At least 50 people died in Rhineland-Palatinate, a police spokesperson in Koblenz confirmed to the media on Friday. “There is fear that there will be more,” the spokesperson added. Around 1,300 residents are unaccounted for, although officials told reporters that some locals cannot be reached because cell phone service is …
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Rioters ran wild, ransacking large shopping malls and smaller businesses, emptying out ATMs, and setting buildings on fire. As the wave of mayhem died down, residents formed cleaning crews and security watch teams to deal with the aftermath of what South African President Cyril Ramaphosa described as one of the …
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The news that WikiLeaks volunteer turned FBI informant Sigurdur Ingi Thordarson fabricated some important parts of his accusations in the indictment against the site’s co-founder Assange “was not a surprise,” Smith pointed out. Those close to WikiLeaks have long known that the man “had behavioral issues,” he said. Smith gave …
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The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said on Friday evening it was “taking action to understand and address the recent supply-chain ransomware attack against Kaseya” and providers that employ their software. Kaseya has taken their cloud service offline. It initially said 200 companies were affected, but later changed …
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A recent article on Reuters would have readers believe the current Syrian wheat shortage mainly due to drought. The article makes a passing reference to the crippling Western sanctions choking Syrians, but doesn’t emphasize how those sanctions contribute to the wheat shortage, as well as the fuel shortage, massive hyperinflation, and …
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The “massive” blaze at the Balukhali camp, in Bangladesh’s southeastern town of Cox’s Bazar, saw thousands of shelters reduced to rubble and possessions destroyed. With 550 people having been injured and more than 400 so far unaccounted for, UNHCR’s representative in Bangladesh, Johannes Van Der Klaauw, described the scenes as …
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“This abdication of responsibility has devastating consequences,” Biden said on Saturday. He noted that Americans won’t get their $600 stimulus checks, as called for in the bill, and federal unemployment insurance benefits will expire. A moratorium on evictions also is set to end. “This bill is critical,” Biden said. “It …
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The financial wealth of Danes has surpassed pre-pandemic levels, with net financial assets of Danish households surging to 5.66 trillion kroner ($930 billion) from July through September of 2020, according to the central bank in Copenhagen. The regulator said that in the last two quarters, Danish citizens’ financial wealth, mainly …
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Lesya Tsurenko at a major tournament category Premier in Stuttgart unsuccessful beginning clay tournament. “The Porsche Tennis Grand Prix” Tsurenko started the match with 99-th racket of the world by Laura Sigemund. From Kiev tried to take revenge from rivals from Germany for the defeat in 2017, the tournament in …
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In the southern Philippines as a result of landslides and flooding after a tropical storm killed about 90 people.According to the authorities, all the victims were from the island of Mindanao. “We are trying to confirm the information that farming village buried under a landslide due to heavy rains brought …
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