Keeping in mind the severe cold conditions, a revised notice was issued by the Government of Uttar Pradesh regarding holidays in schools of the state. An official notice has been issued by the district magistrates in various districts. As per the notice, all schools up to class 8 will remain[Read More…]
Reiterating the importance of ‘zero carbon emission’, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday said that he has been planting one sapling every day since February 2020. Addressing an event in Indore, the Madhya Pradesh CM talked about the message of ‘Panchamrit’ given by PM Modi. “Prime Minister[Read More…]
The Virginia teacher who authorities say was shot by a 6-year-old student is known as a hard-working educator who is devoted to her students and enthusiastic about the profession that runs in her family, according to fellow teachers and city officials. John Eley III, a former member of the[Read More…]
Following is a summary of current science news briefs. Historic UK satellite launch may spur military appetite A mobile air-launched rocket system to be used in Britain’s first domestic satellite launch could sow the seeds for a globally dispersed rapid-response capability to put extra eyes in space in[Read More…]
Following is a summary of current health news briefs. Thailand introduced new entry regulations as China reopens border Thailand will require international travelers to show proof they are fully vaccinated for COVID before flying to Thailand, according to the country’s aviation regulator, as it prepares for more tourists[Read More…]
Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs. Australian Elvis festival still ‘fantastic’ after 30 years Hundreds of Elvis Presley impersonators paraded down the main street of Parkes on Saturday, as the Australian country town celebrated 30 years hosting an Elvis-tribute gala that has become one of[Read More…]
Supporters of Brazil’s far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday invaded the country’s Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court in Brasilia, in a grim echo of the U.S. Capitol invasion almost exactly two years ago by fans of former President Donald Trump. The sight of thousands of yellow-and-green-clad protesters wreaking[Read More…]
Nebraska’s outgoing U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse knows he may be remembered more for his criticisms of former President Donald Trump than for the policies he supported during his eight years in office. Sasse talked about his political legacy with the Omaha World-Herald as he prepared to leave the Senate[Read More…]
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday declared a federal security intervention in Brasilia after supporters of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro invaded the country’s Congress, presidential palace and Supreme Court. Lula called the rioters “fascists, fanatics” and said they would be punished “with the full force of[Read More…]
Italy’s Chiesi Farmaceutici said on Sunday it will acquire Ireland-based drugmaker Amryt Pharma Plc , which has products and drugs in development for treating rare diseases, in a deal valued at $1.48 billion. The total value of the all-cash deal represents a 107% premium over Dublin, Ireland-based Amryt’s ADS closing[Read More…]
A woman who ran away from home in Alabama at the age of 20, joined the Islamic State group and had a child with one of its fighters says she still hopes to return to the United States, serve prison time if necessary, and advocate against the extremists. In a[Read More…]
Supporters of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro broke through a blockade set up by security forces and invaded ministries and the Congress building in Brasilia, according to video obtained by Reuters from Bolsonaro-related groups and footage from local broadcasters. Protesters also invaded the parking lot of the Planalto Palace,[Read More…]
Sebastien Loeb won the eighth stage of the Dakar Rally on Sunday as Toyota’s defending champion Nasser Al-Attiyah took a lead of just over an hour into the second week of the event in Saudi Arabia. Nine-times world rally champion Loeb, driving for the Bahrain Raid Xtreme team, inherited victory[Read More…]
Manchester City cruised to a 4-0 win at home to Chelsea in the third round of the FA Cup on Sunday, enjoying their third successive win over Graham Potter’s side in the space of two months. Elsewhere, League Two (fourth tier) side Stevenage pulled off the shock of the weekend[Read More…]
Reuters U.S. sports schedule at 2:10 PM ET on Sunday: – – – – NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Sunday’s schedule Buccaneers at Falcons, 1 p.m. Patriots at Bills, 1 p.m. Vikings at Bears, 1 p.m. Texans at Colts, 1 p.m. Jets at Dolphins, 1 p.m. Panthers at Saints, 1 p.m. Browns[Read More…]
Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed Congress in the capital on Sunday, climbing on top of its roof and breaking the glass in its windows. Others demonstrators were gathering outside the presidential palace and Supreme Court, although it was not immediately clear whether they had managed to break[Read More…]
A roof collapsed on bathers at an Idaho hot spring, sending seven people to hospitals with a variety of injuries. The injured ranged in age from 9 to 70. All were conscious and in stable condition when taken for further medical care after the collapse Saturday afternoon at Givens Hot[Read More…]
Ukrainian forces are repelling constant attacks on the town of Bakhmut in the eastern Donbas region and holding their positions in nearby Soledar in very difficult conditions, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday. “Bakhmut is holding on despite everything. And even though most of the town has been destroyed by[Read More…]
President Joe Biden is headed to the U.S.-Mexico border on Sunday for the first time since taking office nearly two years ago, tackling one of the most politically charged issues in the country as he prepares for a reelection bid. Biden on Thursday announced fresh plans to block Cuban, Haitian[Read More…]
The White House on Sunday said it wasn’t planning to circumvent Congress in order to raise the U.S. debt ceiling, a regular flashpoint in times of divided government. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters that “we’re not considering any measures that would go around Congress,” calling on lawmakers[Read More…]
Ukrainian forces are repelling constant attacks on the town of Bakhmut in the eastern Donbas region and holding their positions in nearby Soledar in “very difficult” conditions, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday. “Bakhmut is holding on despite everything. And even though most of the town has been destroyed by[Read More…]
(Adds U.S. coalition statement) BAGHDAD, Jan 8 (Reuters) – Defence systems at Iraq’s Ain al-Asad air base, which hosts U.S. forces, shot down a drone near the base on Sunday, with Iraqi military sources and the U.S.-led international military coalition offering confliciting accounts of the incident. The U.S.-led international military[Read More…]
Plans for a tougher China strategy by Germany are “guided by ideology” and reflect a Cold War mentality that could put cooperation between the world’s second- and fourth-largest economies at risk, China’s ambassador to Berlin was quoted saying. “What I read about it in the media and know from many[Read More…]
Supporters of Brazil’s former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday invaded the Supreme Court, the Congress building and surrounded the presidential palace in Brasilia, according to television images. In an echo of the Jan. 6, 2021 invasion of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump, Several[Read More…]
Israel suspended on Sunday a pass that eased the Palestinian foreign minister’s travel in and around the occupied West Bank, as part of its response to Palestinian efforts to involve the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the conflict. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing security cabinet on Friday announced[Read More…]