Tue 18 July 2023: After surviving just on rainwater and uncooked fish for two months while adrift at sea, an Australian sailor and his dog were found and saved off the coast of Mexico. Tim Shaddock departed for French Polynesia from Mexico in April, but a month into the trip, a hurricane severely destroyed his […]
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Mon 17 July 2023: Russia has halted its participation in the Black Sea grain deal. The United Nations and Turkey-brokered pact, which helped alleviate a global food crisis amid several extensions, was due to expire on Monday. Russia had been saying for months that conditions for its extension had not been fulfilled. “In fact, the Black […]
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Mon 17 July 2023: Soaring interest rates have caused household wealth in Britain to fall by more than £2 trillion over the past year – the biggest fall since the Second World War, a think tank warned. The Bank of England has engaged a rapid rate-rising cycle since late 2021 in a bid to tackle the inflation […]
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Mon 17 July 2023: On Sunday, air quality alerts were issued for at least 11 states stretched over the Midwest, Plains, and Great Lakes region due to smoke from a Canadian wildfire that is still wreaking havoc on the country. According to forecasters, about 60 million people, including citizens of Cedar Rapids, Detroit, Chicago, St. […]
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Mon 17 July 2023: Russia has banned government employees from using Apple iPhones accusing Apple of helping the US government conduct espionage operations, the media reported on Monday. Government officials at Russia’s trade ministry will be banned from using iPhones and other Apple products for “work purposes” from July 17, the Financial Times reported. The trade ministry’s […]
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Mon 17 July 2023: The Crimean Bridge, the only link between the annexed peninsula and Russia, has suffered damage to its spans, Russia’s Transport Ministry said on Monday. Images showed a partial collapse, of a section of the roadway portion of the bridge, which also carries railroad tracks. A source in Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) […]
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Sun 16 July 2023: Disclaimer: A number of claims and counterclaims are being made on the Ukraine-Russia conflict on the ground and online. While Independent Press takes utmost care to accurately report this developing news story, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos. President Vladimir Putin says Russia has a […]
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Sun 16 July 2023: More than half of New Yorkers are concerned they could be a victim of crime, a Siena College poll found – indicating public safety continues to be a top concern. A combined 61% of voters are either very (21%) concerned or somewhat (40%) concerned they would be a victim of crime, […]
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Sat 15 July 2023: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak continues to trail Keir Starmer in the polls, as his personal favourability rating slides further into negative territory. The prime minister’s net favourability rating has fallen to minus 21, with 47 percent of people saying they had an unfavourable view of him, The Independent reported. The […]
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Sat 15 July 2023: Twitter on Friday unveiled a brand-new scheme for creators to share ad revenue, and it has already begun making significant payments. “We’re expanding our creator monetisation offering to include ads revenue sharing for creators. This means that creators can get a share in ad revenue starting in the replies to their […]
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