Day: March 22, 2023
Pakistan’s election body delays voting for Punjab Assembly
Pakistan’s elections oversight body has delayed elections for a regional assembly after the government of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif refused to provide the necessary funds and polling staff citing financial constraints.
US review of Afghanistan withdrawal to be released in April
The White House says it plans to release next month the results of the long-delayed government review of the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Pakistan’s election body delays voting for Punjab Assembly
Pakistan’s elections oversight body has delayed elections for a regional assembly after the government of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif refused to provide the necessary funds and polling staff citing financial constraints
Dieselgate: Millions of ‘extremely’ polluting cars still on Europe’s roads, says report
The research group that first exposed the scandal say ‘it’s not over’ and that governments must actThirteen million diesel cars producing “extreme” levels of toxic air pollution are still on the roads in Europe and the UK, according to a report, seven …
New Microsoft Toolkit Will Measure Real-Time Xbox Energy Use
How much energy does it take to play Xbox? Microsoft is helping developers find out. At the 2023 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, the company announced a new toolkit for developers to measure real-time energy consumption from Xbox games. Fr…
World Bank puts cost of rebuilding Ukraine at $411 billion
A new World Bank report puts the cost of Ukraine’s recovery and rebuilding from Russia’s invasion at $411 billion over the next decade.
Biden administration plans revamp of organ transplant system
The Biden administration plans to break up the network that runs the nation’s organ transplant system.
Norfolk Southern testifies at rail safety hearing
Norfolk Southern’s CEO is offering support for some parts of a bipartisan Senate bill to put tougher safety regulations on railroads after a fiery train derailment last month on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. (March 22)
5 children rescued from a storm drain on Staten Island
On Tuesday night five boys were rescued from a storm drain after walking nearly a quarter of a mile inside the tunnel.