Vatican opens preliminary abuse probe into French cardinal
Rome, ItalyAP The Vatican said Friday it has decided to launch a preliminary sex abuse investigation into a prominent French cardinal after he admitted to having behaved in a “reprehensible way” with a 14-year-old girl 35-years-ago. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said a search was under way to find a lead investigator with the “necessary autonomy, […]
Ukrainian troops met with joy in Kherson as Russia abandons biggest prize
Blahodatne, Ukraine Reuters Jubilant residents welcomed Ukrainian troops arriving in the centre of Kherson on Friday after Russia abandoned the only regional capital it had captured since its invasion in February. “Today is a historic day. We are getting the south of the country back, we are getting Kherson back,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said […]
Nicole leaves “unprecedented” building damage along part of Florida coast
Atlanta. Georgia, US Reuters The soaking remains of Hurricane Nicole brought heavy rains to Georgia and the Carolinas on Friday after it left a trail of destroyed and teetering beachside homes and damaged hotels and condos along Florida’s Atlantic coast and killed at least four people. In Volusia County, local officials evacuated 24 beachside hotels […]
Ukrainian troops reclaim dozens of towns from Russian control, close in on Kherson
Kyiv/Frontline north of Kherson, Ukraine Reuters Ukrainian troops have reclaimed dozens of landmine-littered settlements abandoned by Russian forces in southern Ukraine, officials said, the day after Moscow announced its withdrawal from the strategic capital city of Kherson province. There were indications on Thursday night that Ukrainian forces were getting closer to the city of Kherson, […]
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Poor access to safe water fuels cholera outbreak in Syria
Damascus, SyriaReuters Poor access to safe water has exacerbated a cholera outbreak rampaging across Syria’s war-battered provinces, where local authorities are struggling to contain the spread with chlorine tablets and vaccines. More than 35,000 suspected cases of cholera have been reported across the country, according to the United Nations’ children’s agency. UNICEF said only approximately […]
In the US midterms, many candidates concede with help from a higher power
United StatesRNS The concession speech is unlike any other campaign address. A long-standing political ritual that’s equal parts agony and gratitude, it’s often mixed with palpable relief and unaccustomed honesty as the candidate veers into unscripted territory. And if election night on Tuesday is any indication, it’s a uniquely vulnerable instance: a fleeting moment when […]
Countries set out 12 month plan to speed up industry emission cuts
London, UKReuters Countries representing more than half of the global economy on Friday specified the steps they will take to help accelerate the low-carbon transition by cutting emissions in sectors including power, transport and steel. Announced at the COP27 climate talks in the coastal Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, the United States, Germany, Japan and […]
Divers find Challenger space shuttle wreckage off Florida coast
Reuters Divers from a documentary crew looking for the wreckage of a World War II aircraft off the coast of Florida found a 20-foot section of the space shuttle Challenger, which exploded and broke apart shortly after its launch in 1986, NASA said on Thursday. Ice on the launch pad of the Space Shuttle Challenger […]
Pakistan’s Imran Khan relaunches political march after surviving gun attack
Islamabad, PakistanReuters Pakistani former Prime Minister Imran Khan told supporters via video-link on Thursday they should keep up an anti-government march, a week after he suffered wounds in a gun attack, and he dismissed a police report that a lone shooter tried to kill him. The 70-year-old former cricket hero was wounded last Thursday in […]