Day: August 9, 2023
France: 11 people die in fire at holiday home for disabled people
Fire service says 17 people escaped ferocious blaze at gîte in Haut-RhinEleven people have died in a fire at a holiday home for disabled people in north-east France.The death toll was confirmed by a public prosecutor after firefighters spent hours comb…
France: 11 adults ‘potentially deceased’ after fire broke out in home for people with disabilities
French authorities say 11 adults are missing after a fire broke out early on Wednesday in a holiday home for people with disabilities in eastern France while 17 others have been evacuated.
Hundreds of academics equate Israeli occupation with apartheid
More than 750 academics and public figures from Israel, Palestine and elsewhere have signed an open letter equating Tel Aviv’s occupation of the West Bank with apartheid, signaling what supporters say is a “watershed moment” for how Israel’s occupatio…
‘Recipe for disaster’ as EU cuts firefighter jobs despite huge wildfires across bloc
New data released by the EU statistics office Eurostat paints a worrying picture, showing a decline in firefighting personnel across the bloc, particularly in the face of the escalating wildfire crisis.
Five killed in South Africa’s Cape Town amid taxi strike
Unrest on the outskirts of Cape Town follows an announcement of a weeklong strike by minibus taxi drivers.
Horror shipwreck kills 41 migrants in deadly crossing from Tunisia to Italy
More than 1,800 people have died crossing from North Africa to Europe so far this year.
Long Taken for Granted, Frozen Peas Seek a New Appeal in the U.K.
Britain’s vegetable producers are hoping this is a moment for the humble frozen pea, a cost-effective staple at a time of rising food prices.
Iranian FM to participate in economic commission in South Africa
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian will leave Tehran for Pretoria, South Africa, later on Wednesday to take part in a joint economic commission scheduled to be held on Thursday after a three-year pause due to COVID-19 outbreak.
UK asylum seekers who refuse to live on barges could lose government support
Threat from immigration minister follows legal challenge to use of Bibby Stockholm as accommodationUK politics live – latest updatesPeople seeking asylum in the UK who refuse accommodation such as barges may have government support withdrawn, the immig…