Cancellation of the ceremony was the second blow to Putin, who was forced to call off a referendum extending his time in power.

The Asian giant hornet stings through clothing like a red-hot needle and slaughters honeybees by the thousands.

Stoked by divisive politics preying on ignorance, the threat grows and victims mount. 

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