Baghdad tries to return to normalcy after ‘sadrist’ movement withdraws from Green Zone

Iraqi Prime Minister Mostafa al Kazemi has ordered the opening of the suspension bridge in the center of the capital, Baghdad, after the ‘Sadrist’ movement completed its withdrawal from the Green Zone, where government and diplomatic headquarters are located. The …

Dutch justice extends provisional detention of detained Spanish lorry driver by two weeks

A Rotterdam court has ordered that the Spanish truck driver arrested on Saturday after a multiple hit-and-run with six fatalities will remain at least another two weeks in provisional detention, a period in which he will not be able to …

Biden to ask US Congress to approve $1.1 billion in arms sales to Taiwan

Joe Biden’s Administration plans to present before Congress a formal request to sell Taiwan an arms package valued at 1.1 billion dollars, at a time when tensions with China are on the rise, after Washington’s maneuvers to strengthen ties with …

Portugal’s health minister resigns following death of pregnant tourist

Marta Temido has tendered her resignation as Portugal’s health minister to Prime Minister António Costa on Tuesday, after considering that she no longer meets “the conditions for the position” and at a time of growing controversy over the death of …

MSF denounces Lithuania’s “poor” migration practices

The NGO Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has denounced “poor” migration practices in Lithuania, including prolonged detention and systematic discrimination against refugees, migrants and asylum seekers. “We know that some nationalities are more likely to suffer longer detention than others, creating …

Chinese Communist Party to hold congress on Oct. 16 that will give Xi a third term in office

The Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has proposed October 16 as the date for holding the 20th Party Congress in which it could be decided whether the current Chinese president, Xi Jinping, is …

U.S. first lady to return to White House after testing negative for coronavirus

The first lady of the United States, Jill Biden, has tested negative this Monday in a coronavirus test after testing positive last August 16, which is why she will return to the White House this Tuesday. This was announced in …

Germany prepares Europe’s first ‘photovoltaic island’ in an effort to eliminate dependence on Russian gas

Germany and Denmark plan to invest $9 billion in a photovoltaic island that does not involve long-term occupation of land that can be used for other productive purposes. Not being located in the desert, most European nations have to accept …

Israeli court sentences former World Vision worker to 12 years in prison for diverting funds to Hamas

An Israeli court has sentenced Mohamed el Halabi, a former Palestinian worker for the NGO World Vision in the Gaza Strip to twelve years in prison for allegedly diverting millions of euros to the Hamas militia-party, which controls the coastal …

Google Search will have a new indicator for quickly readable content

What could be worse when you search for information on Google Search, and the results list directs you to all sorts of sites where the information you want is obscurely referenced within text that you should spend most of your …

BTC rises back above $20,000 and markets rebound

The token fell to a multi-week low over the weekend, but prices have now risen in two consecutive sessions. Ethereum was also in the green, with prices briefly regaining $1,600. Bitcoin Bitcoin was trading higher for a second consecutive session, …

Family members of the ten trapped miners in Mexico will sign a waiver of the rescue

The relatives of the ten miners trapped for almost a month in a coal mine in the state of Coahuila, in northern Mexico, will sign on Saturday a waiver of rescue with the Mexican authorities. This was announced by several …