Month: February 2023

Read MorePresident’s speech seen as soft launch to 2024 re-election bidSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email Joe Biden will outline an optimistic vision for the future of America in his second State of the Union address on Tuesday, White House officials said, hoping to combat the widespread sense of…

Read More Mixed ethnicity suspects in England and Wales charged 10 percentage points higher than rate of white counterparts for similar offences Black and minority ethnic defendants are significantly more likely to be charged for a comparable offence than white British defendants in England and Wales, a study commissioned by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)…

Read MoreThey may have been classified as UFOs, or unidentified anomalous phenomenon, at the time, reports say.They may have been classified as UFOs, or unidentified anomalous phenomenon, at the time, reports say.

Read More Obinna Obeta’s successful transplant allegedly then inspired plot to bring man from Nigeria to donate a kidney A doctor accused of organ trafficking was previously able to persuade an NHS hospital and the transplant regulator that he was the cousin of a man who donated him a kidney in an operation in 2021,…

Read More The bipartisan denunciation of the ‘horrors of socialism’ exposes American imperialism The newly minted 118th Congress just took office and they’ve hit the ground running on essential issues concerning the American people. Days ago, the House of Representatives passed H.Con.Res.9 – Denouncing the horrors of socialism, which was met with bipartisan support.  The resolution…

Read More As glaciers melt and pour massive amounts of water into nearby lakes, 15 million people across the globe live under the threat of a sudden and deadly outburst flood, a new study finds. More than half of those living in the shadow of the disaster called glacial lake outburst floods are in just…

Read More President hopes to combat widespread sense of pessimism and to tout his accomplishments from first two years in office Joe Biden will outline an optimistic vision for the future of America in his second State of the Union address on Tuesday, White House officials said, hoping to combat the widespread sense of pessimism…

Read More Structures that were constructed before building codes were updated following a 1999 earthquake in Turkey used lots of concrete and masonry, making them brittle and more vulnerable to collapse. (Image credit: Ilyas Akengin/AFP via Getty Images) Structures that were constructed before building codes were updated following a 1999 earthquake in Turkey used lots…

Read More Follow the latest updates as Sarah Huckabee Sanders set to deliver Republican rebuttal Follow the latest updates as Sarah Huckabee Sanders set to deliver Republican rebuttal

Read More Prize is fifth-largest in Powerball history and the ninth-largest US lottery win ever Someone in Washington state has just won the fifth-largest jackpot in Powerball history – $754.6m – and the ninth-largest US lottery prize ever, according to officials. The Powerball player holding the single ticket which matched all of the winning numbers…

Read More Alun Titford convicted of manslaughter by gross negligence over 16-year-old’s death in October 2020 A man has been found guilty of killing his disabled daughter by allowing her to become fatally obese during the first Covid lockdown. Alun Titford, 45, was warned to expect a prison sentence after being convicted by a jury…

Read MorePresident Joe Biden will give speech to Congress outlining view on current state of the nation, priorities for future.President Joe Biden will give speech to Congress outlining view on current state of the nation, priorities for future.

Read More Lawsuit notice offers new details of student who wounded Abby Zwerner, including choking a teacher until she couldn’t breathe A lawyer for a Virginia teacher shot and wounded by a six-year-old in her class last month said the child had exhibited previous violent tendencies and once choked another educator until she could not…

Read More Porbeagle shark landed on the icy sands of Cold Storage Beach in Dennis on 4 February. Porbeagle shark landed on the icy sands of Cold Storage Beach in Dennis on 4 February.

Read MoreTurkey has been hit by more than 100 magnitude-4+ quakes since a deadly 7.8 quake struck on February 6.Turkey has been hit by more than 100 magnitude-4+ quakes since a deadly 7.8 quake struck on February 6.

Read More GENEVA, Switzerland, Feb 07 (IPS) – New UNCTAD software does to digital government what IKEA did to furniture, allowing Bhutan’s government employees to create their own user-friendly services for citizens online. Read the full story, “Bhutans Civil Servants are Building a Digital Government System — Heres How”, on globalissues.org → GENEVA, Switzerland, Feb…

Read More UNITED NATIONS, Feb 07 (IPS) – Hinting at “Western hypocrisy”, a senior UN official once told a group of reporters, perhaps half-jokingly: “When you go on one of those sight-seeing tours in Europe, they will show you their palaces and castles– but never their medieval prisons or torture chambers.” Read the full story,…

Read More An intruder was detained at Joint Base Andrews after a resident discharged a firearm, the military reported An incident has been reported at Joint Base Andrews (JBA), a military facility in Maryland that’s home to a fleet of US civilian government aircraft – including Air Force One – involving an intruder. The unidentified…

Read More Moscow is using “manipulation and interference as a crucial instrument” during the Ukraine conflict, the EU’s top diplomat claims   The EU’s crusade against Russian media does not seek to curb free speech but in fact pursues the opposite goal, the bloc’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, said on Tuesday. His remarks triggered criticism from…

Read MoreThe flow of critical UN aid to northwest Syria has been halted, as politics hampers assistance to government-held areas.The flow of critical UN aid to northwest Syria has been halted, as politics hampers assistance to government-held areas.

Read More Whales trap a lot of carbon, and if there are more of them, they can trap more of the carbon dioxide produced by human activity. Whales trap a lot of carbon, and if there are more of them, they can trap more of the carbon dioxide produced by human activity.

Read More Winter weather and dozens of aftershocks from Monday’s 7.8 magnitude earthquake has slowed rescuers’ work to search through the rubble and find survivors in Turkey and Syria. (Image credit: Bulent Kilic/AFP via Getty Images) Winter weather and dozens of aftershocks from Monday’s 7.8 magnitude earthquake has slowed rescuers’ work to search through the…

Read MorePervez Musharraf, who backed the US invasion of Afghanistan, wasburied at a cemetery in Karachi with ‘military honours’.Pervez Musharraf, who backed the US invasion of Afghanistan, wasburied at a cemetery in Karachi with ‘military honours’.

Read More Serial rapist former Met police officer sentenced after pleading guilty to 49 charges involving offences against 12 women Here’s more on those comments Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb made earlier to Carrick (see 11.46am). She said: These convictions represent a spectacular downfall for a man charged with upholding the law and empowered to do so…

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Read More A lack of job opportunities is the leading factor driving people to join fast-growing violent extremist groups in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new report released by the UN Development Programme on Tuesday. Read the full story, “Lack of jobs, the main driver of violent extremism in sub-Saharan Africa: UNDP”, on globalissues.org →…

Read MoreTens of thousands more were injured. Rescuers raced to try to find survivors under the rubble of thousands of collapsed buildings. Nations from around the world sent or were preparing to dispatch aid.Tens of thousands more were injured. Rescuers raced to try to find survivors under the rubble of thousands of collapsed buildings. Nations…

Read More Michelle Donelan becomes minister for sciece, innovation and technology; Kemi Badenoch made business and trade minister This is from TalkTV’s Kate McCann. “Next hour or so …” We’ll see. Reshuffles often take longer than expected, because all it takes is one minister to say no, or ask for time to think, and then…

Read More Third week of testimony underway at Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, South Carolina where Alex Murdaugh stands trial for murders of wife Maggie and son Paul Third week of testimony underway at Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, South Carolina where Alex Murdaugh stands trial for murders of wife Maggie and son Paul

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Read More Bryan Kohberger is charged with the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin in Moscow, Idaho Bryan Kohberger is charged with the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin in Moscow, Idaho

Read MoreThe Muslim pilgrims were travelling to a religious ceremony in Senegal through conflict hotspots in the Sahel.The Muslim pilgrims were travelling to a religious ceremony in Senegal through conflict hotspots in the Sahel.

Read More Waters says he entirely refutes the ‘incendiary and wildly inaccurate comments’ by former bandmate’s wife Waters says he entirely refutes the ‘incendiary and wildly inaccurate comments’ by former bandmate’s wife

Read More Follow the latest updates as Arkansas governor set to deliver Republican rebuttal Follow the latest updates as Arkansas governor set to deliver Republican rebuttal

Read More US says it won’t return any materials to China as salvage operation begins US says it won’t return any materials to China as salvage operation begins