Giorno: 17 Maggio 2023

Democrat Cherelle Parker wins Philadelphia’s mayoral primary

Cherelle Parker, a Democrat with a long political history in Pennsylvania, won Philadelphia’s mayoral primary on Tuesday, likely setting her up as the city’s 100th mayor and the first woman to serve in the role. Parker, 50, who served for 10 years as a state representative for northwest Philadelphia before her election to the city […]

Minnesota Senate passes sweeping gun control laws, including ‘red flag law’

Democratic Minnesota senators, holding firm despite only a one-vote majority, successfully passed sweeping gun control legislation in an effort to keep guns out of the hands of people in crisis and criminals. The public safety and judiciary finance and policy agreement passed early Tuesday, May 16 by a vote of 69-63, after passing the Senate […]

Cyprus freezes $1.3B in Russian-owned assets

Some 1.2 billion Euros ($1.3 billion) in Russian-owned assets managed by Cyprus-registered companies were frozen in compliance with sanctions imposed on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, Cyprus’ Finance Ministry said Tuesday. The ministry told The Associated Press “the vast majority” of those assets were held in European Union credit institutions and the entire amount […]

Gunmen kill 29 villagers in latest attack in hard-hit north Nigeria

Gunmen attacked villages in troubled north-central Nigeria, killing 29 people and razing houses, survivors and authorities said Tuesday. Many villagers remained unaccounted for Tuesday evening after the attack in Plateau state, residents said. It was the latest incident in a spiral of violence mainly targeting remote communities in the West African nation. The gunmen targeted […]

French first lady’s relative attacked as Macron doubles down on pension reform

French first lady Brigitte Macron issued a rare statement Tuesday condemning a physical attack on her great-nephew that took place on the sidelines of a demonstration against her husband’s contested pension reform. Police said eight people were arrested in the northern French city Amiens in connection with the Monday night assault on Jean-Baptiste Trogneux, 30, […]

1-year-old dead, 23 missing after Malawi hippopotamus attack

A 1-year-old child died and 23 people were missing and feared dead after a hippopotamus charged into and capsized a canoe on a river in southern Malawi, authorities said Tuesday. PABLO ESCOBAR HIPPO KILLED IN HIGHWAY COLLISION IN COLOMBIA The long wooden canoe was carrying 37 people across the Shire River on their way to […]

2 US consulate staffers, 2 policemen in Nigeria shot, killed in attack on convoy

Two staff members of the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria were shot and killed along with two police operatives traveling in a convoy, and three others were kidnapped, police in the volatile West Africa nation said Tuesday. The group was on a humanitarian mission when they were attacked in the Ogbaru Local Government Area of the […]

Samsung Presses Ahead With Central Bank Digital Currency Technology

Read More Samsung said it would press ahead with central bank digital currency (CBDC) technology in South Korea. The South Korean tech giant is planning on launching a CBDC currency in collaboration with the Bank of Korea (BOK). CBDCs are central bank-issued and controlled digital currencies that can be exchanged using blockchain or distributed ledger […]