Category: International

Wife of OceanGate CEO Onboard Missing Tourist Submarine Is Descendant of Titanic Victims: Report

The wife of the OceanGate CEO on board the tourist submarine that went missing while surveying the Titanic shipwreck in the Atlantic Ocean is a descendant of two passengers who died on the Titanic, according to a new report. OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, 61, founded the company in 2009 and also oversees its financial and engineering strategies, according…


Indigenous Minister Says Changing Constitution Is Not About a ‘Culture War’

Australia’s Indigenous Minister Linda Burney has been forced to reassure voters that a contentious change to the country’s Constitution will not result in wide powers being used to affect everyday people’s lives. The Labor minister faced probing questions over the extent of power an Indigenous advisory body to parliament will receive if a national referendum…


American Teenager Arreola Becomes Youngest Individual Medallist at Archery World Cup

American Liko Arreola made history by becoming, at 15 years and 330 days, the youngest ever medallist in an individual event at the Archery World Cup. The teenager beat local multiple world champion Sara Lopez in a one-on-one duel in Medellin, Colombia, on Sunday that ended tied at 145–145 before Arreola won a one-arrow shoot-off…


Treating the Common Cold With Telehealth, Brought to You by COVID-Era Madness

Commentary Have you ever experienced a persistent and severe common cold, only to be advised by your healthcare provider to schedule a telehealth appointment with your treating doctor? Nowadays, medical clinics discourage patients from visiting their doctors in person, presumably to avoid the risk of infection for their staff who are required to wear masks….


Resilient Purple Fairywrens Survive Record Flooding

Bird researchers are relieved to find that the majority of the endangered purple-crowned fairywrens (Malurus coronatus), a small, social bird found in dense Australian vegetation, survived one of the region’s worst flooding in January and were still breeding. Western Australia entered a state of emergency when ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie inundated the Kimberley region with unprecedented flooding,…


Australians Remain Frosty Towards China as Wariness Over Taiwan Military Threat Grows

A new study has revealed that in the event of a military conflict between Beijing and Washington over Taiwan, just over half of Australians would be against physically entering the contest on Taiwanese soil. However, Australians were keen to still support Taiwan, with 80 percent saying they would accept Taiwanese refugees into Australia, 76 percent…


Amnesty International Calls on UK to Stop Extradition of Julian Assange to US

Amnesty International expressed concern Wednesday about the United Kingdom authorizing the extradition of embattled WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, where he will face charges under the Espionage Act. Amnesty International Secretary General Agnes Callamard expressed the organization’s concerns in a statement responding to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel’s certification of the extradition to the United…


Biden Warns Threat of Putin Using Tactical Nuclear Weapons Is ‘Real’

President Joe Biden warned this week that the threat of Russian President Vladimir Putin using tactical nuclear weapons is “real,” days after Moscow announced that the first warheads have arrived in Belarus amid international condemnation of the move. “When I was out here about two years ago saying I worried about the Colorado River drying…


Musk’s Twitter Threatened With $700,000 Daily Fine Unless It Tackles ‘Hate Speech’

Australia’s eSafety commissioner has issued Elon Musk’s Twitter with a legal notice to explain what it is doing to tackle hate speech on its platform. The commissioner says it has received “more complaints about online hate on Twitter in the past 12 months” than any other platform and alleges an “increasing number” of reports of…


For the First Time, Anxiety Screening Recommended for All Adults Under 65

Adults aged 19 to 64 should undergo screening for anxiety disorders, according to a new recommendation by a group of independent medical experts. Their proposal, based on new evidence published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), is the first time the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has suggested such screenings in adults, including…