Month: August 2022
Health officials inspect Tnuva factory after animal parts found in frozen veggies
Ministry says food safety and control plans at Sunfrost facility need improvements, calls for more supervisors throughout production process
Read MoreU.N. Inspectors Head to Ukraine Nuclear Plant as Safety Fears Grow
The International Atomic Energy Agency said a team was heading to the facility to assess damage, check safety and security systems and evaluate staff conditions. The inspection will begin on Wednesday and last until Saturday.
Read MoreIn the Taliban’s Afghanistan, the near-broke central bank somehow still functions
A recent visit to Afghanistan showed a country facing an economic crisis. The banking system has seized up. Credit cards aren’t working. Afghans abroad struggle to send money to relatives back home. (Image credit: Claire Harbage/NPR)
Read MoreUN inspectors head to flashpoint Ukrainian nuclear plant
IAEA Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi leads a team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to visit the besieged Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine. Dean Calma/IAEA/dpa An expert team from the UN’s nuclear watchdog is on
Read MoreJewish man killed by Muslim roommate in France; community questions official silence
Suspect turns himself in, says he killed Eyal Haddad with an axe over 100 euros he was owed and because victim was Jewish; community leaders urge probe of antisemitic aspect
Read MoreWATCH LIVE: White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a news briefing
President Joe Biden plans to travel to the battleground states of Wisconsin and Pennsylvania on Labor Day, just over two months before the November election.
Read MoreZelenskiy blames Russia as Europe counts cost of gas crisis
By Nerijus Adomaitis and Christoph Steitz STAVANGER, Norway/FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Russia of economic terrorism on Monday as the cost of Europe’s energy crisis spiralled with Germany on the hook for at least 19 billion euros to
Read MoreU.N. watchdog to inspect Ukraine nuclear plant occupied by Russia
A U.N. nuclear watchdog team has set off on an urgent mission to safeguard the endangered Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia atomic power plant at the heart of fighting in Ukraine.
Read MoreBrazil’s Right-Wing Leader Tries to Gain on Leftist Election Rival
President Jair Bolsonaro attacked Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva over alleged corruption, but he is still behind as the October election nears.
Read MoreMan filmed threatening Arab driver with machete says he thought he was a terrorist
Uri Schori, 71, claims other vehicle was driving ‘insanely’ on road, and that he feared for his life; judge extends his remand
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