People wearing face masks walk on a street in Tehran, Iran, Aug. 10, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz) --Iran's total COVID-19 cases surpass 336,000; --Iraq sets new record in daily coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
U.N. Security Council starts Iran arms embargo vote, result Friday
The United Nations Security Council started voting on Thursday on a U.S. bid to extend an arms embargo on Iran, which is opposed by veto-powers Russia and China, and the result will be announced at a ... ( read original story ...)
RZA unveils new ice cream truck jingle to replace problematic ‘Turkey in the Straw’
Tang Clan founder and producer RZA unveiled a new ice cream truck jingle Thursday to replace the problematic "Turkey in the Straw" song known for its racist history.RZA partnered with Good Humor, the ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s president warns attack against Turkish ships will pay ‘high price’
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that any attack on a Turkish ship exploring for oil and gas in disputed Mediterranean waters would incur a "high price" and suggested Turkey had already acted ... ( read original story ...)
France Bolsters Mediterranean Presence As Turkey Tensions Worsen
Tensions between Paris and Ankara increased with the latest French announcement linked to an escalating row in the eastern Mediterranean between Turkey and Greece over gas reserves. France criticised ... ( read original story ...)
Get Festive on Turkey Day With These Thanksgiving-Themed Face Masks
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, we may receive an affiliate commission. Thanksgiving will be here sooner than you think, meaning it’s time ... ( read original story ...)
Le Kha Phieu, Vietnam Leader Who Was Pushed Out, Dies at 88
He served for less than four years as the country’s general secretary, losing his post after unusually public factional struggles. ( read original story ...)
Almost half of COVID-19 cases in Philippines belong to 20–39 age group —DOH data
Almost half of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines belong to the 20- to 39-year-old age group, data from the Department of Health showed. According to Joseph Morong’s ... ( read original story ...)
How Betty left baking and helped beat Japan
It is the noise that Betty Webb remembers most about being in America at the end of the Second World War. “I had never heard such a racket,” she says. “Half of Washington had fixed their car horns and ... ( read original story ...)
The Dangerous Illusion of Japan’s Unconditional Surrender
Japan’s official defeat was staged on the USS Missouri. The document signed by the representatives of the Allied Powers and Japan declared the unconditional surrender of the Imperial General ... ( read original story ...)