Giorno: 4 Gennaio 2023

Ageing infrastructure and load-shedding cause sewage spills and beach closures in Cape Town

Read More A section of Strand Beach on the False Bay coastline and Small Bay in Blaauwberg, as well as a section of Fish Hoek Beach were temporarily closed over New Year because of sewage spills.  The city issued a statement on 1 January saying: “City Health will be taking water samples for water quality […]

Matt Gaetz responds after Trump urges support for McCarthy: ‘Sad!’

Post Content FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Matt Gaetz, the Florida Republican congressman-elect who rose to prominence under former President Trump’s wing, went rogue after the former president endorsed GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy of California for House Speaker. Gaetz told Fox News Digital that Trump’s endorsement of McCarthy for speaker has not changed the congressman’s view […]

SD Gov. Noem taps Mitchell superintendent for top education post

Post Content South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem announced Tuesday that she has appointed the superintendent of the Mitchell School District to be the next Department of Education secretary. Joe Graves will assume his new role on Jan. 10. He replaces Secretary Tiffany Sanderson, who has taken a job as president of Lake Area Technical College. […]

Biden re-nominates embattled former LA mayor Eric Garcetti despite sexual harassment scandal

Post Content President Biden still wants embattled former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to be the next ambassador to India, despite allegations that Garcetti was an “enabler” of sexual harassment during his time in office. Garcetti was first nominated by Biden in 2021, but the nomination stalled for months and petered out when the last […]

Russia blames banned cellphone use for New Year’s Day strike on military barracks as death toll climbs

Moscow appeared to blame its own troops Wednesday for the deadly strike that hit its military barracks just after midnight on New Year’s Day, saying banned cellphone use alerted Ukrainian forces to the barrack’s location. The deadliest known assault on Russian forces since the war began occurred at 12:01 a.m. on New Year’s Day in […]

Putin deploys frigate to Atlantic Ocean armed with hypersonic Zircon cruise missiles

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Wednesday the deployment of a frigate armed with hypersonic Zircon cruise missiles — a type of weaponry he says has “no analogues” — to the Atlantic Ocean. The ship, named Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov, is deploying months after Russia’s Ministry of Defense touted a successful […]

I proiettili sulla fiancata dell’elicottero russo

Read More https://video.repubblica.it/dossier/crisi_in_ucraina_la_russia_il_donbass_i_video/i-proiettili-sulla-fiancata-dell-elicottero-russo/435052/436016?rss <iframe class=”rep-video-embed” src=”https://video.repubblica.it/embed/dossier/crisi_in_ucraina_la_russia_il_donbass_i_video/i-proiettili-sulla-fiancata-dell-elicottero-russo/435052/436016&width=640&height=360″ width=”640″ height=”360″ frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no”></iframe> Un militare di Mosca mostra i proiettili della contraerea ucraina che hanno colpito il suo elicottero. I fori sono stati coperti con lamine metalliche: ce ne sono quattro, uno di dimensioni più grandi, e alcuni sono in prossimità del motore. Accanto […]

Il colpo di coda dei trumpiani: bocciato lo speaker dei Repubblicani

Read More Aggiornamento delle 14 del 4 gennaio – Donald Trump rompe il silenzio sull’elezione dello speaker della Camera e sul suo social Truth invita a votare Kevin McCarthy, bocciato ieri tre volte consecutive – come non accadeva da un secolo – da una ventina di colleghi dell’ala più radicale e conservatrice del partito, tutti […]

Benin is building a theme park to remember slavery – is history up for sale?

Read More The Marina Project is a vast memorial and tourist complex under construction in Ouidah, a coastal town in the Republic of Benin in West Africa. The country hopes to market itself as a major destination for Afro-descendant tourists in the diaspora. Neighbouring Nigeria and its population of 220 million potential visitors also makes […]

Record warm winter in parts of Europe forces closure of ski slopes

Read More Europe’s record-breaking warm winter weather has closed ski slopes and forced resorts to open summer trails or shut altogether, as grass and mud replace seasonal snow from Chamonix in France to Innsbruck in Austria. Eight countries across the continent have recorded their warmest January day ever, with temperatures in parts of Switzerland and […]