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Three Americans found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning at Mexico City Airbnb, official says

CNN  —  Three Americans died from carbon monoxide poisoning while staying at a rented apartment in Mexico City, the city attorney general’s office said. The office began an investigation October 30, it said, looking into the “death of three foreigners, derived from possible poisoning by gas inhalation inside an apartment in the La Rosita, Cuajimalpa […]

Updated: Nov 9, 2022
British nurses to hold first ever strike over pay

Tens of thousands of British nurses will go on strike for the first time over demands for better pay, their trade union said on Wednesday, adding to pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during an economic crisis. Nurses at the majority of state-run National Health Service (NHS) employers across Britain have voted to strike, the […]

Updated: Nov 9, 2022
Georgia Senate race will go to a runoff, CNN projects

CNN  —  The hotly contested Senate contest in Georgia will advance to a runoff between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker on December 6, CNN projects. Neither candidate surpassed the 50% threshold to win the race outright on Tuesday. Depending on the outcome of Senate races in Pennsylvania, Arizona and Nevada, voters […]

Updated: Nov 9, 2022
Israel’s voters bring radical ultranationalists too close to power

To get back in power, Benjamin Netanyahu had to make a deal with a group known for promoting Jewish supremacy and segregation As Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to form the next Israeli government, the ultranationalist Religious Zionism alliance celebrates its own rise to power, having gone from fringe to mainstream and to, possibly, the second most […]

Updated: Nov 5, 2022
Biden announces program offering discounted internet service

WASHINGTON D.C.: Some 20 internet companies have agreed to provide discounted services to people with low incomes, U.S. President Joe Biden has announced. “High speed internet is not a luxury any longer. It’s a necessity,” Biden said, at an event which included representatives from participating companies and members of Congress. Through the program, tens of […]

Updated: May 11, 2022
27 Gazprombank executives, Russian TV stations sanctioned by US

WASHINGTON D.C.: To punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. has announced new sanctions against three Russian television stations and executives from Gazprombank, and banned Americans from providing accounting and consulting services to Russian businesses. The new sanctions are part of the latest efforts to increase pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin, and […]

Updated: May 10, 2022
Air conditioner thought responsible for deaths of Americans in Bahamas

NASSAU, Bahamas: After three Americans were found dead and another hospitalized on May 6, a faulty air conditioner leaking toxic coolant is believed responsible for the deaths of the tourists. Following the deaths, tourist Chris Coucheron-Aamot, who is currently on holiday at the Sandals Emerald Bay resort in Exuma, posted on Facebook, “Three of our […]

Updated: May 10, 2022
US baby formula supply shortage worsens, stocks down 40%

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Global supply chain issues have reduced the availability of baby formula by 40 percent in the United States, according to industry officials. During the week ending 24th April, some 40 percent of leading baby formula products were out of stock in the U.S., an increase from just 11 percent in […]

Updated: May 9, 2022
Scarce evidence to support claim Russian peace negotiators in Kyiv were poisoned

Bellingcat and associates have claimed that sanctioned oligarch Roman Abramovich, Tatar politician Rustem Umerov, and one other Russian businessman suffered illnesses consistent with poisoning early in March while negotiating for peace in the second round of talks in Kyiv, and were then examined by experts called in with the help of Bellingcat. I argue that […]

Updated: May 9, 2022
Carnival Cruise to Seattle reports over 100 Covid cases

SEATTLE, Washington: Passengers on a Carnival Cruise Ship that docked in Seattle this week said more than 100 passengers tested positive for COVID-19, which overwhelmed the ship. Many people are in quarantine at Seattle-area hotels after testing positive or being exposed to someone with the virus. According to news reports, Carnival Cruise Line would not […]

Updated: May 8, 2022