Winter Weather Flattens Part of the United States
More than 250,000 households are without power, and more than 5,500 flights have been cancelled in the United States due to wintry weather. More than 100 million Americans in an area stretching from the southern state of Texas to Maine in the northeast of the country are currently on
At Least 12 Dead in Argentina from Adulterated Cocaine
At least twelve people have been killed by adulterated cocaine in a suburb of the Argentine capital Buenos Aires. The authorities report that more than fifty others had to be hospitalized after using the contaminated drugs. They warn not to use drugs that have been purchased in the past
Body of Young Girl Found in Forest Near Swiss Bern
The lifeless body of an 8-year-old girl was found on Tuesday evening in a forest near Köniz, in the Swiss canton of Bern. An investigation has been opened. At this stage, the investigators consider both a possible accident and the possible involvement of another person. Police received a report
Pregnant Journalist Does Not Have to Move to Afghanistan
A pregnant New Zealand journalist in Qatar can return to her own country. She was previously banned from entering New Zealand because it has closed its borders due to the coronavirus. Still, the government has now allowed her to come after much commotion over the refusal. Charlotte Bellis, 35,
Huawei Takes Sweden to Court for Exclusion from 5G Rollout
Chinese tech giant Huawei is taking Sweden to court. The company does not accept that it will be excluded from the rollout of 5G in the Scandinavian country. Specifically, Huawei is starting arbitration proceedings against the Swedish authorities at the World Bank’s International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes.
US Wants Ukraine Crisis for UN Security Council
The United States has asked the United Nations to call a public meeting of the Security Council on Monday about the Ukraine crisis because of the threat Russia poses to international peace and security. The US announced this on Thursday. “More than 100,000 Russian troops are stationed on the
French Fraudsters Arrested Who Made 62,000 Fake Vaccination Cards
French authorities have arrested five alleged fraudsters who allegedly produced some 62,000 fake vaccination certificates. Three of the suspects are said to have hacked the data of 35 doctors to make the evidence. The case came to light after a health insurance company discovered that a doctor was in
Google Launches New Attempt to Replace Cookies
Google stops with the ‘FLoC’ technology after criticism. However, the company also has an alternative ready to replace cookies, a new system called ‘Topics’. Those Topics should also allow advertisers to target specific users based on their interests. The updated system would be in the Chrome browser by the
Mass Power Outages in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
Large parts of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan – three countries in Central Asia – will be without power on Tuesday. Much of Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city, is without power. The same goes for Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, and Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. According to the Kyrgyz Ministry
UNICEF: Global Education Gaps Due to Corona
UNICEF seizes 24 January, International Day of Education, to sound the alarm about the major learning disadvantages caused by corona measures. Nearly two years after the pandemic outbreak, more than 635 million students are still affected by full or partial school closures, the children’s rights organisation said. The closure
