Month: November 2022

Read MoreTwo sides invite Brazil, Chile and Mexico to act as guarantors of negotiations aiming to end decades of armed conflict.Two sides invite Brazil, Chile and Mexico to act as guarantors of negotiations aiming to end decades of armed conflict.

Read More MADRID, Nov 25 (IPS) – Please take a quick look at this short report before rushing to shop on a Black Friday, Christmas sales and all those long chains of big discounts and wholesales, most of them are fake, as often denounced by consumers organisations that report that the business usually inflates prices…

Read More MBERENGWA, Nov 25 (IPS) – In 2007 as inflation walloped the Zimbabwean currency, rendering it valueless, then 54-year-old Langton Musaigwa of Mataruse village west of Zimbabwe in Mberengwa district switched to cattle as his currency. Read the full story, “Cattle Turn Into New Currency Amid Inflation in Zimbabwe”, on globalissues.org → MBERENGWA, Nov…

Read More KATHMANDU, Nov 25 (IPS) – Human rights defenders are alarmed at what appears to be a new process permitting countries to keep confidential their responses to UN experts about allegations of human rights abuses. Read the full story, “Countries Hiding Responses Sent to UN Experts Over Allegations of Human Rights Abuses”, on globalissues.org…

Read More Winter in Kyiv, Ukraine, sometimes without electricity, heat and water, is a challenge for the country’s people. Winter in Kyiv, Ukraine, sometimes without electricity, heat and water, is a challenge for the country’s people.

Read More Blue, gray, and gold checkmarks will distinguish different kinds of Twitter accounts this time around Twitter CEO Elon Musk said on Friday that his long-promised verification system for paid subscribers would be “tentatively” rolled out next week. Musk has thus far struggled to introduce a working means of verifying Twitter’s user base. “We’re…

Read MoreThe Christian Dior dress is expected to fetch between $48,000-$73,000 at an auction in London on Dec. 6.The Christian Dior dress is expected to fetch between $48,000-$73,000 at an auction in London on Dec. 6.

Read MoreCritics say changes to the social media platform under Elon Musk put Twitter at odds with European Union regulators.Critics say changes to the social media platform under Elon Musk put Twitter at odds with European Union regulators.

Read MoreThe plan would see closer coordination between EU national authorities and humanitarian NGOs on migrant rescues.The plan would see closer coordination between EU national authorities and humanitarian NGOs on migrant rescues.

Read More Liberal leader Matthew Guy needs to pick up 18 seats to form government outright in Victoria state election Victoria state election 2022: everything you need to knowGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Good morning, Mostafa Rachwani with you on an important day in Victoria, with the…

Read More A firefight between human traffickers on the Hungarian border prompted sweeping police action Serbian gendarmerie has detained 829 migrants who were in the country illegally, as part of Friday’s crackdown prompted by an overnight firefight on the border with Hungary. At least one migrant was seriously injured in the shoot-out, which the interior…

Read More A firefight between human traffickers on the Hungarian border prompted sweeping police action Serbian gendarmerie has detained 829 migrants who were in the country illegally, as part of Friday’s crackdown prompted by an overnight firefight on the border with Hungary. At least one migrant was seriously injured in the shoot-out, which the interior…

Read More A firefight between human traffickers on the Hungarian border prompted sweeping police action Serbian gendarmerie has detained 829 migrants who were in the country illegally, as part of Friday’s crackdown prompted by an overnight firefight on the border with Hungary. At least one migrant was seriously injured in the shoot-out, which the interior…

Read MoreEcuador’s Enner Valencia became the leading scorer at this World Cup, bagging a goal in 1-1 draw with the Netherlands.Ecuador’s Enner Valencia became the leading scorer at this World Cup, bagging a goal in 1-1 draw with the Netherlands.

Read MoreEcuador’s Enner Valencia became the leading scorer at this World Cup, bagging a goal in 1-1 draw with the Netherlands.Ecuador’s Enner Valencia became the leading scorer at this World Cup, bagging a goal in 1-1 draw with the Netherlands.

Read MoreEcuador’s Enner Valencia became the leading scorer at this World Cup, bagging a goal in 1-1 draw with the Netherlands.Ecuador’s Enner Valencia became the leading scorer at this World Cup, bagging a goal in 1-1 draw with the Netherlands.

Read MoreThe man was last seen on board the ship on Wednesday night and was reported missing Thursday morning.The man was last seen on board the ship on Wednesday night and was reported missing Thursday morning.

Read MoreThe man was last seen on board the ship on Wednesday night and was reported missing Thursday morning.The man was last seen on board the ship on Wednesday night and was reported missing Thursday morning.

Read MoreThe man was last seen on board the ship on Wednesday night and was reported missing Thursday morning.The man was last seen on board the ship on Wednesday night and was reported missing Thursday morning.

Read More The passenger was found hours after falling overboard The passenger was found hours after falling overboard

Read MoreUS President Joe Biden pushes assault weapon ban in wake of Virginia massacre that left six people dead this week.US President Joe Biden pushes assault weapon ban in wake of Virginia massacre that left six people dead this week.

Read More Chair Nazir Afzal labelled the service ‘institutionally misogynist’ and hoped the review would be a ‘turning point’ Incidents of misogyny, racism and bullying have been exposed by an independent report into the culture at the UK’s largest firefighting and rescue organisation. Female firefighters have been groped, beaten and had their helmets filled with…

Read More Trump says the dinner was ‘quick and uneventful.’ Trump says the dinner was ‘quick and uneventful.’

Read More Drill artist Chinx (OS) reveals he has to send new song lyrics to police and probation service in case they are deemed to incite violence Since being released from prison on licence last October, drill artist Chinx (OS), from the Regent’s Park Estate in north-west London, has written 17 music tracks. Each one…

Read MoreMore than 21,000 victims of kidnapping have been connected to the former rebel group, which demobilised in 2017.More than 21,000 victims of kidnapping have been connected to the former rebel group, which demobilised in 2017.

Read More The Turkish president vowed to go after terrorists “no matter who they collude with” Türkiye is determined to “root out” terrorists no matter where they are or who they ally with, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared on Friday. His comments come after Washington protested to Ankara about an airstrike that “directly threatened” US…

Read MoreThe fire broke out Thursday night in the regional capital of Urumqi, where temperatures have dropped below freezing after dark.The fire broke out Thursday night in the regional capital of Urumqi, where temperatures have dropped below freezing after dark.

Read More Murder squad detectives investigate discovery as police say no risk to people not in direct contact with body Murder squad detectives are investigating the discovery of a “potentially hazardous” substance on a body dumped on a street in Wigan. Officers were called to Kilburn Drive, Shevington, a quiet, residential village, on Thursday evening…

Read More Gunman bought firearm at a local store, police say, and took it to the Virginia branch where had worked since 2010 The gunman who killed six people on Tuesday at a Walmart store in Chesapeake, Virginia, purchased the handgun legally the same day, authorities said. The 31-year-old suspect bought the 9mm handgun at…

Read More Government is seeking to recoup money from Michelle Mone-linked firm after gowns rejected as unusable The company awarded large government personal protective equipment (PPE) contracts after an introduction by the Conservative peer Michelle Mone has declined to say how it would repay millions of pounds of public money for unused equipment if ordered…

Read More French prosecutors have launched a probe into suspected illegal election financing French President Emmanuel Macron’s 2017 and 2022 election campaigns are reportedly under investigation by the National Financial Prosecutor’s office. The probe is focused on illegal financing of presidential campaigns and suspicions of wrongdoing surrounding contracts with a US-based consulting firm.  The investigation…

Read More Veteran Streeter and junior minister Davison, who was thought of as a rising star, say they will step down Two more Conservative MPs have said they will not stand at the next election, as the party gears up to select its parliamentary candidates. The veteran Sir Gary Streeter and Dehenna Davison, who was…

Read More The richest man in the world’s remarks are the latest appeal to right-wingers on Twitter. The richest man in the world’s remarks are the latest appeal to right-wingers on Twitter.

Read More The Minsk Agreements became “eroded” and the EU was reluctant to talk to Moscow, the former German chancellor told Der Spiegel Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she was not surprised when the conflict between Russia and Ukraine broke out in late February, she told Der Spiegel in a lengthy interview published on…

Read MoreAs other nations seem to be living with the virus, China is doubling down on its draconian policy, and that’s fueling a rare backlash in the tightly controlled nation.As other nations seem to be living with the virus, China is doubling down on its draconian policy, and that’s fueling a rare backlash in the…