WHO director Tedros Ghebreyesus calls for world pandemic treaty to prepare for Disease X
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called on countries to sign up to the health organization's pandemic treaty so the world can prepare for “Disease X.” Speaking to an audience at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, Ghebreyesus said he hoped countries would reach a pandemic agreement by May to […]
NHL World In Utter Shock After New York Islanders Hire Patrick Roy As Head Coach
Islanders are doing some spectacular emoji moves here… The New York Islanders haven't gotten off to a great start this season. A few people were making noise about it, but it wasn't really talked about in the sports world…until now, it was the Islanders who shocked the public. Saturday was hell for everyone in the […]
‘Showing the world what’s possible’: St Paul makes history with first all-female city council | Minnesota
When Rebecca Knocker first decided to enter politics in 2016, she was a young mother of two and had a lot of questions. Although she had her background with her education, she did not have her knowledge on how to run for office. “The system I saw around me felt broken and people were suffering, […]
Natasha Jonas retains welterweight world title with split-decision victory | Boxing
Natasha Jonas was pushed to the limit, but retained her IBF welterweight title with a split decision win over American Mikaela Mayer in a thriller in Liverpool. Jonas got off to a strong start in his first defense of the world title he won by defeating Kandi Wyatt last July, but Mayer has steadily grown […]
Canadian World Champion Pole Vaulter Shawn Barber Dies at 29 from Medical Complications
Canadian pole vault record holder and 2015 world champion Sean Barber has passed away due to complications. He was 29 years old. Barber died Wednesday at his home in Kingwood, Texas, his agent Paul Doyle confirmed to The Associated Press. The cause of death is not yet known. Mr. Barber had health problems. Shaunathy Barber […]
Media world ‘heatrbroken’ over mass Sports Illustrated layoffs
Media members who either worked at or were fans of Sports Illustrated praised the iconic magazine Friday along with the news of its possible closure. On Friday afternoon, all staff at this publication were told their positions would be eliminated by Arena Group. “One of the greatest magazines in history, rest in peace. Gone but […]
Four-legged gamer nearly breaks world record at charity event
A Shiba Inu has become the first dog to run through a video game at an annual charity event, coming close to breaking a world record. As part of Games Done Quick's week-long charity event, players began speedrunning, or beating video games as fast as possible, via Twitch on Sunday. On Tuesday, a canine contestant […]
Chinese lab mapped COVID-19 virus weeks before China told the world
Chinese researchers reportedly identified and mapped the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) virus weeks before China notified the world, according to a shocking new report. . This surprising finding raises serious concerns about China's transparency regarding the initial coronavirus outbreak. Two weeks earlier, on December 28, 2019, Chinese researchers had completed a near-complete sequence of the […]
Toronto man tracks stolen SUV more than 6,800 miles across the world with Apple AirTags
A Toronto man used an Apple AirTag device hidden inside his car to track his stolen SUV more than 6,800 miles around the world to a used car park in the Middle East. The man and his wife returned home from vacation on the night of Aug. 7 to find someone had broken into his […]
Doug Emhoff tells the world of the ‘aloneness’ felt by American Jews: We know ‘who our friends aren’t’
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff spoke to the elites of the World Economic Forum (WEF) about the painful experience of American Jews following the Hamas massacre in Israel on October 7th. During a panel discussion at the WEF 2024 Annual Meeting in Davos this week (which included Anti-Defamation League President Jonathan Greenblatt), Vice President Kamala Harris' […]