Palestinians protests America’s Israeli embassy move
Similar Posts
Exclusive: South Korean nuclear weapons would fracture US ties, defence chief says
SEOUL, Aug 8 (Reuters) – South Korea could rupture its U.S. alliance and shock financial markets if it started building nuclear weapons, Defence Minister Shin Won-sik told Reuters, dismissing renewed domestic calls for the country’s own arsenal to deter North Korea. As the neighbouring North rapidly expands nuclear and missile capabilities, more South Korean officials…
Mexico protests: Huge crowds rally against electoral reform
Huge rallies have been held in several Mexican cities against what protesters say are government attempts to undermine the electoral authorities. The biggest was in Mexico City, where organisers say 500,000 people marched on the city’s main plaza. The local government put the number at 90,000. Lawmakers last week voted to slash the budget of…
Yellowknife wildfire: traffic clogs road out of town as residents race to evacuate
More than 20,000 residents given until noon on Friday to leave home in face of advancing wildfire that could arrive by weekend Long lines of traffic have clogged the only road out of the Canadian city of Yellowknife, after authorities ordered the first ever evacuation of a capital in the face of an advancing wildfire. More than…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro sentenced to 27 years after landmark coup plot conviction
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced on Thursday to 27 years and three months in prison hours after being convicted of plotting a coup to remain in power after losing the 2022 election, dealing a powerful rebuke to one of the world’s most prominent far-right populist leaders. The conviction ruling by…
AI enables phones to detect depression from facial cues, study shows
NEW YORK, Feb. 27 (UPI) — A new smartphone application uses artificial intelligence to detect depression from facial cues, opening the door to real-time digital mental health support, a new research paper reports. The researchers published their work Tuesday to the arXiv preprint database in advance of presenting it at the Association of Computing Machinery’s…
U.S. finance faces ESG backlash, more to come in 2023
BOSTON, Dec 27 (Reuters) – A movement by financial firms and activists to challenge companies over their efforts on climate change and social inequality faced organised and growing push-back in 2022, led by Republican U.S. politicians. Focusing on environmental, social or governance-related issues, ESG in industry parlance, could hit returns to investors, critics said. A…
