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MAFRA, Portugal – Hundreds of firefighters battled a blaze raging in a Portuguese municipality near the capital Lisbon on Sunday as high temperatures and strong winds made it harder to …

(Reuters) – The governor of the State of New York Kathy Hochul late on Friday declared an emergency in the state over the continued spread of monkeypox. “I am declaring …

By Issam Abdallah, Yara Abi Nader, Laila Bassam and Timour Azhari BEIRUT -Part of the grain silos at Beirut Port collapsed on Sunday just days before the second anniversary of …

DAKAR – Senegal President Macky Sall’s ruling coalition said on Monday it has won 30 of the country’s 46 administrative departments, giving it a slim majority parliament following Sunday’s legislative …

SHANGHAI – China reported 393 new coronavirus cases for July 31, of which 84 were symptomatic and 309 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Monday. That compared with …

By Natalia Zinets KYIV -Russian missiles pounded the southern Ukrainian port city of Mykolaiv on Sunday, killing the owner of a major grain exporter, while a drone strike on Russia’s …

By Will Dunham (Reuters) -Nichelle Nichols, whose portrayal of starship communications officer Lieutenant Uhura in the 1960s sci-fi TV series “Star Trek” and subsequent movies broke color barriers and helped …

(Reuters) – The European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Sunday welcomed the Kosovo government’s move to delay its plan to require Serbs to register for new license plates …

By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -Floods unleashed by torrential rains in eastern Kentucky have killed at least 28 people, including four children, Governor Andy Beshear said on Sunday as authorities worked …

LONDON – Britain will now require foreign companies holding UK property to identify their true owners in an official register, the government said on Monday, as part of a crackdown …

MITROVICA, Kosovo -The Kosovo government postponed implementation of a decision that would oblige Serbs in the north of the country to apply for car license plates issued by Pristina institutions …

By Bill Trott (Reuters) -Former Boston Celtics star Bill Russell, one of the sports world’s greatest winners as the anchor of a team that won 11 NBA championships, as well …

(Reuters) -British finance minister Nadhim Zahawi formally endorsed Liz Truss to be the next Conservative Party leader, The Telegraph reported on Sunday. Foreign secretary Truss “will overturn stale economic orthodoxy …

ANTONI: America Declines As The Elites Remain In Denial E.J. Antoni on July 31, 2022 Make no mistake, America is in a recession. The latest data from the Department of …

Young Voters Are Abandoning Biden — Here’s Why Max Keating on July 31, 2022 President Joe Biden had a 30% advantage among under-30 voters in 2020, but that support has …

NYC’s Universities Allegedly Turned A Blind Eye To Antisemitism For Years, Complaint Says Reagan Reese on July 31, 2022 The City University of New York (CUNY) university system allegedly failed …

MURDOCK: Here’s One Fact Democrats Are Forgetting To Mention About Jan. 6 Deroy Murdock on July 31, 2022 The Stalinist Jan. 6 Committee rages on. During former President Donald Trump’s …

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that even “as China becomes more assertive in the pursuit of its interests”, there are still …

By Christian Radnedge LONDON -An extra time strike from forward Chloe Kelly gave England a 2-1 win over Germany in the Women’s European Championship final on Sunday to claim their …

JERUSALEM – Israel on Sunday demanded that a United Nations’ panel investigating its 2021 war with Palestinian militants be disbanded, condemning remarks made by one of its members as anti-Semitic. …

(Reuters) -Sri Lanka’s new president Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Sunday it was not the right time for former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to the country as it could inflame …