Invasion by 100,000 bats causes ‘natural disaster’ in Australian town
Similar Posts
Poland set for high-stakes election amid disputes over EU, democracy
WARSAW, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Poles vote in a parliamentary election on Sunday which the opposition says will determine the country’s democratic standing and place in the European Union, after a bitterly contested campaign dominated by issues of sovereignty and security. Since coming to power in 2015, the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party has…
- Breaking News | Israel | News
Israel declares 4 more hostages are dead in Gaza, including 3 older men from Hamas video
JERUSALEM (AP) — Four more hostages kidnapped on Oct. 7 were declared dead by the Israeli military — including three older men seen in a Hamas video begging to be released. Monday’s announcement heightens pressure on the Israeli government to agree to a U.S. cease-fire proposal that could secure the return of the hostages still…
Milei scores historic win in Argentina midterms, tightens grip on Congress
Libertarian president’s party wins 41.5% in Buenos Aires province, increasing lower house seats from 37 to 64 Argentine President Javier Milei secured a decisive victory Sunday in midterm elections, expanding his control of Congress and giving his government fresh momentum to push forward with deep spending cuts and sweeping free-market reforms. The result gives Milei’s…
Polish police arrest 2 convicted politicians with former government who took refuge with president
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish police on Tuesday arrested two politicians convicted of abuse of power who had taken refuge for hours in the palace of President Andrzej Duda, in a dramatic escalation of a standoff between the new and previous governments. Duda had welcomed the members of the former ruling party into the presidential…
- Breaking News | China | News
China state banks seen selling US dollars to prop up yuan – sources
SHANGHAI/BEIJING, July 25 (Reuters) – China’s major state-owned banks were seen selling U.S. dollars to buy yuan in both onshore and offshore spot markets in early Asian trade on Tuesday, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said, moves aimed at supporting the Chinese currency. China’s state banks usually trade on behalf of the…
Putin and Xi pledge a new era and condemn the United States
BEIJING/MOSCOW, May 16 (Reuters) – China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Thursday pledged a “new era” of partnership between the two most powerful rivals of the United States which they cast as an aggressive Cold War hegemon that was sowing chaos across the world. Xi greeted Putin on a red carpet outside the…
