Month: February 2024

Read More Greece has granted almost full parental rights to same-sex couples Greek lawmakers have voted to legalize same-sex weddings in the country, despite staunch opposition by the Orthodox Church of Greece and almost half of the population. The bill was approved on Thursday by a majority of 176 lawmakers in the 300-seat Greek parliament,…

Read MorePaul McCartney’s 1961 Höfner bass, which was stolen decades ago, has been returned, the former Beatles member confirmed on his website.Paul McCartney’s 1961 Höfner bass, which was stolen decades ago, has been returned, the former Beatles member confirmed on his website.

Read More Progressives seem to understand the stakes of another Trump term better than moderate Democrats Progressives seem to understand the stakes of another Trump term better than moderate Democrats

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Read More Watch as a judge will hear misconduct allegations against the Georgia prosecutor leading an election-subversion case against Donald Trump. Watch as a judge will hear misconduct allegations against the Georgia prosecutor leading an election-subversion case against Donald Trump.

Read More Argentinian President Javier Milei set to speak at CPAC after meeting chairman at right-wing event in Mexico Argentinian President Javier Milei set to speak at CPAC after meeting chairman at right-wing event in Mexico

Read MoreFormer officials warn that anti-satellite weapons could cripple US communications and systems.Former officials warn that anti-satellite weapons could cripple US communications and systems.

Read More KATHMANDU, Feb 15 (IPS) – These are the worst of times, but they can become the best of times, said speaker Dr. Walden Bello, seeking to inspire thousands of progressives who gathered for the World Social Forum (WSF) in Kathmandu on Thursday with the planet under clouds of armed conflict and assaults on…

Read More LONDON, Feb 15 (IPS) – In late November, the UN General Assembly passed a landmark resolution signaling a start on working on a UN framework convention on taxation. Read the full story, “UN Tax Convention is Historic Opportunity at Risk of Failing”, on globalissues.org → LONDON, Feb 15 (IPS) – In late November,…

Read MoreThe Constitutional Court annuls President Macky Sall’s decree moving this month’s vote to December.The Constitutional Court annuls President Macky Sall’s decree moving this month’s vote to December.

Read More UNITED NATIONS, Feb 15 (IPS) – Inclusive social protections for children would be a positive signifier of social development in a time where 1.4 billion children globally are denied them. A step towards realizing this has been taken through a new monitoring tool on current social protection and child poverty statistics. Read the…

Read MoreKansas City’s mayor and security experts say it could be time to rethink the way teams celebrate their championshipsKansas City’s mayor and security experts say it could be time to rethink the way teams celebrate their championships

Read More NEW YORK — Smoking has surpassed injecting as the most common way of taking drugs in U.S. overdose deaths, a new government study suggests. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called its study published Thursday the largest to look at how Americans took the drugs that killed them. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] CDC officials…

Read More The City of Sydney will put up signs in 38 locations warning people about possible contamination of garden beds before tests begin. Follow the day’s news live The City of Sydney has announced it will test garden beds in 38 locations where it believes asbestos contaminated mulch may have been used. These areas…

Read More From 2014 to 2021, 187 people died by suicide, there were 89 homicides and 56 deaths deemed ‘accidental’ inside prisons Institutional failures and policy violations by the US bureau of prisons (BoP) have contributed to hundreds of preventable deaths of incarcerated people in recent years, according to a federal watchdog report released Thursday.…

Read More Violin-shaped Höfner vanished around the time the Beatles split up but has now resurfaced after a global appeal A guitar bought by Paul McCartney for £30 in 1961 has been returned to the former Beatle after a global search to find the distinctively shaped Höfner bass. The instrument, bought by McCartney before his…

Read More BuzzFeed founder and CEO Jonah Peretti told UK staff he was excited about deal, described as ‘strategic partnership’ The Independent is in talks to take control of BuzzFeed and HuffPost in the UK and Ireland, as part of a “strategic partnership” which aims to boost the fortunes of two strikingly different players in…

Read More Simon Foster will go to court over plan to transfer his powers as police and crime commissioner to region’s mayor The West Midlands police and crime commissioner (PCC) has announced he is taking the home secretary to court over plans to scrap his role and transfer his powers to the region’s mayor. Simon…

Read More Nathan Wade testified, ‘We’re private people. Our relationship isn’t a secret. It was just private’ Nathan Wade testified, ‘We’re private people. Our relationship isn’t a secret. It was just private’

Read MoreIsraeli forces storm Gaza’s Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, forcing everyone inside to evacuate and flee for their livesIsraeli forces storm Gaza’s Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, forcing everyone inside to evacuate and flee for their lives

Read More Samuel Arellano, 10, only discovered he was among the 22 injured in the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs parade on Wednesday when he found the bullet wound at home Samuel Arellano, 10, only discovered he was among the 22 injured in the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs parade on Wednesday when…

Read More An “undetermined number” of people were killed and injured in Thursday’s operation, Medecins Sans Frontieres has said Israeli troops on Thursday stormed Al Nasser hospital in southern Gaza, the largest still-functioning health facility in the besieged enclave, according to both the Israeli military and officials from the Hamas-run Palestinian health ministry. The Israel…

Read More Lisa Lopez-Galvan was a 43-year-old mother of two and local radio DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan was a 43-year-old mother of two and local radio DJ

Read More Farmers on tractors arrived in Madrid on Thursday, 15 February, on the tenth day of demonstrations. Farmers on tractors arrived in Madrid on Thursday, 15 February, on the tenth day of demonstrations.

Read More Hina Jilani, a leading human rights lawyer and pro-democracy activist from Pakistan, acutely recognizes the power of the military in deciding the fate of her country’s elections. “The military has the unique tendency of not doing the right thing by interfering in politics,” she tells TIME. In the recent elections held on Feb.…

Read More From unfreezing tax thresholds to boosting social housing, solutions to the UK’s problems don’t have to trigger the return of inflation The UK economy needs a lift after it sank into recession in the second half of 2023. It’s not an easy task when so many of the problems are longstanding and the…

Read MorePalestinians in Gaza are living in famine-like conditions because of the shortage of humanitarian aid.Palestinians in Gaza are living in famine-like conditions because of the shortage of humanitarian aid.

Read More Kansas City fan Trey Filter told The Independent that he was ‘fully adrenalised’ as he held down a Super Bowl parade shooting suspect, while his wife Casey grabbed the firearm Kansas City fan Trey Filter told The Independent that he was ‘fully adrenalised’ as he held down a Super Bowl parade shooting suspect,…

Read More WikiLeaks co-founder is battling extradition to the US, where he faces a possible sentence of 175 years on espionage charges Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was among several federal lawmakers to vote in favor of a motion to call on authorities in the UK and US to allow the repatriation of WikiLeaks co-founder…

Read More Staff say one person killed and eight injured in attack as UN aid chief warns Rafah offensive could cause refugee exodus into Egypt Middle East crisis – live updates Israeli forces have raided the largest hospital in the Gaza Strip that is still functioning, amid warnings from the UN aid chief that a…

Read More National Audit Office to examine risks and costs at nuclear waste site in Cumbria Britain’s public spending watchdog has launched an investigation into risks and costs at Sellafield, the UK’s biggest nuclear waste dump. The National Audit Office (NAO), which scrutinises the use of public funds, has announced it will examine whether the…

Read MoreThree people, including two under 18, are in custody after gunfire erupted at a Super Bowl parade.Three people, including two under 18, are in custody after gunfire erupted at a Super Bowl parade.

Read MoreAnders Breivik killed eight people with a car bomb in Oslo and shot dead 69 at a youth camp in 2011.Anders Breivik killed eight people with a car bomb in Oslo and shot dead 69 at a youth camp in 2011.

Read More Baby Jameela, a western lowland gorilla, was delivered by a team of medical experts on 5 January at Fort Worth Zoo A Texas zoo delivered a critically endangered baby gorilla via an emergency cesarian section, the first time in the zoo’s history. Baby Jameela, a western lowland gorilla, was delivered by a team…

Read More Fuel continues to leak from overturned and abandoned barge as stain spreads into the Caribbean Sea An oil spill that has stained Tobago’s coastline in the Caribbean is entering into Grenada’s waters and could affect neighboring Venezuela, authorities have warned. Eight days after Trinidad and Tobago’s coast guard first spotted the oil from…