Giorno: 21 Febbraio 2024

Black Calif. Lawmakers Introduce Reparations Bills

California’s Legislative Black Caucus on Wednesday detailed a package of 14 reparation bills they introduced to right historic wrongs carried out against the Black community.Legislators said the bills are meant to be the first step in a multi-year effort. Among several…[#item_full_content]

UN humanitarian appeal for Ukraine only 10% funded for 2024, envoy reports

The U.N.’s humanitarian appeal to meet needs in Ukraine is only 10% funded for 2024, the country’s resident coordinator said Wednesday, putting in jeopardy crucial assistance needed to reach those in need across frontline areas. Denise Brown, the U.N’s top representative in Ukraine, said an estimated 8.5 million Ukrainians living in dire conditions near combat […]

London’s iconic BT Tower to become hotel

The BT Tower, a futuristic landmark on the London skyline for 60 years, is to become a hotel, owner BT Group PLC said Wednesday. The company, formerly known as British Telecom, said it has agreed to sell the tower to U.S. company MCR Hotels for 275 million pounds (about $347 million). The 581-foot structure, originally […]

Argentina’s budget back in black with $589M budget surplus in January

Argentina, under newly-elected President Javier Milei, is in the black for the first time in nearly 12 years, as its first monthly budget ended with a surplus of $589 million, at the official U.S. exchange rate. The country’s economy ministry announced the milestone on Friday, adding the surplus also includes payments on interest accrued on […]

Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano ‘El Popo’ spews plume of gas and ash

A volcano in Mexico known as “El Popo” spewed a huge plume of ash cloud into the evening sky on Tuesday.  Captivating video shows Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano unleashing smoke, ash and gas about two miles into the air.  The near 18,000-foot-high volcano is just 45 miles southeast of Mexico City where some 25 million people live […]

Federal appeals court kills Obama-era moratorium on coal leasing

A federal appeals panel vacated a lower court ruling on Wednesday, effectively killing an Obama-era action that placed a moratorium on new federal coal leasing. In a short six-page ruling, a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit tossed an August 2022 decision from Judge Brian Morris of the U.S. […]