Champagne region in France. – Seyesphotography A French policeman tasked with protecting VIPs is among five charged with swindling a Champagne heir out of his bubbly and fortune by convincing him he had been recruited as a secret agent. The five, including an interior ministry staffer, are accused of luring […]
Daily Archives: May 10, 2020
343 posts
The closure of schools in Brazil due to the coronavirus pandemic gave 11-year-old prodigy Gui Khury plenty of time to perfect his skateboarding skills as he became the first person to land a 1080-degree turn on a vertical ramp. More than two decades after Tony Hawk completed the first 900-degree […]
WASHINGTON — NASA has selected an official with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s satellite division to lead its Earth science programs, a search that took more than a year to complete. Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA associate administrator for science, announced May 5 that the agency had hired Karen St. Germain […]
Is Britney Spears buying her own engagement ring? That’s what’s being reported in the upcoming May 18, 2020, issue of Star magazine. Britney Spears and her boyfriend, physical trainer Sam Asghari have been going strong with their relationship. The couple has been together for the past four years and many […]
Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — It’s a sunny day on Bangkok’s most famous tourist street, and shopkeeper Cletana Thangworachai is open for business. Her Khao San Road shop is crowded with shiny magnets, brightly colored elephant key rings and the patterned cotton pants that have become an unofficial uniform for backpackers […]
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Georgia’s attorney general asked federal prosecutors on Sunday to investigate local law enforcement’s response to the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man who authorities say was slain by a white ex-police officer and his son as the victim jogged through a small town. Supporters of the […]
FILE PHOTO: Czech Republic’s Petra Kvitova poses with the trophy after blitzing Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1, 6-2 in the final of the Madrid Open. REUTERS/Andrea Comas/File photo Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and World No. 3 Karolina Pliskova are among the players who will compete in an all-Czech Republic tournament […]
FILE PHOTO: People take out products from their supermarket shopping cart and load them into their car outside Pak’nSave supermarket amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Martin Hunter/File Photo WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand reported three new coronavirus cases on Monday, […]