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JORDAN: Jordan’s emergency assistance coordinating agency announced late Monday that the deadly gas that leaked from a container near Aqaba, killing at least 12 people and wounding 260 others, was chlorine. One of the surrounding CCTV cameras captured the container being transported by a crane before it dropped and released a cloud of yellow gaseous material into the port, which …

CANADA: Randy Bachman, a Canadian rock singer who has been grieving for his stolen guitar for nearly 50 years, has finally been reunited with the instrument after an alert fan tracked it down in Japan. They say you never forget your first love. He was in Tokyo on Friday for the emotional transfer, 46 years after his beloved orange Gretsch …

BRAZIL: Disinformation regarding President Jair Bolsonaro and ex-leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is having a big influence three months before the Brazilian presidential election. Verifying information has become even more difficult as a result of the proliferation of fake news, the emergence of new social media platforms, and the proliferation of ever-more-complex content. Between January and June, AFP fact-checked …

SWEDEN: In the wake of the three states’ agreement to protect each other against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Turkey, a NATO ally, dropped its veto on Finland and Sweden joining the Western alliance on Tuesday (Jun 28). There had been a four-hour deadlock shortly before NATO’s annual meeting began in Madrid, and the breakthrough prevented a humiliating standstill at the …

NEW YORK: Abortion coverage will be provided by a number of significant US corporations, with a few also criticizing the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn government protection for abortions. However, this is a contentious topic that requires businesses to navigate a complex political landscape while also risking legal repercussions. This verdict by the Supreme Court of the United States puts …

KABUL: An Afghan health ministry official said on Sunday (June 26) that thousands of people affected by the devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan need clean water and food and are at risk of disease, days after a UN body warned of a cholera outbreak in the region. As many as 1,000 people were killed, 2,000 were injured, and 10,000 homes …

KYIV: The Ukrainian city of Kyiv was hit by Russian missiles on Sunday (Jun 26), which US President Joe Biden described as “barbarism” as international leaders convened in Europe to debate new measures against Moscow. It was the first time Kyiv had been shaken by an attack of this magnitude in weeks when up to four explosions rattled central Kyiv. …

MEXICO: A single mother living in California was unable to afford the exorbitant medical fees and pressure to reconsider her decision to terminate her pregnancy, so she turned to Mexican activists for help. Shortly before the US Supreme Court abolished the countrywide access to the procedure, the 31-year-old stated, “We’re supposed to be in a free society, in a state …

US: In a long line of love specialists, Ury, 34, is part of a dating pundit factory. TikTokers, podcasters, and Instagram infographic creators have recently entered the fray, churning out dating “rules” like: wait three hours before responding to a text, tell guys they make you feel comfortable, limit your want to argue with your relationship. Ury, on the other …

US: Despite the Supreme Court’s decision to reverse the landmark Roe v Wade rule on abortion, US President Joe Biden said that the health and lives of American women are now at stake. On this “disturbing” day, Biden said in a White House address, “the court and the country are in mourning.” He said that the decision “takes us back …