Month: October 2022

Read More Gunshots rang out in Burkina Faso’s capital amid signs of lingering tensions a day after a group of military officers overthrew the man who had seized power in a coup in January. (Image credit: RTB via AP) Gunshots rang out in Burkina Faso’s capital amid signs of lingering tensions a day after a…

Read More People, determined to defy violence by security forces and online blackout, are resorting to old-fashioned methods to organise unrest The messages, printed on scraps of paper, were thrown on doorsteps across Iran overnight by protesters determined that an online crackdown would not stop their movement. “The Islamic Republic is falling. Join the people,”…

Read More No deaths have been linked to listeria cases No deaths have been linked to listeria cases

Read More A demonstration involving liquid nitrogen caused an explosion that hurled shrapnel into a crowd of spectators in Catalonia A live science experiment ended in tragedy in the Catalan city of Girona on Friday, when a drum of liquid nitrogen exploded, injuring 18 people, local media reported. Ten children were among the wounded.  The…

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Read More Rally by campaigners, who say Westminster government does not serve nation’s best interests, is second in a few months Thousands of people have marched through Cardiff as part of a rally for Welsh independence. Campaigners at the event carried large flags and banners and paraded through the city centre led by a samba…

Read More KYIV, Ukraine — After being encircled by Ukrainian forces, Russia pulled troops out Saturday from an eastern Ukrainian city that it had been using as a front-line hub. It was the latest victory for the Ukrainian counteroffensive that has humiliated and angered the Kremlin. Russia’s withdrawal from Lyman complicates its internationally vilified declaration…

Read More KYIV, Ukraine — After being encircled by Ukrainian forces, Russia pulled troops out Saturday from an eastern Ukrainian city that it had been using as a front-line hub. It was the latest victory for the Ukrainian counteroffensive that has humiliated and angered the Kremlin. Russia’s withdrawal from Lyman complicates its internationally vilified declaration…

Read MoreAt least 31 people were confirmed dead, including 27 people in Florida mostly from drowning.At least 31 people were confirmed dead, including 27 people in Florida mostly from drowning.

Read More Basic Oxygen Steelmaking, which shut seven years ago, blown up using 1.6 tonnes of explosives A former steelworks in Redcar has been pulled down in what is believed to be one of the biggest explosive demolitions in the UK. In dramatic scenes – in which the structure disappeared in a cloud of dust…

Read More At least 32 members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were injured Armed separatists killed 19 people, including several members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), at a police station in Zahedan in southeastern Iran on Friday, state media reported. At least 32 members of the IRGC were also injured in the…

Read MoreThe Danish Energy Agency says one of two ruptured natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea appears to have stopped leaking natural gasThe Danish Energy Agency says one of two ruptured natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea appears to have stopped leaking natural gas

Read MoreIhor Murashov arrested outside the Zaporizhzhia nuclear facility by Russian troops and he hasn’t been heard from since.Ihor Murashov arrested outside the Zaporizhzhia nuclear facility by Russian troops and he hasn’t been heard from since.

Read More West African bloc said country’s second military coup in nine months was ‘inappropriate’ Gunshots rang out in Burkina Faso’s capital amid signs of lingering tensions a day after a group of military officers overthrew the man who had seized power in a coup only nine months earlier. Roads remained blocked off in Ouagadougou,…

Read MoreThe retreat came amid fears thousands of soldiers would be encircled in Lyman, and is seen as a significant blow.The retreat came amid fears thousands of soldiers would be encircled in Lyman, and is seen as a significant blow.

Read MoreNigerians are celebrating the 62nd anniversary of their independence as presidential candidates wrangle for votes ahead of the country’s general elections in February next yearNigerians are celebrating the 62nd anniversary of their independence as presidential candidates wrangle for votes ahead of the country’s general elections in February next year

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Read More Just Stop Oil and allied groups called for supporters to march and ‘occupy Westminster’, while people supporting trade unions gathered at Kings Cross Protests by climate activists and the traditional left have taken to the streets of London, as cost of living campaigners Enough Is Enough called for rallies on the same day…

Read MoreTropical Storm Orlene is forecast to become a hurricane Saturday.Tropical Storm Orlene is forecast to become a hurricane Saturday.

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Read More“This is the first time that women in a large number, standing shoulder to shoulder with men, are burning their headscarves,” said an Iranian journalist and activist.”This is the first time that women in a large number, standing shoulder to shoulder with men, are burning their headscarves,” said an Iranian journalist and activist.

Read More Belgrade is seeking assistance to cope with the energy crisis Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Saturday asked the EU to provide financial support to the Balkan nations amid the ongoing energy crisis, which has been exacerbated by the bloc’s sanctions on Moscow and a sharp decrease in Russia’s gas supplies. Speaking in Sofia…

Read MoreDemonstrators and security forces clash during rally remembering the uprising three years ago.Demonstrators and security forces clash during rally remembering the uprising three years ago.

Read More Lyman has been an important site in the Russian front line Lyman has been an important site in the Russian front line

Read More Washington can now step in as Europe’s top supplier of LNG, the Biden administration explained The US views the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines as a “tremendous opportunity” to wean the continent off of Russian energy, Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters on Friday. With winter approaching, Blinken said that…

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Read MoreThe release is the latest twist in events surrounding the group after a dramatic breakout in Mexico.The release is the latest twist in events surrounding the group after a dramatic breakout in Mexico.

Read More Health leaders urge vaccination and return to mask-wearing as hospitalisations rise by 37 per cent in a week Every hospital in the UK is under significant pressure and a new Covid surge is “a very heavy straw on the camel’s back”, health leaders have warned. At least eight hospitals declared a critical incident,…

Read More Before the prime minister appeared on the Leeds breakfast show, the host heard from people who were suffering as a result of government policies “Where’ve you been?” The Yorkshire-accented question by the BBC Radio Leeds breakfast show host Rima Ahmed to Liz Truss dominated national news and social media after a round of…

Read More Organisers describe gatherings as largest wave of simultaneous protests seen in Britain for years Thousands have gathered in dozens of towns and cities across the UK to register their anger at the cost of living crisis in what organisers describe as the largest wave of simultaneous protests seen in Britain for years. From…

Read MoreSparked by the death of a woman who was killed while in police custody for wearing an “improper” head covering, anti-government protests are continuing in Iran – with many of them deadly. CBS News correspondent Roxana Saberi has more.Sparked by the death of a woman who was killed while in police custody for wearing…

Read MoreWhen then-Gov. Paul LePage endorsed Donald Trump for president in 2016, LePage credited himself as a prototype for the insurgent candidateWhen then-Gov. Paul LePage endorsed Donald Trump for president in 2016, LePage credited himself as a prototype for the insurgent candidate

Read MoreDozens of women have protested to call for more protection for the ethnic Hazara community in the wake of the attack.Dozens of women have protested to call for more protection for the ethnic Hazara community in the wake of the attack.

Read MoreUkraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that his country will submit an application for NATO status. The move comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that four regions of Ukraine are now part of Russia. CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini is at the White House with more.Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that his…

Read More Warning: This post contains spoilers for Smile With a tagline like, “Once you see it, it’s too late,” it’s perhaps not shocking to hear that Smile doesn’t have a happy ending—but the film’s writer and director Parker Finn hopes it’s a poignant one. The horror movie, in theaters now, follows clinical psychologist Dr.…