Giorno: 25 Agosto 2021

Funeral costs add pain to grief of Covid-19 deaths

Read More Manufacturers of coffins and caskets in South Africa are overwhelmed by the high demand for them as the number of burials continues to rise during the Covid-19 pandemic. The shortage has resulted in a sharp increase in the cost of funerals, and impoverished people are finding it hard, if not impossible, to bury […]

Gun control in South Africa: tightening the law, and more

Read More Statistics produced by the police and mortuary surveillance systems in South Africa have consistently shown that firearms are the most commonly used weapons to commit murder and other violent crimes, such as carjacking and house robberies. With this in mind, the Civilian Secretariat for Police Services which serves as the technical advisory agency […]

Kenyan judges stop president’s reforms as attempt to ‘dismember’ the constitution

Read More The Court of Appeal of Kenya has upheld the High Court’s ruling that attempts to overhaul the country’s constitution violated its basic structures. The mega-constitutional amendment bill proposed amending virtually every major part of Kenya’s constitution. It ran to 45 pages, contained 74 amendment articles, and included two schedules appended to the main […]

Kamala Harris visits John McCain monument in Vietnam, 3 years after his death

Post Content Vice President Kamala Harris laid flowers Wednesday at the Hanoi memorial site where late Sen. John McCain was shot down in 1967 by the North Vietnamese when he was a Navy fighter pilot. Standing in the pouring rain, Harris noted that Wednesday marked three years since McCain died from brain cancer on Aug. […]

Herschel Walker declares Senate candidacy in Georgia, a top GOP target in 2022

Post Content Former football star running back Herschel Walker on Wednesday officially declared his candidacy for the Senate in Georgia, jumping into a Republican primary race to challenge Democratic freshman Sen. Raphael Warnock in the 2022 midterm elections, in a crucial contest that could ultimately decide which party controls the majority in the chamber. “Our […]

Texas Gov. Abbott steps up border security efforts

Post Content Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday that he has authorized state National Guard members to arrest people who illegally cross the Texas-Mexico border. Along with performing a law enforcement function, Abbott said Guard members will also help with the early stages of constructing border barriers and a border wall. “The Texas National Guard […]

Israeli high-tech is desperate for workers. Are foreigners the solution?

Read More Politicians suffer from a certain shortness of breath. They know that real achievements come only from working toward the long term, but they have no idea whether they’ll be around then, and they want instant applause. Maybe it also has to do with us, the media, which expects immediate achievements and lacks the […]

Serious COVID cases in Israel plateau; antibody testing for children halted

Read More Israel has paused on Wednesday its antibody blood testing campaign for children after a chaotic first few days, limiting it to parts of the country with high infection rates only. Meanwhile, serious coronavirus cases in the country have stabilized and now stand at 692. According to the Health Ministry data reported on Wednesday, […]

Israel Aerospace Industries, Etihad to open aircraft conversion site in Abu Dhabi

Read More Israel Aerospace Industries said Wednesday it signed an agreement with Etihad Engineering to establish a facility in Abu Dhabi that will convert Boeing 777-300ER passenger planes into cargo aircraft. The new facility, which will operate as the company’s maintenance center in Abu Dhabi, aims to meet the growing demand for large cargo jets. […]

Seven Israeli hospitals limit services in protest of lack of funding

Read More Seven Israeli hospitals are working in a reduced capacity starting Wednesday, to protest what they say is a lack of government funding. The so-called “public” hospitals, which are run by nonprofit organizations rather than the government or the country’s health maintenance organizations, announced that they will only perform life-saving procedures. LISTEN: Bennett meets […]