Giorno: 17 Marzo 2023

Spain enters period of long-term drought, likely to face another year of heatwaves, forest fires

Spain has officially entered a period of long-term drought, owing to high temperatures and low rainfall over the past three years, and likely faces another year of heatwaves and forest fires. The country’s Aemet weather agency said Friday that statistics showed Spain entered a long-duration drought at the end of 2022 and the first three […]

Syrian Kurdish force loses 9 fighters in 2 Iraq helicopter crashes

The main U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led force in northeastern Syria said Friday it lost nine fighters, including a commander, when two helicopters crashed this week in neighboring Iraq. The group known as Syrian Democratic Forces said the helicopters crashed during bad weather while en route to the northern Iraqi city of Suleimaniyah on Wednesday night. The […]

What’s the ICC that issued Putin’s arrest warrant and what consequences does he face?

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, but he may never stand trial for his alleged crimes, according to materials published by the court. “This is probably the highest profile action that the International Criminal Court has ever taken,” Steven Groves, Fellow at the Heritage Foundation with […]

Maine eyes adding on-campus housing to community colleges amid enrollment boom

An increase in enrollment at Maine’s community colleges has motivated lawmakers to consider the possibility of offering on-campus housing at the schools. On-campus housing isn’t common at community colleges, but there’s an increasing trend toward it around the country. A proposal introduced by Democratic Rep. Daniel Hobbs of Wells would direct the Maine Community College […]

Le Borse di oggi, 17 marzo. I mercati chiudono in netto calo con il nuovo tonfo di Credit Suisse. Svb, holding in bancarotta

Read More MILANO – Le Borse europee chiudono deboli dopo un’apertura positiva, quando erano rinfrancate dal fatto che – dagli Usa alla Svizzera – si è stesa la rete di protezione sulle banche travolte dalla crisi di liquidità. Ieri il Credit Suisse ha rimbalzato dopo che la Banca nazionale ha allungato 50 miliardi di franchi […]

Champions, Benfica-Inter e Milan-Napoli nei quarti di finale

Read More A Nyon è l’ora dei sorteggi per Champions, Europa e Conference League. In Champions sarà derby italiano nei quarti: Milan e Napoli si sfideranno per un posto in semifinale. La vincente se la vedrà con Benfica o Inter. Insomma, potremmo avere una semifinale tutta italiana. Da brivido gli altri due quarti: il Real […]

Premio agli evasori nel nuovo fisco. Obiettivo flat tax entro cinque anni

Read More ROMA – “Una rivoluzione attesa da 50 anni”, scrive Giorgia Meloni sui social per rivendicare la riforma del fisco. Approvata all’unanimità dal Consiglio dei ministri, ma chiamata ora a prendere forma nei decreti legislativi, che da qui a due anni dovranno tradurre la visione generale della destra al governo in risposte puntuali. A […]

Mandato di cattura dell’Aia: cosa accadrà ora? Putin potrà essere arrestato? Le cose da sapere

Read More LONDRA – Ricercato per crimini di guerra. È la situazione in cui si trova da oggi Vladimir Putin, dopo il mandato d’arresto nei suoi confronti emesso dalla Corte Penale Internazionale (Cpi). Il tribunale, che ha sede all’Aia, in Olanda, ha incriminato il presidente russo in particolare per la “deportazione illegale” di bambini ucraini, trasferiti […]

Argentina’s GMO Wheat Approved in Indonesia for Human Consumption

Read More Argentinian biotech firm Bioceres Crop Solution Corp. said on Thursday that its genetically modified (GMO) wheat called HB4, designed to withstand drought, had been approved for human consumption in Indonesia. Indonesia, the largest importer of wheat globally, is expected to import about 11 million tons during the 2022/2023 harvesting season, according to the […]

New Zealand Close to Recession as Economy Stutters: Statistics Bureau

Read More New Zealand may be heading into recession after Stats NZ revealed that national GDP had fallen into the red during the December quarter. It comes a few months after the governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ), Adrian Orr, admitted it was engineering a recession to combat inflation. “What we are […]