Giorno: 24 Marzo 2023

Polish coal miners protest EU directive aiming to reduce methane emissions

Polish coal miners angered by a European Union directive aiming to reduce methane emissions protested noisily Friday before the EU office in Warsaw saying it will deprive them of their jobs. Some 300 miners chanted “Thieves” and used smoke flares and sirens to draw attention to their protest in the downtown area of Poland’s capital. […]

Hong Kong traffic accident leaves 87 people injured

Four passenger buses and a truck collided near a Hong Kong road tunnel Friday and 87 people were injured, including children. Most of the injuries were minor. The accident occurred after midday near a tunnel entrance on Tseung Kwan O Road in Lam Tin, a residential area in Kowloon. A taxi carried out a “careless […]

Man threatens passengers on German train, injures teenager

A man threatened passengers Friday on a train in eastern Germany and injured a teenager with an ax-like implement, police said. The incident took place on a local train traveling from Cottbus to Frankfurt an der Oder, on the Polish border, German news agency dpa reported. The suspect, whom police identified as a 37-year-old Polish […]

Man drives at pedestrians inside German airport garage, 3 injured

A motorist drove at pedestrians and rammed parked cars on Friday in a parking garage at Cologne-Bonn Airport in western Germany, injuring three people slightly, police said. Two police officers also were slightly hurt as they pinned down the 57-year-old man, who appeared to have mental health issues, according to a police statement. Most people […]

No opposition candidates running in Cuban elections

Cuba holds National Assembly elections Sunday, but there are only 470 candidates running for the 470 seats, with no opposition challengers and no campaigning. Voters essentially will do no more than endorse the nominated slate of candidates. The polling held every five years technically is nonpartisan, but falls under the indirect control of the country’s […]

Pence touts fighter pilot son in jab at Hunter Biden probe: ‘can’t really relate’

Former Vice President Mike Pence appeared to take a jab at President Biden over a congressional investigation into his son Hunter Biden’s business dealings in China and Ukraine. “The American people deserve to know what was going on here. They deserve to hold this president and this administration accountable,” Pence said in an interview Friday […]