Sri Lanka’s president confirms his resignation

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa confirmed early Monday to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe that he will tender his resignation, as he had previously announced. Rajapaksa is scheduled to officially resign this Wednesday, which would allow Wickremesinghe or a new leader …

At least five injured after shooting on Coney Island boardwalk in New York City, U.S.

At least five people have been injured Sunday in a shooting on the Coney Island boardwalk in the U.S. city of New York. The NYPD is still trying to identify the suspect who triggered the shooting, which occurred around 2:00 …

Bolsonaro militant and Lula supporter shoot each other in the middle of election campaign in Brazil

A supporter of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and a supporter of former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva have shot each other dead at a birthday party in the Brazilian town of Foz do Iguaçu, a town bordering Paraguay …

Tips to avoid chafing and blisters on the feet during the summer

Summer arrives, the heat arrives. Our habits change. Our feet are exposed for longer, we wear shoes that are not our usual ones. Our feet sweat. And as a result of all this, often, chafing or blisters are formed, so …

Ten FARC dissidents killed in Colombian Army operation

The Colombian Army has confirmed this Sunday the death of at least ten alleged members of the FARC dissident leadership in Caqueta, in southwestern Colombia. In the operation by the country’s Armed Forces, deployed in the rural area bordering Caqueta …

At least three gang members killed in alleged clash with police in Sonsonate, El Salvador

At least three gang members have died this Sunday in an alleged confrontation with the National Civil Police (PNC) in the municipality of San Antonio del Monte, in Sonsonate, El Salvador. “Three terrorists have died when attacking (Police) agents and …

Apple pushed to 5th place in PC manufacturers’ ranking

Sabotaged by its own exclusive pricing policy, Apple has slipped to 5th place in the PC manufacturers’ rankings. According to statistics released by IDC, global smartphone sales fell 15.3% from the previous year. According to the same source, sales of …

Egypt and Israel agree to “full and transparent” investigation into Six-Day War

Egypt’s President Abdelfattah al-Sisi and Israel’s Prime Minister Yair Lapid agreed Sunday in a telephone call that Israeli authorities will conduct a “full and transparent” investigation into information concerning “historical events” that occurred during the Six-Day War, a conflict that …

Galaxy S23 looks like it will ditch Exynos chipsets completely, for now

Despite all Samsung’s efforts, its own Exynos chipset lineup has failed to categorically beat out Qualcomm’s solutions, the most successful high-end chipset vendor used by the rest of the smartphone industry, aside from Apple. Coming after the fiasco called the …

Fire threatens thousand-year-old sequoias in Yosemite Park, California, US

Firefighters try to control a wildfire threatening hundreds of thousand-year-old sequoias in Yosemite National Park in California, United States, on Sunday. The park’s chief spokesman, Scott Gediman, has said that the flames of the fire were “very close, they are …

NSO Group, the Israeli company behind Pegasus spy software, offered by US spies

NSO Group, developer of the most successful and notorious spy software, may be bought by a US military sub-contractor called L3Harris, developer of the famous Stingray kit for spying on mobile phone networks. There is one “small” problem, however. NSO …

South Korea’s president suspends morning press briefing to avoid coronavirus

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has suspended his daily morning press briefing on Monday to prevent an outbreak of COVID-19, South Korean officials said. The South Korean presidential office has indicated that the informal press conference will be “temporarily …