World’s longest straight road is 159 miles with no curves at all
The Guinness World Records has declared Saudi Arabia’s Highway 10 as the world’s longest straight road, with the 159-mile long stretch of asphalt crossing the Rub Al-Khali desert
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US diplomat apologizes for using the word ‘animalistic’ in reference to Lebanese reporters
A U.S. diplomat has apologized for using the word “animalistic” during a press conference in Lebanon.
The Latest: White House says CDC director is fired, agency leaders resign
The director of the nation’s top public health agency is challenging a White House announcement that she’s been fired, and several other top leaders of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have resigned, saying President Donald Trump’s a…
U.S. diplomat apologizes for using the word ‘animalistic’ in reference to Lebanese reporters
A U.S. diplomat apologized Thursday for using the word “animalistic” while calling for a gaggle of reporters to quiet down during a press conference in Lebanon earlier this week.
‘Mercadona, Mercadona’: The story behind Spain’s most famous jingle
Once it’s in your head, you can’t get it out. Any trip to Spain’s most popular supermarket comes accompanied by a jingle that’s as catchy as they come. So how did the Mercadona song come to be?
Paris extends river swimming season as turnout nears 100,000
Nearly 100,000 people have taken a dip at three River Seine bathing sites in Paris since their July opening, with authorities extending the swimming season, the city’s mayor said on Wednesday, August 27. Caroline Baum reports.
Chilling moment Russian warplane shadows US Navy jet near Ukraine
Russia accused the US of actively gathering intelligence for Ukraine’s military.
At least 24 killed in RSF attack on Sudan’s el-Fasher : Doctors’ group
Sudan Doctors Network says 24 killed, 55 wounded in attack on densely populated areas in North Darfur capital city.
US Sends First Deportees to Rwanda Under Controversial Deal – Bloomberg.com
US Sends First Deportees to Rwanda Under Controversial Deal Bloomberg.comRwanda-US migrant deal’s first group of deportees arrive, says spokesperson BBCRwanda received migrants deported from the US earlier this month Re…
India’s Russian oil imports set to rise in September in defiance of US
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