By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Residents say a new airstrike has hit the capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region as a yearlong war returns to Mekele city after months of calm. There are no immediate details of deaths or damage. Meanwhile the United Nations tells The Associated Press it is slashing by
Continue Reading By KWASI GYAMFI ASIEDU, CHINEDU ASADU, RODNEY MUHUMUZA and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press In the United States, Western Europe and various other regions, some prominent Protestant churches have been vocal advocates for same-sex marriage and LGBTQ rights. With only a few exceptions, this hasn’t happened in Africa, where Anglican, Methodist, Presbyterian and Lutheran leaders are
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, Rhea Mogul and Swati Gupta, CNN As India’s brutal second coronavirus wave ravaged the country this spring, Ankit Srivastava went from hospital to hospital, trying to find help for his ailing mother. But hospitals in the Indian city of Varanasi had run out of space, oxygen, medicine, tests — everything. “They told
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By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets are mixed after Wall Street advanced on strong corporate earnings and Japanese exports weakened. London and Shanghai declined while Tokyo and Frankfurt advanced. The future for Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index was off less than 0.1% after five days of gains. Investors
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets are mixed after Wall Street advanced on strong corporate earnings and Japanese exports weakened. London and Shanghai declined while Tokyo and Frankfurt advanced. The future for Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index was off less than 0.1% after five days of gains. Investors
Continue Reading By ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A Syrian military official says two bombs attached to a bus carrying troops in the capital Damascus have exploded, killing 14 people and wounding others. The attack early Wednesday was the deadliest in Damascus in years, and a rare event since government forces in 2018 captured
Continue ReadingPhilip Wang, CNN Business The Chinese government has ordered the country’s coal mines to “produce as much coal as possible” as it tries to increase production as winter approaches, and ease an ongoing energy crunch. The announcement from China’s National Development and Reform Commission comes after weeks of power shortages across many provinces, forcing the
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By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press VERSAILLES, France (AP) — The trial of French soccer player Karim Benzema and four others has begun outside Paris without the Real Madrid forward in attendance. Benzema has been accused of being involved in an attempt to blackmail France teammate Mathieu Valbuena over a sex tape. Benzema played for Madrid
Continue Reading By ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian military official says two bombs attached to a bus carrying troops in the capital Damascus have exploded, killing 14 people and wounding others. The attack early Wednesday was the deadliest in Damascus in years, and a rare event since government forces in 2018 captured suburbs
Continue Reading By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The Hong Kong mother whose daughter was killed in Taiwan in 2018 has lambasted authorities in the Chinese city for letting the man who confessed to the crime walk free. Chan Tong-kai was suspected in the death of his girlfriend at the time while on vacation
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN After California saw its driest year on record in nearly 100 years, the entire state is now under a drought emergency, officials said Tuesday. Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a statewide drought emergency proclamation, expanding an existing one to add eight counties that were not previously included. “As the western US faces
Continue Reading By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — At least 46 people have died and several are missing after floods triggered by heavy rains hit the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. Rescuers worked through the night to retrieve bodies stuck in debris and to evacuate those in vulnerable areas. The hilly state has seen
Continue Reading By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press ZURICH (AP) — Credit Suisse has announced settlements totaling nearly $700 million with British, Swiss and U.S. authorities over lending to Mozambique state-owned companies that Swiss regulators say violated anti-money-laundering rules. The Zurich-based bank, Switzerland’s second-largest, also was required by the Swiss financial markets authority to improve its risk controls.
Continue Reading By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press ZURICH (AP) — Credit Suisse has announced settlements with British, Swiss and U.S. authorities in connection with loans provided to state companies in Mozambique years ago. The Swiss regulator said late Tuesday that the top-drawer bank had “seriously violated” anti-money-laundering requirements in the case. The Zurich-based bank said it expects
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Controversy about vaccine mandates is not new. Stacker used resources from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Institutes of Health to compile a history of vaccine mandates in the U.S. dating back to the 18th century.
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To better understand how climate change is affecting the United States, Stacker compiled a list of the impacts of climate change in each state using news articles, scientific articles, and government reports.
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Almond Cow investigated the plant-based whole foods with a high proportion of 10 critical nutrients, according to the USDA’s FoodData Central.
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Lifestyle—diet in particular—directly affects the health of the immune system. Thistle compiled a list of foods high in key nutrients that play a major role in its proper functioning.
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Stacker used the most recent U.S. Census Bureau Five-Year American Community Survey data, last updated in December 2020, to pull crucial information about each town, including the unemployment rate and median household income.
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Cats have nine lives, and many professional athletes have two. Using data from news reports, Stacker compiled a list of 15 professional athletes’ second careers.
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