Category: World News
Ukraine Makes Gains Near Embattled Bakhmut, a First in Months
New York Times The leader of Russia’s Wagner paramilitary group confirmed the Ukrainian advance, and continued to air divisions among Moscow’s forces. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/10/world/europe/ukraine-russia-bakhmut.html
Read MoreTo meet EV demand, industry turns to technology long deemed hazardous
Washington Post Indonesia is richly endowed with nickel, but refining it for electric vehicle batteries poses a daunting environmental challenge. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2023/ev-nickel-refinery-dangers/
Read MoreStudent’s body found in cave after New Zealand hit by floods
Fox News New Zealand police said they have found the body of a high school student in a cave after a school group got into trouble when floodwaters hit. A group of 15 students and two adults had set out Tuesday morning on a trip to the Abbey Caves in Whangārei as part of an…
Read MorePoland orphanage knife attack kills teen, injures 9
Fox News A 16-year-old girl was killed and nine other people were injured in a knife attack in an orphanage in central Poland, authorities said Wednesday. The attack in Tomislawice, near the town of Lodz, took place late Tuesday. A 19-year-old man suspected of the attack has been arrested, according to Aneta Sobieraj, spokeswoman for…
Read MoreSaudi Arabia invites Syrian president to Arab summit in oil-rich kingdom
Fox News Saudi Arabia has invited Syrian President Bashar Assad to the upcoming Arab League summit in the oil-rich kingdom, the Syrian president’s office said on Wednesday. The news comes as Damascus continues to slowly return to the Arab fold, following a 12-year-period of political isolation. Assad received the invitation days after the Arab League…
Read MoreIn a Climate Trade-Off, Biden Backs Manchin’s Fossil Fuel Plan
New York Times The White House hopes that the approval of some oil and gas projects will speed the expansion of transmission lines for renewable energy. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/10/climate/biden-manchin-fossil-fuel-permits.html
Read MoreChildren among 15 dead in north Nigeria boat accident
Fox News A boat capsized in northwestern Nigeria, killing 15 people, police said Wednesday. The boat was heading to the village of Dundeji in Sokoto state on Tuesday when it capsized in the middle of a river, local police spokesman Sanusi Abubakar told The Associated Press There were 36 passengers on board the boat, with…
Read MoreGreenpeace sues Italian energy company ENI over climate change
Fox News Greenpeace and an environmental coalition including 12 Italian citizens are suing Italian energy company ENI, accusing it of knowingly contributing to climate change. The complaint names ENI as well as its two biggest shareholders, the Italian Economy Ministry and the Italian state lender and public investment bank, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti. It’s seeking…
Read MoreBritish soldier laid to rest 106 years after WWI disappearance
Fox News A World War I soldier finally found his resting place on Wednesday after he went missing at the height of the carnage in 1917 and his remains were found four years ago. The brutality during the 1914-1918 war was such that hundreds of thousands of soldiers were killed in Belgium’s sector on the…
Read MoreGermany to allow audio recording of some criminal trials
Fox News Germany plans to allow sound recording of some criminal trials, ending the decades-long practice of requiring judges, prosecutors and defense lawyers to rely on notes and their memory. Cabinet approved a plan Wednesday that provides the basis for automated transcription of recordings made in regional courts. However, neither the recordings nor the transcripts…
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