The State Department announced the issuing of the passport on Wednesday, with spokesman Ned Price declaring that the US “continues to take steps to demonstrate our commitment to promoting the freedom, dignity, and equality of all people – including LGBTQI+ US citizens.” The news came three months after the State …
Read More »Instagram restores posts issuing DEATH THREATS against Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei, claiming these are in ‘public interest’
The platform had previously removed the videos, due to violations of its community guidelines against “violence and incitement.” The posts were mainly related to the ongoing protests over water shortages in the Islamic Republic’s Khuzestan province. In a statement to the Middle East Eye news outlet, the company said the …
Read More »‘NOT an official statement’: Capitol Police deny issuing unsigned letter blasting GOP leaders for opposing probe into Jan. 6 riot
Obtained by media outlets on Wednesday afternoon after it was circulated among lawmakers, the message was reportedly drafted by a Capitol Police officer, who voiced “profound disappointment” with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell after both stated there was “no need for a January 6th …
Read More »US Embassy in Moscow to dramatically reduce staff & stop issuing most visas to Russians as mission is banned from employing locals
In a Friday press release, the embassy announced that, effective May 12, it will only offer emergency US citizen services, and “a very limited number of age-out and life or death emergency immigrant visas.” “Embassy Moscow will not offer routine notarial services, Consular Reports of Birth Abroad, or renewal passport …
Read More »California Governor Newsom, facing recall election, vows to stop issuing fracking permits by 2024 and phase out oil extraction
The largest US state will stop issuing new fracking permits by January 2024, and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) will “analyze pathways” to end all oil extraction by no later than 2045, Newsom said on Friday. The governor signed an executive order that makes the oil phaseout part of …
Read More »‘Will you be issuing a pardon for yourself?’ Jeering media can’t resist bad puns after Trump pardons Thanksgiving turkeys
A tradition dating back to the presidency of Abraham Lincoln, the pardoning of the Thanksgiving turkey was made an annual event by President George HW Bush in 1989. Trump carried on the tradition as usual on Tuesday, bestowing a pardon on a turkey named Corn, and remarking that “Thanksgiving is …
Read More »New York taxi drivers stopped issuing licenses
The mayor signed a temporary moratorium. The mayor of new York bill de Blasio signed a bill that temporarily prohibits the issuance of new drivers licenses services, online taxi service, including Uber and Lyft. About it reported in a Wednesday newspaper “new York times”. The measure, previously approved by city …
Read More »Became known, when will be solved the problem of issuing passports
It is projected that in mid-January to print passports for travel abroad will be at least 2 times more.New equipment for printing plant “Ukraine” will be available soon that will allow for mid-January 2018 to double the print volume of passports, and in the spring to completely solve the problem …
Read More »Egypt started issuing electronic visas to Ukrainians
Egyptian e-Visa will cost $ 25. On 3 December, Egypt has launched a system of issuing electronic visas to enter the country. It is reported by the Department of consular service of the Ministry of foreign Affairs in Facebook. “Ukrainians will travel to Egypt on the basis of the electronic …
Read More »In the annexed Crimea began issuing Russian biometric passports
Russian passport date issued in five cities. Russian biometric passports are issued in 5 cities of the Crimea. This was announced by the Ministry of internal Affairs of Russia in the Crimea. “At the present time on the territory of the Republic of Crimea to the passport of the new …
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