LONDON (AP) – An Australian man long rumored to be associated with the digital currency Bitcoin has publicly identified himself as its creator, a claim that would end one of the biggest mysteries in the tech world. BBC News said Monday that Craig Wright told the media outlet he is …
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Bangkok temple now a venerated site for Leicester City fans
BANGKOK (AP) – Tucked in the Chinatown area of Bangkok is a Buddhist temple that has turned overnight into a venerated site for Leicester City’s fans, at least the ones in Thailand. After all, it was the chief monk of that temple who some months ago had predicted that the …
Read More »Puerto Rico skips bond payments, says Congress must help
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – A spiraling Puerto Rico debt crisis reached a new milestone as the island missed nearly $370 million on a bond payment Monday and officials warned of worse to come if the U.S. Congress doesn’t help it dig out from a mountain of debt. The …
Read More »Small Mexican town fetes the donkey with May Day festival
OTUMBA, Mexico (AP) – This is a place where every donkey will have it day – a small town just north of Mexico City that gives the beasts of burden a chance on May Day to kick up their hooves. The annual donkey fair in Otumba attracts up to 40,000 …
Read More »Gaza sewage poisons coastline, threatens Israel
SHATI REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip (AP) – Each day, millions of gallons of raw sewage pour into the Gaza Strip’s Mediterranean beachfront, spewing out of a metal pipe and turning miles of once-scenic coastline into a stagnant dead zone. The sewage has damaged Gaza’s limited fresh water supplies, decimated fishing …
Read More »Move over drones, driverless cars _ unmanned ship up next
SAN DIEGO (AP) – It’s not only drones and driverless cars that may become the norm someday – ocean-faring ships might also run without captains or crews. The Pentagon on Monday showed off the world’s largest unmanned surface vessel, a self-driving 132-foot ship able to travel up to 10,000 nautical …
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