Day: July 5, 2023
Colombian rebel group says it will stop attacks on military
Colombia’s largest rebel group said it will stop attacks on the nation’s military as it prepares for a ceasefire with the government that could bring both sides closer to ending five decades of war.
Israeli troops pull back from West Bank
The IDF has begun the withdrawal of over 1,000 troops involved in the largest military campaign in the Palestinian city of Jenin in 20 years
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Russia and Ukraine accuse each other of plotting imminent attack on nuclear plant
Europe’s largest nuclear facility with six reactors has long been the subject of mutual recriminations and suspicions.
India targets December 2024 for the country’s first domestically manufactured chips, as Micron’s new chip assembly and test facility breaks ground in August (John Reed/Financial Times)
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India targets December 2024 for the country’s first domestically manufactured chips, as Micron’s new chip assembly and test facility breaks ground in August — IT minister reveals ambitious timeline to se…
‘Smallville’ actor released from prison for role in sex-trafficking case tied to cult-like group
The television actor Allison Mack has been released from a California prison near San Francisco.
$19 billion in trade stranded on water as Canada’s West Coast labor negotiations hit pause
Canada’s western ports have not serviced any vessels since June 30. This is creating a backlog in trade with a total of 29 ports at a standstill.
Netherlands’ Latest Educational Reform: Ban Phones In Classrooms
The Netherlands said Tuesday it will ban mobile phones from classrooms in a bid to stop tech disrupting lessons.
‘Deadline is one month’: Taliban orders Afghan beauty salons to close
Women in Afghanistan now have even less places to gather in public after the Taliban ordered the closure of beauty salons.
Tijuana, reliant on the Colorado River, faces a water crisis
Among the last cities to receive water from the shrinking Colorado River, Tijuana is staring down a water crisis driven by problems closer to home: the city’s frenetic growth, its aging and inefficient infrastructure and successive governments that hav…