Lucas Digne, who joined Aston Villa from Everton earlier this month, and his colleague Matty Cash were hit with the object thrown from the Everton supporters section as they celebrated what proved to be the only goal of the game from Emiliano Buendia just before the half-time break. Digne and Cash appeared …
Read More »Hundreds injured & killed in Saudi strikes
Scores of people have been killed and potentially hundreds have been injured by airstrikes in Yemen, the latest escalation in the Saudi Arabia-led coalition’s war against Houthi rebels in the shattered country. Targets struck on Friday reportedly included a prison and an airport in the northern city of Sa’ada, various …
Read More »Court strikes down outdoor mask mandate
An outdoor mask mandate in France’s Paris region has been struck down by a judge, who called the rule a major violation of citizens’ liberties just two weeks after it was reimposed. The Paris Administrative Tribunal ruled against the masking policy on Thursday, according to AFP, rejecting the mandate as …
Read More »6.2 quake strikes off coast of California
The quake struck at 12:10 PST (20:10 GMT), approximately 38 kilometers west of the northern Californian community of Petrolia. The earthquake was centered in the Pacific Ocean, according to reports, and state emergency services say they are monitoring any potential “secondary impacts.” Weather services have warned that the quake has …
Read More »NYT investigation reveals ‘hundreds’ of civilian deaths uncounted in US strikes
The New York Times investigation, first part of which was released on Monday, draws on over 1,311 casualty assessment reports that were previously kept under wraps by the Pentagon. Having reviewed the files and visited “nearly 100 casualties sites” in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, the Times reported that the US …
Read More »Top state court strikes down school mask mandate
Acting state health secretary Alison Beam not only lacked the legal authority to impose the mandate, but failed to follow state laws about enacting such regulations, including a requirement that an existing disaster emergency have been declared by Governor Tom Wolf, the Court ruled on Friday, upholding a lower court’s …
Read More »Apple strikes back, taking Russia’s market regulator to court
Apple is seeking a judicial review of a warning, which is forcing the iPhone maker to allow app developers to tell customers about alternative payment options when using its App Store platform. The warning, delivered by the government body in August, gave Apple a September 30 deadline to resolve the …
Read More »US military says strikes on women & children were ‘legitimate self-defense’
The US military found itself at the center of controversy this week after the New York Times reported that it had covered up a 2019 strike on Syrian civilians which left at least 80 dead. After the report went viral, US officials finally acknowledged the casualties in a statement and …
Read More »‘Joker’ strikes AGAIN: Man tries to set high-speed train on fire
Approximately 30 passengers were travelling in the same car as the arsonist at the time of the incident on Monday morning, according to local media. All managed to escape unscathed to the other cars while a conductor put out the fire. The 69-year-old fire-starter was arrested by police who boarded …
Read More »5.9-magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of N. Sumatra, Indonesia – USGS
Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported the quake as measuring 6.2-magnitude, adding that no tsunami alert has been issued in its wake. The large island of Sumatra is home to over 58 million people. There have been no reports of injuries following the earthquake, which struck shortly after midnight …
Read More »