Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save UnlockThis article is free to access. Why? Almost 10,000 coronavirus deaths were reported in December, and admissions to hospitals and intensive care units surged, World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said — with data indicating that holiday gatherings fueled increased transmission of the…
Highspeed ICE trains stand still in front of frankfurt’s skyline at Frankfurt main station, western Germany, on January 10, 2024, as German train drivers start a nationwide three-day strike from after wage talks broke down. Kirill Kudryavtsev | Afp | Getty Images Germany is in the grip of major travel disruption. A three-day nationwide strike…
Iran announced Thursday that it has identified the alleged mastermind behind dual suicide bombing attacks that left nearly 100 people dead at a recent memorial for late Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was killed years ago by a U.S. drone strike. The IRNA news agency carried a statement by the intelligence ministry saying the main suspect…
Journalists who were held hostage after masked gunmen broke into Ecuadorian broadcaster TC’s live studio have spoken about their ordeal. Alina Manrique said the armed men “hunted” staff members and that she thought she would never see her children again. TV anchor Jorge Rendon, who was live in the studio when the attack took place,…
The U.S. Embassy in Bogota, Colombia, is warning Americans traveling to the country not to use dating apps after eight “suspicious deaths” of private U.S. citizens. According to the embassy, the deaths — potentially involuntary drug overdoes or suspected homicides — took place in Medellin between November 1 and December 31, 2023. “Over the last…
Public hearings in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel began on Thursday at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands on Jan. 11, 2024. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images The U.N.’s highest court is on Thursday hearing South Africa’s accusations of genocide by Israel in its ongoing war in the Gaza…
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will consider whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
Vanishing Turkish Currency: 1 Turkish Lira with the Portrait of Kemal AtatürkTurkish Manuel Augusto Moreno | Moment | Getty Images The Turkish lira hit a fresh record low against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, trading at 30.005 to the greenback just before noon local time. It marks the first time that the lira has broken…
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save The news of inheriting millions of euros from her grandmother did not thrill Austrian heiress Marlene Engelhorn. Instead, it made her acutely aware and unable to ignore the skewed wealth distribution in society, she said in 2022. She became a staunch advocate of taxing rich…
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save TAIPEI, Taiwan — Floating high-altitude balloons over the island, funding pro-Beijing social media influencers, and hosting local officials on lavish trips to China: These are among the tactics Beijing is accused of deploying to influence Taiwan’s presidential election to be held on Saturday. For years,…
