Giorno: 2 Dicembre 2022

Biden, asked why he’s not campaigning in Georgia for Warnock, cites Boston fundraiser

Post Content President Biden appeared to give a confused answer Friday in response to a reporter’s question over whether he will travel to Georgia to campaign for Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., ahead of Tuesday’s runoff election. At the tail end of a bill signing ceremony for legislation cementing a deal between rail unions and freight […]

Biden: Economy Growing, Recession Risks Remain

President Joe Biden assured Americans on Friday that the U.S. economy is chugging along in the holiday season, but the very strength of a new jobs report showed that high inflation remains a recession threat.

Ukrainian embassies, consulates in 6 European nations receive packages containing animals’ eyes

Ukrainian embassies and consulates in six European countries have received packages containing animals’ eyes in recent days, a Ukrainian official said Friday. Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleh Nikolenko wrote on Facebook that the “bloody parcels” were received by the Ukrainian embassies in Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Croatia and Italy, as well as by consulates in Naples, […]

Indonesia expected to pass law punishing sex outside marriage with jail sentence

Indonesia’s government is set to pass a new law that will punish sex outside of marriage with imprisonment as part of its national criminal code overhaul. “We’re proud to have a criminal code that’s in line with Indonesian values,” Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej, Indonesia’s deputy justice minister, told Reuters. Only certain parties, such as close […]

WHO’s Tedros claims conditions ripe for deadly COVID variant

Lapses in strategies to tackle COVID-19 this year continue to create “the perfect conditions” for a deadly new variant to emerge, the World Health Organization’s Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday. With the peak of the pandemic behind, countries worldwide are starting to loosen the reins on surveillance, testing and vaccination for the disease […]

Hillary Clinton says overturning Roe v Wade puts US in company of Afghanistan, Sudan

Post Content Hillary Clinton said Friday that the U.S. is comparable to Afghanistan and Sudan when it comes to abortion rights due to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. “It’s so shocking to think that in any way we’re related to poor Afghanistan and Sudan,” she said Friday at the Women’s Voices […]

NY Times Union Members Threaten Work Stoppage

More than 1,000 New York Times newsroom workers plan to walk out and stop work for 24 hours if company management does not agree to new contract terms by Dec. 8, the union said Friday.

Major Biden donors scored invites to lavish state dinner

Post Content President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden hosted the administration’s first state dinner at the White House on Thursday, honoring French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte. The swanky gathering featured more than 300 attendees, including administration officials, politicos, celebrities, fashion icons, and Republican lawmakers. According to a Fox News Digital review […]

Putin open to Ukraine talks after Biden signals willingness if Russia serious about ending war

Post Content The Kremlin once again on Friday claimed it was “open to negotiations” on ending the war in Ukraine but only if the West accepts its demands. “The president of the Russian Federation [Vladimir Putin] has always been, is and remains open to negotiations in order to ensure our interests,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov […]

Qatar looking to use World Cup as springboard for 2036 Olympics bid

Read More Next stop: the 2036 Olympics. Qatar believes the World Cup has gone so well that it can be a springboard to hosting the biggest sporting event of all. The Guardian understands the country is ready to flex its muscles again and bid to stage the Games in the autumn of 2036, despite having […]