Sun 28 August 2022: Six more ships have left Ukrainian ports under the Istanbul grain export deal, the Turkish National Defense Ministry said on Sunday, Anadolu reports. Shipments from Ukrainian ports are continuing, said a ministry statement, adding: “Six more ships loaded with grain departed from Ukrainian ports this morning.” In July, Türkiye, the UN, Russia, and […]
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Sun 28 August 2022: Most parts of the world will be in the grip of “extreme heat” by 2100, according to a latest research paper. Estimates show the tropics and subtropics, including the Indian subcontinent, large parts of Arabian Peninsula and sub-Saharan Africa, will experience dangerously hot temperatures most days of the year by the end of this century, said […]
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Sun 28 August 2022: On Saturday, August 28, local media in Colombia reported that the Church had disclosed the names of 26 priests who were under investigation for alleged child sex abuse. In response to a court decision in favor of Juan Pablo Barrientos, the Archdiocese of Medellin made public the list of those accused […]
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Sun 28 August 2022: This week, Google launched an open beta for users in South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, and Australia to use its Play Games for PC feature. Google Play Games will be coming to PCs as a beta experience for a select group of users, the firm revealed earlier this year. Arjun […]
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Sun 28 August 2022: Shellfire at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine fuelled fears of major disaster as both sides kept blaming the other, while Russian forces targeted towns on the far side of the river from Europe’s largest atomic plant. The nuclear plant, which is Europe’s largest, has been under Russian control […]
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Sat 27 August 2022: Britain’s environment minister on Saturday defended government plans to address sewage releases into rivers and the sea after opposition parties and environmentalists criticized the measures as insufficient and costly for consumers. Recent sewage spills into popular river and sea bathing areas have caused widespread public horror, prompting activists to raise a […]
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Sat 27 August 2022: Josep Borrell, the head of the EU’s foreign policy, said on Saturday that an ethnic dispute between Serbia and Kosovo over the flow of citizens across their border has been resolved. “We have a deal,” Borrell said in a tweet. “Under the EU-facilitated Dialogue, Serbia agreed to abolish entry/exit documents for Kosovo […]
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Sat 27 August 2022: Instagram, the photo and video sharing provider owned by Meta, has declared that it will by default restrict sensitive content for new teen users. According to Instagram, teens only have access to the “Standard” and “Less” settings under the sensitive content control. “New teens on Instagram under 16 years old will […]
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Sat 27 August 2022: The announcement of French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday that Algerian gas constitutes a small amount of French energy sources refutes reports that a large portion of Algerian gas goes to France, Algerian newspaper Echorouk reported. Brushing aside the perception that the French leader was visiting Algeria to address its energy needs, according to Anadolu Agency, […]
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Sat 27 August 2022: Pope Francis will name 20 new cardinals on Saturday, chosen from all over the world, in an effort to set the stage for his eventual succession as head of the Catholic Church. As Pope Francis moves closer to choosing the next spiritual leader of the 1.3 billion Catholics, the ceremony is […]
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