Giorno: 17 Settembre 2021

Council wants Hawks, SIU probe into BAT’s Zimbabwe scandal

Read More Bribes of up to $500 000 and the clandestine planting of surveillance equipment and spies in Southern Africa are just some of the damning allegations levelled against British American Tobacco South Africa (Batsa) this week. The National Council Against Smoking wants the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (the Hawks) and the Special Investigating […]

Palermo, la prima della Carmen di Bizet al Teatro Massimo

Read More In diretta dal Teatro Massimo di Palermo, la prima della Carmen di Georges Bizet diretta dal maestro Omer Meir Wellber per la regia di Calixto Bieito. Tutti esauriti i 600 posti disponibili. Nel ruolo di Carmen il mezzosoprano Annalisa Stroppa mentre Jean-François Borras interpreta Don José. Lo spettacolo andrà in replica fino al […]

U.S. marks Abraham Accords anniversary, with no mention of Trump or Netanyahu

Read More U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken marked the first anniversary of the signing of the Abraham Accords on Friday with a half-hour video call where no one mentioned Donald Trump or Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister who pushed the deals through. The event was attended by representatives of the member states: Foreign Minister […]

China Enters Taiwan Air Defense Zone a Day After Military Budget Boost

Read More TAIPEI—Taiwan’s air force scrambled on Friday to warn away 10 Chinese aircraft that entered its air defense zone, Taiwan’s defense ministry said, the day after the island announced a $9 billion boost to military spending to counter the threat from China. Chinese-claimed Taiwan has complained for a year or more of repeated missions […]

Taliban ban girls from secondary education in Afghanistan

Read More Afghanistan Taliban ban girls from secondary education in Afghanistan Government announces re-opening of high schools for boys but makes no mention of girls in Kandahar Fri 17 Sep 2021 14.09 EDT Last modified on Fri 17 Sep 2021 14.29 EDT The Taliban have effectively banned girls from secondary education in Afghanistan, by ordering […]

No 10 accused of sidelining behaviour experts on latest Covid measures

Read More Health policy No 10 accused of sidelining behaviour experts on latest Covid measures Exclusive: SPI-B scientists warn of lack of independent advice at a time when social norms are replacing laws Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Science correspondent @hannahdev Fri 17 Sep 2021 14.00 EDT Last modified on Fri […]

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis marries male partner, a first for sitting governor

Post Content Colorado’s Jared Polis, who became the first openly gay man in the United States to be elected governor in 2018, has married his longtime partner and first gentleman Marlon Reis, a writer and animal welfare advocate. Polis, 46, and Reis, 40, were married in a traditional Jewish ceremony attended by family and friends […]