(Reuters) – Russia’s air defence systems destroyed 36 drones that Ukraine launched at three regions bordering Ukraine, Russia’s defence ministry said on Monday. Eighteen drones were downed over the Bryansk region in Russia’s west, nine were destroyed in the Kursk region south of Bryansk and nine over the Belgorod region further south, the ministry said […]
Parts of New England are facing severe thunderstorms Sunday, marking the second time in a week that summer storms have impacted the Northeast. The National Weather Service placed a swath of the region under a thunderstorm watch until 7 p.m. ET and has put counties in Massachusetts and Rhode Island under thunderstorm warnings. The region […]
Jun. 22—WILKES-BARRE — Jill Avery-Stoss, chief operating officer at The Institute, this week said The Institute wanted to learn about household emergency plans in place throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania and part of their research involved a community survey. Avery-Stoss said The Institute has released released a study of the region’s economic resilience. According to Avery-Stoss, the […]
Italy’s regions are to gain more autonomy from central government, after parliament approved a bill on Wednesday that allows regions to request the transfer of responsibilities from the state in order to manage certain areas themselves. The controversial law, which was proposed by the right-wing government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, cleared the final legislative […]
ROME (Reuters) – The Italian parliament approved a contested reform granting regions more powers after a stormy all-night sitting, an overhaul critics say will worsen the historic divide between the country’s wealthy north and poorer south. Championed by the League party in the coalition government, the lower house passed the reform early on Wednesday after […]
SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. government on Tuesday acknowledged for the first time the harms that the construction and operation of dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest have caused Native American tribes. It issued a report that details how the unprecedented structures devastated salmon runs, inundated villages and burial grounds, […]
In the Peruvian Amazon, tropical diseases pose a growing risk – and scientists are turning to advanced technology, including drones and artificial intelligence, to try to stop outbreaks before they begin. Iquitos, Peru cannot be reached by road because of the thick jungles and waters surrounding the city. Only planes or boats can reach the […]
MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia would cease fire and enter peace talks if Ukraine dropped its NATO ambitions and withdrew its forces from four Ukrainian regions claimed by Moscow. On the eve of a peace conference in Switzerland to which Russia has not been invited, Putin set out a series […]
Insights from Central Podcast, Americas Quarterly, Bloomberg, and Atlantic Council The News Days before leftist Claudia Sheinbaum became the new president of Mexico, another populist leader was sworn in in El Salvador for the second time, right-leaning leader Nayib Bukele. On paper, Sheinbaum and Bukele differ greatly in ideology, but their populist politics — promising […]
Some regions in southern Germany have recorded more rain within 24 hours than normally falls over a whole month, the German Meteorological Service (DWD) reported on Sunday. Kisslegg in the south-western state of Baden-Württemberg recorded 130 millimetres of rain on Friday alone, the DWD reported. The region normally reports 118mm per month at this time […]
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. NASA is set to launch the first of two research satellites to measure how much heat is lost to space from the Arctic and Antarctica. The shoebox-size satellite is expected to lift off Saturday aboard […]
May 24—CHAMBERLAIN, S.D. — A smokey, tasty aroma is overpowering one step into the door. It doesn’t faze Nikki Ashley, owner of Bad River Jerky company. “I don’t even smell it anymore,” Ashley said. That’s because a lot of time and effort has been spent building her business, located one block east of Chamberlain’s Main […]