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Smoke pluming out of 3 chimneys in front of hazy bright sun. — courtesy photo
Climate change threatening global health — report
LONDON — Climate change is severely impacting people's health around the world, a report by a leading medical publication has found.The Lancet Countdown report says the world's continued reliance on fossil fuels increases the risk of food insecurity, infectious disease and heat-related illness.UN Secretary General António Guterres responded that global leaders must match action to the size of the problem.Leaders will meet for the major climate conference COP27 in Egypt next month.The report includes the work of 99 experts from organizations including the World Health Organization (WHO) and led by University College London.It describes how extreme weather has increased pressure on health services globally already grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic.Heat-related deaths globally...
October 26, 2022

Climate change threatening global health — report

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with a soldier as he visits a military training center of the Western Military District, 20 October 2022. — courtesy Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo
Putin creates new committee to churn out weapons, asks it to think outside the box
MOSCOW — The Russian government has to “not hide behind formalities” and speed up the production of weapons and supplies to keep feeding its war in Ukraine, the Russian president urged.The Russian military’s shortfalls in the eight-month war have been so pronounced that Russian President Vladimir Putin had to create a new body to try to address them.On Tuesday, he chaired a new committee designed to accelerate the production and delivery of weapons and supplies for Russian troops, stressing the need to “gain higher tempo in all areas”.Dubbed “Coordination Council for Meeting the Needs of the Special Military Operation”, Putin tasked the body with “everyone to put their minds to meaningful work in the new format” and “resolve all issues faster and more efficiently”,...
October 26, 2022

Putin creates new committee to churn out weapons, asks it to think outside the box

A Tu-22M3 bomber of the Russian air forces flies over the Mediterranean after taking off from the Hemeimeem Air Base in Syria. 19 February 2022. AP/Russian Defense Ministry Press Service
Russia notifies US of planned nuclear drills
MOSCOW — Russia has notified the United States about its plans to carry out its planned annual exercises of its nuclear forces, the US government reported on Tuesday, a move Washington said lowers the risk of miscalculation.Moscow has been employing nuclear warnings and threats since the start of its invasion of Ukraine in February, with its rhetoric being described as “reckless” by US officials.The US has said it expects Russia to carry out test launches of missiles during its annual “Grom” exercises of its strategic nuclear forces, noting in the past it has fired inter-continental ballistic missiles.US officials say Russia is obliged under the New START Treaty to provide advance notification of such missile launches.“The US was notified, and, as we’ve highlighted before,...
October 26, 2022

Russia notifies US of planned nuclear drills

Commissioner Kadri Simson, seen in this file photo, said the price cap on the TTF could be used “immediately” once the proposal is approved by member states. — Courtesy European Union, 2022.
EU countries still split by ‘different views’ on gas cap
BRUSSELS — The first-ever EU cap on gas prices still has a long way to go.The 27 countries are split by “different views” around the unprecedented proposal, which aims to set a maximum price on the daily transactions taking place in the gas market.The cap will apply to the Dutch Title Transfer Facility (TTF), Europe’s leading trading hub, and other similar venues, and will act as an emergency ceiling to prevent cases of extreme speculation and volatility.The actual price range is yet to be defined.“Here, as you can imagine, we have rather different views on the [TTF] mechanism,” said Czech Energy Minister Jozef Síkela said on Tuesday at the end of a meeting of energy ministers in Luxembourg.Síkela did not mention countries by name but it is understood that some states, like...
October 26, 2022

EU countries still split by ‘different views’ on gas cap

Siret border crossing in north-east Romania. — courtesy Euronews
Romanian shoppers cross into Ukraine in search of a bargain
BUCHAREST — A war-torn country might seem an unlikely place to choose to do your shopping. But hundreds of Romanians are deciding to cross the border into neighboring Ukraine in search of a bargain.In October, around 3,000 people on average entered Romania each day through the Siret border checkpoint, in the country’s northeast. Despite the ongoing war in Ukraine, many of them are deciding to make the trip to buy cheaper groceries.“[I bought] flour, sugar, oil, detergent. Detergent is cheaper than in Romania ... about two euros cheaper”, said one Romanian shopper.“I went to [Ukraine’s western city of] Chernivtsi for a few things that are a bit cheaper than in Romania -- about 30-40 per cent cheaper”, another shopper added.While Ukraine’s western city of Chernivtsi is...
October 26, 2022

Romanian shoppers cross into Ukraine in search of a bargain

Serbian license plate to be checked at Kosovo border. — courtesy frame
Deadline looms for ethnic Serbs to switch to Kosovo-issued car plates
PRISTINA — Tensions are high over car plates between the government of Kosovo and the ethnic Serbs in the Serb-majority municipalities.Pristina refuses to delay the end-of-month deadline, demanding that all those residing in Kosovo swap Serbian-issued car number plates for Kosovar ones.Kosovo, which is predominantly ethnic Albanian, has sought to compel Serbs to accept Pristina’s authority in routine bureaucratic matters since it declared independence in 2008.Prior to the declaration, the former Serbian province was a UN protectorate since the 1999 NATO military intervention aimed at stopping the ethnic cleansing and repression of Albanians by the Belgrade forces under the control of strongman Serbian President Slobodan Milošević.Its independence has been recognized by the US...
October 26, 2022

Deadline looms for ethnic Serbs to switch to Kosovo-issued car plates

Pope Francis on Tuesday criticized the threat of nuclear disaster in Ukraine, and lamented that he sees peace ‘trampled’ in Europe.
Pope Francis decries nuclear war risk in Ukraine
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Tuesday criticized the threat of nuclear disaster in Ukraine, and lamented that he sees peace ‘trampled’ in Europe.The Pope was speaking at an ecumenical event organized by the Sant’Egidio Community, which involved a prayer for peace at the Colosseum in Rome.In his address to several thousand people, delivered after various religious groups prayed separately, Francis decried today’s “bleak scenario, where, sad to say, the plans of potent world leaders make no allowance for the just aspirations of peoples”.Referring to the possibility of the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine, the Pope said: “Today, in fact, something we dreaded and hoped never to hear of again is threatened outright: the use of atomic weapons, which even after Hiroshima and...
October 26, 2022

Pope Francis decries nuclear war risk in Ukraine

Britain’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, seen entering 10 Downing Street for the first time Tuesday, announced his Cabinet with Jeremy Hunt remaining Chancellor.
Hunt stays as Chancellor while Braverman, Gove return in new UK PM's Cabinet
LONDON — Britain’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hit the ground running by reshuffling his Cabinet after many of Liz Truss's ministers resigned or were sacked. The most prominent appointment was Jeremy Hunt, who remains as Chancellor.The new prime minister inherits a daunting cocktail of economic and political turmoil. Even with the backing of his party, which isn't guaranteed, Sunak's challenge is colossal.Michael Gove returns to the Cabinet as levelling up secretary, Dominic Raab returns as deputy PM and justice secretary, and James Cleverly stays as foreign secretary.Sunak's former leadership rival Penny Mordaunt remains as leader of the House of Commons and Suella Braverman is reappointed as home secretary, a week after resigning from the same role, and Grant...
October 25, 2022

Hunt stays as Chancellor while Braverman, Gove return in new UK PM's Cabinet

Italy’s new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni seen in this file photo.
Meloni sets out vision for Italy in maiden speech as PM
ROME — Italy’s newly appointed prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, addressed the country’s lawmakers on Tuesday in her maiden speech at the lower house of parliament.The far-right Brothers of Italy politician was sworn in on Saturday, after the right-wing bloc she leads emerged triumphant in a snap general election last month.Meloni already faces a confidence vote, which she is expected to survive given the majority her coalition commands in both parliamentary chambers.In an impassioned 70-minute address where she defined herself as an “underdog” rising from the fringes of Italy’s political landscape, Meloni outlined a vision for the country that commentators have described as blending far-right and progressive elements.Meloni has often faced accusations over her alleged links to...
October 25, 2022

Meloni sets out vision for Italy in maiden speech as PM

Volunteers help refugees arriving on the island of Lesbos, in the North Aegean region of Greece. (file) — courtesy UNICEF/Ashley Gilbertson
Over 29,000 migrants died on route to Europe since 2014 — UN agency
GENEVA — More than 29,000 people have died on migration routes to Europe since 2014, according to a new report.The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said at least 5,684 migrants had died trying to reach Europe since the start of last year alone.According to its report, the deadliest migration route remains the Central Mediterranean from Libya and Tunisia towards Malta or Italy, with migrants crossing the seas in dangerous, rickety rafts.The IOM said on Tuesday that 2,836 migrants and refugees have died along this route since January 2021 — an increase on the previous period.Meanwhile, more than 1,500 deaths have been recorded on the Atlantic Ocean route from West Africa to Spain’s Canary Islands since 2021.The UN agency’s Missing Migrants Project has warned of...
October 25, 2022

Over 29,000 migrants died on route to Europe since 2014 — UN agency

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