Month: January 2024
Venice will limit tour groups to 25 people and ban loudspeakers to control tourism
City officials say the new rules, set to take effect in June, will help lessen the impact of tourism on the local community. (Image credit: Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images)
Read MoreBangladeshi court sentences Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus to 6 months in jail
Yunus’ supporters believe the charges were filed to harass him amid a wider complex political context and frosty relations with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Bangladesh’s governmnet has denied the allegations.
Read MoreRussia launches 90 drone attacks across Ukraine
The aerial strikes follow a series of heavy aerial bombardments that began on Friday, when Russia unleashed an 18-hour attack that one air force official described as the biggest aerial barrage of the war.
Read MoreIsrael Reshuffles Forces, Prepares for Long-Term Conflict in Gaza
Resisting pressure from the U.S. to wind down the war, Israel looks to sustain lower-intensity fighting.
Read MoreTheir Quarterback Got Injured. This NFL Team Got Better.
In a season rife with injuries, the Cleveland Browns lost starter Deshaun Watson and their season looked doomed. Then they signed Joe Flacco and emerged as a Super Bowl contender.
Read MoreBig Tech Braces for Wave of Antitrust Rulings in 2024
U.S. antitrust cases against tech giants Google and Meta are expected to come to a head, likely producing long-awaited rulings that could shape the legacies of top Biden administration regulators.
Read MoreIsrael pulls thousands of troops from Gaza to refocus combat on main southern city
Israel has been under pressure from its chief ally, the United States, to begin to switch to lower-intensity fighting.
Read MoreIsrael pulls thousands of troops from Gaza as combat focuses on 1 city: Khan Younis
It’s the first significant drawdown of troops since the war began, and could signal that fighting is being scaled back in some areas. But the biggest city in southern Gaza still is fiercely contested. (Image credit: Ohad Zwigenberg/AP)
Read MoreJapan drops tsunami alert but urges caution after series of quakes
The quakes, the largest of which had a magnitude of 7.6, started a fire and collapsed buildings on the west coast of Japan’s main island, Honshu. It was unclear how many people might have been killed or hurt.
Read MoreHalf of Gazans Are at Risk of Starving, U.N. Warns
More than 90 percent of Palestinians in the territory say they have regularly gone without food for a whole day, according to the United Nations.
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