Sat 11 February 2023: The official logo for King Charles III’s coronation on May 6 was revealed by Buckingham Palace on Friday (February 10). The logo would be used for the celebrations to accompany the coronation. Buckingham Palace said that the logo features flora from all four countries that make up the United Kingdom (UK) […]
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San Diego Bishop Robert McElroy. Sat 11 February 2023: In the United States, the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego said on Friday that it may soon declare bankruptcy due to “staggering” legal costs in nearly 400 lawsuits that allege priests and church functionaries sexually abused children over the decades. A diocese refers to a […]
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Sat 11 February 2023: In response to growing competition from Microsoft, which is incorporating AI into its portfolio of products, Google has announced a number of changes enabling AI throughout its products, including Search, Maps, and Translate. “In the coming months, you will be able to use Lens to search your screen on Android globally. […]
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Sat 11 February 2023: A pair of huge earthquakes have struck in Turkey, leaving more than 3,000 people dead and unknown numbers injured or displaced. The first quake, near Gaziantep close to the Syrian border, measured 7.8 in magnitude and was felt as far away as the UK. The second occurred nine hours later, on what appears to be […]
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Sat 11 February 2023: According to a UK government assessment, the policy to deter illegal immigration had a “disproportionate impact” on people of color. Former UK Prime Minister David Cameron implemented the hostile environment measures. These policies were later renamed “compliant environment” policies. The impact assessment of these policies began with a study of the […]
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Fri 10 February 2023: Almost 95% of families struggling to pay their energy bills will still be in fuel poverty in 2030, analysis showed. Ministers have been accused of “throwing in the towel” on tackling fuel poverty, The Daily Mirror reported. Research shows just 6% of fuel poor households will be out of that category […]
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Fri 10 February 2023: The authorities declared that new rules put into place in the city will soon make it unlawful to smoke marijuana on the streets of Amsterdam’s red light district. The regulations will go into effect in mid-May and may improve the quality of life for residents who have long complained about the […]
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Fri 10 February 2023: The death toll from the Turkey-Syria earthquakes, which Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called “the disaster of the century”, has passed 21,500. At least 18,342 people have been killed in Turkey, according to Vice President Fuat Oktay, while at least 3,377 are known to have died in Syria. By comparison, […]
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Fri 10 February 2023: Washington, DC – The United States has released new details about the alleged Chinese “spy” balloon that flew over the country last week, saying the aircraft was “clearly” used to gather intelligence. The balloon, which was shot down by US forces over the Atlantic Ocean after traversing the continental US, was “capable of conducting signals intelligence […]
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Thu 09 February 2023: Too much misleading news on social media about the devastating earthquake in Turkiye and Syria in the early hours of Monday morning prompted the government in Ankara to disable Twitter before agreeing with the company to tackle fake news. The earthquake has killed at least 18,000 people and the death toll […]
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