A Federal Aviation Administration system failure caused some flights across the United States to be grounded, the agency said early Wednesday. From a report: The full extent of the delays was not immediately known, but the delays were spread across sev…
Cardinal George Pell, a divisive Catholic Church leader, dies at 81
Even after his acquittal on sex abuse charges in Australia, Pell’s reputation remained tarnished by the scandal and his handling of other priests who abused children.
How pay transparency may affect your job search or raise
If you’re looking for a job or aiming to get a raise this year, a new factor may come into play.
Anglers despair as trapped seal eats Essex lake’s stocks like it’s ‘in Waitrose’
Animal evading capture from Rochford fishing lake since mid-DecemberA seal trapped in a fishing lake has “found himself in a branch of Waitrose” and has no incentive to escape, according to an expert.The animal has evaded multiple attempts at capture s…
Iowa School District Cancels Classes Another Day Due to Cyberattack
On Monday, Des Moines Public Schools – which serves 30,000 students and has nearly 5,000 staff members – said it preemptively took the school district’s internet and network services offline in response to “unusual activity on the network.”
Colombia: UN mission to verify rural reform and indigenous representation in peace process
There are plentiful opportunities ahead for peacebuilding in Colombia, the head of the UN Verification Mission in the country told the Security Council on Wednesday. Read the full story, “Colombia: UN mission to verify rural reform and indigenous repre…
New US border policy poses risk to fundamental rights, warns UN’s Türk
Recent Biden Administration border policy reforms “risk undermining the basic foundations of international human rights and refugee law”, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, said on Wednesday.Read the full story, “New US border poli…
COVID-19: WHO highlights critical importance of sharing virus sequences
Although virus sequencing is vital to detect and track new variants in the COVID-19 pandemic, sharing this information must be stepped up globally, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday in Geneva. Read the full story, “COVID…
All Flights ‘Grounded Across US’ This Morning After FAA System Failure
Daily Mail: FAA fails to explain catastrophic ‘computer failure’ that delayed at least 7,000 flights and halted America’s air traffic for the first time since 9/11 – as it lifts ground order on planes after two-and-a-half hours of chaos * …
Uganda declares end of Ebola virus outbreak
In Uganda, a deadly outbreak of Ebola virus has been stopped in its tracks and declared officially over, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.Read the full story, “Uganda declares end of Ebola virus outbreak”, on globalissues.org →…