Giorno: 29 Novembre 2022

China claims US cruiser ‘trespassed’ in its waters, Navy calls accusation ‘false’

China’s military on Tuesday claimed a U.S. guided missile cruiser “trespassed” in its waters near the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, though the U.S. Navy decried the claims as “false.” “The guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville trespassed into the waters adjacent to islands and reefs of China’s Spratly Islands without the approval of the […]

Iran secretly contracts with Qatar over world cup dissent: Report

Qatar has been cooperating with Iran on an effort to control which media outlets cover the World Cup in a bid to ensure the event is beneficial to the Iranian regime. An audio tape obtained by Iran International reportedly contains discussions between a Revolutionary Guard general and a group of media managers affiliated with the […]

Supreme Court rejects claim that Alito leaked 2014 opinion on Burwell v Hobby Lobby

Post Content The Supreme Court on Monday rejected allegations that Justice Samuel Alito tipped off conservative activists to the outcome of a landmark religious freedom case in 2014 before the opinion was issued by the court. “There is nothing to suggest that Justice Alito’s actions violated ethical standards,” Ethan Torrey, legal counsel for the Supreme […]

Si risveglia il più grande vulcano del mondo dopo 38 anni, le immagini del Mauna Loa | Non succedeva dal 1984

Read More https://video.repubblica.it/mondo/si-risveglia-il-piu-grande-vulcano-del-mondo-dopo-38-anni-le-immagini-del-mauna-loa-alle-hawaii/432954/433909?rss <iframe class=”rep-video-embed” src=”https://video.repubblica.it/embed/mondo/si-risveglia-il-piu-grande-vulcano-del-mondo-dopo-38-anni-le-immagini-del-mauna-loa-alle-hawaii/432954/433909&width=640&height=360″ width=”640″ height=”360″ frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no”></iframe> Il più grande vulcano attivo del mondo, il Mauna Loa delle Hawaii, sta eruttando per la prima volta dopo quasi 40 anni. È stato diramato un avviso di caduta di cenere nell’area circostante e le squadre di emergenza sono state messe in […]

China: No easy exit from zero-Covid

Read More Following a deadly fire in a residential building in China’s Xinjiang region — which many blame on Covid-19 lockdowns — Chinese protesters have taken to the streets to demand an end to stringent pandemic restrictions.  Even before the protests erupted, there were signs that President Xi Jinping’s administration was preparing to roll back […]

Comoros ex-president Sambi jailed for life for ‘high treason’

Read More A court in the Comoros on Monday handed down a life sentence for high treason to ex-president Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, who was convicted of selling passports to stateless people living in the Gulf. Sambi, 64, an arch rival of President Azali Assoumani, was sentenced by the state security court, a special judicial body […]

Drugs, corruption and fraud account for bulk of Hawks arrests in second quarter

Read More The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (the Hawks) made 827 successful arrests relating to drugs, corruption and fraud in the second quarter of 2022, with 217 convictions, its head Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya said on Tuesday. Lebeya also announced new appointments to boost the directorate’s capacity, including Lieutenant General Siphesihle Nkosi, who becomes […]

Researchers discover two new minerals on meteorite grounded in Somalia

Read More A team of researchers in Canada say they have discovered two new minerals – and potentially a third – after analysing a slice of a 15-tonne meteorite that landed in east Africa. The meteorite, the ninth largest recorded at over 2 metres wide, was unearthed in Somalia in 2020, although local camel herders […]