Wed 18 January 2023: The most recent statistics have demonstrated the extreme weight of inflation that Britons are experiencing. Despite double-digit inflation, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), wages are still far behind. According to a Daily Mail report, despite near-record wage growth, wages fell in real terms in the three […]
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Wed 18 January 2023: A helicopter crash outside of Kiev claimed the lives of 18 individuals, including three children. Among those dead were the interior minister of Ukraine Denys Monastyrskyy, his deputy, and another official. 22 people, including 10 kids, have been admitted to the hospital. Who was Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyy? Eighteen people, including […]
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Wed 18 January 2023: French nun Lucile Randon, the world’s oldest person, passed away at the age of 118. At the nursing home where she resided, Randon passed away on Tuesday while sleeping. When she became a nun in 1944, she adopted the name Sister Andre. “There is great sadness but … it was her […]
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Tue 17 January 2023: German police detained climate activist Greta Thunberg during a demonstration against the expansion of a coal mine in the west German village of Lützerath. This is the second time Thunberg has been detained at the site, police spokesperson Christof Hüls told media Tuesday. She was part of a large group of […]
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Tue 17 January 2023: Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic urged Russia to stop trying to recruit Serbs to fight alongside its paramilitary Wagner group in Ukraine. Vucic criticized Russian websites and social media groups for posting adverts from the Wagner group, which solicits recruits to join its ranks, in the Serbian language. “Why do you, from […]
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Tue 17 January 2023: The latest Twitter Files thread exposing the inner workings of the pre-Elon Musk era dropped on Monday, disclosing how pharmaceutical companies pressured the social media giant to censor activists voicing generic COVID-19 vaccine advocacy. “In 2020, it was clear that the pandemic would require rapid innovation. Early on, there was a […]
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Tue 17 January 2023: A group of asylum seekers has been given permission by the High Court of London to appeal the decision that the British government’s proposal to send refugees to Rwanda is legal. In December, two High Court judges upheld the controversial approach, dismissing a complaint brought by several asylum seekers, aid groups […]
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Tue 17 January 2023: Following a complaint from the Ukrainian ambassador to the country, the Australian Open organizers have banned Russian and Belarusian flags from the Melbourne Park precinct during the tournament. Fans on Monday held up the red, white, and blue flags of Russia during a first-round match between Russian Kamilla Rakhimova and Ukrainian […]
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Tue 17 January 2023: Eighty-six journalists and media workers were killed worldwide in 2022-one every four days – up 50% from the year before, UNESCO data showed Monday. UNESCO is mandated to ensure freedom of expression and the safety of journalists globally, and the UN agency said its data highlights the grave risks and vulnerabilities […]
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David Carrick, who joined the Met in 2001. Photograph: Family handout Mon 16 January 2023: Over an 18-year period, a serving officer in London’s Metropolitan Police admitted to 49 offenses, including 24 counts of rape, reigniting calls for urgent reform in the United Kingdom’s largest police force. David Carrick appeared in Southwark Crown Court in London […]
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