Nobel laureate and Philippine journalist Maria Ressa sees her acquittal from four tax cases on Wednesday as a “crack of hope” at a time when journalists are increasingly under attack. The court decision was the first legal victory in the long list of c…
Greta Thunberg Arrested Protesting Expansion of German Coal Mine
On January 17, environmental activist Greta Thunberg was arrested by German police for participating in ongoing protests against a coal mine’s expansion.
Palestinians claim receiving EU support in Eastern Jerusalem
Head of the European Union’s mission to the West Bank and Gaza Strip Sven Kuhn von Burgsdorff and foreign diplomats visit the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City. “[The visit is] a strong message of support to us.. to state that we are oper…
China Records First Population Drop in 6 Decades
CNN reports that China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) made the announcement on Jan. 17. In 2022, the country’s population dropped by 850,000 from the previous year to reach 1.411 billion.
Engineer Testifies That Tesla Self-Driving Promotional Video Was Staged
NBC reports that a 2016 Tesla video used to promote its self-driving technology was allegedly staged to demonstrate capabilities that the system did not have.
Water main break disrupts traffic in downtown DC
An early morning water main break is disrupting traffic in downtown D.C.
Ukraine’s deputy Economy Minister calls Interior Minister’s death ‘a tragic moment’
Ukraine’s Deputy Economy Minister Oleksandr Gryban, in Davos, Switzerland, says that the death of Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky in a helicopter crash near Kyiv is ‘unbearable’ and a ‘tragic moment’. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES
Canadian millionaire marches for climate to pay off carbon debt
“The amount of carbon I have emitted since 1963 is 8,147 tonnes. The cost of disposal is about $1 million. So that’s the debt I owe the planet. And I’m paying off that debt,” explains Craig Cohon in front of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. This Canadian …
Government: Nurses’ strike will be harmful to public safety
Jenrick: Nurses’ strike will be harmful to safety of public.
Ukraine could see victory ‘mid-2023’ if ammunition requirement is met
Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko says if Ukraine is given the right amount of ammunition for weapons from western countries, victory for the country could be achieved “mid-2023”.
“The condition is that there’s these weapon deliveries which are in full ca…