Police in Latvia have blocked access to the Liberators of Riga monument as Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins expressed his frustration at city residents twice creating a carpet of flowers, despite authorities’ attempts to prevent and remove it. Latvian police announced on Wednesday that “in order to prevent endangering public safety” …
Read More »Govt promises to bail residents out of rising fuel costs
The government of Nicaragua announced on Friday that it would not be hiking fuel prices, despite the surge on global markets amid the crisis in Ukraine. Instead, the authorities will absorb 70% of the gasoline and diesel price increase, while leaving the prices on liquefied petroleum gas without any adjustment, …
Read More »Austria ends latest lockdown only for vaxxed residents
However, Sunday’s lockdown halt for vaccinated residents comes with some strings attached: A national 11pm curfew is still in place for restaurants, and mask-wearing remains compulsory in indoor public spaces. Also, each of the country’s nine states can tighten restrictions based on local conditions; in fact, business reopenings won’t begin …
Read More »Residents flee massive ash cloud from erupting volcano (VIDEO)
A clip on social media has captured people, who live at the foot of Semeru volcano, fleeing in fear ahead of a cloud of black ash descending from the 3,676-meter-tall mountain. The author of the footage is heard shouting “Allahu Akbar” (God is great) in face of this truly apocalyptic …
Read More »‘Security & health protocols’: 117 Americans & residents, including children, left stranded after Kabul evacuation
A total of 117 people – 28 citizens, 83 green card holders, and six Afghans with Special Immigration Visas granted to employees of the US military during the 20-year war – took off from Kabul on Tuesday, a coalition of nonprofits had announced triumphantly. They were supposed to transfer to …
Read More »Taliban orders Kabul residents to hand over weapons, ammo & ‘state property’
The Taliban has ordered all the weapons, ammunition and other relevant possessions to be handed over within a week, RT’s senior correspondent Murad Gazdiev reported on Friday. The group’s spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed the order on Twitter, adding that any “offenders” would be dealt with “legally” if discovered apparently after …
Read More »‘We are afraid’: Kabul residents uneasy as Taliban closes in on Afghan capital, slam Biden for withdrawing US troops
“Yes, for sure we are afraid of them, as the cities are falling day by day. The capital may also fall after some time,” one of the locals told RT’s Ruptly video agency. A large-scale offensive by the Taliban in recent weeks has seen the radical Islamist group gaining control …
Read More »Active shooter situation in Nebraska village as residents told to shelter in place
Juniata is a small community located 6km (3.5 miles) west of Hastings, the county seat of Adams County. An alert by the Adams County Emergency Manager instructed people in the affected area to lock their windows and doors. No details about the shooter were immediately reported. The Nebraska State Patrol …
Read More »Major explosion hits waste incineration facility in Germany, residents told to close all windows, doors and stay inside (VIDEOS)
On Tuesday morning, Leverkusen’s Chempark, an industrial complex for the chemicals industry, tweeted that the cause of a huge explosion at a waste incarnation plant was uncertain but called on all residents of the city to stay indoors, keeping all windows and doors firmly shut. The message was reinforced by …
Read More »Sydney residents made to carry ID to prove they’re within 10km of home while exercising during lockdown
According to a New South Wales government notice on Friday – which was signed by Brad Hazzard, NSW’s minister for health and medical research – outdoor “public gatherings,” including exercise, are limited to just two people who must stay within 10km of their homes, as Sydney prepares to enter its …
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