Giorno: 19 Gennaio 2023

Plastic bottle deposit return scheme finally looks set to start in England

Read More The launch of a long awaited deposit return scheme for plastic bottles is expected to be announced by the government. Five years after Michael Gove first promised the scheme, it is understood ministers will on Friday give the go-ahead for a deposit return scheme (DRS) which will not include glass, according to a […]

Brexit exodus helps drive record number in EU banks paid EUR1m-plus

Read More A record 1,957 bankers across Europe earned more than EUR1m (?878,000) last year, according to data that shows the scale at which some of the best-paid jobs in Britain have moved from London to the EU since Brexit. The European Banking Authority disclosed on Thursday that the number of bankers earning EUR1m or […]

SD Gov. Noem’s grocery tax cut hits obstacle in GOP-dominated legislature

Post Content South Dakota lawmakers are considering a number of tax cuts this year, including Gov. Kristi Noem’s campaign promise to repeal the grocery tax. The only problem is deciding on which ones. Republican lawmakers are proposing alternative tax cut schemes, such as scaling back the sales tax and property tax. Other lawmakers also say […]

Biden classified document investigation: Secret Service ready to provide Delaware visitors, source says

Post Content The U.S. Secret Service is prepared to offer names of individuals who visited President Biden’s Wilmington, Delaware, home if requested by Congress, Fox News has learned. The White House continues to insist that there exists no formal visitor log for the personal residence where two troves of classified documents were found. COMER SETS […]

Russia’s Medvedev warns of nuclear fallout if Russia defeated by NATO arms in Ukraine

Ardent ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday warned NATO allies that a defeat for Russia in Ukraine could provoke a nuclear war. “The loss of a nuclear power in a conventional war can provoke the beginning of a nuclear war,” he said in a […]

Qatargate, la denuncia dei legali di Eva Kaili: “Sottoposta a tortura”

Read More “Da mercoledì 11 gennaio a venerdì 13 gennaio Eva Kaili è stata in isolamento su ordine del giudice istruttore Michel Claise. Per sedici ore è stata in una cella di polizia, non in prigione, e al freddo. Le è stata negata una seconda coperta. Questa è tortura“. A sostenerlo è l’avvocato Michalis Dimitrakopoulos, […]

Nepal Crash: Airport Had No Instrument Landing System

Read More NEW DELHI—The newly opened airport in Nepal where a Yeti Airlines plane was attempting to land when it crashed over the weekend, killing all 72 on board, did not have a functioning instrument landing system that guides planes to the runway, an official said Thursday. Aviation safety experts said it reflects the Himalayan […]

If ANCYL is serious about tackling SA’s energy crisis, they’ll join DA’s march to Luthuli House

Read More The ANC Youth League (ANCYL) appears to have once again found its rusty voice. Mute on growing youth unemployment, deepening inequality and lack of access to opportunities for more than two-thirds of young South Africans, the league’s national leadership put out a statement condemning the DA’s planned march on 25 January to the […]

Build One South Africa has joined the legal proceedings against Eskom and Pravin Gordhan

Read More By the time you find yourself reading this, President Cyril Ramaphosa may have very well made a national announcement to quell the calamitous electricity crisis, along with a promise that rolling blackouts will come to end soon.  But I wish to caution all South Africans to take it with a pinch of salt. […]

German drama All Quiet on the Western Front leads Baftas with record-breaking 14 nominations

Read More All Quiet on the Western Front, Edward Berger’s devastating Netflix drama about an idealistic German soldier sent to the trenches, has been named frontrunner at this year’s British Academy of Film and Television Awards. The film is shortlisted for 14 prizes, including best film, director, supporting actor and adapted screenplay. This means it […]