Magnitude 7.3 earthquake hits Japan off Fukushima coast
West African bloc ECOWAS on Wednesday strongly condemned jihadist attacks which a day earlier hit the Malian capital where locals voiced concern and questions remained about the rare and deadly strike. An Al-Qaeda-linked group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the attack in Bamako against highly sensitive targets, including a military police training centre and the…
Watchdog condemns ‘reckless’ attack after inspectors find damage at Russian-controlled power station Russia and Ukraine have each accused the other of launching kamikaze drones at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in an incident condemned by the International Atomic Energy Agency for recklessly endangering safety. The nuclear watchdog said onsite inspectors had seen the damage caused…
Schools illegally used racial preferences for students The Supreme Court ruled Thursday to block affirmative action in two closely watched lawsuits against Harvard and the University of North Carolina (UNC). The cases, initially brought by a coalition of students, prospective applicants and their parents in 2014, challenged the universities’ use of racial preferences during the…
Starting on Nov. 1, additional new requirements are going into effect that may impact Pennsylvanian’s eligibility for SNAP benefits. HARRISBURG, Pa. — More changes are coming to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) following passage of the “Big, Beautiful Bill” earlier this year. That spending bill created new work requirements and placed limits on how long…
All roads lead to Rome, as the saying goes, and the most prestigious is the Appian Way, the strategic highway for the Roman Empire now hoping to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A paved road of more than 500 kilometres (310 miles) begun in 312 BC by Roman statesman Appius Claudius Caecus, the “Via…
The explosions that caused significant damage to the Nord Stream pipelines near the Danish island of Bornholm in late September were the result of “gross sabotage,” Swedish prosecutors confirmed. “Analyses that have now been carried out show traces of explosives on several of the foreign objects that were found,” public prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist, who is in…