Source link Antonio Guterres claims a reformed UN could repair the loss of faith in public institutions People no longer trust their governments to tackle climate change, war, and inequality, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said. While Guterres views a reformed UN as the solution, polling shows that most Westerners want their leaders to […]
Source link The Federal Aviation Administration is currently seeking to employ disabled or other “special” pilots and air traffic controllers The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has placed “special emphasis” on hiring employees with a “severe intellectual disability” and other serious conditions, and tasks managers with skipping these candidates to the top of the queue […]
Source link The ANC is calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, Nomvula Mokonyane has told RT The Israeli government’s goal is to eliminate the Palestinians, the first deputy secretary-general of the ruling African National Congress (ANC), Nomvula Paula Mokonyane, has told RT in an exclusive interview. Pretoria filed a genocide case against Israel with […]
Source link The outcome is certainly a boon for the US, allowing it to continue its campaign of pressure on China In the heart of the Asia-Pacific, the self-governing island of Taiwan – formally the Republic of China (ROC) – finds itself at the crossroads of history and geopolitics once again as it rides the […]
Source link President Zelensky’s goal of producing a million UAVs in 2024 is achievable with help from the public, a minister has said Citizens should complete online courses and begin assembling drones for the needs of Ukraine’s military amid its conflict with Russia, the country’s Deputy PM and Digital Transformation Minister Mikhail Fedorov has said. […]
Source link The controversial ruling will allow men to compete against women, provided they’ve had surgery and hormone treatment USA Boxing will allow men who transition to female to fight against biological women under certain conditions, the organization stated in its 2024 rulebook. The decision has been heavily criticized by boxers, with one former champion […]
Source link Berlin has turned farmers into cash cows in the name of keeping green dreams alive German farmers rolled into Berlin on their tractors last week to have a very public word with the managers who have revoked their long-standing discount – a subsidy on diesel fuel, which powers their farm equipment. It seems […]
Source link Hundreds of people have been injured and killed after a powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck northwestern China a minute before midnight on Monday, according to China Earthquake Networks Center. The epicenter of the quake was located in China’s mountainous Gansu Province, where at least 100 people were killed, while the neighboring Qinghai Province reported at […]
Source link Centuries after the Netherlands colonized South African lands, the indigenous people feel neglected There were extraordinary scenes in October outside the Slave Lodge in Cape Town when King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands visited the building, the same place where Dutch colonists once enslaved thousands of Africans and Asians. The royals […]
Source link The PM’s speech was for the first time interpreted in real-time by the government-developed language technology, ‘Bhashini’ Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public speech on Sunday at Varanasi, a holy site for Hindus in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, was interpreted for the first time by an AI tool made in […]
Source link In a village nestled between India’s two militarized ‘lines of control’, a man armed only with binoculars and cigarettes gives road trippers a quick history in war, shifting borders, and not knowing if your parents are still alive Ghulam Hussain, 71, poses non-stop for tourists from dusk to dawn. He’s asked to pose […]
Source link Evgeny Fyodorov said the measure would help fill the state’s coffers and incentivize population growth A member of Russia’s State Duma has proposed to revive a tax on childlessness, which existed during the Soviet times, citing the need to boost population. “We must encourage the birth of children,” Evgeny Fyodorov from the ruling […]
Source link A survey has revealed a nuanced opinion of the former emperor and military commander among the modern French population A significant percentage of modern France approves of the legacy left behind by the French emperor and military commander, Napoleon Bonaparte, according to the findings of a recent poll. The Ridley Scott-directed movie ‘Napoleon’ […]
Source link The community “wants nothing to do with the Russian language,” the deputy head of the Society of the Deaf told the media The Ukrainian Society of the Deaf has set up a committee to eradicate Russian components of the sign language used in the country, the Kyiv Independent has reported. The commission is […]
Source link Rishi Sunak and ex-PM Boris Johnson shared a laissez-faire attitude toward the coronavirus pandemic, according to Patrick Vallance UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wanted the government to “just let people die” rather than impose a second national lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic, London’s former chief scientific adviser, Patrick Vallance, told the government’s official […]