Month: March 2024

Read MoreAn assistant bank manager fired for taking a free detergent sample from a nearby store in Tokyo has won his court battle against his employer.An assistant bank manager fired for taking a free detergent sample from a nearby store in Tokyo has won his court battle against his employer.

Read More Marilyn Lands’s surprise victory suggests reproductive rights are key issue for voters ahead of Biden-Trump rematch in November Just how did Marilyn Lands end up ousting Republicans from a suburban state House seat in northern Alabama? The Associated Press reports that the licensed counselor’s pitch to voters included the following demands: “Our legislature…

Read More The aging US president has been accused of “inserting himself” into a national tragedy US President Joe Biden has claimed that he traveled by train “many times” over the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The bridge, which does not have any rail lines, collapsed when it was struck by a container ship…

Read More Divers were resuming recovery efforts in Baltimore after authorities said six people still missing are presumed dead Asked about reports that contaminated fuel may have played a part in the crash, National transportation safety board chair (NTSB) Jennifer Homendy said it was “way too early” and that investigators will “certainly look at that”…

Read More IDLIB, Syria, Mar 27 (IPS) – Wael Al-Hassan was returning from work in the Syrian city of Harim when he heard the sound of a baby crying. Read the full story, “Abandoned Children Growing Problem in Northern Syria”, on globalissues.org → IDLIB, Syria, Mar 27 (IPS) – Wael Al-Hassan was returning from work…

Read More ACCRA, Ghana, Mar 27 (IPS) – The IMF no. 2 recommends non-alignment as the best option for developing countries in the second Cold War as geopolitics threatens already dismal prospects for the world economy and wellbeing. Read the full story, “IMF Urges Non-alignment in Second Cold War”, on globalissues.org → ACCRA, Ghana, Mar…

Read MoreEvery kind of gun is flooding into Port-au-Prince. Haitians are blaming the US.Every kind of gun is flooding into Port-au-Prince. Haitians are blaming the US.

Read MoreColombian authorities seize over three tonnes of cocaine following a chase at sea, their largest haul of 2024.Colombian authorities seize over three tonnes of cocaine following a chase at sea, their largest haul of 2024.

Read MoreThe coach, reportedly run by Flixbus, veered to the right on the busy A9 autobahn before falling on to its side.The coach, reportedly run by Flixbus, veered to the right on the busy A9 autobahn before falling on to its side.

Read MoreSix people are presumed dead after the bridge collapsed, but what do we know about them?Six people are presumed dead after the bridge collapsed, but what do we know about them?

Read More Miguel Luna and Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval are two of the six men who were working on the bridge when it collapsed into the river, all now presumed dead, reports Kelly Rissman Miguel Luna and Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval are two of the six men who were working on the bridge when it…

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Read More Jeremy Hunt said that keeping the pension triple lock would be in the Conservative party’s manifesto Good morning. One sure sign that an election is on the way is that pensions increasingly become a topic of political conversation. At the weekend Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor, said that keeping the pension triple lock would…

Read More Regulator acts after identifying concerns of possible greenwashing during review of fashion sector Sweden’s Riksbank, the oldest central bank in the world, kept its benchmark interest rate at 4% today, but said a cut could come as soon as May. The central bank said: The executive board wants further confirmation that inflation will…

Read MoreThe amendment to Thailand’s civil laws would make the country the first in Southeast Asia to grant equal marriage rights to people of all genders.The amendment to Thailand’s civil laws would make the country the first in Southeast Asia to grant equal marriage rights to people of all genders.

Read MoreAfter a decade-long wait, six people are found guilty of the murder of politician Chokri Belaid.After a decade-long wait, six people are found guilty of the murder of politician Chokri Belaid.

Read More LIMA, Mar 27 (IPS) – Quechua farmer Felipa Noamesa, who lives in the southern Peruvian department of Cuzco, prepares a cream of fava bean soup for breakfast every morning with bread and vegetable soup with noodles. Her children are grown up, so her priority is that her five-year-old granddaughter does not suffer from…

Read More Moves come despite growing international pressure for an immediate ceasefire See all our Middle East coverage Lebanon’s Hezbollah said it launched dozens of rockets at Kiryet Shmona, an Israeli town over the border, early on Wednesday in response to deadly Israeli strikes on the village of Hebbariyeh in southern Lebanon a day earlier,…

Read More Rebuidling the Baltimore Key Bridge after its collapse is “not a small feat” and will take “years”, a professor of structural engineering has said. Rebuidling the Baltimore Key Bridge after its collapse is “not a small feat” and will take “years”, a professor of structural engineering has said.

Read MoreWith man-made famines threatening both Sudan and Gaza, Al Jazeera breaks down how the body succumbs to starvation.With man-made famines threatening both Sudan and Gaza, Al Jazeera breaks down how the body succumbs to starvation.

Read More Head of Ukrainian air force says they were able to shoot down 10 out of 13 drones launched overnight by Moscow’s forces Good morning and welcome to the blog. It has just passed 10am in Kyiv and 11am in Moscow. Ukraine’s air force chief said on Wednesday that Russia launched 13 Shahed drones…

Read More The Kremlin has previously said Americans should be ashamed of a president who indulges in such remarks US President Joe Biden has disparaged his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for the second time in two months, publicly calling him a “butcher” in connection with the Ukraine conflict. Biden made the jab while speaking at…

Read More Watch a live view of the wreck of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, after Tuesday’s cargo ship collision. Watch a live view of the wreck of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, after Tuesday’s cargo ship collision.

Read MoreLeftist opposition leader’s assassination caused turmoil in wake of 2011 uprising that brought down President Ben Ali.Leftist opposition leader’s assassination caused turmoil in wake of 2011 uprising that brought down President Ben Ali.

Read More Watch aerial views of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, after it collapsed in the early hours of Tuesday morning (26 March). Watch aerial views of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, after it collapsed in the early hours of Tuesday morning (26 March).

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Read MoreEU ministers hope to calm anger over foreign imports, red tape and strict environmental standards.EU ministers hope to calm anger over foreign imports, red tape and strict environmental standards.

Read More Eccentric Victorian owner of Waterton Park, near Wakefield, made pioneering decisions to protect wildlife A Yorkshire parkland regarded as the world’s first nature reserve – which was created by an eccentric pioneering 19th-century environmentalist – has been given a Grade II listing. Historic England said Waterton Park, near Wakefield, was the earliest known…

Read More Natural England-backed scheme at most southerly tip of UK will nurture lichens, liverworts and wildflowers The landscape at the most southerly tip of mainland Britain is expansive and grand: rolling heath and grasslands, spectacular cliffs, crashing waves. But a recovery project funded by Natural England is focusing on unique and vital “microhabitats” found…

Read More Ministers under growing pressure to act amid signs Israel intends to ignore UN ceasefire resolution Parliamentary pressure is building on the UK government to ban arms sales to Israel, amid signs that Israel intends to ignore the UN security council resolution passed this week calling on all sides to commit to a ceasefire.…

Read More Fears of a new migration route grow as more than 800 people land on Gavdos, population fewer than 70, in a few months Even by the standards of small Greek islands, Gavdos is tiny. In a population of fewer than 70 people, there are just two families with four children. The rest “are…

Read MoreThe Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed on Tuesday, spanned the ninth-busiest port in the US.The Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed on Tuesday, spanned the ninth-busiest port in the US.

Read MoreFans have long debated if the floating panel, that kept Rose afloat, was big enough for Jack too.Fans have long debated if the floating panel, that kept Rose afloat, was big enough for Jack too.

Read MoreUkraine, Poland and Georgia are the last three teams to qualify for the 24-team continental championship.Ukraine, Poland and Georgia are the last three teams to qualify for the 24-team continental championship.

Read More Parliamentary joint committee on intelligence and security report says scheme set up in 2018 public register has ‘significant flaws’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast An Australian government scheme to bring foreign influence out of the shadows has…