight Russia, a package that includes shipments of additional howitzers, ammunition and coastal defense systems.2 years ago
Katie Hunt, CNN
DNA analysis reveals source of Black Death
Tombstones in what's now Kyrgyzstan have revealed tantalizing details about the origins of the Black Death, the world's most devastating plague outbreak that is estimated to have killed half of Europe's population in the space of seven years during the Middle Ages.2 years ago
Chloe Melas and Mitchell McCluskey and Alicia Lee, CNN
BTS will take a break to pursue solo projects
BTS will be pressing pause to pursue solo projects, the K-Pop group announced Tuesday.2 years ago
OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI Associated Press
Ukraine forest near Bucha is site of mass grave exhumation
Ukraine's national police chief says authorities are investigating the killings of more than 12,000 Ukrainians nationwide in the war since the Russian invasion in February. Authorities in the Kyiv region near Bucha on Monday showed reporters several victims whose hands had been tied behind their backs.2 years ago
Associated Press
The battle of Donbas could prove decisive in Ukraine war
Day after day, Russia is pounding the Donbas region of Ukraine with relentless artillery and air raids, making slow but steady progress to seize the industrial heartland of its neighbor.2 years ago
Lisa Respers France, CNN
Mick Jagger tests positive for COVID-19
The Rolling Stones have canceled a concert in Amsterdam after lead singer Mick Jagger contracted COVID-19.2 years ago
JON GAMBRELL Associated Press
Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’ banned in UAE for kiss between two female characters
The United Arab Emirates has banned the upcoming Pixar animated feature "Lightyear" from showing in movie theaters after its inclusion of a kiss between two lesbian characters.2 years ago
HANNA ARHIROVA, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ukraine hails teen drone operator who spied Russian armor
As Russian tanks and trucks rumbled close to their village, a Ukrainian teenager and his father stealthily launched their small drone into the air.2 years ago
DAVID KEYTON and JOHN LEICESTER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ukraine: Russia said to be using more deadly weapons in war
Ukrainian and British officials warned Saturday that Russian forces are relying on weapons able to cause mass casualties as they try to make headway in capturing eastern Ukraine and fierce, prolonged fighting depletes resources on both sides.2 years ago
Erin Cox, KSL TV
Utah woman hoping to sponsor Ukrainian refugees, bring them to Beehive State
A Utah woman who met Ukrainian refugees in Poland is trying to bring them to the Beehive State.2 years ago
Marcia Reverdosa and Maija Ehlinger, CNN
Apparent human remains found near Brazilian port where missing journalist, researcher were heading
Search teams in Brazil found what appear to be human remains near the area where British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous affairs expert Bruno Pereira were headed before they went missing, police said Friday.2 years ago
MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer
WHO: COVID origins unclear but lab leak theory needs study
Experts drafted by WHO to help investigate the origins of the coronavirus pandemic say further research is needed to determine how COVID-19 first began.2 years ago
BERNAT ARMANGUÉ and YURAS KARMANAU, Associated Press
As war in Ukraine drags on, fears of global food crisis grow
Ukrainian forces and Russian troops continue to battle back and forth in a key eastern city. At the same time, fears of a global food crisis have escalated because million of tons of grain have piled up in the besieged country’s silos.2 years ago
