Apartment building fire in France kills 10, including 5 children
Ten people, including five children as young as 3, died after a nighttime fire ravaged an eight-story apartment building Friday in one of the French city of Lyon’s poorest suburbs, local authorities said. The cause of the blaze, France’s deadliest residential fire in years, was under investigation, including to establish whether it had a criminal […]
Well-known Mexican radio, television reporter survives shooting
One of Mexico’s best-known journalists said Friday that two gunmen on a motorcycle tried to kill him in a late-night attack on a Mexico City street. Radio and television reporter Ciro G?mez Leyva posted a description of the attack and photos of his bullet-ridden vehicle on social media. He said the attack occurred just before […]
Nigerian human rights officials to investigate report the military forced abortions on thousands of women
A Human Rights commission in Nigeria says it will investigate reports that the country’s military has run a secret abortion program that conducted tens of thousands of forced abortions on women suspected of having been impregnated by Boko Haram terrorists. Officials from the United Nations, the Nigerian government and other partners met at the National […]
CCP Halts Location Tracking App for COVID Control, but Continues Using It to Monitor Citizens: Expert
Read More On Dec. 13, China’s ruling communist regime deactivated their COVID-19 tracking app after easing pandemic restrictions. However, experts warn that the regime continues to track and monitor the Chinese populace through the data. The state-controlled social media platform WeChat announced on its public account that the COVID-19 tracking app “Communications Itinerary Card” and […]
Dominic Raab’s MoJ hiring ‘embarrassing’ number of private office staff
Read More Dominic Raab’s department is carrying out a major recruitment drive for private office staff, the Guardian can reveal. A hiring spree has been launched that initially sought to recruit 10 private secretary jobs in the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) – a figure Whitehall insiders and former cabinet ministers said they had never seen […]
Landslide Buries Malaysian Campground, Killing at Least 16
Read More A deadly landslide struck a tourist campground in Malaysia early Friday morning, killing at least 16 campers and leaving more than a dozen missing, according to local authorities. More than 90 people were camped out when a landslide hit an organic farm in Batang Kali in Selangor state, north of the capital Kuala […]
Magashule says ANC conference is rigged
Read More “ANC systems are rigged,” suspended secretary general Ace Magashule has alleged, saying he received and signed a national executive committee (NEC) nomination letter from the ruling party before being informed that he was not eligible. Addressing Umkhonto weSizwe veteran supporters outside the Nasrec venue of the ANC’s 55th elective conference, Magashule said he […]
Eskom’s woes take centre stage at ANC conference
Read More Eskom’s decline is a burning issue among ANC delegates as the party’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, delivered his political report on Friday. (Photo by Ihsaan Haffejee/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) Eskom’s decline is a burning issue among ANC delegates as the party’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, delivered his political report on Friday, the first day of the […]
A dramatic day one at Nasrec indicates a rough week for Cyril Ramaphosa
Read More Following a day of waiting, delayed delegate registrations and a less-than-warm reception from the comrades from KwaZulu-Natal, President Cyril Ramaphosa finally delivered his political report to the ANC’s 55th national conference. It took nearly 30 minutes and the threat of a security intervention from ANC national chairperson Gwede Mantashe — and what appeared […]
Ricketts’ plan to take Sasse’s Nebraska Senate seat controversial among Republicans
Post Content When Republican Jim Pillen becomes Nebraska’s governor next month, one of his first acts will likely be to name his predecessor and biggest supporter to fill an open U.S. Senate seat. Pillen was elected in November in large part because of current Gov. Pete Ricketts’ backing, and now he can return the favor […]