According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report, Nuclear War, cyber attacks and environmental disasters lead the record of man-made threats to international stability. Veuer’s Chandra Lanier has the story.
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Amazing video as kayaker descends a 128-foot waterfall
A British kayaker took a record setting plunge down a waterfall in Mexico.
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong gets second jail term
“They can lock up our body, but they can’t lock up our mind,” Wong told reporters.
Hong Kong activists sentenced
Hong Kong’s High Court sentenced Joshua Wong, a student activist who became the face of the city’s pro-democracy protests in 2014, to three months in prison.
Whatever happened to the giant U.S. embassy in Baghdad?
It’s almost the same size as Vatican City.
France considers loaning Britain historic Bayeux Tapestry
The tapestry is a both a treasured work of medieval art and a valuable historical document.
Horses jump through raging bonfires for Spanish festival
Scores of horses jumped through roaring flames for the ancient Las Luminarias festival in Spain, something critics dub as an example of “clear animal abuse”.
Korean War allies consider further sanctions against North Korea
China and Russia, which fought alongside the North in the Korean War, criticized the meeting.
Chinese-American journalist says China kidnapped his wife
An anonymous YouTube account uploaded a video of Li Huaiping asking her husband to stop searching for her.
Navy to file homicide charges against ship commanders after deadly crashes
The charges are to be presented at what the military calls an Article 32 hearing, which will determine whether the accused are court-martialed.