Russia and Ukraine have agreed to exchange children who have been separated from their families amid the hostilities between the two nations, a senior official involved in the negotiations announced on Wednesday. The talks were held with Qatar’s mediation, Russian Children’s Rights Commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova told the media. Under the …
Read More »UK families warm themselves at McDonald’s – Guardian
Struggling UK families are spending their evenings at McDonald’s to cut energy costs, The Guardian reported on Wednesday. They do so amid the highest inflation rate in 40 years. These families reportedly turn to places like McDonalds for free wi-fi, heat, and less-expensive food. “People are buying their kids a …
Read More »Half a century on from Northern Ireland’s Bloody Sunday, have the families had justice?
For the first time in 50 years, the crowds gathering in Derry this weekend to remember the events of the day forever known as Bloody Sunday will have some certainty. Certainty that the innocence of the 13 men and boys murdered on January 30, 1972 has been acknowledged, but also …
Read More »US diplomats’ families ordered to leave Ukraine
The families of US diplomats have been ordered to leave Ukraine, while some embassy staffers were authorized to depart on a “voluntary” basis, according to an updated travel advisory that reiterated claims of a “continued threat of Russian military action.” “There are reports Russia is planning significant military action against …
Read More »Over 35 million US families face financial hit
A monthly benefit introduced by the US government in 2021 amid a sharp surge in the cost of living and the continued spread of Covid-19 saw its last payout in December, leaving millions of American families in a cleft stick. This weekend marks the first time in six months that …
Read More »Entire families die stranded in heavy snowstorm
Nearly two dozen people, including families with children who were on their way to a Murree ski resort in Punjab, Pakistan, have frozen to death or suffocated in their cars after being trapped by unusually heavy snowstorm. In the majority of cases the death was caused by hypothermia, while some …
Read More »Russia will hit back after US bars families of diplomats – Moscow
In an interview with RIA Novosti on Monday, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said that the refusal to allow diplomats’ spouses and children to remain is a step that has effectively forced Moscow’s representatives out of the country. “We will respond to this,” he said, “and we warned the Americans, that …
Read More »Lowering expectations for Biden is a bad idea for American families
Unable to manage any one of a number of Joe Biden-created crises, from supply chain delays, to inflation, to Afghanistan rescues, to the catastrophe on the southern border, the White House told Americans to suck it up and lower their expectations – not just of the Biden-Harris team, but of …
Read More »Boeing promises ‘fair’ compensations to 737 MAX crash victims’ families
The aerospace firm agreed to settle with lawyers representing families of some of the victims on Wednesday, vowing to compensate them “fully and fairly” so long as they drop any claims to punitive damages over a crash that killed 157 people, Reuters reported, citing a filing in the US District …
Read More »Americans disapprove of Biden’s plan to pay compensation to migrant families – polls
A new Rasmussen poll found that 57% of respondents believe the government should not be paying settlements to thousands of suing migrant families. Last week, The Washington Post reported that the DOJ was considering payments of $450,000 to each member of families separated at the border. Thousands of migrants have …
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