LeBron James, Stephen Curry and reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid were named among a 41-strong player pool for the USA’s 2024 Olympics basketball roster this week. The star-studded roster will be whittled down to a 12-man squad for this summer’s Olympics in Paris, where the US will be chasing a fifth consecutive gold … Read more
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III and the Princess of Wales are both dealing with medical issues that will force them to delay previously planned public engagements over the coming weeks. Charles will undergo a “corrective procedure” for an enlarged prostate next week, Buckingham Palace said on Wednesday. The palace said the king’s condition is … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Archeologists have uncovered a cluster of lost cities in the Amazon rainforest that was home to at least 10,000 farmers around 2,000 years ago. A series of earthen mounds and buried roads in Ecuador was first noticed more than two decades ago by archaeologist Stéphen Rostain. But at the time, “I wasn’t … Read more
London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Thursday will blame Brexit for costing the UK economy £140 billion ($178 billion), calling on the government to “urgently” rebuild relations with the European Union to stem the decline. Britain’s EU divorce has also meant there are 2 million fewer jobs nationwide than there otherwise would have been, including 290,000 … Read more
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he will introduce measures to reverse the convictions of more than 900 Post Office branch managers wrongly accused of theft or fraud because of a faulty computer system in what is considered one of the gravest injustices in the nation’s history. The announcement Wednesday follows … Read more
London’s Metropolitan Police said “no investigation” has yet been launched into Prince Andrew after anti-monarchy group Republic called on the force to look into allegations that the British royal sexually assaulted a minor in London—and for King Charles to answer questions on the matter. The allegations were contained in the recent unsealing of documents related … Read more
Eurostar services to and from London were canceled Saturday after a tunnel under the River Thames became flooded, disrupting festive travel plans. Hundreds of travelers trying to get across the English Channel were stranded at London’s St. Pancras International station and the Gare du Nord station in Paris. Eurostar, which runs services from London to … Read more
Some 600,000 people in Britain suffer from epilepsy, suffering regular seizures The new jab can help children with a specific drug resistant form of epilepsy Scientists have developed a gene therapy to cure a drug-resistant form of childhood epilepsy. Focal cortical dysplasia occurs when areas in the brain develop abnormally, triggering frequent seizures. It can … Read more
London – One of the most famous community Christmas carol events in London has been canceled due to concerns over public safety after it went viral on TikTok and thousands of people showed up to belt out holiday tunes. Every Wednesday in December for the last decade, Londoners have gathered near the Columbia Road Flower … Read more
Altwarg feels the same. “Back when I was living in Paris, I had no money at all, and I used to clown on the streets to save up. Once I had money, the first thing I did was run to the patisserie and buy a big, cream cake. Back then, I couldn’t imagine that I … Read more