Month: May 2023

Read More Legal battle escalates feud stemming from company’s public opposition to ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law Legal battle escalates feud stemming from company’s public opposition to ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law

Read More An explosion derailed a freight train inside Russia hours after the latest missile assault An explosion derailed a freight train inside Russia hours after the latest missile assault

Read More Paris, Lyon and other cities rocked by angry clashes Paris, Lyon and other cities rocked by angry clashes

Read MoreAssam state wants 300 officers to quit as officials say they have an alcohol problem.Assam state wants 300 officers to quit as officials say they have an alcohol problem.

Read MoreThe landmark talks come as efforts continue by some Arab states to reintegrate Syria into the Arab League.The landmark talks come as efforts continue by some Arab states to reintegrate Syria into the Arab League.

Read MoreMany Afghan women worry the Doha meeting could lead to something they vehemently oppose, official recognition of the Taliban as Afghanistan’s government.Many Afghan women worry the Doha meeting could lead to something they vehemently oppose, official recognition of the Taliban as Afghanistan’s government.

Read More A wave of Republican-led states have made moves to block gender-reassignment treatment in the US Paul Stanley, co-founder and lead singer of the legendary American rock outfit Kiss, has spoken out against what he calls the “dangerous fad” of gender reassignment treatment for children in a lengthy Twitter post published on Sunday. Stanley…

Read More Two Manhattan and two Brooklyn parking garages ordered closed due to deterioration that poses ‘threat to public safety’ Four New York City parking garages were ordered emptied last week amid inspections prompted by a deadly garage collapse that killed one person and injured five. The four parking garages – two each in Manhattan…

Read More Trump is visiting his golf resort in Scotland on Monday while E Jean Carroll’s civil rape trial continues against him in New York Trump is visiting his golf resort in Scotland on Monday while E Jean Carroll’s civil rape trial continues against him in New York

Read MoreAnother 35,000 employees at Canada Revenue Agency remain on strike, demanding better pay and telework flexibility.Another 35,000 employees at Canada Revenue Agency remain on strike, demanding better pay and telework flexibility.

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Read More PARIS, May 01 (IPS) – Freedom of the press is the cornerstone of democratic society. Without a debate of ideas, without verified facts, without diversity of perspectives, democracy is a shadow of itself; and World Press Freedom Day was established to remind us of this. Read the full story, “UN Plan of Action…

Read MoreSudanese citizens say they can’t escape because their passports are inside closed European embassies.Sudanese citizens say they can’t escape because their passports are inside closed European embassies.

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Read MoreThe move will serve as a reprieve to tens of thousands of Afghans who were bracing for the prospect of losing their ability to work and live in the U.S. legally this summer.The move will serve as a reprieve to tens of thousands of Afghans who were bracing for the prospect of losing their…

Read MoreThe controversy over the pharaoh’s skin colour in Netflix’s docudrama takes away from her powerful legacy.The controversy over the pharaoh’s skin colour in Netflix’s docudrama takes away from her powerful legacy.

Read MoreProtesting teachers took to the streets across the country all last week demanding better rights and payment of arrears.Protesting teachers took to the streets across the country all last week demanding better rights and payment of arrears.

Read MoreAround 1,000 U.S. nationals have made it out of the country amid fragile ceasefires, including more than 100 aboard a Navy ship that just docked in Saudi Arabia.Around 1,000 U.S. nationals have made it out of the country amid fragile ceasefires, including more than 100 aboard a Navy ship that just docked in Saudi…

Read MoreIt told me it would take human jobs faster than the Kardashians ‘dump boyfriends’. Should we be worried?It told me it would take human jobs faster than the Kardashians ‘dump boyfriends’. Should we be worried?

Read More Five people, including an eight-year-old child, were killed in the Friday night violence in San Jacinto County. Andrea Blanco and Rachel Sharp report Five people, including an eight-year-old child, were killed in the Friday night violence in San Jacinto County. Andrea Blanco and Rachel Sharp report

Read MoreMcCarthy in Israel to mark country’s 75th anniversarySign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email Executives of Dominion Voting Systems have been talking to Axios about the $787.5m settlement it won from Fox News over lies about the 2020 election pushed by on-air celebrities. Tucker Carlson, one of the most…

Read MoreThe USNS Brunswick docked in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, carrying 308 passengers fleeing violence in Sudan. Ramy Inocencio spoke to some of the 105 Americans who were on board.The USNS Brunswick docked in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, carrying 308 passengers fleeing violence in Sudan. Ramy Inocencio spoke to some of the 105 Americans who were on…

Read More Greenpeace Belgium working to release 14 protesters who sailed inflatables into the Fluxys LGN terminal in Zeebrugge Fourteen Greenpeace activists have been held for more than 48 hours after trespassing into and occupying a liquid natural gas (LNG) terminal in Zeebrugge, Belgium Greenpeace Belgium said it was working for their release. Valerie Del…

Read More Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin was awarded a $7,8 billion contract modification for the production of additional F-35 fighter jets, the Department of Defense announced. The award exercises options for the production and delivery of 126 Lot 17 F-35 aircraft, including 81 F-35A aircraft for the U.S. Air Force and its allies.…

Read More Former president Donald Trump requested a mistrial in the civil battery and defamation trial he faces against writer E Jean Carroll, citing the presiding judge’s “pervasive unfair and prejudicial rulings” against him, CNN reported. Former president Donald Trump requested a mistrial in the civil battery and defamation trial he faces against writer E…

Read More Murder trial of ‘doomsday cult mom’ Lori Vallow in Eastern Idaho is not being broadcast on TV. Follow along here for live updates in the case Murder trial of ‘doomsday cult mom’ Lori Vallow in Eastern Idaho is not being broadcast on TV. Follow along here for live updates in the case

Read More Sir Charles Trevelyan was Treasury official during great famine in 19th century when potato crops failed The former BBC journalist Laura Trevelyan has said her family would consider paying compensation to Ireland because of an ancestor’s role in the Great Famine of the 19th century. Her great, great, great-grandfather Sir Charles Trevelyan, a…

Read MoreThe father of four who was a judge on the popular TV cooking competition was found dead by police in Melbourne in the early hours of Monday.The father of four who was a judge on the popular TV cooking competition was found dead by police in Melbourne in the early hours of Monday.

Read More Officials estimate between 50 and 100 homes damaged by tornado that also downed trees and caused gas leaks A popular coastal US tourist destination has declared a state of emergency after a tornado moved through the area Sunday and damaged dozens of homes, downed trees and caused gas leaks. Officials in the city…

Read More Government hopes prominent notifications will be hard to miss as it plans to begin testing new system soon Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast People in disaster zones will receive urgent phone alerts with warnings and advice, as the federal government plans to begin testing of…

Read More The measure will deliver a ‘more dignified retirement to more Australian workers’, treasurer Jim Chalmers says Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Employers will be required to pay superannuation on payday, rather than quarterly, under reforms aimed at cracking down on the scourge of more than…

Read More Unclear whether all British evacuees will be able to reach city more than 500 miles from Khartoum British forces will oversee an additional evacuation flight out of Port Sudan as fighting continues to rage in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. British passport holders, as well as doctors with leave to remain in the UK…

Read MoreOne of the new king’s most valuable assets is something intangible: an exemption from the U.K.’s inheritance tax.One of the new king’s most valuable assets is something intangible: an exemption from the U.K.’s inheritance tax.

Read More US banking titan to buy ‘all deposits and substantially all assets’ in deal brokered by regulators to contain banking failures JP Morgan is to acquire most of the failed California bank First Republic, in a takeover brokered by regulators as the US races to contain a series of banking failures that has echoes…

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