Giorno: 19 Aprile 2023

11 Indonesian fishermen rescued after spending nearly a week without food, water off Australia

Eight Indonesian fishermen are feared drowned and another 11 have been rescued after spending almost a week without food or water on a barren island off the northwest Australian coast in the wake of a powerful tropical cyclone, authorities said Wednesday. Two primitive wooden Indonesian fishing boats were caught in the path of Cyclone Ilsa, […]

India to become world’s most populous country by mid-2023, according to UN

India is on track to become the world’s most populous nation as its young population soars, and will surpass China by mid-2023, according to data released Wednesday by the United Nations. While there are hopes that India’s young citizenry could drive the country’s economic growth for years to come, it also might just as easily […]

Suspect in Japan PM pipe bomb attack wanted to be a politician, angry he was blocked from running, report says

A 24-year-old man who allegedly threw an explosive at Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wanted to be a politician and believed that he was unfairly blocked from running for Japan’s parliament by an age requirement, according to media reports and social media posts that appeared to be his. The suspect, Ryuji Kimura, was wrestled to the […]

AOC’s campaign obscured thousands of dollars in expenditures, FEC complaint claims

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign obscured thousands of dollars in expenditures during the 2022 election cycle, a nonprofit alleged in a recent Federal Election Commission complaint. According to the complaint filed by attorney Dan Backer on behalf of the Coolidge Reagan Foundation, the New York Democrat failed to disclose where around $9,600 in credit card payments […]

Oklahoma Official Who Discussed Killing Reporters Resigns

A county commissioner in far southeast Oklahoma who was apparently caught on tape discussing killing reporters and lynching Black people has resigned from office, Gov. Kevin Stitt’s office confirmed Wednesday.

Top Senate Republicans coalesce around McCarthy after he unveils debt limit proposal

Top Senate Republicans are coalescing around House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., after the GOP leader announced his chamber would be moving forward with a bill to raise the debt limit and cut back on spending. “If the House can transact something that does something about spending and debt and has reforms in it, I think […]

Republican KY gubernatorial candidate Daniel Cameron supports work requirement for some Medicaid recipients

Republican gubernatorial candidate and current state Attorney General Daniel Cameron said Tuesday that he supports creating a work requirement for some able-bodied Kentucky adults receiving Medicaid health coverage, reigniting a contentious issue from the state’s governor’s race four years ago. At a GOP candidates’ forum in Paducah, Cameron pledged that if elected governor in November, […]

Schlein: “Sul Pnrr governo campione di scaricabarile. Il termovalorizzatore? Scelta ereditata”. E sulla maternità surrogata: “Io a favore, ma nel Pd diverse sensibilità”

Read More Prima conferenza stampa di Elly Schlein segretaria del Pd. Prima di tutto l’annuncio: “Il 25 aprile sarò alla manifestazione di Milano. È una celebrazione importante e sentita”, dice dal Nazareno, sede del partito. Poi subito diretta sul Pnrr: “Siamo molto preoccupati per l’attuazione del Piano. È un’occasione che il nostro Paese non può […]

Guerra Ucraina – Russia, le news di oggi. Pechino: “Sosteniamo l’Ue nel promuovere colloqui di pace”. Medvedev contro Seul: “Vedranno armi russe in Corea del Nord”

Read More  Il presidente brasiliano Lula abbassa i toni: aveva pesantemente criticato l’Occidente che continua a fornire armi a Kiev prolungando così la guerra e aveva scatenato la durissima protesta della Casa Bianca; ora la marcia indietro, la condanna dell’invasione da parte di Mosca e la richiesta di un patto tra Paesi neutrali per cercare […]

India Surpasses China as World’s Most Populous Country

Read More India has surpassed China as the world’s most populous country, according to the United Nations. The Indian population rose to 1.428 billion, 3 million more than the 1.425 billion in China, according to data from the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) “State of World Population Report, 2023” on April 19. India and China […]