Month: December 2022
China eases virus controls amid effort to head off protests – The Associated Press – en Español
China eases virus controls amid effort to head off protests The Associated Press – en Español China signals ease in Covid policy after mass protests BBC China set to loosen COVID curbs after protests Reuters What’s happening in China after zero-Covid protests? Here’s
Read MoreYes, You Can Actually Die of a Broken Heart
On May 26, 2022, Joe Garcia died suddenly of a heart attack just two days after his wife, Irma, was killed in the Uvalde, Texas school shooting. The papers reported a Garcia’s family member saying, “I truly believe Joe died
Read MoreFrenchwoman to become first female to referee men’s World Cup football match
Stephanie Frappart’s appointment as match referee for Thursday’s crunch World Cup clash between Germany and Costa Rica is a step forward for women in a “sexist sport”, according to Costa Rica manager Luis Fernando Suarez. Frenchwoman Frappart will make history
Read MorePride and pain in Albania’s ‘Little London’
In the town hall of Has, in Albania’s mountainous northeast, the Union Jack flag has pride of place next to a framed photo of the late Queen Elizabeth II. It is an expression of gratitude towards the United Kingdom as
Read MoreMacron blasts Biden subsidies at start of US state visit
France’s President Emmanuel Macron fired a volley at his American hosts on the first day of a rare state visit to Washington, telling lawmakers Wednesday that US industrial subsidies are “super aggressive” against French competitors. “This is super aggressive for
Read MoreWarnock holds narrow lead over Walker in Georgia runoff: poll – The Hill
Warnock holds narrow lead over Walker in Georgia runoff: poll The Hill In Georgia, Walker’s Pace in the Finish Worries Republican Allies The New York Times Early Voting Ramps Up Ahead Of Georgia’s Senate Runoff Election NBC News Opinion: Trump’s shadow hangs over
Read MoreThe Democrats muster an orderly leadership succession
Despite losing the House, the party has avoided the visible divisions of the Republicans
Read MoreShips Linked to Russia’s Biggest Grain Exporter Moved Stolen Ukrainian Cargo
The vessels shipped thousands of tons of stolen Ukrainian grain to global buyers, using a sophisticated system of feeder vessels and floating cranes, according to an investigation by The Wall Street Journal.
Read MoreThird suspected letter-bomb found at Spanish air force base
MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish security forces found a third suspected explosive device hidden in an envelope mailed to a European Union satellite centre located at an air force base in Torrejon de Ardoz, outside Madrid, the defence ministry said on Thursday.
Read MoreBody of girl, 5, found in concrete block used as bedside table by mother
The body of a missing five-year-old girl has been found in a wooden box filled with cement that her mother was using as a bedside table.
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