R18-million awarded to 29 of South Africa’s most inspiring social innovators
Read More The SAB Foundation, in partnership with the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), awarded R18-million in grant funding and business development support to 29 deserving entrepreneurs at its 12th annual Social Innovation and 7th annual Disability Empowerment Awards. Liz Moynihan, founder of Kotonki, and Sibongile Mongadi from Uku’hamba Prosthetics and Orthotics were the overall winners […]
Living Planet Index: Wildlife populations have declined by 69% since 1970
Read More The planet is becoming increasingly hostile for wildlife, with new research indicating a 69% decline in populations worldwide. This is according to the Living Planet Index, a report published by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the Zoological Society of London. The index measures how animal populations change over time. Whether […]
California Stabbing Suspect Arrested After 1 Killed, 3 Hurt
A man with a knife was arrested after a series of stabbings in Southern California early Monday that killed a woman and wounded three other people, authorities said. Yohance Sharp, 21, of Long Beach was booked on suspicion of murder and his bail was set at $2 million, police…
Russian missiles continue hitting Ukraine’s power, water facilities
Russia military forces continued airstrikes against Ukraine on Tuesday, bombing the country’s energy and infrastructure facilities as part of aggressive efforts to weaken Ukraine as winter looms. Zhytomyr, a Ukrainian city with military bases, had no working electricity or water after a double missile strike hit an energy facility. According to Mayor Serhiy Sukhomlyn, local […]
Mise, via la foto di Mussolini al ministero per evitare polemiche. La reazione di Bersani: “Sia rimossa la mia”
Read More Una foto di Benito Mussolini, esposta in bella mostra tra i corridoi del ministero dello Sviluppo economico. Il Duce in una galleria di ritratti, ministro tra i ministri, avendo avuto la delega alle corporazioni nel 1932. La notizia trapela. La Cgil protesta. Pier Luigi Bersani, che dagli uffici di via Veneto battezzò le […]
Terzo Polo, è gelo fra Renzi e Calenda. Il leader di Iv non andrà alle consultazioni al Quirinale
Read More Alle consultazioni al Quirinale Matteo Renzi non andrà: ci sarà il partner Carlo Calenda. Ma è tutto pacifico: “Io parlerò in aula”, fa sapere il leader di Italia Viva. E Calenda spiega: “Con Renzi ci sentiamo tutti i giorni e lui ha fatto un passo indietro: andrò con i due capigruppo e Teresa […]
China: Xi Jinping’s speech short on detail, big on pride
Read More On Sunday, President Xi Jinping struck a triumphant tone in his speech at the opening of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) by highlighting what he said were the party’s achievements over the past five years. Xi also promised a series of reforms that he said he hopes will […]
’70s Show’ Actor Danny Masterson on Trial on 3 Rape Charges
Danny Masterson, former star of the long-running sitcom “That ’70s Show,” is about to face three women in court who say he raped them two decades ago at a trial whose key figures are all current or former members of the Church of Scientology. Opening statements could begin…
Arrestato a Milano Craig Auringer, truffatore da 100 milioni: faceva parte di una banda di speculatori internazionali
Read More Passeggiava in via Manzoni come un turista comune. Il suo nome non aveva lasciato tracce né in aeroporto né nelle schedine dell’hotel del centro di Milano dove aveva preso alloggio. Eppure su Craig Auringer, 52enne canadese residente alle Bahamas, pendeva dallo scorso aprile un mandato d’arresto emesso dal procuratore distrettuale di New York […]
Mediator appointed for South African Medical Association’s internal drama
Read More The row centres on whether the SAMA board, elected for a three-year term in 2018, is legally constituted in terms of its Memorandum of Incorporation. The warring parties in the South African Medical Association’s (SAMA’s) battle for “legitimate” governance have agreed upon a mediator to work out how its board is constituted. This […]