David Taim, a civil servant in Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea, always starts the day in the same way. He takes a bite of a green, unripe nut, along with the inflorescence of a pepper plant and some white powder mainly made up of slaked lime. Then he chews the mixture. “It […]
Ukrainian military and government officials continue debating ordering another wave of large-scale mobilization, Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) secretary Oleksiy Danilov told Ukrainian TV broadcasters on Dec. 20. “The Ministry of Defense, together with the General Staff, are proposing their vision [for further mobilization],” said Danilov. Read also: New mobilization initiatives expected soon, […]
Energy industry consolidation ramped up at the tail-end of 2023, lending a rising sense of urgency to ownership of U.S. shale oil supplies. Exxon Mobil (XOM) and Warren Buffett-backed Chevron (CVX) and Occidental Petroleum (OXY) all made hefty acquisitions to shore up production, primarily in the U.S. All eyes are now trained on the resource-rich […]
A digital rendering of a circuit board with a chip in the center, with AI inscribed on it The stock market is a wealth-generating machine over the long term, even for conservative investors who buy index funds. But absolute fortunes have come to investors who took a chance on the most innovative technology stocks over […]
Dec. 17—LELAND — Rising and falling Lake Michigan water levels are nothing new at Leland Harbor, and Harbormaster Jeremy Anderson wasn’t too worried about the latest levels forecast. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers predicts lakes Michigan and Huron average levels in May 2024 will most likely be 6 inches below the same month in […]
Smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to trigger air quality alerts in U.S. states, with health officials warning people, especially children, the elderly or those with respiratory conditions, to limit their time outdoors. The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop Thursday on all flights bound for New York City’s LaGuardia Airport due to poor visibility. […]
COVID-19 and flu levels continue to increase but CDC director believes US has hit peak of RSV Seventeen states are seeing “high” or “very high” levels of respiratory illness activity as COVID-19 and flu hospitalizations increase across the U.S., new federal data shows. Weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations rose to 23,432 for the week ending Dec. 9, […]
A prison officer accused of having an affair with an inmate was begged by the criminal to wait for him to be freed to continue their relationship, a court heard. Warden Ruth Shmylo, 26, is accused of having a five-month relationship and “secret phone sex” with “manipulative” drug dealer Harri Pullen, 25, while working at […]
By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) – A Dutch court on Friday dismissed demands by human rights groups to block the Dutch government from exporting F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel, which they said were enabling war crimes committed in the besieged Gaza strip. Judges at the District Court in The Hague said […]
By Ali Sawafta and Maggie Fick RAMALLAH, West Bank/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Israeli forces unleashed an aerial and ground blitz against Hamas in Gaza after a cross-border rampage by the enclave’s ruling Islamist group on Oct. 7. At least 16,015 Palestinians have been killed since then, according to Gaza Health Ministry figures, while 1,200 people were […]
DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip — She was born at dawn in a crowded shelter here on the first day of the truce between Israel and Hamas. Her parents named her Israa — just like her mother. “Her arrival was an omen of peace,” said Israa abu Aaser, cradling her newborn. “There was quiet and […]
More than 500,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled their homes since August to escape systematic violence at the hands of government soldiers in Myanmar. The U.N. has called the actions taken by Myanmar forces against the group “a textbook example of ethnic cleansing.” A report released by Amnesty International on Wednesday documents widespread rape, killings and […]