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Here’s some background information about Valentine’s Day, celebrated every February 14. Facts There are several different theories about the origins of Valentine’s Day. The ancient Romans held the festival of Lupercalia on February 15 to protect themselves from wolves. Men struck people with strips of animal hide; women believed that this made them more fertile.

Here’s a look at the country of Iraq which borders Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Iran and the Persian Gulf. About Iraq (from the CIA World Factbook)Area: 438,317 sq km Population: 39,650,145 (2021 est.) Median age: 21.2 years (2020 est.) Capital: Baghdad Ethnic Groups: Arab 75%-80%, Kurdish 15%-20% or other 5% (1987 est.) Religion:

A shooting at a home in eastern Oklahoma has left five children and a man dead, and a woman hospitalized with serious injuries, police said Tuesday morning. A suspect — Jarron Deajon Pridgeon, 25 — was taken into custody after someone called 911 about the shooting early Tuesday in Muskogee, police spokeswoman Lynn Hamlin said.

Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been detained for two weeks, according to her party’s spokesperson, two days after the country’s powerful armed forces seized control in a coup. Suu Kyi, who was the country’s de facto leader under the title state counsellor, was issued with an arrest warrant for breaching the country’s

Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been detained for two weeks, according to her party’s spokesperson, two days after the country’s powerful armed forces seized control in a coup. Suu Kyi, who was the country’s de facto leader under the title state counsellor, was issued with an arrest warrant for breaching the country’s

Cycling is viewed mostly as a White sport. But one of the fastest men ever to race on two wheels was Marshall Walter “Major” Taylor (1878-1932), an American who dominated sprint cycling in the late 1800s and early 1900s. A hugely gifted rider, Taylor won the first amateur race he entered, at 14. He turned

Internet access remained blocked Monday in several districts of a state bordering India’s capital following violent weekend clashes between police and farmers protesting controversial agricultural reforms. Online access would be suspended in at least 14 of 22 districts in Haryana state near New Delhi, until 5 p.m. Monday, according to the Department of Information and

The Capitol rioters have joined a small but notorious cadre in the annals of history: a trio that since the end of World War II has attempted to stage coups against the United States of America, a university tracking project finds. The others were a neo-Nazi and members of the American communist party. The Coup

Canada says it has signed a tentative agreement with US vaccine firm Novavax to produce millions of doses of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate at a facility in Montreal. The agreement, announced Tuesday by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, is the first of several being developed as Canada says it intends to repatriate vaccine production for

The state of Western Australia is facing an “unprecedented situation” as it battles a raging wildfire while millions of residents are under coronavirus lockdown, the state’s premier Mark McGowan said in a media briefing Wednesday. The Perth metropolitan area and the Peel and South West regions of Western Australia went into a five-day lockdown Sunday

Patrick Mahomes already has several athletic accolades at the age of 25. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback has the opportunity to win back-to-back Super Bowls — such a feat was last accomplished by Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in the 2004 season — and aims to become the youngest starting quarterback to win