The advantage historians have over journalists is that the passage of time offers them a perspective not available to those with immediate deadlines. But the year is about to end, which constitutes a firm deadline if the goal is to put 2023 into perspe…
Brazil police launch raids over Braskem’s sinking ground havoc
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s federal police on Thursday conducted raids as part of a probe into petrochemical producer Braskem’s sinking ground havoc in the city of Maceio, which has forced about 60,000 people to be moved since 2018. The subsidence r…
“It feels as if he has reached the Moon from Earth”: Robin Minz’s father on son being acquired by Gujarat Titans in IPL 2024
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], December 21 (ANI): Uncapped Jharkhand cricketer Robin Minz, picked up by Gujarat Titans for Rs 3.6 crore, stole the limelight in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 mini-auction in Dubai on Tuesday. Robin’s father, Francis …
Israel investing millions for sustainable energies in remote areas
Tel Aviv [Israel], December 21 (ANI/TPS): Over the past two years (2022-23), Israel’s Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure provided more than 90 local authorities with grants totaling over 130 million Shekels (USD 36 million) to promote sustainable en…
Czech central bank kicks off rate-easing cycle with 25 bps cut
PRAGUE (Reuters) -The Czech National Bank (CNB) started an interest rate-easing cycle on Thursday with a 25 basis-point reduction that puts the main repo rate at 6.75%, the first cut in more than three years amid a backdrop of slowing inflation and a s…
Argentina’s ultra-liberal President Milei issues hard reform decree
The new Argentinian government of ultra-liberal President Javier Milei has begun to restructure the South American country’s strictly regulated economy. “We are initiating the economic deregulation that Argentina so urgently needs,” said Milei in a tel…
New York could lose 3 congressional seats in 2030 redistricting if population loss continues
NEW YORK — New York could lose three congressional seats in 2030 if the state’s population continues to decline, a new report says. The Empire State’s House delegation, which is currently made up of mostly Democrats, would be trimmed to 23 seats from t…
Amnesty demands probe into Gaza ‘enforced disappearances’
Amnesty International on Wednesday called for an urgent probe into Israel’s “enforced disappearance” of Palestinian detainees from Gaza, following reports of deaths in military detention centres. Hundreds of Palestinians are being held in detention cen…
Parliament security breach: Counter Intelligence Unit brings all 6 accused together to match sequence of events
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): The Counter Intelligence Unit (CIU) of the Special Cell of Delhi Police brought all the six accused in the Parliament breach case to check if the sequence of events as claimed by each of them earlier matches, offic…
Tod nach Heiratsantrag – Freund verhaftet
Sturz in der Türkei Tod nach Heiratsantrag – Freund verhaftetPolizeiautos in Ankara (Archivbild): Gegen einen türkischen Mann wird wegen des Todes seiner Partnerin ermittelt. (Quelle: Tunahan Turhan via www.imago-images.de/imago) Eine 39-jährige Türkin…