The European Parliament (File image) Photo : AP Brussels: Members of the European Parliament on Thursday slammed Hungarian government for its “deliberate and systemic efforts” to undermine democratic values. A vote in the EU Parliament declared that Hungary was no longer a “full” democracy, but an...
Continue reading...September 15, 2022
House passes a bill that would help keep politics out of the census
WASHINGTON — The House passed legislation Thursday intended to make it harder for presidents to interfere with the once-a-decade census that helps allocate political power and federal funding, a move that comes in response to the Trump administration’s failed effort to make a citizenship question part of...
Continue reading...Typhoon Muifa brings heavy rainfall along China’s east coast, around 1.6 million people forced to leave their homes
Typhoon Muifa hits China’s east coast (File image) Photo : AP Beijing: Heavy rains accompanied by strong winds caused by Typhoon Muifa lashed China’s east coast on Friday. Around 1.6 million were forced to leave their homes and moved to safer locations, reported AFP. Most flights...
Continue reading...Montana defies order on transgender birth certificates
BILLINGS, Mont. — Just hours after a Montana judge blocked health officials from enforcing a state rule that would prevent transgender people from changing the gender on their birth certificate, the state on Thursday said it would defy the order. District Court Judge Michael Moses chided attorneys...
Continue reading...After nearly 7 weeks, Mississippi capital’s water is again safe to drink, governor says
JACKSON, Miss. — After nearly seven weeks of being forced to boil their water before drinking it or using it to brush teeth, people in Mississippi’s largest city were told Thursday that water from the tap is safe to consume — but Jackson’s water system still needs...
Continue reading...Inuits plead for priest’s return to Canada over abuse claims
LYON, France — A priest accused of sexually abusing Inuit children during his mission in their Canadian Arctic community has told alleged victims and relatives who traveled to France to confront him that he won’t go back to Canada to be questioned. The 10-member Inuit delegation met...
Continue reading...Alabama sidesteps compensation for survivor of ’63 KKK blast
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Sarah Collins Rudolph lost an eye and still has pieces of glass in her body from a Ku Klux Klan bombing that killed her sister and three other Black girls at an Alabama church 59 years ago, and she’s still waiting on the state...
Continue reading...Mexican authorities arrest general in case of missing students
MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities have arrested a general and two other members of the army for alleged connection to the disappearance of 43 students in southern Mexico in 2014, the government announced Thursday. Assistant Public Safety Secretary Ricardo Mejía said that among those arrested was the...
Continue reading...Typhoon Muifa makes landfall on China’s east coast, all Shanghai passenger flights cancelled
Typhoon Mufia hits China’s east coast on Wednesday, September 14, 2022. Photo : AP Beijing: Typhoon Muifa made landfall on China’s east coast on Wednesday. The typhoon hit the city of Zhoushan in Zhejiang province at around 8:30 pm local time, reported the Chinese news agency...
Continue reading...Russia-Ukraine War: Mass grave found in recently recaptured town of Izium, says Volodymyr Zelensky
Volodymyr Zelensky during his visit to recently recaptured town of Izium on September 14, 2022 Photo : AP Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday claimed that a mass grave had been found in Izium, reported AFP. Zelensky did not provide details about the number of...
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