A man has fallen to his death from a hot-air balloon in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A man fell to his death from a hot-air balloon Monday as it passed over suburban Melbourne, Australia’s second-largest city.
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Tesla settles racial discrimination lawsuit
Electric vehicle maker Tesla has settled a racist discrimination lawsuit in which a federal jury previously awarded $3.2 million in damages to Owen Diaz, a Black man who worked as an elevator operator at its Fremont, California factory in 2015.
Consumer boycott widens to include Israeli dates as Muslims in Malaysia, Indonesia observe Ramadan
Now Israeli dates, a sweet fruit eaten to break fast during Ramadan, are in the cross hairs of a consumer campaign which is flying across Malaysian and Indonesian chat groups over fears Israeli dates are being sold to unwitting buyers in the Muslim nations.
British high court rules Australian computer scientist not mysterious bitcoin founder as he claims
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s high court ruled Thursday that an Australian computer scientist is not, as he claimed, the mysterious creator of the bitcoin cryptocurrency.
American teen accused of sexually assaulting pregnant horses in Thailand, causing one to miscarry
An American teenager has been accused of sexually assaulting pregnant horses at a stable owned by a Thai couple in Phuket, causing one of the animals to miscarry.
Denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a Japanese high court says
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese high court ruled Thursday that denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and called for urgent government action to address the lack of any law allowing for such unions.
Indians die fighting for Russia in Ukraine, leaving a trail of helplessness
At least two Indian men have been killed on the Ukrainian front lines, revealing the desperation caused by widespread joblessness back home.
Falling rocks in Australian gold mine kill 1 miner and severely injure another while 29 reach safety
SYDNEY (AP) — Falling rocks inside a gold mine in Australia killed one worker and left another with life-threatening injuries, rescuers said.