KYIV, Dec 21 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s “extremely significant” visit to the United States on Wednesday will disprove Russian attempts to show that U.S.-Ukrainian relations are cooling, a senior aide to Zelenskiy said. Political adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said Zelenskiy’s trip, including talks with President Joe Biden, provided an opportunity to explain the real situation in Ukraine, what[Read More…]
LONDON, Jan 10 (Reuters) – Countries should consider recommending that passengers wear masks on long-haul flights, given the rapid spread of the latest Omicron subvariant of COVID-19 in the United States, World Health Organization (WHO) officials said on Tuesday. In Europe, the XBB.1.5 subvariant was detected in small but growing numbers, WHO and Europe officials said at a press briefing. Passengers[Read More…]
PARIS, Jan 10 (Reuters) – Organizers of the Paris 2024 Olympics need to finalize their security plans for the Games, France’s top audit body said on Tuesday, warning that the opening ceremony on the River Seine posed a major challenge and would likely need police support. In a report presented to the French parliament, the Court of Auditors made 15 recommendations to the organizing committee, highlighting concerns around a reliance on[Read More…]
MOSCOW, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Russia’s benchmark MOEX stock index climbed to its highest in more than three months on Friday, as investors bet on other companies following Gazprom’s lead in recommending dividends, while the weakened towards 61 against the dollar and euro. Gas giant Gazprom’s board this week recommended[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…]
GENEVA, Jan 10 (Reuters) – The U.N. human rights chief said that the death penalty was being weaponised by Iran’s government to strike fear into the population and stamp out dissent, saying the executions amounted to “state sanctioned killing.” “The weaponization of criminal procedures to punish people for exercising their basic rights – such as those participating in or organizing demonstrations –[Read More…]
PARIS, Jan 10 (Reuters) – Organizers of the Paris 2024 Olympics need to finalize their security plans for the Games, France’s top audit body said on Tuesday, warning that the opening ceremony on the River Seine posed a major challenge and would likely need police support. In a report presented to the French parliament, the Court of Auditors made 15 recommendations to the organizing committee, highlighting concerns around a reliance on[Read More…]
LONDON, Jan 10 (Reuters) – Countries should consider recommending that passengers wear masks on long-haul flights, given the rapid spread of the latest Omicron subvariant of COVID-19 in the United States, World Health Organization (WHO) officials said on Tuesday. In Europe, the XBB.1.5 subvariant was detected in small but growing numbers, WHO and Europe officials said at a press briefing. Passengers[Read More…]
DUBLIN, Jan 4 (Reuters) – Ireland’s data privacy regulator fined Meta META.O 390 million euros ($414 million) on Wednesday for breaches at its Facebook and Instagram services and said both must reassess the legal basis on how they run advertising based on personal data in the European Union. The order on how both social media companies run advertising[Read More…]
KYIV, Dec 21 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s “extremely significant” visit to the United States on Wednesday will disprove Russian attempts to show that U.S.-Ukrainian relations are cooling, a senior aide to Zelenskiy said. Political adviser Mykhailo Podolyak said Zelenskiy’s trip, including talks with President Joe Biden, provided an opportunity to explain the real situation in Ukraine, what[Read More…]
DETROIT, Dec 21 (Reuters) – A powerful winter storm is expected to blanket a large swath of the United States with bitterly cold weather, heavy snowfall and life-threatening wind chills starting on Wednesday, complicating holiday travel plans for millions of Americans. About 200 million people in the Lower 48 states are under[Read More…]
A 13-year-old boy from Richmond who was reported missing has been found safe, the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office said on Tuesday morning. The boy went missing on Sunday and disappeared for two days before The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office announced in a tweet that he was found alive[Read More…]
Man Arrested In Fort Bend for Killing His Girlfriend Six Years Ago A 33-year-old man named Johnny Minh Dang was arrested on December 8 by the Fort Bend Police Department. Minh is accused of killing his girlfriend six years ago according to ABC. The body of Minh’s girlfriend, Lorraine Diaz,[Read More…]
WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) – Billionaire Elon Musk’s public condemnation of top U.S. health official Anthony Fauci is “dangerous” and “disgusting,” and should be called out, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Monday. “They are disgusting, and they are divorced from reality, and we will continue to call that[Read More…]
Dec 9 (Reuters) – Here is a look at migrant workers’ rights issues in Qatar, which is hosting the 2022 World Cup from Nov. 20-Dec. 18: WHAT IS QATAR’S RECORD ON MIGRANT WORKERS’ RIGHTS? * Qatar, where foreigners make up the majority of the 2.9 million population, has faced intense[Read More…]
