Category: Africa and the rest of the world

At least 1,450 Greek firefighters are battling the infernos along with aircraft. Louisa Gouliamaki /AFP Thousands of tourists and residents were evacuated while a thick cloud of smoke and ash hung over Athens Saturday as forests fires that have already killed two people raged for an 11th day in parts of Greece.At least 1,450 Greek […]

In this file photo former US President Barack Obama speaks at a Biden-Harris drive-in rally in Orlando, Florida on October 27, 2020. – Barack Obama has scaled back plans for a big 60th birthday party this weekend, paring down a guest list of the rich and famous numbering in the hundreds due to the spread […]

The Pentagon building | Charles Dharapak/AP Photo   The Pentagon reopened on Tuesday afternoon, roughly an hour and a half after the building was placed on lockdown following a “shooting event” near the Metro bus platform. “The Pentagon has lifted the lock down and has reopened,” the Pentagon Force Protection Agency, which is responsible for […]

A handout picture made available by the supreme leader office shows Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei addressing nation in a live TV speech on the occasion of Eid al-Adha in Tehran on July 31 2020. (Photo by – / Khamenei.IR / AFP) Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has granted clemency to more than […]

Credit: Sajjad Hussain / AFP) The wealthiest man on the planet Jeff Bezos spent a few minutes in space Tuesday on Blue Origin’s first human mission, a key moment for a fledgling industry seeking to make the final frontier accessible to elite tourists. “A very happy group of people in this capsule,” said Bezos after […]