A Dutch church has been holding a non-stop service since October 26to protect an Armenian family who fled from political persecution in their home country. That’s over 800 hours of worship, and counting.
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Ukraine bars visits from Russian men as tensions rise
Fallout continues from Russia’s seizure of three Ukrainian vessels last week and capture of their crews
Ukraine bans Russian men from entering the country
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced the decision on Twitter Friday. Video provided by Newsy
With viral handshake, Saudi crown prince gets warm welcome from Vladimir Putin at G-20 summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin gave Saudi Arabia’s crown prince a warm welcome in front of world leaders at the G-20 summit.
These spiders nurse their young with milk, researchers find
A study finds jumping spiders help care for young spiderlings by feeding them a milk-like substance until they are old enough to leave the nest.
Trump’s business ties to Russia stretch back more than 30 years, from big building projects to beauty pageants
Donald Trump’s interest in developing real estate in Moscow, including luxury hotels, stretches back decades.
Heavy rain brings additional chaos, hardship to migrant shelter in Tijuana
Heavy rainfall made tough living conditions even rougher for thousands of Central American migrants housed at a shelter near the U.S.-Mexico border.
China plans to build an underwater base that’s run by robots
The South China Morning Post says scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences plan to make the base the “first artificial intelligence colony on Earth.”
China halts work by team on gene-edited babies
China’s government ordered a halt to the work by the researcher who claims he helped make the world’s first gene-edited babies. Meanwhile some scientists claim it’s too early to try to make permanent changes to human DNA that can be inherited (Nov. 29)
President Trump scraps G20 talks with Putin over Ukraine conflict
Trump said in a tweet the decision was made based on the fact that Russia hadn’t yet returned the Ukrainian ships or crew members.
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