Man in Japan gambles COVID town funds mistakenly sent to him Posted June 15, 2022 The money was supposed to be COVID-19 assistance for low-income households in a small Japanese town, but it was mistakenly wired to a bank account of a resident w…
Soccer player Ubogagu banned for unintentional doping breach Posted June 14, 2022 English soccer player Chioma Ubogagu is serving a nine-month suspension for failing a doping test after medication for a skin condition contained a prohibited sub…
Step-by-step: Disney rhino gets fitted with fitness tracker Posted June 13, 2022 Someone new is joining the ranks of fitness enthusiasts who monitor the number of steps they take each day with Fitbits and other fitness
Pub in Vogue, England rebuffs magazine’s name-change request Posted June 12, 2022 The owner of a rural English pub says he was asked to change the bar's name by a fashion magazine because of the village where it’s located: Vogue. Mark Graham, who runs the St…
Finland brewery launches NATO beer with ‘taste of security’ Posted June 11, 2022 A small brewery in Finland has launched a NATO-themed beer to mark the Nordic country’s bid to join the Western military alliance. Olaf Brewing's OTAN …
Israel court rejects petitions against Jerusalem cable car Posted June 10, 2022 Israel's Supreme Court rejected four petitions on Sunday that sought to derail controversial plans to build a cable car to Jerusalem's Old City, paving the way for the project to …
Japan’s economy contracts as energy prices soar Posted June 9, 2022 Japan’s economy shrank at a worse than expected annual rate of 1% in the first quarter, as rising prices and COVID-19 restrictions sapped spending and investment,…
Baseball signed by Zelenskyy sells at auction for $50,000 Posted June 8, 2022 A baseball signed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has sold at auction for more than $50,000, a portion of which will go toward providing humanitarian aid to Ukrainians …
Google strikes content deals with 300 European publishers Posted June 7, 2022 Google said Wednesday that it struck licensing deals with 300 news publishers in Europe in its latest effort to comply with a recently introduced…
By chance, Polish cop helps Lech Walesa with flat tire in US Posted June 6, 2022 A Connecticut state trooper who is a native of Poland got quite the surprise while responding to an SUV with a flat tire Wednesday — a passenger …