Month: February 2024

Read More Suspected explosives found after arrest of Daniela Klette, the last living female member of the terror group Police in Berlin have ordered the evacuation of the apartment block in which a fugitive from the Red Army Faction (RAF) was arrested on Monday, telling the residents they had found suspected explosives in the building.…

Read More After his physical last year, Biden’s doctor said he ‘remains a healthy, vigorous, 80-year-old male, who is fit to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency’ After his physical last year, Biden’s doctor said he ‘remains a healthy, vigorous, 80-year-old male, who is fit to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency’

Read More Last year, cases of measles—a serious, vaccine-preventable disease that’s highly contagious—jumped by 79% around the world. Most of them were in children. That trend is continuing this year, threatening to reverse an impressive 73% drop in measles deaths worldwide from 2000 to 2018. Cases in the U.S. are climbing, too. In just the…

Read More Protesters gather in cities to demand justice for victims of collision, which killed 57 Tens of thousands of people have joined protests in Greece, with strike action bringing the country to a standstill, on the first anniversary of a deadly train crash blamed on decades of poor railway management. As church bells tolled…

Read More Lawsuit filed by publishers including Axel Springer allege Google ‘abused its dominant position’ in digital ad-tech Alphabet’s Google was hit with a €2.1bn ($2.3bn) lawsuit by 32 media groups including Axel Springer and Schibsted on Wednesday, alleging that they had suffered losses due to the company’s practices in digital advertising. The move by…

Read MoreRights activists condemn bill that would punish the promotion of rights for gay and lesbian people with years in prison.Rights activists condemn bill that would punish the promotion of rights for gay and lesbian people with years in prison.

Read MoreRed Bull issues a statement after an independent probe clears Horner of alleged misconduct towards a female employee.Red Bull issues a statement after an independent probe clears Horner of alleged misconduct towards a female employee.

Read More ‘Trump’s funny because he goes from a topic like the border, which plays very well for him, even though he himself did nothing meaningful to secure it,’ said comedian ‘Trump’s funny because he goes from a topic like the border, which plays very well for him, even though he himself did nothing meaningful…

Read More Creech has been on death row since 1974 Creech has been on death row since 1974

Read More Senior church officials in Rome declined to act, citing declining health of French clergyman known as the ‘devil priest’ A French clergyman dubbed the “devil priest” who stands accused of sexually abusing Inuit children in Canada’s north will not be dismissed from his congregation after senior church officials in Rome declined to act,…

Read More Bill mandates insurance carriers cover discredited practice and would force people to list sex assigned at birth on drivers’ licenses Hundreds of LGBTQ+ people gathered on the steps of the Florida state house on Wednesday to protest a first-in-the-nation bill that critics say would raise health insurance costs for all state residents. The…

Read More The former president argues against paying the full amount of a $454m judgment as he fights it The former president argues against paying the full amount of a $454m judgment as he fights it

Read More Problems with Gemini are “completely unacceptable,” CEO Sundar Pichai has said Some of the responses generated by Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence were “problematic” and have “shown bias,” CEO Sundar Pichai said in a company-wide email on Wednesday, vowing to address the issue. Pichai’s email made its way to multiple media outlets, including Semafor…

Read MoreUS Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell announces it is “time to move on” and he will step down in NovemberUS Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell announces it is “time to move on” and he will step down in November

Read More Kentucky Republican has led the Senate Republican Conference since 2007 Kentucky Republican has led the Senate Republican Conference since 2007

Read More Both pro-choice and anti-abortion groups have welcomed the move Both pro-choice and anti-abortion groups have welcomed the move

Read More In abandoning plans for a self-driving car, Apple Inc. is giving up on billions in potential revenue and the dream of selling what one executive called “the ultimate mobile device.” The hope is that other big bets — including generative AI and mixed-reality headsets — can make up the difference. Apple reached this…

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Read MoreHundreds of children in Gaza are trying to sell what they can on the street to earn money to survive.Hundreds of children in Gaza are trying to sell what they can on the street to earn money to survive.

Read More The banging sounds heard during the search for the Titan submersible have been heard for the first time in newly-released audio. The banging sounds heard during the search for the Titan submersible have been heard for the first time in newly-released audio.

Read MoreSouth Korea has the lowest fertility rate in the world, with the population expected to halve by 2100.South Korea has the lowest fertility rate in the world, with the population expected to halve by 2100.

Read MoreGhana’s parliament has approved a bill that would give the country some of the harshest anti-LGBTQ legislation in Africa.Ghana’s parliament has approved a bill that would give the country some of the harshest anti-LGBTQ legislation in Africa.

Read More ‘The fact that a person running for President of the United States made these remarks period… is mind blowing’ Kimberly Godwin told staff ‘The fact that a person running for President of the United States made these remarks period… is mind blowing’ Kimberly Godwin told staff

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Read MoreLawmakers approve a tough new bill, but rights groups say it threatens basic freedoms.Lawmakers approve a tough new bill, but rights groups say it threatens basic freedoms.

Read More James Cleverly considering longer notice periods for large demonstrations in England and Wales, says minister UK politics live – latest updates The home secretary, James Cleverly, is considering further tightening the law around demonstrations, including a requirement for protesters to increase the amount of notice they give to police before large demonstrations, a…

Read MorePalestinian group affirms ‘space for flexibility’ but wants guarantee of total ceasefire and Israeli troops’ withdrawal.Palestinian group affirms ‘space for flexibility’ but wants guarantee of total ceasefire and Israeli troops’ withdrawal.

Read MoreIsrael doesn’t recognize 35 Palestinian Bedouin villages, giving them pretext to uproot communities from their land.Israel doesn’t recognize 35 Palestinian Bedouin villages, giving them pretext to uproot communities from their land.

Read More SYDNEY, Feb 28 (IPS) – Growing up on a small farming station in Holetta (Ethiopia), Yvonne Pinto would accompany her agriculturist father to the farm, where she would spend her time cross-fertilizing plants. Her tiny fingers making the task easier, as she would marvel at the end product of a prospective new and…

Read More Hunter Biden is testifying behind closed doors in the Republican impeachment probe into his father President Joe Biden, saying in his opening statement that “I did not involve my father in my business” and that the House GOP has “built your entire partisan house of cards on lies”. Hunter Biden is testifying behind…

Read More Watch as Alexei Navalny’s wife Yulia Navalnya spole at the European Parliament on Wednesday, 28 February, following her husband’s death. Watch as Alexei Navalny’s wife Yulia Navalnya spole at the European Parliament on Wednesday, 28 February, following her husband’s death.

Read More BALI, Indonesia, Feb 28 (IPS) – Bali’s Island’s ancient canine guardians, the proud descendants of lineages tracing back tens of thousands of years, stand on the brink of extinction. Culling triggered by rabies outbreaks and interbreeding is pushing these living cultural treasures towards a tragic end. Read the full story, “Balis Ancient Canine…

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Read More KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb 28 (IPS) – As dire economic predictions for 2023 did not materialise, pundits began 2024 far more optimistically. But policy ghosts from the last half-century will likely undermine such wishful thinking. Read the full story, “Hapless New Year for Global South”, on globalissues.org → KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb 28…

Read More The billionaire claimed that his country has been turned into a “refuge for the world’s worst criminals” The fact that illegal migrants can cross the US-Mexico border and claim asylum without any identification has effectively turned the US into a “refuge” for criminals, Elon Musk stated in a post on X (formerly Twitter)…