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Perera endured a frustrating spell since clubbing a match-winning six to clinch Sri Lanka`s maiden Twenty20 World Cup title in 2014 but has turned a corner over the last 18 months to become one of their most dependable players.

Why didn't the beaver cross the road? We will probably never know, but it was caught on camera recently by police in Anchorage, Alaska. (May 24)

Canadian researchers have unmasked a disinformation campaign with possible links to Iran that includes posing as mainstream media to spread falsehoods targeting primarily Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United States. The University of Toronto's Citizen Lab said an "Iran-aligned" group has impersonated legitimate media outlets using copycat sites to "spread falsehoods and amplify narratives critical of Saudi Arabia, the United States and Israel." The group, which the researchers dubbed "Endless Mayfly,"... Читать дальше...

KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) - The Latest on a wrong-way crash with multiple fatalities in northwest Arizona (all times local):

The FDA backs an industry-supported phrase that addresses food quality, but says nothing about safety

Canada's energy sector saw a big bump in profit in the first quarter this year as rising oil prices helped businesses swing from a loss in the previous quarter, according to the latest federal government data.

As panel finds him guilty of sexual harassment

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is inviting China’s Huawei to help set up a 4G network in Venezuela, prompting opposition leader Juan Guaidó to accuse him of having an “absolute disconnection with reality.” Guaidó said Friday that telecommunications problems were due to the “poor use of state resources and funds.” Maduro said a

Referring to her imaginary victory in the midterm elections, the LARPing governor of Georgia, Stacey Abrams, delivered to Democrat voters…

“Pregnancy Kills. Abortion Saves Lives.” That was the headline on an absurd opinion article in The New York Times, deploying Orwellian language to turn the abortion debate on pro-lifers and comfort those who support abortion on demand. While the conversation over Alabama’s new abortion law has drawn out some wild arguments from the left, it’s […]

Ein 24-jähriger Motorradfahrer ist am Freitagnachmittag in Rohr im Gebirge im Bezirk Wiener Neustadt-Land tödlich verunglückt. Der Wiener hatte offenbar in einer Kurve gebremst, wodurch sich das Zweirad aufrichtete. Der Biker prallte in der Folge gegen einen Holzstoß und verstarb noch an der Unfallstelle, berichtete die Landespolizeidirektion Niederösterreich in einer Aussendung.

The Institute for Justice won two free speech cases for entrepreneurs this week: one against licensing laws, the other against the "mural police."

You don’t have to live in New York or L.A. to launch and maintain an entertainment career.

A U.S. decision to bring new charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may raise his chances of being extradited straight to America, rather than to Sweden where prosecutors are investigating a rape allegation against him.

Top police officials discuss arrangements for Jagan

IMS 2019 exhibitor CommAgility has introduced new cellular reference platforms to accelerate mobile device and base station development for 4G, 5G and private networks.

Former President Barack Obama made a surprise appearance at the Washington Nationals’ Youth Baseball Academy on Wednesday and played a few games with the kids while he was there.

Today’s editorial managers find themselves in the lemonade business. Their assembly line of lemons keeps gaining speed, and they have to constantly find new recipes to make lemonade out of thinner and thinner ingredients. On Thursday, GateHouse — a.k.a. New Media Investments, or NEWM — unleashed a new set of layoffs in its newsrooms. While...

This story originated in VOA's Macedonian Service.  WASHINGTON — U.S. lawmakers may vote to approve North Macedonia as the 30th member of NATO as early as next month, according to Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Senator James Risch. "The process is that we need to have a hearing on it in the Foreign Relations Committee, and I have tentatively scheduled that for approximately two weeks from now," the junior Idaho Republican senator told VOA's Macedonian Service. "Then, as far as when it will be finalized... Читать дальше...

Big Memorial Day weekend plans? If not, there's plenty of TV content for the taking. Here are the highlights.

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Vijaya Mulay, a pioneering figure in the world of education and films who died last week at 98, was always keen on making learning fun