Month: November 2022
Quebec wants to end politicians’ ‘repugnant’ mandatory oath to King Charles
Quebec plans to introduce a law that would mean elected officials would not have to swear an oath to King Charles in the Canadian province’s national assembly, according to a government official.
Read MoreSouth Korean parents bury children killed in Halloween disaster
By Ju-min Park, Heekyong Yang and Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – “Dad, I’m going out” were the last words Jung Hae-moon heard his daughter utter, at the end of a chat they had on the telephone on Saturday as she
Read More‘He was curious about the world’: Friends remember American student killed in Seoul Halloween disaster – CNN
‘He was curious about the world’: Friends remember American student killed in Seoul Halloween disaster CNN South Korea Halloween stampede: Why do crowd crushes happen and how can they be prevented? Yahoo News South Korea’s Halloween trauma spreads across society Reuters Halloween tragedy
Read MoreUS says its worries are growing over Russian nuclear talk
The White House said Wednesday it was increasingly concerned over Moscow’s talk of using a nuclear weapon in Ukraine, after a media report said top Russian military officials had discussed how and when to use such a weapon. “We have
Read MoreHurricane Lisa menaces Central America
The northern part of Central America was on high alert Wednesday for the passage of Hurricane Lisa, with warnings of devastating winds, downpours and flash floods also affecting Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) has issued a
Read MoreRussian soldiers are reportedly dodging courts-martial by pretending to be killed in action
Wives of Russian soldiers are revealing that their husbands are facing courts-martial for abandoning their post and pretending to be dead, according to a new report. Russia has started a draft of men in the country. Many of them have
Read MoreNorth Korea ICBM launch appears to have failed, Seoul says
Television screens in Seoul on Thursday show a news report about the latest North Korean missile launch with file footage of a previous test Seoul (AFP) – North Korea unsuccessfully fired an intercontinental ballistic missile during a new salvo of
Read MoreGlobal Brands Pledged to Curb Their Plastic Addiction. Last Year Shows Their Promises Don’t Add Up
Multinational corporations are failing to reduce their use of plastics fast enough, according to a report released today, despite having pledged to use only reusable, recyclable, or compostable packaging by 2025. The annual progress report, compiled by the U.N. Environment
Read MoreToo Many Rich People Bought Airbnbs. Now They’re Sitting Empty.
Airbnbs are empty. At least that’s what it seems like to some Airbnb hosts, even though the company reported its “most profitable quarter ever” on Tuesday. Some social media users have been speculating for weeks that the “Airbnbust is upon
Read MoreNorth Korea keeps up missile barrage with intercontinental ballistic missile – CBS News
North Korea keeps up missile barrage with intercontinental ballistic missile CBS News South Korea retaliates after North Korea fires missile launches | USA TODAY USA TODAY N Korea fires 23 missiles, prompting air raid alert in South Yahoo News North Korea fires presumed
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