Giorno: 21 Febbraio 2024

Spain’s birth rate drops to the lowest level since records began over 80 years ago

Spain’s birth rate has dropped to its lowest level since records started in 1941, provisional data from its National Statistics Institute (INE) showed on Wednesday, with just 322,075 babies adding to the country’s population of 48.6 million in 2023. Last year’s Spanish birth rate was down 2% compared with 2022, adding to a drop of […]

Fatal bridge collapse in the Netherlands kills 2 workers

Two people died and two others were injured Wednesday when part of a bridge being built over a canal in the eastern Netherlands collapsed, emergency services said. The accident happened in Lochem, 80 miles east of Amsterdam, as workers lifted a large metal arch into place. Nieke Hoitink, a journalist with a regional newspaper, De […]

Iran gives Russia 400 powerful ballistic missiles capable of striking targets nearly 450 miles away

Iran has provided Russia with a large number of powerful surface-to-surface ballistic missiles, six sources told Reuters, deepening the military cooperation between the two U.S.-sanctioned countries. Iran’s provision of around 400 missiles includes many from the Fateh-110 family of short-range ballistic weapons, such as the Zolfaghar, three Iranian sources said. This road-mobile missile is capable […]

US opposes UN’s top court’s advice to urge Israel to withdraw from Palestinian-claimed lands

The United States said Wednesday the United Nations’ top court should not issue an advisory opinion that says Israel should “immediately and unconditionally withdraw” from territories sought for a Palestinian state. Acting State Department legal adviser Richard Visek said the 15-judge panel at the International Court of Justice should not seek to resolve the decades-long […]

California lawmakers introduce reparations package with formal apology for slavery

California lawmakers introduced a reparations package to their state house on Wednesday, including 14 bills they claim will help support Black communities across the state following historical mistreatment. Members of California’s Legislative Black Caucus said the 14 reparations bills seek a formal apology for slavery and other human rights violations from the governor and legislature, […]