WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The New York City Police Department (NYPD) will be stationing additional security officers at Times Square following a shooting last weekend that left three injured, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday. Source link
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Islamic State* terror group may be behind the recent bombing of a girls’ school in the Afghan capital Kabul, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Monday. Source link
The Republicans are preparing for a new election cycle and reviewing voting laws following controversy over last-minute loosening of election rules in 2020. Meanwhile, Donald Trump allies are forming new advocacy groups seeking to counterbalance the “liberal ‘dark money’ machine.” Source link
The FBI believes the DarkSide hacker group, allegedly based in Eastern Europe, was behind a ransomware attack on a major American pipeline operator. The bureau did not reveal what led it to believe the group was responsible for the hack. Source link
Hundreds of Palestinians and 17 Israeli policemen were injured in the latest round of violence in Jerusalem on 7 May. The Friday clashes are the biggest so far in the string of violence that was sparked by recent events and the lasting legal woes between Palestinians and Israelis. Source link
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The FBI confirmed on Monday that DarkSide ransomware is responsible for the breach of one of the United States’ largest pipeline operators, Colonial Pipeline. Source link
Under the UK government’s Step 3, from 17 May people in England will be allowed to meet up indoors for the first time in months. People will also be able to meet in groups of up to six people or two households in pubs and restaurants indoors. Source link
The former featherweight and lightweight champion made headlines last month after he posted a statement on social media asking his followers whether he should buy decorated English club Manchester United. Source link
Jerusalem has been gripped by violence over the past several days following an Israeli court ruling to evict several Palestinian families from the city. Source link
The withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan that kicked off on 1 May was followed by media reports of US plans to redeploy the American forces’ Afghan contingent. Source link
TEL AVIV (Sputnik) – The Israeli parliament on Monday announced that it would hold the next presidential election on 2 June. Source link
India is currently struggling to contain the outbreak of COVID-19, which has crippled its healthcare system, with thousands waiting for hospital beds, oxygen, and ventilators on a daily basis. The devastation may escalate in the coming days, as the virus is spreading in rural parts of the country. Source link
Ties between the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and the rest of the family are said to have soured following their controversial decision to quit royal life and reportedly worsened further after the couple gave a tell-all interview in which they spoke about their life inside the Palace and made several sensational allegations against the Royal Family. Source link
India has, time and again, reaffirmed its commitment to Beijing’s One-China policy, which calls on other countries to respect that there is only one sovereign Chinese state. New Delhi, like many other major powers, doesn’t have formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan. Beijing considers the self-governed island of Taiwan a rightful part of China. Source link
The COVID-19 pandemic has played havoc with the global sporting calendar with both the Olympics and the Euro 2020 football championships postponed for a year. Now the Champions’ League final in Istanbul is in doubt because of the virus. Source link
On 5 August 2019, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government revoked Article 370 of India’s Constitution and bifurcated Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories – Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Source link
The federal government in India has not imposed a nationwide lockdown, with the second wave of coronavirus sweeping through the country. India recorded 366,161 fresh COVID-19 cases and 3,754 related deaths in the past 24 hours. Source link
In recent weeks, several climbers aiming to conquer high-altitude peaks of the mighty Himalayas have had to cancel their adventures after testing positive for the novel coronavirus. A majority of these infected climbers began their journeys from Nepal and had to return to Kathmandu for tests and treatment. Source link
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Five people, including the suspected offender, were injured in a stabbing attack in Dunedin, New Zealand, on the South Island’s southeast coast, the national police said on Monday. Source link
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A roadside bomb hit a passenger bus in Afghanistan’s central province of Parwan, which is the second such incident in the past 24 hours, the TOLOnews broadcaster reported on Monday, citing health officials. Source link
Elections in the northeastern Indian state of Assam were held in three phases between 27 March and 6 April. The results were announced on 2 May, with the with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) returning to power in the state for a second consecutive term. Source link
The attack comes after the nation’s Iron Dome air defence system intercepted one of the missiles, launched from the Gaza Strip on Sunday, amid an escalation between the Israeli military and Palestinians in the region. Source link
How do pets know it is time when they will be given food? Is it the sound of their bag of dry food being opened or that of their bowl being placed on the floor? Source link
Veteran Indian virologist Professor Ramaswamy Pitchappan tells Sputnik that even as there is no conclusive data to predict that a third COVID surge in India would infect children, he concedes that the immune system of kids below 15 years of age is not as “experienced” as that of adults. Source link
BUENOS AIRES (Sputnik) – A flash mob was held in Venezuela to mark the 76th anniversary of victory in World War II, the Russian Embassy in Venezuela said. Source link
UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed concerns over the recent escalation in East Jerusalem, calling on the Israeli authorities to exercise restraint. Source link
As the situation with the surging numbers of immigrants on the US-Mexico border is called “a crisis” by many, neither US President Joe Biden nor his vice president, Kamala Harris, have yet to visit the region, for which both have faced criticism. Source link
Two years ago reports revealed that tech billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates took several meetings with the late financier and convicted sex criminal who committed suicide in 2019 while in prison awaiting trial. Source link
In early April, the SpaceX and Tesla founder announced that his company would “put a literal Dogecoin on the literal moon”. With a recent tweet, he seems to be sticking to his promise. Source link
Clashes between Palestinians and Jews that began on Friday continue in the city of Jerusalem, evolving from weeks of tensions during Ramadan and more recently a forthcoming decision by an Israeli court that could have dozens of Palestinian families evicted from their houses in the neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah. Source link
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – At least six people, including two law enforcement officers, were killed when a suicide bomber targeted a police station in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, the country’s Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism has confirmed. Source link
BEIJING (Sputnik) – The Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) will transfer $1 million to its Indian counterpart to support the organization’s efforts in fighting the raging COVID-19 pandemic in the country, China’s ambassador to India, Sun Weidong, said on Sunday. Source link
TEL AVIV (Sputnik) – Two missiles were launched from the Gaza Strip, one of which was intercepted by the Iron Dome air defense system, the Israeli army stated on Sunday. Source link
In April, Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko revealed that the country’s security forces had detained a group of people plotting his assassination, and claimed that the US State Department had backed the conspirators. Source link
Although the tunnel did not lead across the border into US territory, it could have been intended to connected with another underground passage stretching from Tijuana to San Diego. Source link
The US and NATO began their pullout from Afghanistan on 1 May, with the security situation in the country little better now than it was after the 2001 invasion. US President Joe Biden called on Russia, China and India to step up and “support Afghanistan” after the US leaves in his announcement of the withdrawal in April. Source link
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday called a bombing of a girls’ school in the country’s capital Kabul an act of terrorism and a crime against humanity, the deputy interior minister said. Source link
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov recently characterized Moscow’s relations with Beijing as “the best in their entire history,” with the Chinese Foreign Ministry announcing last month that the two countries enjoy a “comprehensive partnership” and would “support each other in matters of protecting state sovereignty.” Source link
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The South Korean government intends to join hands with the national police to battle the rise of phishing websites linked to cryptocurrencies as prices of virtual money soar, the Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday, citing the ministry of communication technologies. Source link
UFA (Sputnik) – A maintenance worker, who was supposed to repair a light-engine plane in Russia’s Tatarstan region, hijacked the aircraft and crashed while landing, which resulted in his and the other passenger’s deaths, local investigative authorities said on Sunday. Source link
PARIS (Sputnik) – France may retaliate against the United Kingdom if London fails to fulfil the post-Brexit agreements on fishing rights, French government spokesman Gabriel Attal said on Sunday. Source link
ROME (Sputnik) – Pope Francis during his Sunday address expressed concerns about the ongoing clashes in East Jerusalem that led to the injuries of around 300 Palestinians, calling for the violence to stop. Source link
Last month, an anti-racism task force was set up by the archbishops of Canterbury and York; it has already urged the Church of England to address the legacy of its involvement in the slave trade. Source link
The main module carried by the rocket is poised to be the control hub for the Tiangong (or “Heavenly Palace”) orbital station that China wants to finish assembling by 2022. Source link
The Guattari cave in Italy, located on the coast between Rome and Naples, is noteworthy for a remarkable chance discovery of Neanderthal fossils in 1939, with the site failing to offer up any secrets since then. Source link
Three out of five of the most unemployed cities in Israel are Arab and a local expert says the state doesn’t do much to assist the minority, which accounts for some 20 percent of the country’s total population. Source link
Dogecoin, which was launched in 2013 as a joke in a nod to the “doge” meme circling the internet at the time, has since become the fifth-largest cryptocurrency in the world. Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has taken a particular interest in the digital currency, referring to himself as the Dogefather. Source link
A number of Palestinian protesters sustained injuries during riots along the border of the Gaza Strip on Saturday as unrest flared around the Temple Mount and ahead of planned evictions in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of east Jerusalem, with the IDF launching tear gas and firing rubber bullets in response, according to Palestinian reports. Source link
A wealthy real estate mogul from Japan, Kosuke Nozaki, proudly claimed in his 2016 memoire that he “became rich to sleep with attractive women”, cashing out some 3 billion yen to thousands of them before tying the knot in 2018 with a young beauty to have sex three times a day. That’s what he claimed, at least. Source link
The fire had erupted main Homs refinery’s distillation unit due to a leak in a pumping station, according to Syrian state media. Source link
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia commemorates the 76th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II as military parades and other celebrations begin across the country. Source link
SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk became a much-anticipated guest on “Saturday Night Live” – the long-running NBC variety show, in an appearance that was touted as potentially a market-moving event for his favourite cryptocurrency, Dogecoin. Source link
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Middle East Quartet – Russia, the US, the EU and the UN – has expressed concerns over recent violence in East Jerusalem that led to the death of around 300 Palestinians. Source link
Embattled New York Governor Andrew Cuomo received harsh criticism for his response to the COVID-19 pandemic after reports appeared that his office undercounted deaths at nursing homes in the state. Cuomo is also faces allegations of sexual misconduct from multiple women. Source link
The cargo, found in the Indian Ocean, reportedly contained Russian and Chinese-made “illegal” weapons, and it remains unknown from where the weapons were taken and where they were supposed to be delivered. Source link
A Chinese CZ-5B rocket is in the spotlight of global attention as it tumbles through the atmosphere approaching Earth, with its final destination yet unknown, keeping scientists and skywatchers around the world guessing. Source link
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The crew of the International Space Station (ISS) has congratulated everyone with the 76th anniversary of victory in World War II via a video address released by Russian space agency Roscosmos. Source link
The city of Jerusalem saw altercations between Palestinians and Israeli riot police earlier on Friday, with tensions particularly fueled by an Israeli court decision that could lead to the evictions of many Palestinian families from the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood. Source link
NEW YORK (Sputnik) – A woman and a child have been shot in Times Square, a New York City Police Department (NYPD) spokesperson told Sputnik, adding that the search for the suspect continues. Source link
Elon Musk, who will appear as a guest host of the Saturday Night Live show later in the day, is an enthusiastic supporter of cryptocurrency, particularly of the meme-based dogecoin. Source link
Elon Musk is set to host Saturday Night Live today, 8 May. The founder of SpaceX and Tesla will be joined by pop singer Miley Cyrus, and the forthcoming appearance has both fans and haters of Musk excited and intrigued. Source link
The benefits of a short midday nap have long been recognized as it is believed to improve memory and the ability of a person to process information. Many firms, including Google, encourage employees to take naps, and supply workers with sleep capsules. Source link
BERLIN (Sputnik) – German biotechnology company BioNTech, co-manufacturer of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, expressed its readiness to negotiate better prices with low-income countries, DPA news agency reported on Saturday, citing the company’s spokesperson. Source link
A Portuguese Water Dog, Bo, was a family pet of the former First Family of the United States, and was even occasionally referred to as the ‘First Dog’. Born in 2008, the dog joined the Obama family a year later. Source link
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A ransomware attack caused the temporary shutdown of one of the United States’ largest pipeline operators, media reported Saturday. Source link
Arrested earlier this year, al-Hammadi was charged with carrying out an indecent act and “going against Islamic principles”. Source link
Toronto University Professor Jordan Peterson rose to global prominence in 2016 with his YouTube series criticising Canada’s C-16 bill that sought to put gender identity and expression under protection. According to the professor, the law has effectively turned the use of gender neutral pronouns into compelled speech. Source link
Liz Cheney, the Wyoming congresswoman and daughter of once powerful GOP grandee and Iraq War architect Dick Cheney, is again facing expulsion from the leadership of her own party over her stance on Donald Trump – a representative of the more assertively anti-globalist, less aggressively interventionist wing of the Republican Party. Source link
Buckingham Palace, located right in the heart of London, is annually visited by hundreds of thousands of tourists who want to get a closer look at British royal life. But the Queen herself is not a fan of staying at the place – and she has not been living there for a long time already. Source link
The company that manufactures the spirit is run by scientists working in the Chernobyl exclusion zone who seek to determine whether safe-for-consumption products can be made from things grown in the area. Source link
The final days of France’s former emperor Napoleon Bonaparte might not have been as glorious as his military campaigns – the key man of the French Revolution reportedly suffered from a number of health issues at the time of his death on Saint Helena island in May 1821. Source link
The population growth of the United States’ most populous state has slowed significantly in recent years as people and businesses flee high taxes and property costs. Source link
The American troop drawdown from Afghanistan was proceeding according to plan, according to an earlier press statement by Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, after US and NATO ground forces began to withdraw from the Islamic republic on 1 May, in line with an announcement made by President Joe Biden on 14 April. Source link
Back in 1971, a female Asian elephant born in the wilderness was reportedly imported to the US from Thailand. The now defunct drive-through natural park Lion Country Safari, Inc. in California bought Happy-the-elephant for $800 along with six other calves and named them all after fairy tale princess Snow White’s dwarf friends. Source link
The French Penal Code punishes acts of hazing (‘bizutage’) with up to six months in prison and a 7,500 euro fine. Until recently, hazing has been seen as a ‘rite of passage’ symbolizing a person’s integration into their peer group, with soldiers, students and workers in some professions subjected to the humiliating and potentially deadly practice. Source link
England’s Liverpool Football Club, which has qualified for the Champions League in the last four seasons, reaching the final twice under team manager Jurgen Klopp, are currently seven points off the top four, with the chances of them catching up looking daunting, albeit not impossible. Source link
In Kadapa, a district of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh rich in sand, gravel, clay-phosphate and limestone, several surface mining operations take place each year at several quarries, which employ local residents. Source link
SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk has long nurtured ambitious hopes of one day colonising Mars and sustaining human life there. Recently he took to Twitter to say that launching an uncrewed flight mission to the Red Planet in 2024 was “not out of the question”. Source link
In a recent televised address to India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed reluctance in imposing a total national lockdown unless it is the last resort to contain the spread. While the central government is mulling over the economic repercussions of a large-scale lockdown, many Indian states have urged residents to stay home. Source link
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has repeatedly said he will not grant a second referendum on Scotland’s independence. However, ahead of the elections to the devolved parliament in Edinburgh, the Scottish National Party and its leader Nicola Sturgeon have vowed to demand another indyref2 if they secure a majority of seats. Source link
Rush Limbaugh, who was an American conservative political commentator and radio host behind “The Rush Limbaugh Show”, died on 17 February, 2021. He was included into the National Radio Hall of Fame and the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Source link
Thursday night, emergency personnel in LaSalle County, Illinois, responded to reports of an explosion along a section of the Illinois River. Several state and federal agents, including Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) personnel, later responded to the scene. Source link
US President Joe Biden’s team stressed earlier that all official White House visitor logs would be published, in contrast with the previous administration of Donald Trump, which opted not to do so. It is believed that information in the logs is incomplete, as there are ways to correct or avoid recording. Source link
When US President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act in March, it offered a $1,400 stimulus check to Americans who earn less than $75,000 a year. The package also granted an extra $300 in weekly unemployment benefits through September 6. Source link
Despite being a site of sacred remembrance and anguish, the location of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp complex is often the target of incidents ranging from the insensitive to the deliberately offensive, particularly with the rise of anti-Semitism in Europe in recent years. Source link
The US Army earlier in the week introduced changes into hairstyles allowed female soldiers, moving to greenlight ponytails and braids. Previously, women could only wear their hair in buns. Source link
On Monday, Florida Governor Ronald DeSantis signed SB 2006 – legislation which, in part, allows the governor to overrule local emergency rules. The Republican governor also signed executive orders that called for the immediate suspension of local COVID-19 restrictions, and introduced vaccine passport prohibitions. Source link
The recent weeks have seen heated tensions between Jews and Arabs, particularly with the possible eviction of dozens of Palestinian families from Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood fuelling the situation. Source link
BANGKOK (Sputnik) – Thailand intends to gradually open the country to foreign tourists and introduce a tourist tax from 2022, the Khaosod newspaper reported on Friday, citing authorities. Source link
The founder of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk, is a vocal advocate of cryptocurrency, being especially supportive of ‘dogecoin’ – a crypto based on a shiba inu dog meme that was created ironically. Source link
Keisha Lance Bottoms, Atlanta’s mayor for the last four years, posted a letter on Thursday to her constituents outlining the accomplishments made during her career, citing the handling of a 2018 cyberattack and her role in the 2020 presidential election. The notice also revealed she would be dropping out of the mayoral race. Source link
The rapidly tumbling 19-tonne object may enter our planet’s atmosphere on or around 9 May, with more calculations of its possible crash zone only possible after the reentry actually begins. Source link
The researchers argued that the material observed in the vicinity of the black hole was not part of that celestial body’s accretion disk. Source link
Biden Administration Says Iran Sanctions Could Be Lifted Only If Tehran Returns To JCPOA Status Source link