The Kremlin let Russia’s only anti-war party, Yabloko, onto the ballot to bleed protest votes. But when it started polling at 6%, the Supreme Court stepped in. (news.google.com)
On August 12, for the first time in 28 months, the Moon''s shadow will sweep across Earth in a total solar eclipse over Greenland, Iceland and Spain — and just hours later, the Perseid meteor shower will peak under a moonless sky, setting up one of the most ex (news.google.com)
Iran executes protesters in public as regime expands postwar repression, human rights groups say - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos (news.google.com)
Saudi Arabia sits on the world''s largest sand desert and yet imports sand by the shipload from Australia and Scotland, because the wind-rounded grains of the Empty Quarter are too smooth to bind in concrete and modern construction can only use the jagged (news.google.com)