Day: August 31, 2024

WHO to deliver 1.3M polio vaccine doses to 640K children in Gaza

10:41 pm August 31, 2024

The U.N. health agency and partners are launching a campaign starting Sunday to vaccinate 640,000 Palestinian children in Gaza against polio, an ambitious effort amid a devastating war that has destroyed the territory’s healthcare system. The campaign comes after the first polio case was reported in Gaza in 25 years — a 10-month-old boy, now […]

Holy See urges ‘moratorium’ on development of autonomous killing weapons at United Nations

10:12 pm August 31, 2024

A delegation representing the Holy See urged the United Nations this week to put a moratorium on autonomous weapons designed to kill without human decision-making. Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, the Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations in Geneva, gave the warning Monday during an expert session on Emerging Technologies in the Area of Lethal […]

Rapper Fatman Scoop dead at 53

9:40 pm August 31, 2024

Rapper Fatman Scoop, born with the name Isaac Freeman, has died. He was 53. His family and tour manager, Birch Michael, shared statements on social media following the artist’s death. “It is with profound sadness and very heavy hearts that we share news of the passing of the legendary and iconic FatMan Scoop,” a post […]

Tim Walz has ‘gilded his record for political gain,’ Washington Post columnist says

9:40 pm August 31, 2024

Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker criticized Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for exaggerating elements of his career for “political gain” in an op-ed published on Friday. “I’m not saying that Walz lies, precisely,” Parker wrote in an op-ed headlined, “Tim Walz isn’t exactly what he seems.” “But he tends to gild his résumé for political gain.” […]

WATCH: Ukraine fighter ace bombing run destroys river crossing in Kursk

9:28 pm August 31, 2024

Stunning footage shows a celebrated Ukrainian fighter pilot making a bombing run in the disputed Kursk region, where Kyiv’s forces have made major gains. “Precision strike, objective control, and thanks from the commander. And this happens every day! Relentlessly and selflessly,” the Ukrainian Air Force said in a release alongside the footage, which follows a […]