Hundreds of French firefighters battle country’s biggest forest fire so far this year

France’s government sounded the alarm Monday about the growing risk of forest fires because of climate change, as hundreds of firefighters in the country’s parched south wrestled with their biggest woodland-destroying blaze so far this year. The fire erupted Sunday and burned on more than 2,500 acres of land along the Mediterranean coast, and spread […]

Con il nuovo Reddito tagli fino al 50% per le famiglie con figli maggiorenni

Read More ROMA – I figli maggiorenni valgono zero. Sia per Gil che per Gal, le due nuove “garanzie” che dal primo gennaio 2024 dovrebbero sostituire il Reddito di cittadinanza. Gil è la Garanzia per l’inclusione destinata ai poveri non occupabili: le famiglie con minori, disabili, invalidi, over 60. Gal è la Garanzia per l’attivazione […]

Catania, sequestrati 2.000 chili di cocaina in mare: valgono 400 milioni

Read More Maxi sequestro di cocaina in mare: duemila chilogrammi di polvere bianca che al dettaglio avrebbe fruttato qualcosa come 400 milioni di euro, sono stati sequestrati da militari del comando provinciale della Guardia di finanza di Catania in azione assieme a finanzieri del gruppo aeronavale di Messina. La droga è stata rinvenuta in mare […]

Uss, l’affare da mille miliardi e gli amici italiani di Vostok Oil

Read More Se si vuole comprendere pienamente l’affaire Uss allora bisogna spiegare che il padre del fuggitivo non è solo il governatore di una ricca regione siberiana ma è soprattutto l’artefice del più grande progetto di sviluppo petrolifero del mondo: il programma Vostok Oil, una cornucopia da mille miliardi di dollari. Un eldorado di giacimenti […]

US, Vietnam Pledge to Boost Ties as Blinken Visits Hanoi

Read More HANOI—Fifty years after the last U.S. combat troops left South Vietnam, Secretary of State Antony Blinken looked Saturday to strengthen America’s ties with its old foes in Hanoi as it seeks to counter China’s growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific. Blinken and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh pledged to boost relations to new […]

Chinese Regime Launches Investigation Into Taiwan’s Trade Barriers, to End Day Before Taiwan’s 2024 Presidential Election

Read More China’s Ministry of Commerce has announced that it will launch a trade barrier investigation on Taiwan, while Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) nominated party chairman Lai Ching-teh (William Lai) as their 2024 presidential candidate. But independent observers have pointed out that the probe is politically motivated and that China’s ruling communist party (CCP) […]

Beijing Pledges to Stand Shoulder to Shoulder With Russia

Read More Beijing will continue deepening ties with Moscow—despite assurances the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) would remain neutral over Ukraine—following a meeting between Chinese Defence Minister Gen. Li Shangfu and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Li, recently appointed defence minister, said his visit to Russia was specifically designed to “emphasise the special character and strategic importance” of […]

At Least 6 Reported Killed in Mission to Rescue Abducted New Zealand Pilot

Read More At least six Indonesian soldiers have been reportedly killed during a mission to rescue New Zealand pilot Philip Mark Mehrtens, who was abducted by armed separatist group West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) in February. Army reports said 36 troops were stationed at a post in the district of Nduga when gunmen from […]

Taiwan Says Debris From Chinese Rocket Fell in Its Northern Waters

Read More Taiwan said on Sunday that China’s recent launch of a meteorological satellite has resulted in rocket wreckage crashing into its northern waters, where Beijing had previously imposed a three-day entry restriction on flights in the area. Beijing launched its long March-4B rocket carrying the Fengyun-3G weather satellite on Sunday. The rocket blasted off […]