Giorno: 17 Agosto 2021

Archaeologists find skeleton, evidence of Greek in Pompeii

Post Content Archaeologists in the ancient city of Pompeii have discovered a remarkably well-preserved skeleton during excavations of a tomb that also shed light on the cultural life of the city before it was destroyed by a volcanic eruption in AD 79. A skull bearing tufts of white hair and part of an ear, as […]

Israel strikes near Quneitra province, Syrian state media reports

Read More Israel struck targets near the Quneitra province, Syrian media outlets reported Tuesday. The Israeli army has yet to comment on the incident. Syrian state media also reported blasts heard near the Quneitra province in south-western Syria, near the border with Israel. Videos posted on social media showing a missile or rocket exploding in […]

Inquest magistrate covered up Haffejee killing – lawyer

Read More The reopened inquest into the death in detention of Dr Hoosen Haffejee in 1977 has heard that the “pliant” magistrate at the original inquest, Trevor Blunden, ignored evidence that he was badly assaulted to exonerate the security police torturers who killed him. Haffejee, a Pietermartizburg-born dentist, died in detention at the Brighton Beach […]

Top cop says Vearey shows no remorse for his ‘derogatory’ social media posts

Read More Eastern Cape police commissioner Lieutenant General Liziwe Ntshinga told the Safety and Security Sectoral Bargaining Council on Tuesday 17 August that discipline was the cornerstone of the South African Police Service (SAPS) and that former Western Cape detective head Major General Jeremy Vearey had undermined it with derogatory Facebook posts Ntshinga was appointed […]

Makhura ‘liable’ for R42.8m in PPE corruption

Read More Gauteng Premier David Makhura is liable for more than R42.8-million in alleged Covid-19 procurement corruption because he “failed to prevent officials of the Gauteng provincial government (from) acting unlawfully in awarding contracts”.   This was the contention made by former Gauteng health department chief financial officer Kabelo Lehloenya, who is facing a Special Tribunal […]

Plymouth shooting: police focus on ‘incel’ links as shop CCTV tape emerges

Read More Plymouth shooting Plymouth shooting: police focus on ‘incel’ links as shop CCTV tape emerges Exclusive: Jake Davison seen pacing around convenience store for more than five minutes on day before attack [embedded content] 00:52 and Matthew Weaver Tue 17 Aug 2021 14.23 EDT Last modified on Tue 17 Aug 2021 14.54 EDT Police […]

Female presenter interviews Taliban spokesman on Afghanistan television

Read More Afghanistan Female presenter interviews Taliban spokesman on Afghanistan television TOLO News sent female reporters home on Sunday for safety reasons but many have returned to work @jimwaterson Tue 17 Aug 2021 13.14 EDT Last modified on Tue 17 Aug 2021 14.58 EDT On Tuesday an unprecedented discussion took place on an Afghanistan television […]

Biden hasn’t spoken to any foreign leaders since fall of Afghanistan to Taliban

Post Content National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Tuesday that President Biden has not spoken with any other world leaders since Afghanistan fell to the Taliban over the weekend, as the president remains at Camp David amid frantic efforts to evacuate Americans and U.S. allies from the country. “He has not yet spoken with any […]

No Shot, No Proof, No Service: NYC Businesses Begin Checks

People dining indoors at New York City’s restaurants, browsing art at its museums or sweating in its gyms had to show proof Tuesday that they were at least partially inoculated against COVID-19 as the city began the nation’s largest effort yet to exclude the unvaccinated…