Giorno: 14 Marzo 2023

2 dead, 9 injured in Canada after pickup truck plows into pedestrians

Two men died Monday after a pickup truck plowed into pedestrians beside a road in the eastern Quebec town of Amqui, although a senior Canadian official rapidly ruled out a terrorism attack or a national security incident. A provincial police spokeswoman said nine other people were injured, including two whose injuries are considered serious. Sgt. […]

Claudio Anastasio si dimette: dopo aver copiato il discorso del Duce, lascia il manager nominato da Meloni

Read More “Comunico la volontà irrevocabile di rassegnare le mie dimissioni dall’incarico di componente del Cda e presidente della società 3-I S.p.A. con effetto immediato”. Firmato Claudio Anastasio. Una email chiara fin dall’Oggetto: “Dimissioni”. Il manager nominato dal governo Meloni presidente di 3-I, la società pubblica che dovrebbe gestire il software di Inps, Istat e Inail, […]

Naufragio, la risposta shock di Roma: “Bengasi non si muove? Ok, bye bye”

Read More Roma – “Non abbiamo nessuna motovedetta oggi”, rispondono da Tripoli mentre il barcone grigio con 47 persone terrorizzate a bordo sale e scende su onde alte fino a tre metri ormai da 14 ore. “Grazie. Bye bye”, tagliano corto da Roma buttando giù il telefono agli operatori della ong Sea Watch che dalla […]

North Korea Fires 2 More Missiles Amid US-South Korea Joint Drill

Read More North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Tuesday, according to the South Korean military, in a tit-for-tat for ongoing U.S.-South Korea military drills on the Korean Peninsula. The launches occurred within minutes of each other. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected North Korea firing a […]

Urgent Aid Needed in Vanuatu After Back-to-Back Cyclones

Read More More than 250,000 people in Vanuatu have been affected, and thousands of homes have been destroyed, after back-to-back tropical cyclones struck the Pacific Islands nation earlier this month. Vanuatu was hit by two tropical cyclones—Cyclone Judy and Kevin—on March 1 and March 3, which brought torrential rains and strong winds. The two cyclones […]

Explainer: What a weak rand means for interest rates

Read More The rand lost its footing again last week, freefalling to a two-year low, reaching R18.73 to the dollar. Though the domestic currency has since managed to retrace some ground, thanks to recent turmoil in the US banking sector, it continues to be underpinned by weakness. The rand’s performance will factor into the South […]

Graphics contest explores vibrant African marketplaces

Read More The late Archbishop Desmond Tutu was an advocate for ubuntu, an African concept about understanding that a person is a person through other people.  “Africa is the birthplace of Ubuntu, the ancient spirituality of humanities oneness with our creator, the other and nature. I encourage you to remember the magic of who you […]

Call for expression of interest: German language lessons for GIZ

Read More This story is sponsored Consultancy services to provide German language lessons for GIZ staff in South Africa and Lesotho The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a state-owned organisation. We work worldwide in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. We offer the experience, the regional and technical know-how of […]