Since 8 in the morning, the ballot box is open to people from Ford Bent County to vote for the democratic party candidate that will contest for Commissioner Precinct 4 in the local elections. The early election ceased on Friday, according to the Fort Bend County Star. The runoff election[Read More…]
By Jennifer Rigby and Natalie Grover LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) – The World Health Organization was due to hold an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the recent outbreak of monkeypox, a viral infection more common to west and central Africa, after more than 100 cases were confirmed or suspected[Read More…]
Chi Ike doesn’t let his disability stop him while pursuing his dreams. He is a track and field athlete, faster than anyone on the Austin High School team, and has competed in regional track events. He was injured in an electrical accident in 2014 while he was living with his[Read More…]
WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) – Flood, fire, and drought fueled by climate change could take a massive bite out of the U.S. federal budget per year by the end of the century, the White House said in its first ever such assessment on Sunday. The Office of Management and Budget assessment, tasked by President[Read More…]
* David Sassoli became head of EU parliament in 2019 * He had been admitted to hospital in December * Sassoli was TV journalist who switched to politics (Adds details, quotes) By John Chalmers and Crispian Balmer BRUSSELS/ROME, Jan 11 (Reuters) – European Parliament President David Sassoli, an Italian socialist[Read More…]
May 24 (Reuters) – Eighty-two percent of Ukrainians believe that Ukraine should not sign away any of its territories as part of a peace deal with Russia under any circumstances, according to a new survey by one of the country’s top pollsters. In the poll conducted by the Kyiv International[Read More…]
By Raphael Satter, James Pearson and Christopher Bing WASHINGTON/LONDON, May 25 (Reuters) – A new website that published leaked emails from several leading proponents of Britain’s exit from the European Union is tied to Russian hackers, according to a Google cybersecurity official and the former head of UK foreign intelligence.[Read More…]
TUNIS, May 23 (Reuters) – Tunisia’s powerful labor union said on Monday it would hold a national strike over wages and the economy after refusing to take part in a limited dialog proposed by the president as he rewrites the constitution. With more than a million members, the UGTT is[Read More…]
Fort Bend Animal Services is dedicated to fostering stray dogs and cats from the Fort Bend County area. They are over capacity, so they have been waiving adoption fees, starting with cats. The shelter has seen an increase in stray dogs who arrive at the center. Normally their capacity is[Read More…]
A Texas pastor was arrested for indecent assault according to the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s office. 44-year-old Gregorio Maldonado, the pastor of Casa de MAAM, was arrested on a $10,000 bond after an unidentified victim came forward with allegations that Maldonado had been assaulting her since 2020. “The investigation is[Read More…]
Chi Ike doesn’t let his disability stop him while pursuing his dreams. He is a track and field athlete, faster than anyone on the Austin High School team, and has competed in regional track events. He was injured in an electrical accident in 2014 while he was living with his[Read More…]
Since 8 in the morning, the ballot box is open to people from Ford Bent County to vote for the democratic party candidate that will contest for Commissioner Precinct 4 in the local elections. The early election ceased on Friday, according to the Fort Bend County Star. The runoff election[Read More…]
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Sakura Murakami TOKYO, May 23 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan against Chinese aggression in a comment that seemed to stretch the limits of the ambiguous U.S. policy towards the self-ruled island. While[Read More…]
By Jennifer Rigby and Natalie Grover LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) – The World Health Organization was due to hold an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the recent outbreak of monkeypox, a viral infection more common to west and central Africa, after more than 100 cases were confirmed or suspected[Read More…]
By Manas Mishra and Michael Erman May 17 (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized the use of a booster shot of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11, making everyone in the country over the age of 5 eligible for a[Read More…]
