Israel passes controversial law shielding Netanyahu from being removed
Israel’s parliament has passed the first of several laws that make up its contentious judicial overhaul
Day: March 23, 2023
Biafran separatist leader’s brother loses London court challenge against UK – Reuters
Biafran separatist leader’s brother loses London court challenge against UK ReutersBrother of Biafra separatist held in Nigeria loses court challenge against UK The GuardianNigerian separatist leader’s brother loses London court c…
NATO member admits it has exhausted all means of arming Ukraine
The Czech Republic has already done everything it can to help Ukraine in its the conflict with Russia, President Petr Pavel has said
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Five big takeaways from the Fed’s extraordinary meeting
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter percentage point on Wednesday as it attempts to fight stubbornly high inflation while addressing risks to financial stability.
Accenture plans to lay off 19,000 employees, or 2.5% of its workforce, and lowers its annual forecasts, as the global economic slowdown weighs on IT services (Chavi Mehta/Reuters)
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Accenture plans to lay off 19,000 employees, or 2.5% of its workforce, and lowers its annual forecasts, as the global economic slowdown weighs on IT services — Accenture Plc said on Thursday it would cut about…
What Could Be More Steampunk Than Ukrainian Quad WWI Maxim Machine Guns Shooting Down Iranian Drones?
The Ukrainian and Russian approaches to war could not be more opposite. Learning and innovating, creating and maintaining are being reported in a quad mount anti drone gun made with colonial-era Maxim (made famous in WWI). Ukrainians are thinking hard,…
US Congress presses EU to designate IRGC as terror entity
A coalition of the US Republican senators is pressuring the European Union to blacklist Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.
EU state’s president concerned about Western split
Czech President Petr Pavel warned the West against a lack of unity in dealing with Russia and China, and called for more support for Ukraine
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Trapdoor spider: New giant species found in Australia
The trapdoor spider species can grow up to 5cm long and is likely to be endangered, scientists say.
U.S. denies Chinese claim it drove away American destroyer
The United States denied Chinese claims Thursday that its military had driven away an American guided-missile destroyer from operating around disputed islands in the South China Sea as tensions rise in the region between the two powers.