Tue 18 October 2022: Regional train traffic in France was reduced by about 50% on Tuesday amid calls for a nationwide strike from several unions. The strike occurs when inflation is at its highest. The strikes to raise the minimum wage in response to rising prices have been ongoing for a few days now. Fuel […]
Continue Reading
Tue 18 October 2022: In the second day of Moscow’s raids, a new wave of Russian air attacks hit several locations in Ukraine, including key energy infrastructure in the north of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, causing several explosions, according to officials. According to Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the presidential office, three Russian strikes on […]
Continue Reading
Mon 17 October 2022: The Council of State, France’s highest administrative court, has ordered the government to pay millions of euros in fines for poor air quality in French cities. According to the court’s statement on Monday, the government did not do enough to ensure good air quality. The sanction comes after a first 10 […]
Continue Reading
Mon 17 October 2022: According to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), child poverty has increased by 19% in Eastern Europe and Central Asia as a result of the Ukraine crisis and the skyrocketing living costs it has caused. The report stated that”The war in Ukraine and rising inflation have driven an additional four million […]
Continue Reading
Mon 17 October 2022: The US rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, and Parlement Technologies announced on Monday that they had reached an agreement in principle for the purchase of Parler, a popular social media platform known for its lack of right-wing opinion policing. “Parlement Technologies is pleased to announce that it has entered […]
Continue Reading
Mon 17 October 2022: The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says it is “deeply distressed” by “shocking reports and images” of 92 people found stripped at the Greek-Turkish border. “We condemn such cruel and degrading treatment and call for a full investigation into this incident,” the UNHCR tweeted on Sunday. Ankara and Athens traded accusations on […]
Continue Reading
Mon 17 October 2022: On Sunday, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced a $1.2 billion donation to the polio eradication effort. “Polio eradication is within reach. But as far as we have come, the disease remains a threat,” In a statement, Bill Gates, co-chair of the foundation, said The money will go to the […]
Continue Reading
Mon 17 October 2022: Protesters are calling for screenings of a new documentary by a Serbian-Canadian filmmaker to be cancelled across Europe, saying the “revisionist” film “whitewashes” war crimes committed during the Bosnian War. Film director Boris Malagurski announced last month on Twitter the schedule of screenings of his film Republika Srpska: The Struggle for […]
Continue Reading
Mon 17 October 2022: The Ukrainian capital Kyiv has been hit by at least four explosions – with a presidential adviser blaming “kamikaze drones” sent by Russia. A week ago, the capital was hit by Russian missiles at rush hour, part of nationwide attacks which left 19 dead. This morning’s attacks were from drones – […]
Continue Reading
Sun 16 October 2022: A day after claiming that his rocket company SpaceX could no longer afford to support its Starlink internet service in Ukraine, Elon Musk announced on Saturday that it would. Musk tweeted: “the hell with it … even though starlink is still losing money & other companies are getting billions of taxpayer […]
Continue Reading
