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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek-flagged oil tanker was damaged in a suspected drone attack in the Black Sea while approaching the Russian port of Novorossiysk, authorities said. Greece’s shipping ministry said the attack occurred early Saturday, causing material damage, but the 24 crew members were unharmed and the vessel’s seaworthiness was not under threat. …
A representative body of faculty members at the University of Maine on Wednesday voted in favor of eliminating a master’s degree and suspending a bachelor’s degree, following similar changes to 10 other programs at campuses across the University of Maine System this fiscal year. Members of the Faculty Senate at the Orono campus overwhelmingly passed …
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said on Saturday he fled the country to escape a military search for him in the aftermath of a disputed presidential election. Wine, whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, went into hiding shortly after the Jan. 15 presidential election. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni won the election …
Hamas on Saturday called on Iran to refrain from targeting neighboring countries, while affirming Tehran’s right to defend itself against Israel and the United States. Hamas, which the U.S. continues to designate as a terrorist group, also urged the international community to take steps to end the war that has gripped the Middle East since …
WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh to become Federal Reserve chair remains stalled for now in a continued clash between a key Republican senator and a Trump-appointed prosecutor, even as current Chair Jerome Powell’s term heads into its final weeks. Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, …
Spencer Laird first noticed blood in his stool when he was 25. His doctor thought it was hemorrhoids caused by his work as a mechanic. Eighteen months later, a colonoscopy found colorectal cancerwhich was treated with a surgery that removed 16 inches of his colon. Two years passed, and Laird began to believe the worst …
March 14 (Reuters) – United States forces executed a large-scale precision strike on Kharg Island in Iran on Friday night, the U.S. Central Command said on Saturday. “U.S. forces successfully struck more than 90 Iranian military targets on Kharg Island, while preserving the oil infrastructure,” CENTCOM said. The strike destroyed naval mine storage facilities, missile …
The World Anti-Doping Agency is considering rewriting its rules to try barring President Donald Trump and all U.S. government officials from attending the LA Olympics in 2028 in a move that could also have implications for the World Cup being hosted by the U.S. this summer. The Associated Press learned of the agenda item through …
NEW DELHI, March 14 (Reuters) – Iran has allowed some Indian vessels to sail through the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran’s Ambassador to India Mohammad Fathali said on Saturday, confirming a rare exception to the blockade that has disrupted global energy supplies. Fathali did not confirm the number of vessels that have been provided safe passage. …
In 1971, Mike Wallace reported on the Middle East oil tanker business, noting that “the oil tanker may just be the single most remarkable money-making instrument in the world today.”