Giorno: 11 Dicembre 2023

Rep. Jackson Lee files to run for re-election in Congress after landslide mayoral defeat: report

Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who recently lost a landslide runoff election for Houston mayor, has filed for re-election to serve a 16th term as a congresswoman. Jackson Lee filed paperwork Sunday evening to run again to represent Texas’s 18th congressional district, the Houston Chronicle reported, a seat that she has held since 1995. Jackson […]

CDC: Deadly Tick-Borne Illness in Travelers to Mexico

An outbreak of deadly tick-borne disease is occurring among people who’ve recently been to Baja California in Mexico, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns. Three out of five patients have died from infection with Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), the…[#item_full_content]

Poland’s Parliament Elects Centrist Party Leader Donald Tusk as Prime Minister

Poland’s parliament elected centrist party leader Donald Tusk as prime minister on Monday, paving the way for a new pro-EU government after eight years of stormy national conservative rule.Tusk becomes prime minister nearly two months after a national election that was won…[#item_full_content]

Madoff Fund Shells Out $159M in Latest Payout to Victims

The Madoff Victim Fund began distributing nearly $159 million in government-seized funds to nearly 25,000 people worldwide in its ninth payout, the Justice Department said Monday.

US in Talks With Nvidia About AI Chip Sales to China

The Biden administration is in discussions with Nvidia Corp. about permissible sales of artificial intelligence chips to China but emphasized that it cannot sell its most advanced semiconductors to Chinese firms.[#item_full_content]

Zelenskyy Issues Plea for Support During Washington Visit as Ukraine Funding Stalls in Congress

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy kicked off a quick visit to Washington on Monday, warning in a speech at a defense university that Russia may be fighting in Ukraine but its “real target is freedom” in America and around the world. He also issued a personal plea for…[#item_full_content]

Burmese junta claims China brokered peace talks with ethnic rebels

Burma’s military government confirmed Monday that it has been holding talks, brokered by China, with representatives of an alliance of ethnic minority armed groups against which it is engaged in fierce combat in the country’s northeast. Fighting has been raging in northern part of Shan state since the Arakan Army, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance […]

Philippines accuses China of blasting navy supply boat with water cannon

A Chinese coast guard ship blasted a Philippines navy-operated supply boat with a water cannon and harassed the vessel in the contested South China Sea for the second day in a row on Sunday, the head of the Philippine military said. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said he was aboard the Unnaiza Mae 1 when the […]

Hansa-Schalke, in Germania la partita infinita: solo il primo tempo dura 83’

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“Dov’è Navalny?”: da sei giorni non si hanno notizie dell’oppositore russo in carcere

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