Month: July 2020

Suspicious packages spark scares at British consulate and other embassies in Australia

Police in Australia are investigating suspicious packages sent to at least ten embassies and consulates in Canberra and Melbourne, including those of Britain, the United States and New Zealand.   The British High Commission in Australia confirmed that the consulate in Melbourne had received a package but said nobody was injured. The commission in Canberra…

By HearthstoneYarns July 13, 2020 0

Egypt repatriates smuggled artefact from the UK

Egypt has repatriated an artefact that had been illegally smuggled to the UK and put up for auction, the country’s Antiquities Ministry has announced. The relief with cartouche of King Amenhotep I from the 18th dynasty had been on display at a London auction house. The Antiquities Ministry said the relief was originally exhibited at the…

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St. Louis reportedly getting XFL team

One of the teams for Vince McMahon’s XFL revival appears to have its home. KSDK TV in St. Louis, Missouri reported on Tuesday that the city will be getting an XFL team for the league’s 2020 launch. They noted that five of the team’s 10 regular season games will be played at The Dome at America’s Center, which…

By HearthstoneYarns July 13, 2020 0

Seoul implements emergency measures to combat record pollution levels as Thailand deploys rainmaking planes

South Korea has introduced emergency measures in an effort to combat potentially lethal levels of ultra-fine particulate pollution across a large part of the country. Levels of dust pollution in the air reached a record high on Monday, with the amount of ultra-fine particles reaching 194 microgrammes per cubic metre in Seoul, the highest since…

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