Giorno: 11 Marzo 2023

Ladies Oscar: una bella annata grazie alle donne. Parola del New York Times

Read More In una bella annata di film (e il 2022 lo è stata davvero), compilare una top ten risulta difficile. Ci sono troppi titoli buoni o eccellenti, troppi che voglio celebrare. Questa “sopraffazione” è una sensazione piacevole, la provo spesso nei festival cinematografici. Ma ultimamente sono rimasta colpita dal numero di donne che hanno […]

Guerra Ucraina – Russia, le news di oggi: Bakhmut città divisa, a Est la Wagner mentre a Ovest si resiste. Von der Leyen, sanzioni a Cina? Già punito chi aiuta Russia

Read More “Abbiamo già sanzionato paesi terzi che hanno fornito armi alla Russia nella guerra contro l’Ucraina, ad esempio l’Iran”. Lo ha detto la presidente della commissione europea Ursula von der Leyen rispondendo ad una domanda dei giornalisti alla Casa Bianca sul rischio che la Cina possa fornire armi a Mosca. La leader europea ha […]

Bird Flu Creates Egg Shortages in Japan, Affecting Restaurant Chains, Retailers

Read More Restaurant chain operators and retailers in Japan are struggling to source eggs, according to reports, as the country faces its worst avian influenza outbreak. Teikoku Databank said that at least 18 listed restaurant chain operators in Japan, including McDonald’s Holdings Co., have temporarily stopped selling egg-related menu items as of March 5, Bloomberg […]

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Calls for Intensified Drills in Case of ‘Real War’

Read More SEOUL—North Korea’s Kim Jong Un ordered the military to intensify drills to deter and respond to a “real war” if necessary, state media said on Friday, after the leader oversaw a fire assault drill that it said proved the country’s capabilities. North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile off its west coast on […]

Australia in Talks With Brazil for Agricultural Trade Agreements

Read More Australia and Brazil have launched negotiations for new agricultural trade agreements allowing the import of Australian barley and wheat, the Brazilian Agriculture Ministry said in a statement on Friday. The meeting was held between the Australian ambassador to Brazil, Sophie Davis, and Brazilian Agriculture Minister Carlos Favaro on Wednesday, according to the ministry. […]

Bring us home, pleads South African woman held in Syria

Read More A South African woman who has been held captive by Kurdish authorities in Syria since November 2018 is pleading with the government to facilitate her repatriation. In December 2014, Khadija’s youngest brother left for Syria with his two small children. She was unwilling to disclose her surname for fear of jeopardising the safety […]

Classy car run around Cape coast

Read More A Bugatti Veyron stands resplendent in a blue hue on my one side. On my other side are a couple of semi-formally dressed steam cats from all walks of life — welcome to the Archive shop in Cape Town, which specialises in vehicle storage, private brokering and high-end car detailing, among other services.  […]

Public sector crunch inflicts pain

Read More ANALYSIS Despite the view that public sector unions would not be able to pull off a strike of any consequence, the events of this week signal just how damaging full-blown industrial action could be to services and the economy. The decision by civil servants to strike this week is the culmination of a […]

Public sector strike will further test the ANC’s alliance with Cosatu trade unions

Read More Nehawu members protest outside Bheki Mhlangeni Hospital in Soweto on 8 March 2023. (Fani Mahuntsi/Gallo Images) The public sector strike which kicked off this week has been driven by a breakdown in negotiations — and relations — between the National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) and the ANC over the 2022 […]