Month: September 2023
Turning pain to progress: Alliance imagines a new, better Ukraine
Transformation Europe Turning pain to progress: Alliance imagines a new, better Ukraine | View caption Hide caption War’s destructive power affects lives and entire nations. Yet it also paves the way for innovation and rebirth. As Ukrainians plan for the massive reconstruction of their country, they are also discussing the values needed to create a…
Scientist Peter Kalmus: Hurricanes, Floods & Fires of 2023 Are Just Beginning of Climate Emergency
Military Coup in Gabon Seen as Part of Broader Revolt Against France & Neo-Colonialism in Africa
Top U.S. & World Headlines — August 31, 2023
Why Haley and Ramaswamy dominated Republican debate
Why Haley and Ramaswamy dominated Republican debate | View caption Hide caption Vivek Ramaswamy, a wealthy entrepreneur rising in the polls, was a youthful stand-in for Mr. Trump. Barely old enough to run for president, Mr. Ramaswamy managed to compare himself to both former President Barack Obama and Mr. Trump. An American-born son of Indian…
Digital euro plan is a ‘f***ing trap’ claims critic in furious rant at plan
Plans to introduce a digital euro throughout the monetary union are a “f***ing trap” and “the perfect tool for surveillance”, a controversial financial writer has claimed. The European Central Bank, based in Frankfurt, is hoping to make the embryonic concept – whereby ”cash” would be stored on smartphones, as opposed to in wallets or on…
Biden to survey Hurricane Idalia damage in Florida on Saturday
President Joe Biden on Thursday said he would travel to Florida this weekend to survey the damage from Hurricane Idalia, days after it caused major flooding and power outages before weakening into a tropical storm. Biden announced the trip during a visit to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s headquarters, where he met with Department of…
Car with bull named Howdy Doody crammed into passenger seat pulled over by Nebraska police
A man driving a full-size bull named Howdy Doody in the passenger seat of his car was pulled over by police in Nebraska on Wednesday after a stunned onlooker reported the odd sight, authorities said. Officers in Norfolk, about 120 miles northwest of Omaha, were dispatched at 10:05 a.m. CDT answering a call for a…
Mutinous soldiers in Gabon say they’ve ousted president whose family has ruled for 55 years
Mutinous soldiers claimed to have seized power in Gabon on Wednesday and put the president under house arrest, hours after he was declared the winner in an election that extended his family’s 55-year reign in the oil-rich Central African nation. In his first public appearance since the coup attempt, President Ali Bongo Ondimba called on people to…