Giorno: 6 Ottobre 2022

Florida Rep. Perez to Newsmax: Ian Recovery Strong, Tough Times Ahead

There are still tough times ahead for southwest Florida as the region recovers from Hurricane Ian, but the recovery process began quickly and, in some ways, is moving quickly, state Rep. Daniel Perez, the incoming House speaker, told Newsmax on Thursday.

China Links to US Nuclear Research Site Raise Alarm

Eleven House Republicans are demanding the Biden administration investigate China’s ties to the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, a U.S. weapons and nuclear research site.

China Links to US Nuclear Research Site Raise Alarm

Eleven House Republicans are demanding the Biden administration investigate China’s ties to the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, a U.S. weapons and nuclear research site.

Pensioners had scant warning of heavy Sars tax deductions

Read More The Government Employment Pensions Fund (GEPF) gave itself a week to tell 44 000 members about possible higher tax deductions for September that left some pensioners with only half of their usual monthly income. The South African Revenue Service (Sars) in March implemented a revised pay as you earn (PAYE) tax rate for […]

Bank confirms pension funds almost collapsed amid market meltdown

Read More Pension funds managing vast sums on behalf of retirees across Britain came close to collapse amid an “unprecedented” meltdown in UK government bond markets after Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget, the Bank of England has said. Explaining its emergency intervention to calm turmoil in financial markets last week, the central bank said pension funds with […]

Annie Ernaux wins the 2022 Nobel prize in literature

Read More The Nobel prize in literature has been awarded to Annie Ernaux “for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory”. Ernaux, who writes novels about daily life in France as well as non-fiction and is one of her country’s most acclaimed authors, had […]

Democrat-Led Texas City Steps Up Migrant Busing to New York, Outpacing Republican Effort

The Democrat-led border city of El Paso, Texas, has sent more migrants on buses to New York City and Chicago than a campaign by Texas’ Republican governor, a twist in an ongoing partisan battle over U.S. border security. El Paso, which sits across the border from Juarez,…

Ex-cop Kills 22 Children, 12 Others in Thailand Daycare Mass Shooting

Read More People gather outside of a daycare center’s scene of a mass shooting in the town of Uthai Sawan, 500 km northeast of Bangkok in the Province of Nong Bua Lamphu, Thailand, on Oct. 6, 2022. (Sakdipat Boonsom/Handout via Reuters) BANGKOK—A former policeman killed 34 people including 22 children in a gun rampage at […]

Ultra South Africa set to return in 2023 with a bang

Read More After a three-year break, Africa’s largest electronic music festival will next year make a much-anticipated return. Ultra South Africa will return to Johannesburg and Cape Town in March 2023. Organisers tease that next year’s event will be bigger than it was in past years. Ultra South co-founder and director Africa Shaun Duwe says […]

Police cordon London’s Square Mile after reports of stabbing injuries

Read More Three people have been stabbed in an incident in central London, police have said. City of London police officers and London ambulance service (LAS) paramedics attended the scene in Bishopsgate, near Liverpool Street station, on Thursday morning. A spokesperson for the force said the attack was not being treated as terror-related. A City […]