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The U.S. lauched air-strikes against Iran backed militias in Syria and Iraq. Three 'operational and weapons storage facilities' were targeted, according to the U.S. military. Washington said the militias had recently conducted drone attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq. The 'defensive' strikes were directed by President Joe Biden, the Pentagon said. The military action was the 2nd time Biden  has ordered the use of force in the region. Secretary of State  Anthony Blinken said it showed Biden is 'prepared' to protect US personnel. The Iraqi government called the move an unacceptable violation of its sovereignty. The Iran-backed militias vowed revenge. Air Strikes on Militia The US military air strikes on the evening of the 27th on "the facilities used by Iran-backed militias in the Iraq-Syria border area," specifically, two locations in Syria and one location in Iraq. "Command and weapons storage facilities." The US Department of Defense said that s...

Kim Jong-un North Korea's leader  Kim jong-un is apparently losing weight so quickly that people in the country are worried for him. Foreign analysts noticed the change several weeks ago and on Sunday North Korean TV did a rare segment on Kim's health. Citizens got a glimpse of their leader on June 4 after a month-long absence from public view and noticed that he was visibly thinner. In the footage aired by state media, Pyongyang residents were seen watching a big screen on the street showing a concert which Kim attended.  This along with an earlier video that showed Kim looking noticeably thinner compared to footage from four months ago. A resident said that their leader looks emaciated and it breaks the people's hearts.  Everyone is saying that their tears welled up. It's not clear why Kim may have lost weight. This is not the first time there has been speculation about the North Korean leader's health. His health is tracked closely by the international community ...

A 40-year-old oceanfront apartment tower collapsed Thursday in Surfside, Near Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. At least one person was dead, and 99 people were possibly missing after a 12-story residential building partially collapsed early Thursday in Miami-Dade County, Florida. So far, 12 people were injured, including two in critical condition. Authorities said they responded to the call at around 1:30 a.m. local time, triggering a large-scale rescue operation.  Officials said more than 30 occupants were rescued after the collapse. Rescue crews are still searching for survivors as a massive emergency response to the incident in the town of Surfside, and the rescue operation could take a week or even longer. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis toured the Surfside condo collapse damage and called it "really traumatic." "The TV doesn't do it justice. It is really, really traumatic to see the collapse of a massive structure like that," DeSantis said. "We still have hope to ...

Benigno Aquino III Former Philippine President Benigno "Noynoy" C. Aquino III died on hospital on Thursday at the age of 61. Aquino served as the country’s 15th president from 2010 to 2016, and was succeeded in office by the incumbent, Rodrigo Duterte. In their family's official statement read by Pinky Aquino-Abellada, they confirmed that Noynoy passed away peacefully while he was asleep. They said the death certificate showed that at 6:30 a.m. this June 24, their brother passed away due to renal disease secondary to diabetes. "It is with profound relief that on behalf of our family, I am confirming that our brother- Benigno “Noynoy” S. Aquino III, died peacefully in his sleep. His death certificate announced his death at 6:30 A.M due to renal disease secondary to diabetes,” Pinky said. The bereaved siblings of former President “Noynoy” Aquino admitted that even before the coronavirus pandemic, he were often hospitalized. Known popularly as Noynoy, he rode a wave of ...

The emergence of a new strain of the Corona virus called “Delta” has caused increasing fears around the world. This new strain, which was first identified in India, has spread widely in several countries and led to a significant increase in cases and deaths, and the danger also lies behind the rapid spread of it. And that it affects young people more than other strains of the coronavirus. In this report, we learn about the new "Delta" strain, its symptoms and its impact on young people. Delta strain has already spread to 80 countries around the world and is now most prevalent in India, the United Kingdom and Singapore. Delta has caused more than 90% of new coronavirus cases in the UK, leading to a 65% increase in new infections since May 1. The delta variant is 60% more transmissible than the alpha variant - which was first identified in the UK - which in turn was about 50% more transmissible than the original corona strain. “It’s a super spreader variant, that is worrisome,”...

Naftali Bennett Naftali Bennett, leader of the right-wing Yamina (United Right) party was sworn in as new Israeli prime minister on Sunday, ending Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year rule.  This came after the parliament, or Knesset, approved the new coalition government headed by Bennett and Yair Lapid, leader of the centrist Yesh Atid (Future) party.  The government's 27 new ministers were also sworn in after 60 lawmakers of the 120-member chamber voted in favor of the new government while 59 voted against it.  Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid Bennett and Lapid will rotate as the prime minister on a two-year basis, with Bennett going first and and Lapid will serve as Israel's alternate prime minister and foreign minister.  The new coalition includes 8 parties, including the Islamist Ra'am party, the first Arab faction included in a governing coalition in Israel.  Thousands of Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv's Rabin Square on Sunday to celebrate the end of the political c...

President Nayib Bukele In the early morning of this Wednesday (9.06.2021), the Congress of El Salvador approved a law that will convert bitcoin into legal tender in the country. This Central American nation thus seeks to boost its economy and thus becomes the first to adopt a cryptocurrency, which users use mainly as a refuge for long-term value, waiting for its price to rise over time. Bitcoin Law "The purpose of this law is to regulate bitcoin as legal tender, unrestricted with liberating power, unlimited in any transaction" and to any title that natural or public or private legal persons require, reads part of article 1 of the new regulations approved and called Bitcoin Law. The law establishes that the exchange between bitcoin and the dollar will be established "freely by the market" and will not be subject to capital gains taxes like any legal tender. The legislation also indicates that every economic agent must accept bitcoin as a form of payment "when it...

Facebook/Alique Perez Instead of fried chicken, a netizen received a fried TOWEL which she ordered from a fast food chain via a food delivery courier.  She said she ordered the food at Jollibee's Bonifacio Global City branch in Taguig. Facebook/Alique Perez In Alique Perez's facebook post, she showed the alleged chickenjoy looks like a real fried chicken at first glance, but upon opening it, it turned out to be a towel with breading and also fried. "Just something that frustrated me this late. We had Jollibee delivered via grab. Ordered chicken for my son, while I was trying to get him a bite, I found it super hard to even slice. Tried opening it up with my hands and to my surprise a deep fried towel.  This is really disturbing... How the hell do you get the towel in the batter and even fry it!?!? Yung totoo?  I really thought that the post complaining about weird stuff in their orders were just all made up, now I know that it really happens! So disgusting and embarrassin...