Giorno: 13 Maggio 2023

Serbs march on Belgrade in droves after back-to-back mass shootings

Tens of thousands of people marched through the Serbian capital, Belgrade, and blocked a key bridge Friday in the second large protest since two mass shootings that rattled the Balkan country and killed 17 people, including many children. Protesters gathered in front of the Parliament building before filing by the government’s headquarters and onto a […]

European authorities arrest 27, seize tons of endangered eels in suspected smuggling ring

European authorities have arrested 27 suspects in an alleged illegal eel operation following a two-year investigation that prompted searches in France, Spain, Belgium and Poland, Spain’s Civil Guard said this week. The Civil Guard, in a joint operation with the French National Gendarmerie, Europol and the European Anti-Fraud Office, seized 1 1/2 tons of live […]

Deepfakes, porn tapes, bots: How AI has shaped a vital NATO ally’s presidential election

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main political opponent accused Russia of using deepfakes and other artificial intelligence (AI)-generated material to meddle in the country’s upcoming presidential election. “The Russians have a vested interest in backing an Erdogan presidency to ensure that he basically stays in power, mainly because the Russians benefit [from] driving a wedge […]

Zelensky è a Roma: “Visita importante per la nostra vittoria”. Salvini: “Lo avrei incontrato ma non era previsto”

Read More “Visita importante per la nostra vittoria”. Così Volodymyr Zelensky dopo essere atterrato a Roma. Il presidente ucraino sarà ricevuto dal presidente Sergio Mattarella. In agenda anche incontri con la presidente del Consiglio Giorgia Meloni e con Papa Francesco. Zelensky arriva nella capitale blindata nell’ambito di un tour che nel fine settimana lo porterà […]

Climate change will force 113 million Africans to migrate by 2050

Read More By 2050, up to 5% of Africa’s population — potentially 113 million people — may have to leave their homes because of the effects of climate change, a figure that is up from 1.5% today. Most of this will happen within countries, with a second migration across borders taking place under extreme social […]

Load-shedding: our leaders go for the Pontius Pilate approach

Read More In the know: Then Eskom chief executive André de Ruyter (left) briefs Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe (second left), President Cyril Ramaphosa (centre) and others about corruption and sabotage at Tutuka power station. When Minister of Public Service and Administration Zola Skweyiya  launched the white paper on the transformation of the […]

India’s Congress party defeats Narendra Modi’s BJP in Karnataka state elections

Read More India’s opposition Congress party has swept the Karnataka state elections, dealing a blow to Narendra Modi’s ruling party, which had fought hard to retain power. As votes were counted on Saturday, it became clear Congress had won an overwhelming majority in the state and the ruling Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) quickly conceded defeat. […]

Ukraine aims for repeat victory in most political Eurovision in years

Read More There will be rockets, soldiers and moustachioed men in their underpants lampooning Vladimir Putin as a “crocodile psychopath” – and that’s just the Croatian act. One of the most stridently political Eurovision grand finals in years takes place in Liverpool on Saturday night against a backdrop of a war in Ukraine that shows […]