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Attachments Siri Ars Rustad New data shows number of armed conflicts at record high Last year saw the highest number of conflicts between nations since 1946. Moreover, a new analysis of conflict trends shows that the past three years were the most violent in the past 30 years. 2023 was one of the most violent years since the end of the Cold War, with a record number of 59 conflicts recorded. However, it wasn’t all bad news, as the number of countries experiencing conflict fell from 39 to 34. “Global violence is at its highest level since the end of…
By Alecia Stanford, Dailymail.Com Updated June 10, 2024 01:24, June 10, 2024 02:04 Courteney Cox is the latest to jump on the ’80s dance trend bandwagon with a dance she actually did in the 1980s. Then-unknown, the blue-eyed brunette created a sensation in 1984 when Bruce Springsteen reached into the audience, pulled her up onstage and made her his dance partner at the end of his award-winning music video. The practice has become standard since the Ivor Novello Award winner traveled the world with the E Street Band’s Born in the USA tour. Four decades on, the former Friends star…
Image caption, A Chinese dissident – who is behind a popular X account fronted by this cartoon cat – says Beijing is trying to silence himArticle informationAuthor, Tessa WongRole, Asia Digital ReporterReporting from Singapore 19 minutes agoAs anti-lockdown protests flared across China’s cities in November 2022, hundreds of thousands around the world were glued to an unlikely source: a mysterious X account, fronted by a cartoon cat.Protest footage, details about police movements, news of arrests – Teacher Li Is Not Your Teacher posted a torrent of real-time updates sourced from ordinary citizens.Little of it could be found on China’s tightly-controlled…
ARLINGTON, Texas — After finishing his pregame press conference Saturday, Giants manager Bob Melvin scanned the field looking for his opponent, Bruce Bochy. The Texas Rangers dugout was empty, but a few minutes later, Bochy came out and searched the Globe Life Field turf for Melvin. Eventually, the two made contact behind the goal. Melvin and Bochy have had plenty of back-and-forth over the past two decades, sometimes sharing a glass of wine after a Giants-Athletics game. They stood talking for about 15 minutes, and at times it seemed as though they just wanted to vent their frustrations. During the…
Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. One of our main stops in Costa Rica was to visit La Fortuna to see the Arenal Volcano, where we explored the hanging bridges, took a night tour to see sloths, and went rafting on the Rio Celeste River. Sergio Ortiz For my birthday this year, my partner and I spent about two weeks in Costa Rica.We visited Arenal, Monteverde and Paquera, trying to see the highlights of the country.Here are three activities I would do again in a heartbeat, and one tourist spot I would avoid if I…
Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. The main hallway has a curved staircase. Amanda Goh/Business Insider Gabi Bondor and Zoltan Kaman moved to Bali from New York City seven years ago with their teenage sons.During the pandemic, they built an eclectic six-bedroom home for their family.Now that they’re a married couple and have finished raising their children, they’ve sold their Canggu villa for $1.895 million. Seven years ago, Gabi Bondor and Zoltan Kaman packed up their lives and moved from New York City to Bali with their two teenage sons.The idea was born out of…
NEW DELHI: French President Emmanuel Macron has dissolved parliament and called for early legislative elections following the far-right’s strong performance in EU opinion polls. The first round of the national assembly elections will be held on June 30 and the second on July 7. Macron acknowledged that the EU election results had gone badly for pro-European parties, with France’s far-right party winning nearly 40% of the vote.Macron expressed concern over the rise of far-right parties across the continent, accusing them of symbolizing the “impoverishment” and “downgrading” of France. “So, at the end of today, we cannot act as if nothing…
DUBLIN, Ohio — Winning has become a habit for Scottie Scheffler, but his victory Sunday at the Memorial was anything but typical.He had just one birdie and a 2-over 74 in the final round, his best score in two years, and the victory was not assured until Scheffler showed his mettle with a downhill putt from five feet above the hole to thwart the break.His one-stroke victory over Collin Morikawa and his handshake with tournament organizer Jack Nicklaus said it all.”You’re a survivor,” Niklaus told him.”Thanks,” Scheffler said. “You’re right, you made this a terrible place today.” Scheffler endured more…
A view of the Bank of Japan’s headquarters in Tokyo.Sopa Images | LightRocket | Getty ImagesAsia Pacific markets were mixed on Monday after better-than-expected U.S. employment data released on Friday showed job and wage growth accelerated in May.That reinforces the view that the Fed is in no rush to cut interest rates. Traders don’t expect the Federal Open Market Committee to cut rates when it meets this week or next in July.In Asia this week, investors will focus on Japan’s first-quarter GDP figures on Monday, followed by the Bank of Japan’s interest rate decision on Friday.Meanwhile, inflation figures for China…
LAS VEGAS — Former President Donald Trump made stamina his theme at a rally held Sunday in 104-degree Fahrenheit heat at a Las Vegas park.The Las Vegas Police Department estimated the crowd at about 6,900 people. Six people were taken to the hospital with heatstroke, according to a Las Vegas Police Department spokesman.Speaking two days before the Nevada primary, President Trump did not endorse anyone for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate, where he hopes to nominate Army veteran Sam Brown and Jeff Gunter, Trump’s former ambassador to Iceland.President Trump unveiled a new proposal he has never mentioned publicly…