Tropical Storm Barry pelts Louisiana, millions brace for flooding

Jul 14,2019
Authorities warned of heavy rain and possible tornadoes throughout Saturday as major storm Barry buffeted Louisiana, though there were few indications of widespread flooding. After briefly becoming the first hurricane of the Atlantic season, Barry was downgraded to a tropical storm after making landfall -- but it nevertheless packed a serious punch as it moved inland.
Brazilian president to appoint his son as ambassador to U.S.
Jul 12
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro confirmed on Thursday that he is considering offering his son, federal representative Eduardo Bolsonaro, the post of ambassador to the United States.
UN chief condemns airstrikes after Syria hospitals hit
Jul 12
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday strongly condemned air strikes in northwest Syria following reports that four health facilities were hit during a single day of bombing.
Oldest Homo sapiens outside Africa found in Greece
Jul 12
German scientists have learned that a fossil from a cave in Greece is the oldest remains of modern humans ever found outside Africa.
Gibraltar arrests captain of Iranian oil tanker
Jul 12
Authorities in the British territory of Gibraltar say they have arrested the captain and chief officer of an Iranian supertanker they seized last week.
Japan PM Abe apologizes to kin of leprosy patients for their suffering
Jul 12
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday offered an apology to family members of former leprosy patients for their suffering, ..........
Dramatic warming projected in world's major cities by 2050
Jul 12
By the year 2050, London's climate will resemble Madrid's today; Paris will be more like Canberra; Stockholm like Budapest and Moscow like Sofia, according to a new analysis published Wednesday that relied on optimistic projections.