Category: World News
Tesla factory where worker died had safety issues
Fox News Government inspectors concluded Tesla Inc.’s Shanghai factory where an employee died in a Feb. 4 accident has weaknesses in its safety measures, news reports said Wednesday. The emergency bureau of Shanghai’s Pudong district recommended an unspecified penalty for Tesla, the business news magazine Caixin and other outlets reported. They cited a copy of…
Read MoreTexas-born princess facing imminent eviction from Rome villa
Washington Post A Texas-born princess is facing a court-ordered eviction from a Rome villa containing the only known ceiling painted by Caravaggio https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/19/italy-princess-aristocratic-inheritance-caravaggio-rome-villa/90a59402-dedd-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreIndia’s heat is underestimated, harming progress, study says
Washington Post The full extent of the damage from India’s sizzling heat that’s causing more deaths, illnesses, school shutdowns and crop failures is underestimated by lawmakers and officials in the country and slowing the nation’s development, a study Wednesday found https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/19/heat-waves-climate-change-india-extreme-heat/bbd56626-dedc-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read More‘French Spiderman’ free climbs Paris skyscraper to protest pension law
Fox News A free climber known as the “French Spiderman” scaled a 38-storey skyscraper in Paris on Wednesday to demonstrate his support for protesters angry about a pension law that will delay the age at which people can retire in France. Alain Robert, 60, climbs without a harness, using only his bare hands and a…
Read MoreSpain’s prime minister says drought has become one of country’s leading concerns
Fox News Spain’s prime minister warned lawmakers Wednesday that the acute drought afflicting the southern European country has become one of its leading long-term concerns. “The government of Spain and I are aware that the debate surrounding drought is going to be one of the central political and territorial debates of our country over the…
Read MoreTrudeau told NATO that Canada will never meet spending goal, Discord leak shows
Washington Post The secret Pentagon assessment, posted to the messaging app Discord, says the country’s “widespread” military shortfalls are harming ties with its NATO and NORAD allies. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/04/19/canada-military-trudeau-leaked-documents/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreSuspect in Japan PM pipe bomb attack wanted to be a politician, angry he was blocked from running, report says
Fox News A 24-year-old man who allegedly threw an explosive at Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wanted to be a politician and believed that he was unfairly blocked from running for Japan’s parliament by an age requirement, according to media reports and social media posts that appeared to be his. The suspect, Ryuji Kimura, was wrestled…
Read MoreIndia to become world’s most populous country by mid-2023, according to UN
Fox News India is on track to become the world’s most populous nation as its young population soars, and will surpass China by mid-2023, according to data released Wednesday by the United Nations. While there are hopes that India’s young citizenry could drive the country’s economic growth for years to come, it also might just…
Read MoreAbortion pill facing restrictions in U.S. is approved in over 90 countries
Washington Post U.S. court decisions affecting approval of the abortion drug mifepristone have placed the country on a different trajectory from much of the rest of the world. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/19/abortion-pill-mifepristone-global-approved/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreAntiquities, plucked from storeroom, on Roman Forum display
Washington Post Hundreds of remnants of ancient Roman life — from dice to rain gutter decorations to burial offerings 3,000 years old — have long been hidden from public view https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/19/ancient-rome-storerooms-antiquities-exhibition-forum-colosseum/fb2b9732-ded2-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
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