Month: February 2023

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Read MoreIt is almost a year since Camilla, 75, tested positive for the virus for the first time, a few days after her husband caught the disease.It is almost a year since Camilla, 75, tested positive for the virus for the first time, a few days after her husband caught the disease.

Read More Fulton county judge approves release of report’s introduction and conclusion, and a chapter on jurors’ concerns Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email “I told you so”. That’s more or less what Republican senator Marco Rubio has to say about the three downings of unidentified objects over North…

Read More Several people have been struck by a U-Haul truck in Brooklyn, New York. Several people have been struck by a U-Haul truck in Brooklyn, New York.

Read More Days after the Feb. 6 earthquake in Turkey and Syria, hopes of finding people alive is waning. One U.S.-based team uses search-and-rescue dogs to try to find people still trapped days after the quake. (Image credit: Jason Beaubien/NPR) Days after the Feb. 6 earthquake in Turkey and Syria, hopes of finding people alive…

Read MoreKilling has not halted US city’s plans to build a police training centre in the heart of majority-Black neighbourhoods.Killing has not halted US city’s plans to build a police training centre in the heart of majority-Black neighbourhoods.

Read More PM says he does not want to prejudge inquiry and that appointment was made after the ‘correct process’ Rishi Sunak has rejected calls for Richard Sharp to stand down as BBC chairman, despite the businessman failing to declare his role in arranging a secret £800,000 personal loan for Boris Johnson. Sharp has been…

Read More Such aircraft were “not something of concern” for the Pentagon, General Alexus Grynkewich said The US military observed a number of alleged Chinese surveillance balloons over the Middle East in recent years, Air Forces Central Command chief Lt. Gen Alexus Grynkewich said on Monday. Washington and Beijing have thrown accusations of espionage at…

Read More The Independent filed a public records request with the Pullman Police Department earlier this year The Independent filed a public records request with the Pullman Police Department earlier this year

Read More Alex Murdaugh’s high-profile trial got underway at Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, South Carolina, on 23 January. Rachel Sharp explains the most crucial moments so far Alex Murdaugh’s high-profile trial got underway at Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, South Carolina, on 23 January. Rachel Sharp explains the most crucial moments so far

Read MoreVideo shows Miray being rescued from under an apartment building a week after a huge earthquake.Video shows Miray being rescued from under an apartment building a week after a huge earthquake.

Read More Media outlets like the NYT and WaPo “don’t seem to have anyone inside” among their sources, Seymour Hersh claims Legendary investigative journalist Seymour Hersh claimed on Saturday that his latest bombshell report, which suggests the CIA was responsible for the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines in September, was not a hard story…

Read MoreThe BBC’s security correspondent explains why the US is downing multiple unidentified flying objects.The BBC’s security correspondent explains why the US is downing multiple unidentified flying objects.

Read More Maia Sandu says plan revealed by Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy has been confirmed Moldova’s president has accused Russia of plotting to overthrow the country’s pro-EU government through violent actions disguised as opposition protest. Maia Sandu said authorities had confirmed an alleged Russian plot to destabilise her country that Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, had…

Read More UNITED NATIONS, Feb 13 (IPS) – As the toll in last week’s earthquakes in Turkey and Syria exceeds a staggering 28,000 people dead and more than 78,000 injured–and counting– the United Nations is in an emergency-footing struggling to provide humanitarian aid, along with several international humanitarian organizations. Read the full story, “Humanitarian Aid…

Read More An independent committee examined misconduct allegations in Portugal from 1950 onwards Almost 5,000 children have suffered sexual abuse by members of the Portuguese Catholic Church over the last 70 years, according to a report released on Monday.   The Independent Committee for the Study of Child Abuse in the Catholic Church, which was set…

Read More Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp. announced on Monday that the VISTA X-62A recently completed a series of flight tests, where the aircraft was flown entirely by Artificial Intelligence (AI) for incredible 17-plus  hours. VISTA, short for Variable In-flight Simulation Test Aircraft, is changing the face of air power at the U.S.…

Read More No sign Putin is ‘preparing for peace’, says Jens Stoltenberg No sign Putin is ‘preparing for peace’, says Jens Stoltenberg

Read More Vladimir Putin is clearly not ‘preparing for peace’, says Jens Stoltenberg Vladimir Putin is clearly not ‘preparing for peace’, says Jens Stoltenberg

Read More The tech tycoon rejected Scott Kelly’s appeal over Starlink’s availability in the warzone The tech tycoon rejected Scott Kelly’s appeal over Starlink’s availability in the warzone

Read More Trade is booming as military tensions increase, where is all this headed? These are interesting times. At a time when everyone is discussing another political escalation between Washington and Beijing (see the balloon over American territory and the cancellation of Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit), the US Bureau of Statistics has reported…

Read MoreThe earthquakes in Turkey and Syria are now among the deadliest this century. Officials say the confirmed death toll has risen to more than 35,000 people. Imtiaz Tyab reports.The earthquakes in Turkey and Syria are now among the deadliest this century. Officials say the confirmed death toll has risen to more than 35,000 people.…

Read More The accusations made by China on Monday have further ratcheted up tensions between the two countries amid mutual allegations of surveillance. The accusations made by China on Monday have further ratcheted up tensions between the two countries amid mutual allegations of surveillance.

Read MoreAhead of the presidential election on February 25, the business community is hopeful of a market-friendly government.Ahead of the presidential election on February 25, the business community is hopeful of a market-friendly government.

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Read More The Ukrainian Armor, a privately-held company specializing in designing and manufacturing modern armored vehicles and weapons, has released footage of its Novator armored vehicle reportedly damaged by a Russian Lancet drone. “This is what Novator looks like after an attack by an enemy drone Lancet,” the company said on its Facebook page. Ukrainian Armor…

Read MoreQuestions abound ahead of new round of negotiations, but experts say effort remains ‘best choice among bad options’.Questions abound ahead of new round of negotiations, but experts say effort remains ‘best choice among bad options’.

Read MoreThe video seemingly shows a sledgehammer being used to kill another alleged defector.The video seemingly shows a sledgehammer being used to kill another alleged defector.

Read More In mid-January, threatening social media messages started showing up on the accounts of a small New Jersey organization devoted to rescuing ocean mammals that wash up on the beach. Some said “we’re watching you.” Others accused staff of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center (MMSC) being “whale murderers.” Some people wrote that they were…

Read More As a sex and dating coach, I often witness my clients endure the trials and tribulations of app dating with one goal in mind: getting married. They are simultaneously encouraged and overwhelmed by the access dating apps grant them to people they may never have met in their day-to-day lives. These daters have…

Read MoreTrainloads of demonstrators arriving in Jerusalem streamed up escalators in the city’s main train station chanting, “democracy.”Trainloads of demonstrators arriving in Jerusalem streamed up escalators in the city’s main train station chanting, “democracy.”

Read MoreEight priests have been murdered since December 2018, the church’s Catholic Multimedia Center said.Eight priests have been murdered since December 2018, the church’s Catholic Multimedia Center said.

Read More Relatives pay tribute to ‘strong, fearless’ 16-year-old girl who was fatally stabbed in Warrington Relatives of 16-year-old Brianna Ghey have said her death has left a “massive hole in our family” after she was fatally stabbed in a park. The teenager, from Warrington in Cheshire, was found by members of the public as…

Read More To walk through Dubai’s Museum of the Future, an elliptical behemoth inscribed with Arabic calligraphy set on the edge of the city’s glittering financial district, is to get a glimpse of what the future could look like. For attendees of the second annual TIME100 Impact Awards and Gala, who gathered on the museum’s…

Read MoreThousands protest outside parliament against the proposed amendments that critics say will weaken democracy.Thousands protest outside parliament against the proposed amendments that critics say will weaken democracy.