Month: September 2022
Italy is all set to have its first far-right government since World War II
Italy is set to have its first far-right government since World War II, after a coalition of center-right parties won Sunday’s elections.
Read MoreThe British pound has weakened to a record low after reveal of latest tax plans
The British pound weakened to a record-low level against the U.S. dollar as traders and investors continue to react negatively to new plans unveiled by the country’s finance minister, Kwasi Kwarteng.
Read MoreWhite House announces French President Macron’s 1st U.S. visit during Biden tenure
The Dec. 1 visit will be the second U.S. state visit for Macron, who was first elected to lead his country in May 2017 and won a second term earlier this year. Macron had a state visit during the Trump
Read MoreHow a group of journalists is documenting war crimes in Ukraine
NPR’s Juana Summers talks with war correspondent Janine Di Giovani the Reckoning Project, which is training journalists in Ukraine to collect evidence of war crimes to be used in international court.
Read MoreWhat We Know So Far About BA.2.75.2, the ‘Most Resistant’ Variant to Date
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, health officials have warned that the biggest barrier to controlling the virus would be its ability to mutate into ever more infectious and dangerous forms. The latest version raising alarms is an emerging subvariant of
Read MoreCuba approves same-sex marriage in sweeping referendum
Cuban voters have approved a sweeping “family law” code that would allow same-sex couples to marry and adopt as well as redefining rights for children and grandparents.
Read MoreA Corporate Greenwashing Bonanza Just Descended on New York City
With a pivotal gathering of international climate delegates in Egypt just six weeks away, tides of international business people, government officials, and non-profit staff convened in New York City event spaces and auditoriums last week for perhaps the year’s second-most
Read MoreWATCH LIVE: NASA’s DART spacecraft crashes into an asteroid to test defense system
Crashing the 1,340-pound DART probe into the small moonlet orbiting the asteroid Didymos should redirect its trajectory – and could be a model for how to save Earth in the future.
Read MorePrepare for Another Blockbuster Supreme Court Term
Months after reshaping wide swaths of American life with a series of landmark rulings, the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to issue more major decisions in its upcoming term on affirmative action, voting access, LGBTQ rights, immigration, and more. The
Read MoreRussian military recruiter shot amid fear of Ukraine call-up – The Associated Press
Russian military recruiter shot amid fear of Ukraine call-up The Associated Press Russia: man shoots officer drafting residents for war in Ukraine The Guardian Desperate Russian Shoots Recruitment Officer Instead of Signing up to Fight in Ukraine The Daily Beast Russian Military-Recruitment Centers
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