US adds a healthy 236,000 jobs despite Fed’s rate hikes
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The unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, just above the 53-year low of 3.4% set in January
Mexican city removes stingers from stingrays to keep tourists happy
Local authorities in Huatabampo were caught on video catching the marine animals and stripping them of their spines
Two pumas, a Bengal tiger and a white lion among exotic animals seized in Mexico police raid
Authorities in the state of Mexico arrested eight people in an operation that also uncovered infrastructure for the illegal extraction of gasoline, hydrocarbons and water
Spain’s Holy Week, then and now
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Texan writer Larry Belcher describes his first experience of the religious event in Jaén in 1971, and what has changed since then
The enduring mystery of Jesus’ cry on the cross: ‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’
Bible scholars are still debating the meaning of one of the most remarkable events in the Gospels
Colombia considers first law on climate refugees in Latin America
A new bill is proposing that the government recognize ‘the existence of forced internal displacement due to causes associated with climate change and environmental degradation’
Raccoon dogs, pangolins, a lab leak: Covid-19 origins divide US intelligence agencies and scientists
More than three years after the start of the coronavirus pandemic there is no definitive answer as to the source of the outbreak, although the FBI points to a lab leak in Wuhan
Israel strikes Lebanon, Gaza, as Al-Aqsa crisis escalates
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Although the Israeli military was quick to emphasize that its warplanes struck sites belonging to only Palestinian militant groups, the barrage risks drawing in Israel’s bitter foe Hezbollah
South Korea, US, Japan call for support of ban on North Korea workers
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Despite 11 rounds of U.N. sanctions and pandemic-related hardships that have worsened its economic and food problems, Pyongyang still devotes much of its scarce resources to its nuclear and missile programs
China sanctions Reagan library, others over Tsai’s US trip
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U.S.-Chinese relations have sunk to their lowest level in decades due to disputes over the status of Taiwan, which split with China in 1949 after a civil war
Filipinos to be nailed to crosses despite church objection
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At least 12 men would participate, including 62-year-old sign painter Ruben Enaje, who will be nailed to a wooden cross for the 34th time in Cutud and two other nearby villages, organizers said
Britain to house asylum seekers on a giant barge
The ‘Bibby Stockholm’, which will be moored in the port of Portland, will accommodate a maximum of 500 men in 222 rooms
Ungovernable governments
Juan Carlos Echeverry|
In Colombia, restrictions on President Gustavo Petro have come from both Congress and the high courts. In the rest of the region, similar dynamics are happening
Can you save on electricity with a portable power station? This is what I learned after a month of use
The author used a solar-powered battery to connect a series of everyday household appliances and devices and find out if this is a realistic solution to reduce expenses
From bears on drugs to giant black sharks: This is how B-movies have gone mainstream
Films like ‘Cocaine Bear’ and ‘M3GAN’ are examples of how what used to be cheap, tacky productions for a hardcore niche, has become popular, high-budget commercial cinema
Kaley Cuoco: Once the highest paid actress on television, she has never cared about fame. Now it matters even less
‘The Big Bang Theory’ star, producer and voice actress recently welcomed her first child, Matilda Carmine Richie, with her partner, fellow actor Tom Pelphrey
The day Michael Jordan’s mother changed Nike’s history forever: ‘Even if you don’t like it, you’re going to listen to them’
Directed by Ben Affleck, the new film ‘Air’ tells the story of the brand’s efforts to sign the promising young basketball player, giving rise to a partnership that altered the course of sportswear and produced a multibillion-dollar industry
Casual sex doesn’t have to be second rate: 7 rules to make it safe and fulfilling
Use a condom, meet in a familiar environment, use your intuition, and other security measures to make the most out of a spontaneous encounter
El Cholo Iván, the violent bodyguard in the shadow of El Chapo Guzmán
The extradition to the United States of Jorge Iván Gastélum, hitman and great strategist, means the fall of “the last piece on El Chapo’s chessboard”