This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareA French nun who survived both world wars, the 1918 flu pandemic and a coronavirus infection is marking her 117th birthday with red wine, a Mass in her honor and dinner followed by her favorite dessert: baked Alaska.Sister André, who is believed to be the second-oldest person in the world, is set to spend Thursday celebrating her long life at her care home in the French city of Toulon. The facility’s spokesman, David Tavella, that the nun was “in great shape” and “really happy,” ahead of a busy schedule that would feature...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareA French nun who survived both world wars, the 1918 flu pandemic and a coronavirus infection is marking her 117th birthday with red wine, a Mass in her honor and dinner followed by her favorite dessert: baked Alaska.Sister André, who is believed to be the second-oldest person in the world, is set to spend Thursday celebrating her long life at her care home in the French city of Toulon. The facility’s spokesman, David Tavella, that the nun was “in great shape” and “really happy,” ahead of a busy schedule that would feature...WW…

This article was published more than 1 year agoCommentGift ShareA missing Indonesian navy submarine with 53 people aboard is set to run out of oxygen in three days, Indonesian authorities said Thursday, as rescuers continued a frantic search for the vessel.The submarine was conducting a training exercise when it disappeared in the waters north of Bali, an Indonesian island, early Wednesday. Rescuers while searching for the vessel, which could have been a signal from the crew or an indication of equipment failure.The search party has grown to include six warships, a helicopter and about...…This article was published more than 1 year agoCommentGift ShareA missing Indonesian navy submarine with 53 people aboard is set to run out of oxygen in three days, Indonesian authorities said Thursday, as rescuers continued a frantic search for the vessel.The submarine was conducting a training exercise when it disappeared in the waters north of Bali, an Indonesian island, early Wednesday. Rescuers while searching for the vessel, which could have been a signal from the crew or an indication of equipment failure.The search party has grown to include six warships, a helicopter and about...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareLONDON — At least 225 million full-time jobs disappeared worldwide last year because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a published Monday by the International Labor Organization, losses four times worse than those from the global financial crisis in 2009. But the ultrarich have seen their wealth soar.According to another released Monday, by the anti-poverty nonprofit group Oxfam, the combined wealth of the world’s 10 richest men has risen by more than $500 billion since the crisis began — enough to vaccinate the...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareLONDON — At least 225 million full-time jobs disappeared worldwide last year because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a published Monday by the International Labor Organization, losses four times worse than those from the global financial crisis in 2009. But the ultrarich have seen their wealth soar.According to another released Monday, by the anti-poverty nonprofit group Oxfam, the combined wealth of the world’s 10 richest men has risen by more than $500 billion since the crisis began — enough to vaccinate the...WW…