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Month: November 2023

Prince William says deeper global cooperation can win the fight against illegal wildlife trafficking

By EILEEN NG Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Britain’s Prince William said Monday that seven countries — Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Singapore, Britain and the United States — have committed at a wildlife summit to deepen their intelligence-sharing and other cooperation to combat money laundering by international gangs engaged in the illegal wildlife

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Climate activists smash glass protecting Velazquez’s Venus painting in London’s National Gallery

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Two climate change protesters have been arrested after they smashed a protective glass panel covering a famous Diego Velázquez oil painting at London’s National Gallery. The two activists targeted Velázquez’s “The Toilet of Venus,” also known as “The Rokeby Venus,” with small hammers. Photos showed the protective

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Ukrainian military officers investigated for holding awards ceremony where 19 soldiers were killed

By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A criminal investigation has been launched into Ukrainian military officers who organized a ceremony to honor troops that was struck by a Russian missile, killing 19 soldiers. The State Bureau of Investigation says it want to hold military officials accountable for the Rocket Forces and Artillery

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

Científicos dicen que finalmente encontraron restos de Theia, un antiguo planeta que chocó con la Tierra y dio paso a la formación de la Luna

Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Los científicos coinciden ampliamente en que un antiguo planeta chocó contra la Tierra cuando esta se estaba formando hace miles de millones de años, arrojando escombros que se fusionaron en la Luna que hoy decora nuestro cielo nocturno. Esta teoría, denominada hipótesis del impacto gigante, explica muchas características fundamentales de

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South Africa recalls ambassador and diplomatic mission to Israel and accuses it of genocide in Gaza

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s government has recalled Monday its ambassador and diplomatic mission to Israel in condemnation of the bombardment of the Gaza Strip, calling it a “genocide.” The government also threatened action against the Israeli ambassador to South Africa over his recent remarks on the African country’s stance

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Hungary has fired the national museum director over LGBTQ+ content in World Press Photo exhibition

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s cultural minister has fired the director of the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest and accused him of failing to comply with a contentious law that bans the display of LGBTQ+ content to minors. The dismissal on Monday came after Hungary’s government determined that five photos

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Moldova’s pro-Western government hails elections despite mayoral losses in capital and key cities

BY STEPHEN McGRATH and AUREL OBREJA Associated Press CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldova’s ruling pro-European party has lost a bid for the mayorship of the country’s capital and other key cities despite victories in many areas in local elections that were overshadowed by accusations of Russia’s meddling. Lilian Carp of the Party of Action and

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Pakistan steps up security at military and other sensitive installations after attack on an air base

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say Pakistani authorities have stepped up security at military and other sensitive installations following the weekend attack by militants on an air base. Three grounded aircraft were damaged and a fuel tanker was destroyed. The recently formed Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan has claimed responsibility for Saturday’s attack in

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Aid trickles in as survivors salvage belongings from rubble in Nepal villages struck by earthquake

By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Survivors of an earthquake that flattened villages in Nepal’s northwest mountains searched through the debris of their collapsed homes for any salvageable belongings Monday as aid trickled into the remote area. The relatively shallow 5.6 temblo r Friday killed 157 people, injured scores and left thousands

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