Giorno: 13 Gennaio 2023

Delta CEO Calls for Increased Funding for FAA After Computer System Outage

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian is urging Congress to increase funding for the Federal Aviation Administration after an “unacceptable” outage caused widespread flight cancelations and delays.

Florida Pharmacies Threatened Over Abortion Pills

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is threatening pharmacies with criminal prosecution if they provide abortion pills to patients after the Food and Drug Administration finalized a rule allowing more pharmacies to dispense mifepristone, one of the two pills used in medical abortions.

3 Hungary police officers stabbed in Budapest, 1 killed

Three police officers in Hungary’s capital were stabbed while responding to a call at an apartment building, and one of them died of his injuries, Hungarian police said Friday. Police received a call late Thursday reporting that a man had broken down the door of a neighboring apartment in Budapest’s 11th district and was attempting […]

Germany plans to drop mask mandate on long-distance trains, buses

Germany will soon drop a mask mandate on long-distance trains and buses, one of the country’s last remaining COVID-19 restrictions, the health minister said Friday. The mandate will be dropped on Feb. 2, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach announced in Berlin. Other European countries already have scrapped mask mandates in public transport, and Lauterbach faced increasing […]

Russia again claims victory over Ukrainian city Soledar, in possible rare victory

Russia on Friday once again claimed that it had captured the city of Soledar in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, where heavy warfare has raged for weeks, though Ukraine has not yet conceded the battleground. The win would be a rare victory for Moscow after it saw significant losses in Ukraine since September, when it withdrew from […]

Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy found not guilty in sexual assault case

Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy was found not guilty Friday of six counts of rape and one of sexual assault. Jurors at Chester Crown Court in northwest England could not reach verdicts on two other allegations against Mendy — one of attempted rape and another of rape — and were discharged. Prosecutors said they will […]

Taj Mahal: How a mausoleum in India became one of the world’s most famous landmarks

The Taj Mahal, located in Agra, India, is one of the most renowned buildings in the world. Built in 1648, the massive palace easily became one of mankind’s greatest architectural achievements. However, the monument was not admired for just its design. The Taj Mahal was mainly built to serve as a magnificent tomb as part […]

Case efficienti: la direttiva Ue fa scattare la maggioranza sulle barricate. Fdi: “Patrimoniale camuffata”

Read More Minaccia di aprirsi una crepa tra Italia ed Europa, sul tema della casa. Oggetto del contendere: l’aggiornamento della direttiva europea che riguarda le prestazioni energetiche degli edifici. Un testo – partito nel suo iter europeo ormai più di un anno fa – ancora oggetto di limature alla Commissione ambiente del Parlamento di Strasburgo, […]

Lecturers urged to review assessments in UK amid concerns over new AI tool

Read More Lecturers at UK universities have been urged to review the way in which their courses are assessed amid concerns that students are already using a potent new AI tool capable of producing high-quality essays with minimal human input. ChatGPT, the latest chatbot from OpenAI, founded in 2015 by Elon Musk, Sam Altman and […]

Sunak under fire over second jet flight for UK trip in a week

Read More Rishi Sunak has been accused of wasting taxpayers’ money and making a mockery of the government’s strategy for tackling the climate crisis, after chartering a second private jet for a UK trip within a week. The prime minister took a roughly 90-minute ride in an RAF plane to Scotland for a two-day visit, […]