Wed 06 July 2022: According to a poll, after a string of high-profile resignations from the cabinet rocked Boris Johnson’s administration, the majority of Conservative voters and two-thirds of Britons believe he should step down. According to the YouGov snap poll released on Tuesday evening, 33% of Tory voters thought Johnson should stay in office, […]
Continue Reading
Wed 06 July 2022: Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, stated on Wednesday that the 27-nation European Union must develop emergency preparations to be ready for a complete cutoff of Russian gas following the Russias war in Ukraine. “We also need to prepare now for further disruption of gas supply and even […]
Continue Reading
Wed 06 July 2022: On Wednesday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was desperately clinging to his position despite a growing number of legislators asking for his resignation and the resignation of ministers who said he was unfit to lead. Johnson’s secretaries of finance and health, as well as a number of others in lower-level positions, […]
Continue Reading
Wed 06 July 2022: The Eiffel Tower is riddled with rust and in need of full repairs, but instead it is being given a cosmetic $62.55 million (60 million euro) paint job ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, according to confidential reports cited by French magazine Marianne. The wrought-iron 324-metre high tower, built […]
Continue Reading
Wed 06 July 2022: Nearly a third of all women in developing countries begin childbearing at age 19 and younger, and nearly half of first births to adolescents are to children, or girls aged 17 and younger, reveals research released today by UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency. While total fertility across the globe […]
Continue Reading
Wed 06 July 2022: The defensive alliance’s deputy director said on Tuesday that there are no immediate plans for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to send troops to Sweden or Finland if they complete the membership process started this week. As reported by AFP, Deputy Secretary-General Mircea Geoana said, “We don’t plan to have an […]
Continue Reading
Tue 05 July 2022: Amidst scandals involving the Boris Johnson government, British Finance Minister Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid resigned on Tuesday, July 5. The British pound hit a fresh March 2020 low after the announcements. The currency was down 1.5% for the session, hitting 1.1923 against the dollar. The UK government announced their resignation, as […]
Continue Reading
Tue 05 July 2022: After devastating floods struck the eastern coast state of New South Wales, Australia has declared a natural disaster. The statement, which was made late on Monday, ought to make it possible for emergency funds to be distributed to impacted areas quickly. Since Friday, there have been significant downpours, especially in Greater […]
Continue Reading
Tue 05 July 2022: According to the Russian state news agency TASS, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu stated on Tuesday that conscripts were not being sent to Ukraine to participate in Russia’s “special military operation.” Though President Vladimir Putin had previously said that draftees would not be deployed to Ukraine, the defence ministry admitted in March that a […]
Continue Reading
Tue 05 July 2022: Pope Francis has denied reports that he will step down anytime soon and says that after visiting Canada later this month, he expects to travel to Moscow and Kyiv. A planned retirement announcement at the end of the summer “never entered my mind,” Francis added in a Reuters interview that was […]
Continue Reading
