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Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – January 6, 2023
Greetings from Tyler, It will be some time before the details emerge regarding the negotiations that will finally lead to the election of the Speaker of the House. Maybe it will happen today, after all there are planes to catch. To find a similar situation you have to go deep into the 1800’s, which must…
Nikkei jumps after landslide victory for Takaichi’s ruling party
BANGKOK – Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 share index jumped as much as 5% to a record on Monday after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing party secured a two-thirds supermajority in a parliamentary election. The Nikkei ended up 2,110.26 points from Friday to close at 56,363.94, having briefly topped 57,000 for the first time to set…
Vatican Excommunicates Major Pope Critic For ‘Schism’
The Vatican has excommunicated Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, one of Pope Francis’s most virulent critics, after judging him guilty of splitting the Church, the dicastery in charge of doctrine said Friday. The 83-year-old ultra conservative, who has called in the past for Francis to resign as pope, has been on trial since last month after…
With over 100 victims, who is poisoning Iran’s schoolgirls?
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi ordered authorities on Wednesday to investigate the poisoning of schoolgirls in the country. The poison attacks are furthering discontent with the Islamic Republic amid continued protests in the country. Local reports have suggested that the wave of poisonings has been going on for months in different schools across Iran, with female…
Record rise in people using private healthcare amid NHS frustration
Data prompts speculation NHS inability to cut waiting lists could make private healthcare ‘new normal’ Record numbers of people are paying for private healthcare, spending up to £3,200 on having a cataract removed and £15,075 on a new hip, amid growing frustration at NHS waiting lists. Across the UK last year 272,000 people used their own funds…
Historic win gives Mexico’s Sheinbaum a landslide, spooks markets
MEXICO CITY, June 3 (Reuters) – Claudia Sheinbaum, a climate scientist and protege of Mexico’s popular outgoing president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, won a landslide to become the country’s first female leader, though the scale of her victory sparked jitters in the markets. Former Mexico City mayor Sheinbaum, 61, won the highest vote percentage in…
