Spain: Conservative party poised to narrowly win election but without majority to topple the coalition government of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez
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Day: July 24, 2023
Richard Barancik, last of the World War II Monuments Men, dies at 98
Richard Barancik, the last surviving member of the Allied unit known as the Monuments Men and Women, which during and after World War II preserved a vast amount of European artworks and cultural treasures that had been looted and hidden by Nazi Germany…
America’s First Solar Panel-Covered Irrigation Canals Planned in California, Arizona
In 2015 the founders of “Solar AquaGrid” proposed water-saving solar panels to shade irrigation canals, but they “couldn’t get anyone to commit,” remembers the Associated Press.
But “fast forward eight years,” and you’ll find them “preparing to break…
Heavy rains in Afghanistan, Pakistan unleash flash floods that killed dozens
Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan killed at least 31 people and left dozens missing over the past three days, while in neighboring Pakistan 13 people died due to heavy rains and landslides. Shafiullah Rahimi, the ruling Taliban’s appoin…
Cambodia’s Ruling Party Claims Landslide Win in Election That Saw Opposition Suppressed
According to preliminary results, the Cambodian People’s Party is on track to “win” 120 of the 125 seats in the National Assembly.
Two Alabama firefighters shot at station, one fatally
Jordan Melton, 29, died after the attack at Birmingham fire station which also wounded fellow firefighter Jamal Jones
Sunak promises new focus on inner-city housebuilding projects
PM vows to avoid ‘concreting over the countryside’ as Michael Gove prepares to set out housing initiativeInner-city areas will be the focus of new housebuilding projects, Rishi Sunak has announced, in a move designed to signal sympathy with those strug…
38m patients in England wait beyond 14 days to see GP despite government pledge
Lib Dems call for rescue plan after data shows people unable to get appointments within period promised by ministersMore than 38 million patients in England have waited longer than a fortnight for a GP appointment since the government promised everyone…
Denmark’s Vingegaard claims second straight Tour de France win
Vingegaard enjoyed a huge lead over main rival Tadej Pogacar going into the last day.
Once the new over-the-counter birth control pill is available, what about cost and coverage?
Here are answers to common questions and concerns people may have about Opill, the first daily oral contraceptive that will be available for sale over the counter in stores as well as online.