Giorno: 29 Ottobre 2022

Arizona’s Kari Lake swipes Liz Cheney in open letter announcing ‘biggest fundraiser yet’

Post Content Arizona candidate Kari Lake, a Republican running for governor, announced her campaign raised over $300,000 on Friday, which she cheekily credited to Sen. Liz Cheney, who is actively campaigning against her. In an open letter, Lake thanked Cheney for her “biggest fundraiser yet” as Cheney’s recent television ad campaign “urging Arizonans not to […]

Japan Announces $485 Billion Economic Package to Counter Rising Inflation

Read More Japan’s prime minister announced Friday that his government will spend about 71.6 trillion yen ($485 billion) on economic stimulus aimed at helping households and businesses cope with inflationary pressures amid a weak currency. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that the economic package is expected to increase Japan’s gross domestic product by 4.6 percent […]

One Film, Two Takes: LOU

Read More Anna Foerster’s thriller Lou is the latest addition to the fast-growing subgenre of brooding 60+ actors who are secretly elite combatants. We’ve seen Liam Neeson do it in the Taken film series, Denzel Washington dons the hat in The Equalizer films and most recently, Bob Odenkirk gave his impression in the film Nobody. […]

Welsh task force to manage feral goats after flocking to region during COVID lockdown

A town in Wales that has been overrun by feral goats since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic has formed a task force to address the problem. In 2020, a pack of Kashmiri goats from the nearby coast had made their way to Llandudno, Wales, and remained in the town’s locked-down streets. The goats […]

Russia-Ukraine war live: Moscow says draft ‘completed’; UN chief appeals for renewed grain deal

Read More From 19m ago The UN secretary general has urged Russia and Ukraine to renew the deal that has seen more than 8m tonnes of grain exported from Ukraine and brought down global food prices. Antonio Guterres also called for other countries, mainly in the west, to expedite the removal of obstacles blocking Russian […]

Tropical Storm Nalgae Kills 72 in Floods and Landslides in Philippines

Read More Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescuers evacuate residents from their flooded homes due to a tropical storm, locally named Paeng, in Maguindanao Province, Philippines, on Oct. 28, 2022. (Philippine Coast Guard/Handout via Reuters) MANILA—The Philippines has recorded 72 deaths from Tropical Storm Nalgae that caused floods and landslides in southern provinces, the country’s disaster […]

‘Water tanker mafia’ in Free State making a killing from desperate residents

Read More In deep water: Tankers carrying water are used to deliver water yet dams such as Fika-Patso remain full. Photos: Delwyn Verasamy Water tanker operators, dubbed “the tanker Mafia”, are pulling in big money in Phuthaditjhaba in the Free State because the local council fails to provide a consistent supply of water to residents. […]

The River Club: Flawed processes and a dirty fight over development and heritage

Read More It’s been 14 months since construction started on the contentious River Club development in Observatory, Cape Town. Back then it was a dispute over whose version of the facts was to be believed, and apart from plenty of lawfare and concrete on the River Club site, little has changed, although the fight has […]

Royal Navy chief orders inquiry into ‘abhorrent’ allegations of bullying and sexual harassment

Read More The head of the Royal Navy has ordered an investigation into “abhorrent” allegations of inappropriate behaviour in the submarine service and declared that sexual assault and harassment has no place in the fleet. It follows claims from whistleblowers who have made harrowing allegations of bullying, misogyny and sexual harassment suffered by female members. […]

Ray of joy: Nasa captures image of the sun ‘smiling’

Read More A Nasa satellite captured an image of what appeared to be a happy face pattern on the sun earlier this week, prompting the US space agency to say the sun was seen “smiling”. The agency released the image Wednesday on Twitter, writing: “Today, Nasa’s Solar Dynamics Observatory caught the sun ‘smiling.’ Seen in […]