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Housing association discovers body of tenant six years after death
A British housing association apologized after discovering a tenant’s body in his home possibly six years after he died. “Everyone at Bolton at Home has been deeply shocked by this, and we realize it will concern and upset people to learn his body remained undiscovered for such a long time,” …
Read More »US accused of retreating from NATO ally Albania as Russia looks to grow regional influence
As Albanians go to the polls on May 14 in local elections in a region that many experts and policymakers consider a tinderbox in Europe’s tumultuous Balkans region, critics worry that the Biden administration has retreated from the former communist county. “Albania has been a NATO member in good standing, …
Read More »American arrested in Philippines after police find his girlfriend inside water drum: report
An American expat living in the Philippines has been arrested after police discovered the body of his girlfriend inside a water drum near her home in the nation’s capital. William Thomas Worth, 71, faces murder charges for allegedly killing his girlfriend, 48-year-old Mila Loslos, after finding out she was married …
Read More »New AI system can help conserve wildlife, prevent poaching in Africa: report
African conservationists are hoping that artificial intelligence (AI) powered cameras could help aid in the protection of endangered species, such as the forest and savannah elephants. “We must urgently put an end to poaching and ensure that sufficient suitable habitat for both forest and savanna elephants is conserved,” Dr. Bruno …
Read More »Oh Canada! Veterans, citizens upset new passports removed national icons for nature images
Canada has prompted some controversy over a new design for its passports that features more symbols of nature and less national history imagery. “We tried to take the feedback about what represents Canada,” Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser said of the new design. “One of the things that …
Read More »Russian woman convicted and sentenced after leaving derogatory note on Putin’s parents’ graves
A woman was convicted in a Russian court on Thursday of desecrating the grave of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s parents with a derogatory note. Irina Tsybaneva, a 60-year-old retiree from St. Petersburg, was found guilty and given a two-year suspended prison sentence for leaving the letter at the graves of …
Read More »Gaza militants, Israel exchange more airstrikes in most violent conflict in months despite cease-fire efforts
The second-largest Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad fired rockets towards the contested capital of Jerusalem on Friday. In response, the Israeli military sent warplanes that struck four Islamic Jihad military posts in the Gaza Strip. The exchange of airstrikes in the most violent confrontation between Israel and Palestine in recent …
Read More »Stragglers pack up to evacuate Swiss village under urgent rockslide threat
Stragglers packed up belongings in cars, trucks and a least one pickup truck before a looming deadline on Friday to evacuate a village in eastern Switzerland that is facing an urgent rockslide threat. About 2 million cubic meters of rock on an Alpine mountainside overhead could soon come crashing down. …
Read More »Deepfakes, porn tapes, bots: How AI has shaped a vital NATO ally’s presidential election
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main political opponent accused Russia of using deepfakes and other artificial intelligence (AI)-generated material to meddle in the country’s upcoming presidential election. “The Russians have a vested interest in backing an Erdogan presidency to ensure that he basically stays in power, mainly because the Russians …
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