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Pentagon awards Raytheon $1.2B bid to supply Ukraine with advanced surface-to-air missile systems
The U.S. Army awarded a $1.2 billion contract to Raytheon Co., to help Ukraine bolster its air defenses by procuring six ...

Where Mauna Loa’s lava is coming from and why is it different from most-
By Associated Press SAN DIEGO: Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, began sending up fountains of glowing rock ...

Canadian fashion company promotes assisted suicide’s ‘beauty’ in ad
Canadian fashion company La Maison Simons promoted the “beauty” in voluntary euthanasia in a promotional video last month that is ...

Chinese users play cat-and-mouse with censors amid protests-
By Associated Press HONG KONG: Videos of hundreds protesting in Shanghai started to appear on WeChat Saturday night. Showing chants ...

Jeffries, first Black Congressional leader, wins historic bid to lead House Dems after Pelosi-
By Associated Press WASHINGTON: Emboldened House Democrats ushered in a new generation of leaders on Wednesday with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries elected ...

Tiananmen leader-
By AFP TOKYO: Demonstrations in China sparked by tough anti-Covid policies explode the “myth” of a “harmonious society” and reveal ...

China signals zero-Covid relaxation after nationwide lockdown protests-
By AFP BEIJING: China’s top Covid official has signalled a possible relaxing of the country’s strict zero-tolerance approach to the ...

Lucy Letby trial: Parents requested transfer before nurse allegedly poisoned baby, according to testimony
The jury in the ongoing murder trial of Lucy Letby in the U.K. recently heard evidence indicating that two parents ...

New Zealand government tries to seize guardianship of baby after parents demand unvaccinated blood for surgery
New Zealand’s government health service has applied to remove guardianship of a 4-month-old baby boy from his parents after they ...