Month: November 2022
Half of Kyiv still without electricity after Russian strikes
Kyiv residents have had to queue to get water since the strikes Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Nearly half of Kyiv residents were still without electricity on Friday as engineers battled to restore services two days after Russian strikes hammered the
Read MoreBiden, Democrats continue push for assault weapons ban
After the mass killing last Saturday at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Biden said in a statement: “When will we decide we’ve had enough? … We need to enact an assault weapons ban to get weapons of war off
Read MoreWalmart shooter left ‘death note,’ bought gun day of killing – ABC News
Walmart shooter left ‘death note,’ bought gun day of killing ABC News Authorities disclose note found on Walmart shooter’s phone CNN Virginia Walmart gunman’s manifesto claims he was ‘betrayed’ by coworkers he killed, felt ‘led by’ Satan Fox News Virginia Beach minister and
Read MoreElon Musk Plans to Relaunch Twitter Premium Service
Elon Musk said Friday that Twitter plans to relaunch its premium service that will offer different colored check marks to accounts next week, in a fresh move to revamp the service after a previous attempt backfired. It’s the latest change
Read MoreIran blasts ‘useless’ UN rights probe into deadly crackdown on anti-regime protests
Tehran says investigation, backed by majority of Human Rights Council, is ‘violation of sovereignty’ and a ‘strategic error by Germany and certain Western countries’
Read MoreCost-of-living crisis casts shadow over Europe’s Black Friday
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – Europe’s retailers are hoping Black Friday discount day will get shoppers spending, though it is taking place against a backdrop of a worsening cost-of-living crisis and the distraction of the soccer World Cup. Retailers
Read MoreEmboldened Biden, Dems push ban on so-called assault weapons – The Associated Press – en Español
Emboldened Biden, Dems push ban on so-called assault weapons The Associated Press – en Español Critics erupt on Biden after ‘sick’ comment on semi-automatic gun purchases: ‘Sheer ignorance’ Fox News President Biden pushes for ban on semiautomatic guns CBS Los Angeles 6 AM
Read MoreIndonesia earthquake toll reaches 310 as more bodies found
The death toll from an earthquake that struck Indonesia’s Java island early this week has risen to 310 after rescuers found more bodies under landslides.
Read MoreBeijing adds new quarantine centers as COVID-19 cases rise across China
Daily cases of COVID-19 across the country are hitting records, with 32,695 reported Friday. Of those, 1,860 were in Beijing, the majority of them asymptomatic.
Read MoreRussia escalates missile attacks on recaptured Ukrainian city
A barrage of missiles struck the recently liberated city of Kherson for the second day Friday in a marked escalation of attacks since Russia withdrew from the city two weeks ago following an eight-month occupation.
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