Month: February 2023

Read More Testing of birds is continuing but Wildlife Victoria believes paralysing infection is to blame Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A paralysing avian infection may have caused the deaths of hundreds of native ducks and water birds…

Read More GENEVA & BULAWAYO, Feb 16 (IPS) – Education Cannot Wait’s Director Yasmine Sherif said that about USD 70 million had gone to education in Afghanistan, and nearly 60 percent of that funding has gone to supporting girls; more funding was on its way. “We have an ongoing program that has continued—it did not…

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Read MoreViolence from powerful criminal organisations has racked the island since the assassination of President Jovenel Moise.Violence from powerful criminal organisations has racked the island since the assassination of President Jovenel Moise.

Read More President Biden, who turned 80 in November, was examined by doctors at Walter Reed National Medical Center in Maryland on Thursday. It was his first check up in over a year. Biden, the oldest President in US history, is widely expected to announce in the coming months that he is running for re-election.…

Read More Shreveport police officer Alexander Tyler charged with the negligent homicide of Alonzo Bagley Shreveport police officer Alexander Tyler charged with the negligent homicide of Alonzo Bagley

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Read MoreMr Biden says he will speak with China’s President Xi Jinping soon “to get to the bottom of this”.Mr Biden says he will speak with China’s President Xi Jinping soon “to get to the bottom of this”.

Read More The spirit of carnival affects young and old alike in Rio. Pensioners brushed off their sequins and spandex and rehearsed their dance steps for the annual party in town. The spirit of carnival affects young and old alike in Rio. Pensioners brushed off their sequins and spandex and rehearsed their dance steps for…

Read More Mr Biden’s doctor says he ‘remains a healthy, vigorous, 80-year-old male, who is fit to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency, to include those as ChiefExecutive, Head of State and Commander in Chief’ Mr Biden’s doctor says he ‘remains a healthy, vigorous, 80-year-old male, who is fit to successfully execute the duties…

Read MoreThe Infowars host has nearly $10m in assets, and his outgoings include childcare, alimony and home upkeep.The Infowars host has nearly $10m in assets, and his outgoings include childcare, alimony and home upkeep.

Read MoreBanning TikTok from government devices enjoys bipartsan support across the U.S. But a few Democratic legislators in Kansas object to expanding a ban imposed by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly because they don’t want a state law to target a company by nameBanning TikTok from government devices enjoys bipartsan support across the U.S. But a…

Read More While a fleet of alleged Chinese spy balloons have gotten a lot of attention, hackers for the People’s Republic of China have been stealing vast quantities of data through cyberattacks for decades. While a fleet of alleged Chinese spy balloons have gotten a lot of attention, hackers for the People’s Republic of China…

Read More GENEVA & NAIROBI, Feb 16 (IPS) – As an unparalleled, unprecedented global education crisis unfolds, an estimated 222 million crisis-impacted children are desperate to learn. As barriers to accessing education increase, darkness beckons, and education is their last hope. Read the full story, “ECW High-Level Financing Conference Raises More than 826 Million USD…

Read More MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Feb 16 (IPS) – In late January, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, finished an official visit to Venezuela. He said he’d found a fragmented society in great need of bridging its divides and encouraged the government to take the lead in listening to civil society concerns and…

Read More Reserve Bank chief will be quizzed by MPs amid more signs of housing market gloom. Follow the day’s news, live Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Marles says Australia able to track balloons The defence minister, Richard Marles, says government would have capability to track a…

Read More The president has confirmed that the objects weren’t surveillance vehicles for China or any other country Although US officials still haven’t determined the origin of three UFOs that military jets shot down over North America in recent days, President Joe Biden confirmed on Thursday that his administration doesn’t suspect the objects were spying…

Read More Biden calls reporter after remarks to ‘answer questions that he could not hear because other reporters were shouting’ Biden calls reporter after remarks to ‘answer questions that he could not hear because other reporters were shouting’

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Read MoreAfter launching a $400m appeal for Syrians, the UN has now appealed for funds for the Turkish relief operation.After launching a $400m appeal for Syrians, the UN has now appealed for funds for the Turkish relief operation.

Read More In a damning report, human rights group says state permitted ‘excessive and lethal use of force’ against Indigenous groups Peru used “excessive and lethal force” driven by “marked racist bias” against a largely indigenous and campesino population, Amnesty International has concluded, following an investigation into more than two months of anti-government protests which…

Read More Mark Milley talked to FT after traveling to Brussels to coordinate NATO efforts on shoring up Kiev’s firepower The Ukraine conflict can only end through a negotiated peace deal because neither side is likely to achieve its goals on the battlefield, US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said in…

Read More Tensions high as inflation hits 30% and Zelenskiy says Kyiv ‘intercepted Russian plan for destruction of Moldova’ Moldova’s parliament has approved a pro-western government led by the new prime inister, Dorin Recean, amid continuing economic turmoil and allegations of Russian meddling. Recean, 48, was nominated by President Maia Sandu to replace Natalia Gavrilita…

Read More One of Google’s earliest employees, she rented out her garage to Larry Page and Sergey Brin when they founded the company The CEO of YouTube, Susan Wojcicki, will be stepping down after nine years at the helm of the world’s largest online video platform, she said in a blog post on Thursday. YouTube’s…

Read More The victory makes Shiffrin only the fourth female skier to win world titles in four different disciplines. Last month, she broke Lindsey Vonn’s women’s record of 82 World Cup wins. (Image credit: Alessandro Trovati/AP) The victory makes Shiffrin only the fourth female skier to win world titles in four different disciplines. Last month,…

Read MoreUS airspace is increasingly crowded, not all regulated, and with so much up there, it’s not easy to track it all.US airspace is increasingly crowded, not all regulated, and with so much up there, it’s not easy to track it all.

Read MoreJust 4,775 of the 77,000 Afghans resettled in the U.S. under a special legal process have secured permanent legal status for themselves and their families.Just 4,775 of the 77,000 Afghans resettled in the U.S. under a special legal process have secured permanent legal status for themselves and their families.

Read More Employees say the firings were ‘retaliation’ for their organising efforts Employees say the firings were ‘retaliation’ for their organising efforts

Read More Metro Transit Police said that the train operator performed two safe-door checks before moving the doors Metro Transit Police said that the train operator performed two safe-door checks before moving the doors

Read More ‘If Ukraine commit aggression against Belarus… the war will take on a completely different nature,’ says President Alexander Lukashenko ‘If Ukraine commit aggression against Belarus… the war will take on a completely different nature,’ says President Alexander Lukashenko

Read MoreSpecial grand jury investigating Donald Trump’s push to overturn 2020 vote in Georgia says there was no election fraud.Special grand jury investigating Donald Trump’s push to overturn 2020 vote in Georgia says there was no election fraud.

Read More A spokesperson claims Mr Trump ‘did absolutely nothing wrong’ A spokesperson claims Mr Trump ‘did absolutely nothing wrong’

Read More Fourth week of testimony underway in Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial at Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, South Carolina Fourth week of testimony underway in Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial at Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, South Carolina

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Read More UNITED NATIONS, Feb 16 (IPS) – In today’s interconnected world, shots fired in one corner of the globe create ripple effects in other, seemingly far, places. One year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, African countries, although physically miles away, have not been spared its aftershocks. Read the full story, “One Year Later:…