UPS Drivers Head Toward Possible Strike as Labor Talks Stall
More than 300,000 United Parcel Service Inc. workers are closer to striking after the company failed to reach
2023-07-05 20:21
Hungary Budget Squeeze Pushes Orban to Cut Social Spending
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban ordered his finance minister to map out cuts in social spending as mounting
2023-07-05 20:17
Meta’s Threads App Won’t Launch in EU on Regulatory Concerns
Meta Platforms Inc.’s Threads app — the social network rolling out this week to take on Twitter Inc.
2023-07-05 20:16
Rhine River Braces for Critical Summer as Heat Bakes Europe
Rhine River water levels are on track to fall to critically low levels again this summer, as extreme
2023-07-05 19:45
Iran taken to World Court over downing of passenger plane
AMSTERDAM Canada, Sweden, Ukraine and Britain have asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to open proceedings against
2023-07-05 19:27
Ruins found of Munich synagogue destroyed by Hitler
Columns and a stone tablet showing the Ten Commandments are discovered at a weir in the River Isar.
2023-07-05 19:25
Nine victims including two children injured in drive-by shooting in Washington DC
Nine people, including two children, have been injured in a “targeted” drive-by shooting in Washington DC while the nation’s capital was celebrating the July 4 holiday. The DC Metropolitan Police Department said that residents were still enjoying Independence Day festivities when gunfire broke out at around 1am ET on Meade Street in the northeast area of the city. Assistant Chief Leslie Parsons told ABC News that a dark SUV was driving through the area when it suddenly “stopped and it fired shots in the direction of some of our residents that were outside, just celebrating the fourth of July”. Nine people were wounded in the shooting, all suffering non-life-threatening injuries. Among the victims were two children aged just nine and 17. The shooting is believed to have been a targeted attack.
2023-07-05 19:21
Moderna Signs Deal to Make mRNA Vaccines for Chinese Market
Moderna Inc. will push toward producing messenger RNA vaccines for China, seeking a foothold in the world’s second-largest
2023-07-05 18:46
Same-Sex Marriage Is Part of Reelected Greek PM’s LGBTQ Plan
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis plans to legalize same-sex marriage, a huge step forward for LGBTQ rights in
2023-07-05 17:56
Taiwan Candidate Sends Signal to US With China Status Quo Pledge
The presidential candidate for Taiwan’s ruling party vowed to protect the status quo with China if elected, comments
2023-07-05 15:47
Fort Worth shooting – live: Two victims identified in ComoFest attack in Texas
At least 17 people have been shot – three of them fatally – across four shootings in Fort Worth, Texas, on the eve of July 4. Two of the victims were identified Tuesday as Cynthia Santos, 22, and Paul Willis, 18, who were killed hours after the ComoFest event ahead of the Fourth of July holiday. The shootings in the area took place at a range of locations, including ComoFeset, a residential home, an AMC movie theatre, and in a car. Following a wave of shootings this week, Joe Biden renewed his calls to reinstate the assault weapons ban. In a Wednesday statement, he called on Republicans in Congress to “come to the table on meaningful, common sense reform”. Read More America’s mass shooting crisis, in numbers: More than halfway through 2023, US on pace for record-setting year Three people killed and eight wounded in mass shooting at July 4 fireworks event in Fort Worth Philadelphia shooting: At least five dead as heavily armed gunman opens fire at random on streets Biden renews call for assault weapons ban after ‘tragic and senseless’ spate of July 4 shootings
2023-07-05 15:47
Philadelphia mass shooting – live: Five victims identified as 40-year-old Kingsessing gunman’s motive unclear
The five people killed in a mass shooting in the Kingsessing neighbourhood of Philadelphia have been identified. Philadephia police issued a statement on Tuesday naming the victims as follows: Lashyd Merritt, 20; Dymir Stanton, 29; Ralph Moralis, 59; Daujan Brown, 15; and Joseph Wamah Jr, 31. Two children – aged two and 13 – were also injured in the shooting but are in stable condition. Police have not released their names yet. The shooting unfolded at around 8.30pm Monday when police said the 40-year-old suspect, dressed in a bullet-proof vest and armed with an AR-15-style rifle and a handgun, left his home and began shooting at victims. On Wednesday, following a rash of shootings in recent days, President Biden called on Republican lawmakers in Congress to “come to the table on meaningful, commonsense reform”. Read More Five adults dead and two children wounded: What we know about mass shooting in Philadelphia Philadelphia shooting: At least five dead as heavily armed gunman opens fire at random on streets Biden renews call for assault weapons ban after ‘tragic and senseless’ spate of July 4 shootings America’s mass shooting crisis, in numbers: More than halfway through 2023, US on pace for record-setting year
2023-07-05 15:46