Month: December 2022

Read MoreCommittee voted last week to make documents publicSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email Donald Trump’s former communications director has called Kayleigh McEnany, Trump’s last White House press secretary a “liar and an opportunist.” According to testimony released on Thursday, Alyssa Farah Griffin was asked by the January 6th…

Read More NHS England medical director urges people to have vaccinations against Covid and flu to minimise ‘twindemic’ The NHS is facing an ongoing surge in flu cases with the number of patients in hospital in England up nearly 80% in the past week. According to figures published on Friday, 3,746 people a day were…

Read MoreNew ambassador replaces Wang Yi, who has been China’s top diplomat for the past decade.New ambassador replaces Wang Yi, who has been China’s top diplomat for the past decade.

Read MoreBrazilian soccer legend Pelé died Thursday at the age of 82. “CBS Mornings” takes a look back at his life and extraordinary stardom as one of soccer’s greatest players and the only man to ever win three World Cup titles.Brazilian soccer legend Pelé died Thursday at the age of 82. “CBS Mornings” takes a…

Read More Sinn Féin leader said he would have faced ‘serious dilemma’ if he knew, according to declassified documents Gerry Adams would not have stopped the IRA bombing of the London Docklands in 1996 if he had known about it in advance, according to declassified documents. The then Sinn Féin leader told Irish officials that…

Read More Delays have ended support programmes for the most vulnerable, ‘throwing the baby out with the bathwater’ Over the past seven years, two flagship EU programmes have been a lifeline for communities across the UK. The European regional and development fund (ERDF) and the European social fund (ESF) have poured €10.8bn (£9.26bn) into roads,…

Read MoreThe number of deaths due to the gas tanker explosion has tripled since the incident happened on Christmas Eve.The number of deaths due to the gas tanker explosion has tripled since the incident happened on Christmas Eve.

Read More Russian president says visit will ‘demonstrate to the world the closeness of Russian-Chinese relations’ as war effort falters Russian president says visit will ‘demonstrate to the world the closeness of Russian-Chinese relations’ as war effort falters

Read MoreThe court’s new conservative majority issued rulings over the past year on abortion, gun rights, religion and more.The court’s new conservative majority issued rulings over the past year on abortion, gun rights, religion and more.

Read More NGOs say measures including requirement to request port after first rescue could result in thousands of deaths Sea rescue charities are rebelling against tough new anti-immigration measures imposed by the Italian government, arguing that they could result in thousands of deaths. Ship captains risk fines of €50,000 and having their vessels impounded if…

Read More In the last of our Year In Review features, we honour the work of activists helping to protect women’s rights, which once again, came under attack in many countries throughout 2022. Read the full story, “2022 Year In Review: Celebrating women fighting for their rights”, on globalissues.org → In the last of our…

Read MorePresident Biden signed a $1.7 trillion spending package to fund the government. It includes $45 billion in military and economic aid to Ukraine. New York state’s first dispensary of legal recreational marijuana has opened in New York City. And the confetti test run in Times Square ahead of New Year’s Eve was a success!President…

Read MoreVisitors from China will be required to test negative for COVID-19 or prove they have been fully vaccinated.Visitors from China will be required to test negative for COVID-19 or prove they have been fully vaccinated.

Read More Alyssa Farah Griffin recalled one incident which marked the first time she says she thought about resigning from Trump’s White House Alyssa Farah Griffin recalled one incident which marked the first time she says she thought about resigning from Trump’s White House

Read More Controversial ‘manosphere’ guru Andrew Tate was handcuffed in Romania on Thursday Former British kickboxer and controversial social media star Andrew Tate was detained in Romania together with his brother Tristan Tate on Thursday. Prosecutors suspect the pair of human trafficking and rape, Reuters has reported. Tate was photographed in handcuffs while being escorted…

Read More‘I closed my eyes to connect with my mom and the first thing I saw was a sparrow.”I closed my eyes to connect with my mom and the first thing I saw was a sparrow.’

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Read MoreIan Khama is facing more than a dozen criminal charges, including possessing illegal firearmsIan Khama is facing more than a dozen criminal charges, including possessing illegal firearms

Read More 2022 was the year in which Great Britain lost its queen of seven decades, gained a new king and saw three prime ministers take office. The year concluded with multiple strikes and inflation near 11%. (Image credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images; John Stillwell/WPA Pool via Getty Images; Yui Mok/WPA Pool via Getty Images; Henry…

Read More Speaking to Abba’s Björn Ulvaeus on Radio 4, Martin Österdahl says contest is about ‘uniting through music’ The Eurovision chief has said Russia’s ongoing ban from the international song contest has been hard but the event should stand for “the basic and ultimate values of democracy”. Russia was banned from competing in the…

Read More Based on a British variety sketch, comedy is traditionally shown at new year across swathes of mainland Europe A British music hall sketch that has sunk into obscurity in its country of origin but is an indispensable New Year’s Eve ritual in swathes of continental Europe will be given a new lease of…

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Read More Figure worse than predicted and head of industry body expects ‘more business failures’ in early 2023 The rail strikes have had a worse impact on the UK’s hospitality industry than expected – costing bars, pubs, restaurants and hotels £1.5bn in December alone – according to the head of the body representing the sector.…

Read More The former president continues to display no understanding of how the climate crisis works The former president continues to display no understanding of how the climate crisis works

Read More The former kickboxer was held alongside his brother and two other suspects while his house was raided in the capital, Bucharest The former kickboxer was held alongside his brother and two other suspects while his house was raided in the capital, Bucharest

Read More Labour government received bid to relocate controversial London building before it was rebranded as the O2 The “Swindon Dome” does have a ring to it. It has emerged Tony Blair’s government received a proposition to move the Millennium Dome – later redeveloped and rebranded as the O2 – to Swindon. Continue reading…Labour government…

Read MoreThe SANA news agency said that the attack targeted buses transporting workers in Deir Az Zor.The SANA news agency said that the attack targeted buses transporting workers in Deir Az Zor.

Read MoreIndian police are investigating the death of sausage magnate Pavel Antov over the Christmas weekend.Indian police are investigating the death of sausage magnate Pavel Antov over the Christmas weekend.

Read More Aleksander Kwasniewski said the very fact that World War III is discussed as a possible outcome is terrifying The world is in chaos and could reach “critical mass” anytime, former Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski has warned, citing the turbulence created by the Ukrainian crisis. The conflict has put an end to the old…

Read More Annual growth rate cools in December and average price of property drops to £262,068, says Nationwide Property prices in the UK fell for the fourth month in a row in December, the longest run of declines since 2008, according to Nationwide. Annual house price growth also slowed sharply as the year drew to…

Read More Almost every facet of life in the UK – courts to cost of living, transport to healthcare, environment to asylum system – is at breaking point In mid-November Rishi Sunak was asked in a Channel 4 interview to name one public service that “was working, adequately, working properly”. The prime minister didn’t give…

Read MoreFollowing a series of politically motivated prosecutions, Aung San Suu Kyi now must serve a total of 33 years in jail.Following a series of politically motivated prosecutions, Aung San Suu Kyi now must serve a total of 33 years in jail.

Read More NY Republican George Santos, who admitted to fabricating details of his bio, faces criticism for more allegedly false statements New York Congressman-elect George Santos, who admitted this week to “embellishing” his resume, allegedly failed to come clean about a claim that his mother died in the September 11 attacks. The New York Post…

Read More The Brazilian star makes the front pages of newspapers around the world on Friday, as they mourn a legend of the game Pelé dies aged 82The day I met a teenage PeléPelé tops our list of the top 100 all-time World Cup footballersObserver Archive from 1970: ‘There is only one Pelé’ The death…

Read More Project has been planting grass to help restore vital peatland but found some of it was not taking Green sludge pours out of thick hosepipes wielded by two Welshmen in a bog in the north of England. It is not many people’s vision of cutting-edge technology. But although the goop splattering messily on…