Giorno: 3 Maggio 2023

Russia reducing Victory Day celebrations in wake of Ukraine war losses, drone attacks

Russia has trimmed down annual Victory Day celebrations, with some claiming the Kremlin fears protests and dissent following continued and severe losses in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has used the celebrations, which mark the Soviet Union’s triumph over Nazi Germany in World War II, as propaganda opportunities. He used 2021 to warn that Russia’s […]

Gas leak at German high school exposes at least 84 to suspected irritant gas

At least 84 people have been exposed to a suspected irritant gas at a high school in southwestern Germany, according to German news agency dpa. Both students and teachers experienced mostly slight health effects at the school in the town of Singen, dpa said. Three students and a teacher, however, had to be taken to […]

Protesters loudly disrupt Gov. Abbott school choice event at church: ‘You’re a traitor’

Protesters disrupted Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s school choice event Tuesday, calling him a “traitor” during a speech at a church in southeast Houston. During a “Parent Empowerment Night” at Reflections of Christ’s Kingdom World Outreach International Church, the Texas governor was promoting school voucher programs when several people disrupted the event with shouts of protest. […]

New Alzheimer’s drug slows cognitive decline by 35%, trial results show

Read More A new Alzheimer’s drug slowed cognitive decline by 35%, according to late-stage trial results, raising the prospect of a second effective treatment for the disease. Donanemab met all goals of the trial and slowed progression of the condition by 35% to 36% compared with a placebo in 1,182 people with early-stage Alzheimer’s, the […]

Italian historian claims to have identified bridge in Mona Lisa backdrop

Read More A small town in Tuscany is revelling in excitement after it was claimed that the bridge painted in the backdrop of the most famous portrait in the world – Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa – belongs to the town. The Italian historian Silvano Vinceti said he had no doubt that the Romito di […]

Astronomers capture moment distant planet was swallowed by star

Read More Astronomers have witnessed the intense burst of light from a planet being swallowed by its host star, the same dramatic fate that awaits Earth when the sun expands rapidly near the end of its life. It is the first time researchers have captured the moment when an ageing star swells so much that […]

Revealed: senior Tory MP was paid ?2,000 a month by lobbying firm

Read More A senior Tory MP has been criticised for failing to declare he was paid ?2,000 a month to chair a pressure group lobbying Rishi Sunak. Bim Afolami, the former deputy chair of the Conservative party, declared in the register of interests that one of his private clients was a public affairs firm, WPI […]

North Carolina House advances legislation banning gender surgeries for minors

Dozens of transgender North Carolinians and their supporters spoke out against state lawmakers Tuesday as a House committee advanced legislation banning sex reassignment surgeries for minors without allowing members of the public to testify. The audience erupted in chants of “Let us speak” and “Blood on your hands” as the Republican-controlled House Health Committee passed […]