Month: December 2022

Read More Earl of Shrewsbury and Mary Goudie took thousands of pounds to help and promote firms, reports find A House of Lords watchdog has ordered that two peers be suspended from the upper house for long periods for taking thousands of pounds to promote companies, in breach of parliamentary rules. In two reports published…

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Read More The American college student who mysteriously disappeared while studying abroad in France is alive, according to his father. The American college student who mysteriously disappeared while studying abroad in France is alive, according to his father.

Read More Hershey’s, Trader Joes and Lindt dark chocolate varieties were found to contain lead and cadmium, according to a study by Consumer Reports Hershey’s, Trader Joes and Lindt dark chocolate varieties were found to contain lead and cadmium, according to a study by Consumer Reports

Read More NEW YORK, Dec 16 (IPS) – The writer is Deputy Director, Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, UNDPClimate change is the defining issue of our time. In the words of the UN Secretary General at COP27, “we are on a highway to climate hell with our foot still on the accelerator.” Cutting greenhouse…

Read More Conservative MPs and strategists divided over whether campaign will work, as polls suggest strong public support for strikes A new Conservative attack advert appeared on Friday, showing Keir Starmer with his head bowed next to a triumphant-looking Mick Lynch, leader of the RMT rail strikes, and Angela Rayner’s smiling face in between them.…

Read More BRATISLAVA, Dec 16 (IPS) – A new law banning LGBTQI ‘propaganda’ in Russia will further stigmatise LGBTQI people in the country and could worsen what is already one of the world’s worst HIV/AIDS epidemics, critics have warned. Read the full story, “Russia’s LGBTQI ‘Propaganda’ Law Imperils HIV Prevention”, on globalissues.org → BRATISLAVA, Dec…

Read More Former militant commander Salih Mustafa has been sentenced to 26 years for atrocities committed during the 1998-1999 conflict The Netherlands-based Kosovo Specialist Chambers has sentenced Salih Mustafa, a former commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), a guerrilla group comprised of ethnic Albanians, to 26 years behind bars for war crimes committed during…

Read MoreA Kosovo court seated in the Netherlands sentences Salih Mustafa to 26 years in prison in its first war crimes verdict.A Kosovo court seated in the Netherlands sentences Salih Mustafa to 26 years in prison in its first war crimes verdict.

Read MoreKen Deland Jr. was reported missing last month while studying abroad in France.Ken Deland Jr. was reported missing last month while studying abroad in France.

Read More The catastrophic rupture sent 1 million liters of salt water — and fish — pouring into the street. Berlin Police say two people were hurt, the result of glass shards from the aquarium’s wall. (Image credit: John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images) The catastrophic rupture sent 1 million liters of salt water — and…

Read MoreU.S. officials were quick to praise the massive adjustment to post-WWII Japan’s pacifist policy as marking “a new era in the defense of democracy.”U.S. officials were quick to praise the massive adjustment to post-WWII Japan’s pacifist policy as marking “a new era in the defense of democracy.”

Read More Tim Gionet, better known by his online persona Baked Alaska, is having regrets Tim Gionet, better known by his online persona Baked Alaska, is having regrets

Read More ‘I can’t do this anymore,’ Steve Bannon says ‘I can’t do this anymore,’ Steve Bannon says

Read More“We saw the tent beside us was totally gone,” one witness said.”We saw the tent beside us was totally gone,” one witness said.

Read MoreIt is the most dramatic change to Japan’s security strategy since adopting a pacifist constitution.It is the most dramatic change to Japan’s security strategy since adopting a pacifist constitution.

Read More Nurse Anju Asok, 35, and her young children Jeeva and Janvi Saju were found with fatal injuries on Thursday A woman and two children who died in a suspected murder in Kettering have been named as Anju Asok, a 35-year-old nurse, and her children, Jeeva Saju, six, and Janvi Saju, four. Northamptonshire police…

Read More Musk explained the bans as violating privacy policies, but polled users to ask if the accounts should be reinstated Elon Musk has defended his decision to temporarily suspend the Twitter accounts of several journalists who reported on and shared links to ElonJet, a website that tracks the billionaire’s flights. In a series of…

Read MoreOver the World Cup’s 92-year history, 13 nations have made it to the finals, with eight being crowned champions.Over the World Cup’s 92-year history, 13 nations have made it to the finals, with eight being crowned champions.

Read More New coalition’s proposal to remove Great Prayer Day from calendar met with criticism by church and business owners Denmark’s new government, the country’s first left-right coalition since the 1970s, has got off to an unpopular start with the announcement that one of its earliest policy proposals is to scrap a bank holiday. The…

Read MoreThe EU warns Elon Musk of “red lines” after some journalists who cover the owner were suspended.The EU warns Elon Musk of “red lines” after some journalists who cover the owner were suspended.

Read MoreBut meaningful justice and reconciliation cannot be achieved until Liberia starts conducting its own war crimes trials.But meaningful justice and reconciliation cannot be achieved until Liberia starts conducting its own war crimes trials.

Read MoreTwo people are injured as the Berlin aquarium, containing a million litres of water, bursts open.Two people are injured as the Berlin aquarium, containing a million litres of water, bursts open.

Read MoreThe fight has worsened political tensions in Senegal that flared since the ruling party lost its comfortable majority.The fight has worsened political tensions in Senegal that flared since the ruling party lost its comfortable majority.

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Read More Around 100 emergency responders rushed to the scene at an inner-city leisure complex Around 100 emergency responders rushed to the scene at an inner-city leisure complex

Read More This month marks 100 years since Ukraine joined the Soviet Union. It did so after Ukraine lost in a bid for independence. Ukraine once again finds itself in another life-and-death battle with Moscow. (Image credit: Ievgen Afanasiev/NPR) This month marks 100 years since Ukraine joined the Soviet Union. It did so after Ukraine…

Read More Two people injured by broken glass as 1m litres of water pour out of 14-metre high tank A freestanding cylindrical aquarium housing about 1,500 exotic fish has burst in Berlin, causing a wave of devastation in and around the Sea Life tourist attraction, police have said. Glass and other debris were swept out…

Read More Prime minister is in Northern Ireland as Conservatives split over pay rise for nurses Mick Lynch raised hopes that future rail strikes could be averted as travel was disrupted by a fresh 48-hour walkout and nurses warned their action could escalate. PA reports: The RMT leader believes compromise on conditions and an improvement…

Read More Hundreds face waiting until next week for power after Monday’s blackout, amid amber weather warning for Scotland Hundreds of homes on Shetland face being without power until early next week as engineers battle with tough road and weather conditions, five days after last Monday’s widespread blackout. Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, which has…

Read MorePakistani minister calls India’s Modi ‘butcher of Gujarat’ after Jaishankar said Pakistan is ‘epicentre of terrorism’.Pakistani minister calls India’s Modi ‘butcher of Gujarat’ after Jaishankar said Pakistan is ‘epicentre of terrorism’.

Read MoreRecord release not expected to give major revelations about the assassination of US President John F Kennedy in 1963.Record release not expected to give major revelations about the assassination of US President John F Kennedy in 1963.

Read More Regional military administrators across the country say Russia launched at least 80 missiles targeting at least 10 of Ukraine’s 24 regions. (Image credit: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images) Regional military administrators across the country say Russia launched at least 80 missiles targeting at least 10 of Ukraine’s 24 regions.

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