Giorno: 30 Settembre 2022

Fort Myers Beach ‘Pretty Much Gone’ Gone After Ian

Southwest Florida’s Fort Myers Beach is “pretty much gone” after Hurricane Ian’s disastrous rain and wind, a local official told CNN on Thursday.

House approves $2.7 billion in payments to 9/11 victims after years of delay

Post Content The House passed legislation on Friday to provide $2.7 billion in compensation to the families of 9/11 victims, money that had been promised years ago but had been held up after several years of delay in Congress. The bill is the result of a lengthy process that required the federal government to estimate […]

EU wants European nations to crack down on visas for Russian citizens

The European Union’s top migration official on Friday urged the bloc’s 27 nations to clamp down on issuing visas to Russian citizens amid heightened security concerns over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threats and his annexation of parts of Ukraine. “This is clearly an escalation and that means also an escalation of the security threat […]

Unlikely family? Cows in Germany adopt wild boar piglet

A cow herd in Germany has gained an unlikely following, after adopting a lone wild boar piglet. Farmer Friedrich Stapel told the dpa news agency that he spotted the piglet among the herd in the central German community of Brevoerde about three weeks ago. It had likely lost its group when they crossed a nearby […]

Virus kills 100K cows and buffaloes in India, livelihoods threatened

A viral disease has killed nearly 100,000 cows and buffaloes in India and sickened over 2 million more. The outbreak has triggered devastating income losses for cattle farmers since the disease not only results in deaths but can also lead to decreased milk production, emaciated animals, and birth issues. The disease, called lumpy skin disease, […]

Biden fires back at Putin: US, allies ‘not going to be intimidated’ by threats

Post Content President Biden took verbal shots at Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday during remarks at the White House. Biden was speaking at a press conference updating the U.S. public on efforts to respond to Hurricane Ian’s damage to Florida and South Carolina. At the end of his remarks, he shifted gears and addressed […]

“Nostre per sempre”: Putin annette le regioni occupate ed evoca l’atomica. Dall’Occidente “satanista” al gender, ecco che cosa ha detto

Read More MOSCA – Alle 15 il countdown sulle televisioni russe si interrompe. Scatta l’ora “x” dell’atteso discorso di Vladimir Putin che, con quattro firme, rivendica il dominio russo su un sesto dell’Ucraina e cambia ancora una volta la storia e la geografia. La sala di San Giorgio del Gran Palazzo del Cremlino è gremita […]

‘The law is for protection of the people’ – but do lawyers know it?

Read More Call for change: Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe (above) was found guilty of gross misconduct. ‘The law is for protection of the people”, country singer Kris Kristofferson sang, sarcastically, years ago. From any philosophical or ideological angle, the law is centrally important in a society. It has been said over the […]

Despite gender progress, African men are shaping the future of higher education

Read More Despite a professed commitment to gender equality, African men are in the driving seat when vice-chancellors are appointed in South Africa.  Far from women being at the forefront, it is the men who are calling the shots when it comes to gender politics in South Africa — and on the continent. Their influence […]

Serco injected ?60m to prop up pension fund after market meltdown

Read More The pension scheme trustees at the government contractor Serco have been forced to tap the company for ?60m of emergency support after the UK’s financial markets meltdown this week. Serco’s ?1bn pensions scheme is the latest to scramble to raise cash after a plunge in the pound and a meltdown in UK bond […]