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Israeli jets strike Yemen airport, ports and power plants
Israeli fighter jets targeted sites in Yemen on Thursday, including the international airport of the capital Sana’a, in response to attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi movement. The Houthi-controlled health ministry said at least six people were killed and 42 injured. “Fighter jets conducted intelligence-based strikes on military targets belonging to the Houthi terrorist regime on…
Read MoreA Look into Next Year…
For the rest of 2024 the Jet Stream pattern has changed and pushed the arctic cold air back up into Canada. The will allow for well above normal temps through the weekend and into early next week. Normal high for Erie is in the mid to upper 30s for the end of December. We will…
Read MoreBrazil court suspends law cutting tax breaks for firms with deforestation soy commitment
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) – A justice on Brazil’s top court on Thursday suspended a law from the country’s top soy-producing state that would end tax breaks for firms following an agreement to not purchase soy from deforested areas of the Amazon rainforest. Justice Flavio Dino suspended the law from the western state of Mato Grosso…
Read MoreThe Nigerian watch-lover lost in time
Ticking is the predominant sound inside Bala Muhammad’s tiny watch-repair shop, tucked away on a bustling street in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna. It is like a time capsule from a different era with numerous clocks hanging on the wall and small tables at the entrance full of his tools and watches in various…
Read MoreThe Weird New Normal of Donald Trump in 2024
On Christmas Day, Donald Trump issued his traditional holiday greeting. Posting on Truth Social, the social-media site created to serve as a platform for both his personal enrichment and his political aggrandizement, he reprised his threats to reclaim the Panama Canal from its current state of being controlled by the country in which it exists,…
Read MoreIsraeli airstrike kills 50 in Beit Lahia, Hamas authority says
At least 50 people have been killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting a building in the northern Gaza Strip, the Hamas-controlled health authority said late on Thursday. Among the victims were five staff members of a nearby clinic in Beit Lahia, including a paediatrician, a laboratory assistant, two paramedics, and a technician, according to the…
Read MoreSurvivors Mark 20 Years Since World’s Deadliest Tsunami with Ceremonies at Places Devastated by the 2004 Tragedy
Thousands gathered in mourning on Thursday, Dec. 26, to mark two decades since the world’s largest tsunami. On Dec. 26, 2004, in one of the worst natural disasters of the modern era, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake spurred catastrophic waves that brought destruction and devastation to at least 12 countries. It left some 230,000 people dead,…
Read MoreIsraeli attorney general wants investigation into Sara Netanyahu
Israel’s Attorney General has called for an investigation into the wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The background to this is the suspicion that Sara Netanyahu is alleged to have obstructed the judiciary and influenced witnesses, several Israeli media outlets reported Thursday, citing the office of Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara. Sara Netanyahu is alleged to…
Read MoreIsraeli attack kills at least nine in Gaza City, report says
An Israeli attack in northern Gaza Strip killed at least nine Palestinians and injured several others, according to Palestinian media. The report by the WAFA news agency said an airstrike hit homes in Gaza City on Thursday evening. Hamas-controlled civil defence spoke of at least 13 deaths and around 40 injuries. The Israeli army said…
Read MoreFormer Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh dies aged 93
Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh, considered the architect of economic reforms that opened up the world’s most populous country more three decades ago, has died. He was 93. “India mourns the loss of one of its most distinguished leaders, Dr. Manmohan Singh Ji,” wrote current Prime Minister Narendra Modi on X. “Rising from humble…
Read MoreGermany’s Hidden $40 Million Supercar Collection Unveiled
Read the full story on Modern Car Collector Germany’s Hidden $40 Million Supercar Collection Unveiled In the world of elite car collecting, few private collections rival the scale and spectacle of Germany’s hidden $40 million supercar treasure trove. Packed with some of the rarest and most valuable vehicles from Germany, Italy, and beyond, this awe-inspiring…
Read MoreDeath toll in bridge collapse in Brazil jumps to 8, with at least 9 people still missing
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian authorities said on Thursday that more bodies have been found after a bridge linking two northern states collapsed four days ago, raising the death toll to eight. Brazil’s navy said at least nine people were still missing. On Sunday, cars and trucks crossing the Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira Bridge fell…
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