Reinstated Tennessee lawmaker blocked from carrying infant-sized casket onto House floor in latest gun protest
Fox News Two state lawmakers previously expelled and reinstated from the Tennessee state legislature appeared at the Capitol carrying coffins during a gun control protest. Democratic state Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson appeared at a political demonstration Monday calling for government action to more aggressively restrict gun ownership. MEMPHIS PANEL UNANIMOUSLY VOTES TO REINSTATE…
Read MoreAt Least 21 Dead After Fire at Beijing Hospital
New York Times The blaze appears to be the deadliest in the past two decades in the city, even though firefighters seemed to extinguish it quickly. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/18/world/asia/fire-beijing-hospital.html
Read MoreFox News Politics: Lick of the Irish
Fox News LICK OF THE IRISH: ‘Let’s go la- — lick the world. Let’s get it done,’ President Biden said during a speech… Biden raises eyebrows by telling Irish leaders to ‘lick the world’ The president made several other gaffes during his family trip to Ireland…. – – Joe Biden mocked after Hunter has to explain…
Read MoreDate of Putin’s televised call-in show is yet to be determined — Kremlin
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The call-in show is a regular format of the president’s communication with Russians, when he spends a few hours to field questions from people during a live broadcast https://tass.com/politics/1606201
Read MoreInternational Basketball Federation bars Russia from qualifiers for 2024 Paris Olympics
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “Bulgaria, as the next-best-ranked European team, will be the final team to participate to the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments,” according to the statement https://tass.com/sport/1606199
Read MoreEU seeks AI regulation, calls for summit on emerging tech as European workers fear oncoming job loss
Fox News The European Union (EU) broke with other Western governments as it looks to empower regulators to govern emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technology and convene a summit on subject as fears over employment impacts continue to simmer across Europe. “Recent advances in the field of artificial intelligence have demonstrated that the speed of technological…
Read MoreTurkey will be able to sell up to 40 bcm of gas per year through gas hub — Energy Minister
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “We plan to make our neighboring region a sales market for this gas. These are the Balkans, Europe,” Fatih Domnez said https://tass.com/economy/1606195
Read MoreGroup of educators who implemented Russian education standards in schools exposed in Luhansk Oblast
Pravda Ukraine Five teachers who openly collaborated with Russia in the field of education have been exposed in Luhansk Oblast. They were served with a notice of suspicion of spreading Russian propaganda and collaboration, Luhansk regional prosecutor’s office reported. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/18/7398429/
Read MoreGermany announces delivery of Patriot air defence system to Ukraine
Pravda Ukraine Last week, Germany handed over a Patriot anti-aircraft missile system with a load of missiles for it to Ukraine. Source: the website of the German government; European Pravda Details: Besides the air defence system and anti-air missiles, the German side provided 16 Zetros trucks and two border patrol cars. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/04/18/7398430/
Read MoreDelo, En+ deal to compensate more than 10,000 metric tons of GHG emissions
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is reported that Delo is the first Russian logistics company to acquire green certificates within the framework of the Carbon Zero national voluntary standard https://tass.com/society/1606193
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