Giorno: 12 Giugno 2023

Vatican court orders climate protestors to pay $30K in damages for gluing hands to priceless statue

A Vatican court convicted two environmental activists of aggravated damage Monday and ordered them to pay more than 28,000 euros (US$30,000) in restitution after they glued their hands to the base of an ancient statue in the Vatican Museums in a protest to draw attention to climate change. The two members of the Last Generation […]

Ukraine claims 7 villages retaken from Russians in past week

Ukrainian troops have retaken seven villages spanning 35 square miles from Russian forces in the past week, the deputy defense minister said Monday as the early stages of Kyiv’s counteroffensive notched small successes. Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar wrote on the Telegram app that the Ukrainian flag was again flying over the village of Storozhov, […]

‘Eat, Pray, Love’ author delays release of book set in Russia, cites Ukrainian objections

Bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert will indefinitely delay publication of a novel set in Russia following what she claims was an onslaught of “anger, sorrow, disappointment and pain” from Ukrainian readers. “The Snow Forest, a dramatic story of one wild and mysterious girl in a pristine wilderness,” is set in Soviet-era Siberia and was scheduled for […]

Deadly attack by militia group claims over 45 lives in eastern Congo’s Ituri province

More than 45 people have been killed and a dozen wounded by a militia group in eastern Congo’s Ituri province, said the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Congo on Monday. The attack, which occurred Sunday evening into Monday morning, is believed to have been perpetrated by the CODECO militia group, which massacred vulnerable displaced people […]

Guerra Ucraina – Russia, le news di oggi. Nuovi aiuti militari dagli Usa

Read More Gli Stati Uniti si apprestano ad annunciare un nuovo pacchetto di aiuti all’Ucraina da 325 milioni di dollari che include i veicoli da combattimento Bradley e Stryker. Lo riporta il New York Times citando alcune fonti del Pentagono, secondo le quali il nuovo pacchetto sarà annunciato martedì. Gli aiuti arrivano mentre il capo […]

Home Office expands scheme to pardon those criminalised for gay activity

Read More A scheme to pardon people unjustly criminalised for alleged gay or lesbian activity has been expanded, the Home Office has announced. For the first time, women will be able to apply for their records to be wiped if they have been convicted or cautioned under any repealed or abolished offences relating to same-sex […]

Blockade ending? GOP rebels signal they’ll let gas stove, pistol brace bills come to House floor

Speaker Kevin McCarthy appears to have reached an agreement with conservatives about easing their blockade of the House floor that sent lawmakers home early last week. A group of 11 conservatives, furious with how McCarthy, R-Calif., handled debt limit negotiations with President Biden, upended a normally sleepy procedural vote on Tuesday and blocked Republican bills […]

Former abortion provider sues North Dakota over heartbeat law

A former North Dakota abortion provider challenged one of the nation’s strictest abortion laws Monday, arguing the law “flagrantly violates” a court ruling supporting the right of patients in the state to obtain the procedure to preserve their life or health. The lawsuit initially filed last year by what was the conservative state’s sole abortion […]

MA Supreme Court justice to retire, make way for Gov. Healey’s first appointment

Gov. Maura Healey will get her first chance to nominate a judge to the state’s highest court after one of the seven justices announced Monday that she will step down in January. Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Justice Elspeth Cypher notified Healey that she will retire from the court on Jan. 12. MASSACHUSETTS SENATE PASSES $55.9B […]

Bernie Sanders to block all Biden health nominees until admin delivers plan to lower drug prices: Report

Progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., says he will oppose President Biden’s nominee to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and any other health nominations, until the administration delivers its plan to lower drug prices, according to a report by The Washington Post. “I will oppose all nominations until we have a very clear strategy […]