In the ballot to elect the speaker of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the United States (USA) Congress, a sufficient majority could not be reached in the 10th and 11th rounds. The Republican majority leader, Congressman, failed to reach the winning threshold, remaining with 200 votes. Continuing not to support McCarthy, 12 […]
Firas Abiad, Lebanon’s caretaker Health Minister, warned on Thursday against the remarkable daily increase in the number of COVID-19 cases over the past week, urging citizens to take serious precautions to avoid infection. According to Abiad, the recent increase in COVID-19 cases was clearly due to the arrival of many expatriates during the holiday season, […]
Afghan security forces stormed a militant hideout affiliated with the rival DEASH or Islamic State (IS) outfit in the Qalacha and Shuhadai Salehen localities of Kabul Wednesday evening, killing 7 people and arresting several others, the Taliban’s chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Thursday. Mujahid also said Afghan security forces captured two armed insurgents of the […]
After the arrest of Ovidio Guzman, the son of drug lord Joaquin Guzman, nicknamed El Chapo, the former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico, cartel members terrorized many cities in Mexico. So far, 7 police officers were injured in the clashes. At Culiacan Airport, a plane belonging to Aeromexico Airlines was hit by gunfire […]
Hundreds of general practitioners gathered in the Pantheon Square in Paris, France, and protested for better working conditions and increased consultation fees. In the protests that started on December 26 and will last until January 8, 2023, doctors chanted slogans and carried banners. While the protest, which continued in the shadow of the increasing flu, […]
A funeral was held in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican for the 95-year-old former Pope Benedict XVI, who died on December 31. About 50,000 people, including cardinals, nuns, and thousands of priests, attended the funeral of the Pope, whose full name was Joseph Ratzinger. Also attending were high-level state officials, including Italian Prime Minister […]
China Railways in Guangzhou has installed some intelligent Fuxing bullet trains to better prepare for the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush in the country. Fuxing’s new generation of high-speed trains features intelligent and user-friendly designs. It has intelligent data analysis, a wireless network based on 5G technology, and energy-efficient air conditioning units. Saturday marks the […]
Amazon, US-based e-commerce company, is planning to fire more than 18,000 employees on January 18, according to a memo from CEO Andy Jassy shared with employees. ” We are working to support those who are affected and are providing packages that include a separation payment, transitional health insurance benefits, and external job placement support. Amazon […]
In France, two climate activists from “Derniere Renovation” targeted the Prime Ministry office in the capital, Paris. Activists who wore T-shirts with the slogan “Who is guilty?” sprayed orange paint on the front door and walls of the Prime Minister’s building, known as Matignon. The police intervened in the protest and detained the activists. According […]
The European continent is experiencing a heat wave in the early days of 2023. At least 8 European countries set new January temperature records on the first day of the new year. According to data collected by climatologist Maximiliano Herrera, record temperatures were observed in January in Poland, Denmark, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Belarus, […]