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President Biden and Netanyahu
Biden and Netanyahu trade barbs over plan to weaken courts
WASHINGTON — Israel’s embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu escalated a rare public dispute with US President Joe Biden on Tuesday, rejecting “pressure” from the White House after Biden criticized his controversial efforts to weaken the Israeli judiciary.Biden said on Tuesday that he won’t invite Netanyahu to the White House “in the near term,” and issued an unusually stinging rebuke of Netanyahu’s proposed judicial overhaul after mass protests and strikes brought Israel to a standstill and delayed the legislation.“Like many strong supporters of Israel I’m very concerned. I’m concerned that they get this straight. They cannot continue down this road. I’ve sort of made that clear,” Biden told reporters in North Carolina. “Hopefully the prime minister will...
March 29, 2023

Biden and Netanyahu trade barbs over plan to weaken courts

A file image of a doctor in a protective mask injecting a Covid-19 vaccine
WHO experts revise Covid-19 vaccine advice, say healthy kids and teens low risk
GENEVA — The World Health Organization’s vaccine experts have revised their global Covid-19 vaccination recommendations, and healthy kids and teenagers considered low priority may not need to get a shot.The updated roadmap is designed to prioritize Covid-19 vaccines for those at greatest risk of death and severe disease, according to the World Health Organization’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE).It is being issued to reflect the Omicron stage of the pandemic and because of countries’ high population immunity levels due to vaccines and infection, the group announced following a recent meeting.The new streamlined recommendations focus on high-, medium- and low-risk groups.SAGE recommends additional booster doses of Covid-19 vaccine for high-priority groups...
March 29, 2023

WHO experts revise Covid-19 vaccine advice, say healthy kids and teens low risk

Thousands of paramilitary troops were deployed in Punjab
Rumors swirl in hunt for fugitive Indian preacher Amritpal Singh
NEW DELHI — Rumors are circulating about the whereabouts of a controversial self-styled Indian preacher, more than 10 days after he went on the run.A massive operation is under way to find Amritpal Singh, who is wanted in many cases including attempted murder.Reports claim Singh was seen in at least four Indian cities, including the capital Delhi, since eluding arrest in Punjab state on March 18.Nepal put him on a surveillance list this week at India's request.On Tuesday night, Punjab police searched houses in a village in Hoshiarpur district, triggering media speculation that he may still be in the state.Earlier in the day, the state government had told the Punjab and Haryana high court that the police were "close to catching" Singh.The manhunt has dominated headlines in...
March 29, 2023

Rumors swirl in hunt for fugitive Indian preacher Amritpal Singh

A demonstrator holds a poster mocking French President Emmanuel Macron during a demonstration in Paris on Tuesday
Violent clashes mar Paris pension reform protests
PARIS — Clashes with police marred pension reform protests in Paris on Tuesday, though demonstrations were quieter than in previous days, according to AFP.People, some dressed in black and masked, looted a business, set rubbish bins on fire, damaged street furniture and threw projectiles at the police.They numbered around 700.Unrest was sparked by President Emmanuel Macron pushing through plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 - without parliamentary approval.The reforms are deeply unpopular, with many claiming they will disproportionately affect women and poorer workers, though the government has said change is needed to make the system viable.There have been widespread incidents of police violence.Tuesday's trouble broke out on Boulevard Voltaire, a famous road in the 11th...
March 29, 2023

Violent clashes mar Paris pension reform protests

The fossils were found at a remote site in Central Australia
Fossil hunters uncover ancient Australian wombat
SYDNEY — Researchers in Australia have uncovered evidence of a previously unknown ancient marsupial which roamed the continent some 25 million years ago.Described as a cross between a wombat and a marsupial lion, the beast - named Mukupirna fortidentata - is thought to have weighed up to 50kg (110lb).Skull, bone and jaw fragments from the animal were recovered from a site near Alice Springs in central Australia.Researchers say the find sheds light on how modern-day marsupials evolved.Working over 2,000 hours, a team from Flinders University recovered 35 different Mukupirna specimens from hard limestone. These helped paint a picture of what the animal would have been like.It is thought to have shared a common ancestor with modern-day wombats, and also looked a bit like a marsupial lion...
March 29, 2023

Fossil hunters uncover ancient Australian wombat

Glaciers in the Alps are at particular risk of rising temperatures due to climate change
Swiss court case ties human rights to climate change
GENEVA — More than 2,000 women are taking the Swiss government to court claiming its policy on climate change is violating their right to life and health.The case is the first time the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will hear a case on the impact of climate change on human rights.It follows six years of unsuccessful battles through the Swiss courts.Temperatures in Switzerland are rising faster than the global average and there are ever more frequent heatwaves.The Swiss women - who call themselves the Club of Climate Seniors and have an average age of 73 - say climate change is putting their human rights, their health and even their lives at risk. Their evidence to the court includes their medical records.They want the ECHR to order Switzerland to work harder at reducing greenhouse...
March 29, 2023

Swiss court case ties human rights to climate change

The Louise Michel is a former French navy boat readapted to be a search and rescue vessel
Migrant rescue ship impounded in Italy over Giorgia Meloni’s new policy
MILAN — A migrant rescue ship funded by British street artist Banksy has been impounded on the Italian island of Lampedusa over a new border control policy introduced by Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government. It will remain there for a total of 20 days, unable to head out on any new rescue mission at a time when migrants are reaching the Italian coasts in record numbers.The Louise Michel, a pink-colored former French navy boat called after a French anarchist and revolutionary, was blocked by Italian authorities in Lampedusa’s port on Saturday morning after rescuing 178 migrants. According to officials, activists on the ship violated a new decree-law ruling NGOs’ behavior in search and rescue operations by going on multiple rescues – four in total.The Louise Michel’s crew said...
March 29, 2023

Migrant rescue ship impounded in Italy over Giorgia Meloni’s new policy

Then-Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi in Beijing on August 18, 2016
Myanmar junta dissolves Suu Kyi’s party as election deadline passes
BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military government has dissolved the ousted ruling party of former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and 39 other parties, state media announced on Tuesday, over their failure to register for an election set to prolong the army’s grip on power, according to Reuters news agency.The National League for Democracy (NLD) is among dozens of parliamentary parties that were severely weakened by the military’s 2021 coup against Suu Kyi’s elected government and its crackdown on protests against its rule.The polls, for which no date has been announced, will come amid a deepening crisis in Myanmar, where the military is fighting on multiple fronts to crush ethnic minority armies and a resistance movement formed to counter its lethal suppression of anti-coup dissent.In a live...
March 29, 2023

Myanmar junta dissolves Suu Kyi’s party as election deadline passes

US and South Korean troops take part in Exercise Ssang Yong in Pohang, South Korea, on March 29
US and South Korea send thousands of troops and 23-ton vehicles to practice beach assault
POHAN, South Korea — North Korea has been building up a ballistic missile arsenal on the stated premise that it needs to deter an attack on it by United States and South Korean forces.Washington and Seoul have been showing their firepower through an increasing number of exercises, all of which the two allies say are defensive in nature.But on Wednesday morning, they used thousands of troops and high-end weaponry to practice an amphibious assault, a maneuver offensive in its nature and designed to take territory, not defend it.The commander of the 2,200 US Marines involved in Exercise Ssang Yong in Pohang on the southern coast of South Korea defends what’s taking place as not provocative.“I don’t think we’re doing anything different or odd,” said Col. Samuel Meyer, commander of...
March 29, 2023

US and South Korea send thousands of troops and 23-ton vehicles to practice beach assault

Destinus’ Eiger Prototype which conducted its maiden flight on April 13, 2022. — courtesy Destinus
Swiss hypersonic hydrogen-powered jet will cut flights from Europe to Australia to 4 hours
GENEVA — Flying across the world from Europe to a destination such as Australia currently takes around 20 hours in a regular passenger jet.But a Swiss start-up is looking to cut that journey time down to just over four hours — with a hypersonic, hydrogen-powered passenger jet.Destinus has been testing its prototype aircraft for the past couple of years, announcing successful test flights of its second prototype — Eiger — at the end of 2022.Now the company has announced participation in a program run by Spain’s Ministry of Science, as part of the Spanish government’s plans to develop hydrogen-powered supersonic flights.The agency overseeing the ministry's program, the Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico e Industrial, selected the project as a strategic initiative under...
March 28, 2023

Swiss hypersonic hydrogen-powered jet will cut flights from Europe to Australia to 4 hours

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