If you’ve encountered a merchant who says: ‘sorry, we only accept cash’ and it kinda ruins your shopping experience, then you should consider moving to one of these 3 countries that are going cashless. Susana Victoria Perez has more.
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Emissions of carbon dioxide into Earth’s atmosphere reach record high
Carbon dioxide – the greenhouse gas most responsible for global warming – has reached an all-time high in 2018, scientists announced Wednesday.
Putin says if US builds missiles, so will Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned the United States that if it walks out of a key arms treaty and starts developing the type of missiles banned by it, Russia will do the same.
Italian Mafia ‘godfather’ Settimo Mineo held in Sicily raid
Based on wiretaps, police determined that Settimo Mineo was elected head of a reconstructed “cupola,” or provincial mob commission, during a May 29 meeting of clan leaders in Palermo.
First baby born using uterus transplant from dead donor, doctors say
The healthy baby girl was delivered to a woman who wasn’t born with a uterus. The mother used the uterus of a 45-year-old woman who died of stroke.
‘What happened to Carla is just unimaginable’: Security guard at Costa Rican resort arrested in Florida woman’s death
An autopsy revealed that Stefaniak suffered a blunt force wound to her head and lacerations on her neck and arms, authoritiessaid. Search dogs found the partially decomposed body, wrapped in plastic bags and half-buried, in woods near the Airbnb …
‘Journalists disappear all over the country,’ GOP lawmaker says of Jamal Khashoggi murder
Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, a member of the House Intelligence Committee, made the remarks during an interview with CNN.
Thailand’s famous Phi Phi Islands are running out of drinking water
The Phi Phi Islands in Thailand are reportedly facing a shortage of clean water due to an overabundance of visitors.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year’s People’s Choice Award finalists
Natural History Museum’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year’s People’s Choice Award finalists
WHO seeks ‘clear guidelines’ on gene editing after claims of babies with altered DNA
The head of the World Health Organization said ‘clear guidelines’ are needed for gene editing after a doctor confirmed he altered the DNA of babies.