Giorno: 9 Febbraio 2023

UK reports 66% spike in England norovirus cases

Norovirus cases in England are 66% higher than the average at this time of year, official data showed on Thursday, with the biggest rise in confirmed infections seen in those aged 65 years and over. WHAT IS NOROVIRUS? 3 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE VOMIT-INDUCING BUG Outbreaks caused by the vomiting and diarrhea-causing norovirus have […]

Spain’s constitutional court rejects abortion law challenge

Spain’s constitutional court on Thursday rejected a challenge lodged more than a decade ago by the conservative Popular Party against a law allowing abortions in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy. The legal challenge had “not obtained the support” of the court, the verdict said. The main opposition PP’s legal argument had centered on the […]

South Korea Fines German Automakers for Rigging Diesel Car Emissions

Read More South Korea officials fined German automakers for colluding to rig diesel car emissions. The country’s antitrust regulator announced the imposition of a fine totaling a combined 42.3 billion won ($33.48 million) on three German automakers for colluding to curb emissions-cleaning technology for their diesel-powered cars, reported Reuters. Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi (Volkswagen) were accused […]

Sona: Ramaphosa promises ‘significant’ police reform is underway

Read More The government wants to combat crime with the same vigour in which it addresses economic reforms in other struggling state departments like electricity and water. The main focus areas for President Cyril Ramaphosa would be increasing capacity, fixing the emergency helpline and Eskom sabotage.  “Just as we have embarked on economic reforms in […]

Ramaphosa announces national state of disaster on energy

Read More President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday announced a national state of disaster in response to the unrelenting energy crisis and said he was appointing a minister of energy within the presidency to focus exclusively on ending load-shedding. The state of disaster was effective immediately. It was gazetted shortly before Ramaphosa delivered his seventh State […]

Russia Warns US After Allegations of Pipeline Attack

Sergei Ryabkov, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister, blamed the U.S. on Thursday for explosions against the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September. He then warned of “consequences,” according to Newsweek.

Truss allies’ calls for sweeping tax cuts fuel further Tory infighting

Read More Conservative infighting before next month’s budget has intensified as allies of Liz Truss repeated their calls for sweeping tax cuts but other MPs accused the former prime minister of damaging the party with her comeback. With just weeks until Jeremy Hunt announces his first budget, Tory MPs argued in public about how to […]

Wisconsin Gov. Evers announces additional spending for veterans’ education, mental health

Gov. Tony Evers’ executive budget will include millions of additional dollars to help Wisconsin veterans with their mental health and educational needs, the governor’s office announced Thursday. WISCONSIN GOV. EVERS LIKELY TO SUGGEST SALES TAX INCREASE Evers is set to release his full 2023-25 spending plan to the Republican-controlled Legislature on Feb. 15. The Legislature’s […]

NRA, 25 states sue Biden ATF to stop ‘arbitrary’ and ‘unlawful’ pistol brace rule

FIRST ON FOX: America’s largest and longest-standing gun rights group is suing the Biden administration to stop new federal regulations on pistols with stabilizing braces, gun accessories that President Biden has called “especially dangerous” after they were used in two mass shootings. The National Rifle Association (NRA) is challenging a move by the Bureau of […]