Giorno: 27 Luglio 2022

Maltempo in Lombardia, grandinate e temporali: bloccate le linee Mortara-Milano e Pavia-Codogno. A Saronno auto distrutte

Read More La pioggia tanto attesa alla fine è arrivata in Lombardia, anche se portandosi dietro – come avviene spesso ormai – danni e disagi. Diversi i problemi registrati nelle varie province. Per oggi e per i prossimi giorni non dovrebbe arrivare ancora la pioggia, ma il calo delle temperature, per quanto lieve, è confermato. […]

Renzi come Craxi e Berlusconi: dà il meglio di sé quando è spalle a terra

Read More Matteo Renzi triste, solitario y final. Così sembrerebbe per ora – ma per nessun altro vale specificare che si tratta di triplice condizione apparente e provvisoria. Come Craxi e Berlusconi, pur essendo lontano dai loro traguardi e dai loro guai, il personaggio dà il meglio di sè quando si trova con le spalle […]

BBC presenter Nicky Campbell says he was victim of abuse at school in 1970s

Read More The BBC presenter Nicky Campbell has claimed he was the victim of abuse at a Scottish private school in the 1970s. Campbell, 61, said witnessing incidents of both sexual and physical abuse at the Edinburgh Academy had had a “profound effect” on his life. He made the claims for the first time on […]

Sunak accused of ‘screeching U-turn’ by Truss campaign after proposing cutting VAT on fuel bills – UK politics live

Read More Good morning. This is the third Tory leadership contest in six years taking place while the party is in government, but in 2016 and 2019 the elections were both dominated by the single issue of Brexit. This is not the case this time, and one consequence of that is that Liz Truss and […]

Elezioni politiche 2022: su collegi e candidato premier oggi la resa dei conti nel centrodestra. Conte: “Il limite dei due mandati non è un diktat”

Read More Resa dei conti nel centrodestra su candidato premier e collegi: è previsto per oggi, nel pomeriggio, a Montecitorio, il vertice tra Meloni, Berlusconi e Salvini. Ma l’accordo sembra ancora lontano. Intanto Letta prepara un’alleanza larga con Calenda, Bonino, Di Maio, Bonelli e Fratoianni. “Vinciamo – dice Letta – se riusciamo a condividere anche […]

New Zealand Reserve Bank Concedes Role in Country’s Skyrocketing Inflation

Read More The governor of New Zealand’s central bank admitted to the institution’s role in contributing to the country’s high inflation rate. As the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) undertakes the first ever review of its monetary policy remit, governor Adrian Orr acknowledged a research paper on how the institution’s mistakes after 2019 led […]

Concerns Over Violence, Election Fraud in Papua New Guinea, as Observers Call for Urgent Review

Read More Election observers in Papua New Guinea (PNG) are calling for an urgent review of the 2022 election after reported incidents of violence and issues leading to a “high numbers of eligible voters” being disenfranchised. In an Interim Statement on July 25, the chairperson of the Commonwealth Observers Group, former President of Nauru Baron […]

Chile: changes and challenges

Read More Modern Chile stands out for two reasons. Infamously, it was the poster-child for successful post-authoritarian neoliberalism. Somewhat eclipsed by pro-market fanfare since its 1990 democratic transition, Chile is also the country that elected a democratic socialist in 1970.  Backed by a radical partisan alliance and bolstered by powerful social movements, Salvador Allende received […]

Train strikes: millions across Britain face rail disruption as union action begins – live

Read More The secretary of state for transport, Grant Shapps said “passengers are being taken for a ride” by these “extreme hard left unions.” Speaking with Radio 4’s Today, Shapps said there was a deal of 8% over two years, adding things were “going well” in the room, but was rejected before getting out to […]

Benghazi terrorist’s 22-year sentence is ‘unreasonably low,’ appeals court rules

The 22-year sentence for a Libyan militant convicted of four terrorism charges for his involvement in the 2012 Benghazi attack is “unreasonably low,” a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. Ahmed Abu Khatallah, 51, was convicted of four counts in 2017, including providing material support to terrorists and destroying US property, but was acquitted on the […]