Category: World News
Spanish lawmakers consider plan to increase irrigation in one of Europe’s most prized wetlands
Fox News A plan to increase irrigation in an area adjoining one of Europe’s most prized wetlands is set to advance Wednesday with the approval of lawmakers in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia. The proposal to rezone the lands goes against the advice of ecologists and repeated warnings from Spain’s central government and European…
Read MoreGerman officials seize cooked bats from van crossing border from Belgium
Fox News German officials seized cooked bats and nearly a ton of unrefrigerated fish after police stopped a van that had entered the country from Belgium, authorities said Wednesday. Federal police said a patrol on Monday stopped the vehicle at a highway exit on the edge of the border city of Aachen, and found the…
Read MoreColumbia’s plan to open Israel center sparks faculty outcry over ‘right wing’ government: report
Fox News Columbia University will move forward with a “Global Center” in Tel Aviv in the face of vocal opposition from a group of faculty members. The university announced its plan last week, calling the Global Centers “foundational to Columbia’s mission to engage with the world.” Columbia already has centers in 10 other cities, including…
Read MoreMexican environmental director fired for ordering fishermen to rip stingers off live rays
Fox News Officials in northern Mexico said Tuesday they have filed complaints against a local employee who ordered fishermen to rip the stingers off live rays to protect tourists during Easter week. The governor of the northern state of Sonora, Alfonso Durazo, called it an act of “caveman logic to protect tourists” in the town…
Read MoreUN: Year is off to a deadly start for migrants crossing Med
Washington Post The migration agency of the United Nations says the first three months of 2023 were the deadliest first quarter in six years for migrants crossing the central Mediterranean Sea in smugglers’ boats https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/12/migrants-mediterranean-sea-deaths-italy/bf6c0e94-d931-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreChurch: Israel limiting rights of ‘Holy Fire’ worshippers
Washington Post The leaders of the Greek Orthodox Church say Israeli police are unfairly limiting worshippers’ right to celebrate the Easter “Holy Fire” ceremony in the ancient Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/12/israel-greek-church-restrictions-holy-fire/b4340382-d92d-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read More3 Sherpa climbers missing after falling on Mount Everest
Washington Post Three Sherpa climbers are missing after falling into a deep crevasse on a treacherous section of Mount Everest just above the base camp https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/12/nepal-everest-missing-sherpa-climbers-crevasse/61d82456-d92d-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreSyria, Tunisia restore diplomatic ties after decade with appointment of new ambassador in Damascus
Fox News Syria will reopen its embassy in Tunisia after the North African country announced the appointment of a new ambassador to Damascus, Syrian state media reported Wednesday. Tunisia has become the latest Arab state to reestablish diplomatic ties with Syria, after cutting off relations a decade ago. The move by Tunisian President Kais Saied…
Read MoreFirefighters battle to contain 2,500-acre forest fire in New Jersey
Washington Post Only 10 percent of the forest fire dubbed Jimmy’s Waterhole Fire has been contained. Mandatory evacuations were issued in Manchester and Lakehurst townships. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/12/new-jersey-forest-fire-manchester/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreUzbek militants escape from detention in Indonesia; 2 dead
Washington Post Police say three suspected Uzbek militants escaped from an immigration detention center in Indonesia’s capital after fatally stabbing an officer and seriously injuring four others https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/12/indonesia-uzbek-militants-escape-detention-center/c4573a78-d91d-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
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