Giorno: 20 Ottobre 2022

Pentagon to Provide Funds, Help for Troops Seeking Abortions

The Pentagon will provide travel funds and support for troops and their dependents who seek abortions but are based in states where they are now illegal, according to a new department policy released Thursday.

Cybercriminal holding customers data from Australian health insurer for ransom

A cybercriminal was holding for ransom an Australian health insurer’s customer data including diagnoses and treatments, in the nation’s second major privacy breach in a month, officials said on Thursday. Trade in Medibank shares has been halted on the Australian Securities Exchange since Wednesday when police were alerted that the company had been contacted by […]

Six Chinese nationals charged with harassing, trying to coerce US resident to return to China

Six Chinese nationals were charged on Thursday in a scheme to harass and coerce a Chinese national who lives in the U.S. to return to his homeland, according to an indictment unsealed in federal court. Quanzhong An, 55, and his daughter, Guangyang An, 34, who are both residents of Roslyn, New York, were arrested on […]

Germany meets with European Union, European countries in effort to curb migration via Balkan route

Germany on Thursday hosted a meeting with representatives of the European Union and several European countries — including from the western Balkans — in an effort to curb migration via the so-called Balkan route. “We want to protect the people who flee to us from war and political persecution,” German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said. […]

Iranian official says sport climber who competed without headscarf won’t be punished

The president of Iran’s national Olympic committee claimed Thursday that an Iranian competitive climber who had participated in an event without wearing her country’s mandatory headscarf will not be penalized. Speaking to The Associated Press in the South Korean capital of Seoul, Mahmoud Khosravi Vafa said there was no reason to take disciplinary measures against […]

European Union opens 2-day summit on energy crisis

European Union leaders opened a two-day summit Thursday divided on whether, and how, the bloc could impose a gas price cap to contain the energy crisis fueled by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and his strategy to choke off gas supplies to the bloc at will. And, for once, the traditional driving duo […]

Twitter, Elon Musk vuole ridurre la forza lavoro del 75%

Read More La forza lavoro di Twitter sarà drasticamente ridotta nei prossimi mesi. Lo riporta il Washington Post citando alcune fonti, secondo le quali Elon Musk avrebbe detto ai papabili investitori che l’accordo per acquistare la società che cinguetta prevede il taglio del 75% dei 7.500 lavoratori di Twitter. Riduzioni pesanti sono attese anche nel […]

Georgetown students walk out during Pence speech, chant ‘hate has no home here!”

Post Content Video from a speech delivered by former Vice President Mike Pence at Georgetown University shows students walking out during the speech while other students unveiled a sign saying “reproductive rights are human rights.” The video, posted by the Young America’s Foundation from a speech it hosted at the Washington, D.C., university, shows dozens […]

ICE arrests over 170 illegal immigrants with multiple DUI convictions as part of national op

Post Content Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced this week that it has nabbed 175 illegal immigrants who had multiple DUI convictions – as part of a national operation through August and September. The nationwide law enforcement push began on Aug. 20 and ended at the end of September, and hauled in those with multiple […]

Majority of Hispanic voters disapprove of Biden’s handling of presidency, while voters trust GOP on key issues

Post Content The majority of registered voters who are most concerned about immigration, the economic climate and crime would vote for a Republican candidate this fall, according to a poll that also found the majority of Hispanic voters disapprove of President Joe Biden’s handling of the presidency. A Pew Research Center poll revealed among the […]