Sure, it’s a nation of islands, but still. While countries such as the US continue to face an increasing number of coronavirus cases, the New Zealand Department of Public Health announced a remarkable milestone on Sunday: There has not been a single new locally transmitted case of COVID-19 in 100 …
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Protests erupted in Belarus after polls let president win reelection
Protests erupted in Belarus after exit polls showed President Alexander Lukashenko had long been re-elected, Reuters reported Sunday. State-approved turnout polls showed the president won 79.7 percent of the vote, while his main opponent Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, a former English teacher, received 6.8 percent, according to the newswire. Police had blocked …
Read More »Harleys Everywhere, masks nowhere: Sturgis attracts thousands
STURGIS, SD (AP) – Thousands of cyclists stormed the small South Dakota town of Sturgis on Friday as the 80th Sturgis motorcycle rally crashed to death despite fears it could lead to a massive coronavirus outbreak. The rally could become one of the largest public gatherings since the pandemic began, …
Read More »Scientists are about to explore a mysterious ‘blue hole’ in the ocean – BGR
Researchers set out to explore one of the ocean’s biggest mysteries: a kind of sinkhole in the ocean supply, known as a ‘blue hole’. Blue holes are enormous caves beneath the sea wall cut out by an unknown force, although scientists believe that there may be sober water sources in …
Read More »Britney Spears has just discovered this Tim Burton movie and it could save her career
Britney Spears told all her Instagram followers what a big fan of Tim Burton’s films she is. Burton directed classics as well Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, Beetle Juice, Edwards Scissorhands, Ed Wood and the first two Batman films. However, it was a 2014 biopic that Spears saw for the first time, …
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