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☆ Opinion | The War Between Israel and Hamas Is Splintering the Democratic Coalition
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Thomas B. Edsall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +17 min

These young voters faulted Israel’s response to the attacks, 52-32 percent. This wartime shift represents a fundamental break within a liberal coalition that has long powered the Democratic Party. Clearly, the most left-leaning young adults have the lowest rating of Israel. The Arab American Institute commissioned John Zogby Strategies to conduct a survey of 500 Arab Americans between Oct. 23 and Oct. 27. In this poll, 32 percent of Arab Americans identified as Republican as opposed to just 23 percent who identified as Democrats.

Persons: Biden’s, Biden, Donald Trump, Gallup, Jennifer Medina, Lisa Lerer, Benjamin Netanyahu, Bruce Cain, nonwhite, Cain, Siena, Hillary, ”, Norman Ornstein, ” Ornstein, Ornstein, Liz Skalka, Daniel Marans, Akbar Shahid Ahmed, “, Robbie Gramer, ” Gramer, ’ Gramer, ” Amy Mackinnon, Gramer, Antony Blinken, ” Yossi Hasson, Maya Tamir, Kea, Brahms, J, Christopher Cohrs, Eran Halperin, Niloufar Zebarjadi, Eliyahu Adler, Annika Kluge, Mikko Sams, Jonathan Levy, Zebarjadi, Jeremy Konyndyk, Harris, ” Laura Royden, Eitan Hersh, ” “, Hersh, Israel favorability, Young, John Zogby, Zogby, Farah Pandith, Pandith, —, Trump, Julie Wronski, Wronski, Stephen Ansolabehere Organizations: Quinnipiac University Poll, Biden, Democratic, West Bank, Democratic Party, Stanford, American Enterprise Institute, Democratic National Committee, State Department, U.S, USAID, United States Agency for International Development, Foreign, Liberals, Aalto University, USAID’s, U.S . Foreign, Politico, U.S ., Harvard, “, Israel, Young American Left, Tufts, Republicans, U.S.A, ”, Arab American Institute, American, Council, Foreign Relations, University of Mississippi Locations: Israel, Gaza, Medina, United States, Washington, Palestinian, ”, Finland, Russia, Ukraine, U.S, Palestine, Michigan, America

☆ Euclid telescope’s first images reveal new cosmic details
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

What Euclid’s first images revealEuclid focused on an array of targets for its first scientific images. While dark matter has never actually been detected, it is believed to make up 85% of the total matter in the universe. Both dark matter and dark energy also play a role in the distribution and movement of objects, such as galaxies and stars, across the cosmos. These observations will effectively allow Euclid to see how the universe has evolved over the past 10 billion years. “Euclid will make a leap in our understanding of the cosmos as a whole, and these exquisite Euclid images show that the mission is ready to help answer one of the greatest mysteries of modern physics,” said Carole Mundell, ESA Director of Science, in a statement.

Persons: James Webb, “, ”, René Laureijs, Euclid, Matthias Kluge, Max Planck, Ludwig Maximilian, Koshy George, Georges Lemaître, Edwin Hubble, Carole Mundell Organizations: CNN, European Space Agency, Perseus, Max, Max Planck Institute, Ludwig Maximilian University, Orion, Ludwig Locations: Garching, Munich, Alexandria

☆ Warren Buffett has only topped Forbes' rich list once – while Bill Gates ranked first for 24 years straight
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Yet the famed investor has only topped Forbes' list of the wealthiest Americans once, in 1993. AdvertisementAdvertisementWarren Buffett has been a billionaire for nearly four decades – but only topped Forbes' annual list of the 400 richest Americans on one occasion, back in 1993. He has topped the Forbes list 25 times, including for 24 consecutive years between 1994 and 2017. Individuals worth less than $10 billion topped Forbes' rankings every year between 1982 and 1994. The leader was worth below $90 billion each year until 2018, when Bezos ranked first with a $160 billion fortune.

Persons: Warren Buffett, Buffett, Bill Gates, —, Forbes, Daniel Ludwig, Gordon Getty, Sam Walton, John Kluge, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Gates, Larry Ellison, he's, outshone Buffett, –, Alice Schroder, Rick Wilking, Melinda French Gates, Bezos Organizations: Forbes, Service, Walmart, Microsoft, Amazon, SpaceX, Oracle, Berkshire Hathaway, Gates Locations: Berkshire, Omaha

☆ UN mission arrives in Nagorno-Karabakh as ethnic Armenian exodus continues
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh region ride in a truck upon their arrival at the border village of Kornidzor, Armenia, September 27, 2023. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 1 (Reuters) - A United Nations mission arrived in Nagorno-Karabakh on Sunday, Azerbaijani media reported, as a mass exodus of ethnic Armenians from the region continued following a lightning Azerbaijani military offensive last month. The mission, led by a senior U.N. aid official, is the global body's first access to the region in about 30 years. Armenia has asked the World Court to order Azerbaijan to withdraw all its troops from civilian establishments in Nagorno-Karabakh and give the United Nations access. The World Health Organisation on Sunday said well over 100,000 ethnic Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh had travelled to neighbouring Armenia.

Persons: Irakli, Hans Henri P Kluge, Alexander Marrow, Hugh Lawson Organizations: REUTERS, United Nations, Court, International Court of Justice, World Health, Sunday, WHO, Office, Thomson Locations: Nagorno, Karabakh, Kornidzor, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Europe

☆ The ruble is failing — and now more Russians are cutting back on buying basic goods like food and toothpaste as prices jump
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The value of the Russian ruble continues to fail, forcing Russians to cut back their spending. A recent survey found that more Russians are reducing their buying of basic goods like food. Earlier this month, the Russian ruble plunged to a 16-month low against the US dollar. "Against the backdrop of the current economic situation and rising prices, Russians are trying to save money," said Romir senior director Ksenia Paizanskaya. Earlier this month, the Russian ruble plunged to a 16-month low against the US dollar, the currency's lowest level since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine February 2022.

Persons: Ksenia Paizanskaya, Vladimir Putin, Janis Kluge, Kluge Organizations: Russian, Service, Russia, German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Washington Locations: Russian, Wall, Silicon, Ukraine

That’s almost three times what Russia spent on defense in 2021, before its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Those figures are likely to underestimate the total spent on Russia’s war effort. He said that before the war Russia would typically splash around 3-4% of its annual gross domestic product on defense but now it could be anywhere between 8% and 10%. Russia’s exports are still greater than the value of its imports, despite a boost to the latter from the hefty military spending. Rising military spending is, on the other hand, boosting Russia’s industrial output and, with it, GDP.

Persons: London CNN —, Vladimir Putin, Putin, That’s, Richard Connolly, Janis Kluge, Irina Okladnikova, Liam Peach, it’s, Peach, Kluge, “, ”, —, Maksim Konstantinov, Alexandra Suslina, Suslina, Alexandra Prokopenko, Prokopenko, — Anna Cooban, Tim Lister, Olesya Dmitracova Organizations: London CNN, Reuters, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Royal United Services Institute for Defence, Security Studies, German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Capital Economics, CNN, “, ZUMA, International Monetary Fund, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, International Energy Agency, West Locations: “, Ukraine, Russia, Stockholm, Moscow, “ Russia, Russian, Saint Petersburg, Soviet, Berlin

☆ A teacher who refused to call trans students by their preferred names because of his Christian beliefs can't have his job back, says court
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-08 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A US court has ruled that a high school did not violate the First Amendment rights of a music teacher. John Kluge refused on religious grounds to use transgender students' preferred names. "Kluge "stigmatized" transgender students, causing them "demonstrable emotional harm," said a judge. Music teacher John Kluge refused to use the student's preferred name and pronouns due to his Christian religious beliefs, according to a civil complaint filed in 2019, which said Kluge "believes encouraging students to present themselves as the opposite sex by calling them an opposite-sex first name is sinful." Students and fellow teachers complained, and the decision was reversed, according to court filings.

Circuit Court of Appeals said. Kluge said his Christian religious beliefs barred him from complying with a school policy requiring faculty to use students' preferred names and pronouns. Federal law only requires employers to accommodate workers' religious beliefs if it would not cause them an undue hardship. The 7th Circuit on Friday disagreed, upholding an Indiana federal judge's ruling that dismissed the case. "Kluge's last-names-only practice stigmatized the transgender students and caused them demonstrable emotional harm," Circuit Judge Ilana Rovner wrote for the court.

☆ Russia’s economy is hurting despite Putin’s bluster
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Julia Horowitz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Russia’s economy did weaken as a result. “The Russian economy and system of government have turned out to be much stronger than the West believed,” Putin said in a speech to Russia’s parliament Tuesday. The bloc, which dramatically reduced its dependence on Russian natural gas last year, officially banned most imports of Russian crude oil by sea in December. Russia’s oil problemIn fact, Russia’s export revenue from oil rose last year. On the declineThe International Monetary Fund still expects Russia’s economy to expand by 0.3% this year and 2.1% the next.

More than 105,000 people were injured in the quake, he said, with more than 13,000 still being treated in hospital. Afterwards, Gungor's relatives hugged the rescue team, made up of military personnel and members of the disaster management authority AFAD. Families in both Turkey and Syria said they and their children were dealing with the psychological aftermath of the quake. A first convoy of U.N. aid entered rebel-held northwest Syria from Turkey via the newly-opened Bab al-Salam crossing. Russia also said it was wrapping up its search and rescue work in Turkey and Syria and preparing to withdraw.

☆ Increasing number of Turkey-Syria earthquake survivors show signs of PTSD
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Umit Bektas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

ISKENDERUN, Turkey, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Doctors in a Turkish field hospital in the southern city of Iskenderun said they are treating increasing numbers of patients suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and panic attacks after last week's earthquake. The extent of the trauma survivors have experienced is enormous. "People only now are starting to realise what happened to them after this shock period," said a Turkish medical official. Sometimes when he is asleep he wakes up and says 'earthquake'," said his father Hassan Moath. Some 26 million people across both countries need humanitarian assistance," said the WHO's Europe Director Hans Kluge in a statement.

Millions of Ukrainians face a deadly winter — and it isn't just the risk of being hit by Russian bombs. “This winter will be life-threatening for millions of people in Ukraine,” according to Dr. Hans Henri Kluge, the United Nations health agency’s regional director for Europe. Average winter temperatures in Ukraine are around 27 degrees Fahrenheit, and are expected to reach minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit in parts of the country in the coming months, the WHO said. Ukrainian officials say the wreckage of Shahed-136 drones — which are fitted with a warhead and fly directly into their target — have been found at the site of bomb attacks across the country. The city was recently retaken by Ukrainian forces following a Russian retreat.

☆ Russia has crippled half of Ukraine's energy infrastructure and this winter 'will be about survival,' top WHO official says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A top WHO official said half of Ukraine's energy infrastructure has been crippled. Russian forces have relentlessly attacked Ukraine's power grid over the last few weeks. Half of Ukraine's energy infrastructure is either damaged or destroyed," he continued. Kluge said the WHO has verified over 700 attacks on health infrastructure since Russia invaded Ukraine in late February. Continued attacks on health and energy infrastructure, he said, means healthcare facilities like hospitals can no longer be operational because they lack electricity, fuel, and water.

☆ Ukraine promises shelters for its people as harsh winter looms
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/8] People wait in line to get food, water and aid after Russia's military retreat from Kherson, outside the Church of Christ the Savior in Kherson, Ukraine November 22, 2022. Russian attacks have knocked out power for long periods for up to 10 million consumers at a time. The Donetsk region was the scene of fierce attacks and constant shelling over the last 24 hours, Zelenskiy said on Tuesday. Moscow says it is carrying out a "special military operation" to rid Ukraine of nationalists and protect Russian-speaking communities. Ukraine and the West describe Russia's actions as an unprovoked, imperialist land grab in the neighbouring state it once dominated within the former Soviet Union.

☆ 'There may be no light for a very long time': Ukrainians face a massive test of survival this winter
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Daily life has become a test of survival for many, with basic necessities such as water, food and medical provisions becoming scarce. Kherson residents collect water at a water point in the city that has had no electricity or water since the Russian retreat on November 16, 2022 in Kherson, Ukraine. Firefighters work to put out a fire at energy infrastructure facilities, damaged by Russian missile strike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv region, Ukraine November 15, 2022. EvacuationsUkrainian officials in parts of the country most badly affected by power shortages are warning residents of a harsh winter ahead. Residents talk with train station staff while waiting to be evacuated from Kherson on Nov. 21, 2022 in Kherson, Ukraine.

☆ Europe likely entering another COVID wave, says WHO and ECDC
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 12 (Reuters) - Another wave of COVID-19 infections may have begun in Europe as cases begin to tick up across the region, the World Health Organization and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said on Wednesday. "We are unfortunately seeing indicators rising again in Europe, suggesting that another wave of infections has begun." Public health experts have warned that vaccine fatigue and confusion over available vaccines will likely limit booster uptake in the region. read moreMillions of people across Europe remain unvaccinated against COVID-19, the WHO and ECDC noted. They urged European countries to administer both flu and COVID-19 vaccines ahead of an expected surge in cases of seasonal influenza.

☆ Life after monkeypox: Men describe an uncertain road to recovery
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Benjamin Ryan | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +16 min

Following recovery from this skin lesion–causing virus, people often find themselves waiting anxiously over the course of months to see whether monkeypox will leave them with permanent scarring. The marks are also signals of an infection that because it largely transmits through sex between men, can be highly stigmatized. Gerald Febles points to a scar left from his monkeypox outbreak. He founded a Zoom-based monkeypox support group for people with the virus he met mainly through social media. “I need to get back to my normal life,” said Galaise, who works for a New York City governmental agency.

☆ Russia finances hit by cheaper oil and costs of Ukraine war
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Clare Sebastian | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN Business —There are new signs of strain in the Russian economy as energy prices fall and nearly seven months of war in Ukraine prove increasingly costly. Russia’s budget surplus all but disappeared over the summer, according to data published by the Russian finance ministry this week. Oil is traditionally a bigger component of the Russian budget than natural gas, and Brent crude prices — the European benchmark — have fallen about 25% since their peak in early June. That’s a big hit, even before an EU embargo on Russian seaborne oil imports, and a planned G7 price cap come into force in December. And while natural gas prices in Europe remain extraordinarily high, Russia’s gas deliveries to the European Union and United Kingdom have dropped by 49% since the beginning of the year, Gazprom said last week.

☆ Cheaper oil and Ukraine war are blowing a hole in Russia's finances
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Clare Sebastian | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

London (CNN Business) There are new signs of strain in the Russian economy as energy prices fall and nearly seven months of war in Ukraine prove increasingly costly. Russia's budget surplus all but disappeared over the summer, according to data published by the Russian finance ministry this week. Oil is traditionally a bigger component of the Russian budget than natural gas, and Brent crude prices — the European benchmark — have fallen about 25% since their peak in early June. That's a big hit, even before an EU embargo on Russian seaborne oil imports, and a planned G7 price cap come into force in December. And while natural gas prices in Europe remain extraordinarily high, Russia's gas deliveries to the European Union and United Kingdom have dropped by 49% since the beginning of the year, Gazprom said last week.

☆ UEFA, trasă la răspundere. EURO 2020 este văzut drept unul dintre motivele izbucnirii unui nou val de cazuri de COVID-19
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-02 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

Sute de microbişti care au revenit din Londra şi Sankt Petersburg au fost diagnosticaţi cu Covid-19. "Trebuie monitorizat ce se întâmplă în jurul stadioanelor, după meciuri, în baruri şi pub-uri" , a spus Smallwood. Rusia a înregistrat în ultimele trei zile cifre record de decese asociate Covid-19. Spania a înregistrat o creştere importantă în rândul tinerilor, iar incidenţa este acum de 366 de cazuri la 100.000 de persoane. Agenţia europeană a medicamentului a spus că două doze de vaccinuri aprobate par să ofere protecţie împotriva variantei Delta.

Persons: Hans Kluge, Catherine Smallwood, ., Preşedintele Vladimir Putin, Horst Seehofer Organizations: Getty, UEFA, EURO, Sănătăţii, BBC, OMS, Wembley, Scoţia, Uniunea Europeană Locations: Europa, Londra, Sankt Petersburg, India, Rusia, Moscova, Spania, Elveţia, Budapesta, Portugalia, Lisabona, Porto, Germania

☆ OMS avertizează: Risc de un nou val de infectări cu cororonavirus până în august
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-01 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Deși numărul de cazuri noi de infectare este în scădere pe continentul european, proporția din cazurile noi generată de varianta Delta este în creștere. Europa va fi lovită de un al treilea val de infectare cu coronavirus. Potrivit șefului OMS în Europa, varianta Delta a coronavirusului, identificată pentru prima oară în India este mai contagioasă decât cea inițială și a dus deja la creșterea numărului persoanelor internate sau decedate în urma infectării. "Delta va fi varianta domninantă în Europa până în august", a declarat Kluge. Este inacceptabil, pentru că asta arată că suntem departe de acoperirea recomandată de 80% a populației adulte", a spus șeful OMS Europa.

Persons: Hans Kluge, Kluge Organizations: OMS, Digi Locations: Europa, India, OMS Europa

☆ OMS: Europa‌ riscă să se confrunte în ‌toamnă‌‌ ‌cu o‌ ‌creștere‌ ‌‌a‌ ‌cazurilor‌ ‌de‌ ‌Covid din cauza tulpinii indiene
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-11 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: ReutersOMS: Europa‌ riscă să se confrunte în ‌toamnă‌‌ ‌cu o‌ ‌creștere‌ ‌‌a‌ ‌cazurilor‌ ‌de‌ ‌Covid din cauza tulpinii indieneOMS‌ ‌atrage‌ ‌atenția‌ ‌că‌ ‌Europa‌ riscă să se confrunte‌ ‌din‌ ‌toamnă‌ ‌cu‌ ‌o‌ ‌creștere‌ ‌rapidă‌ ‌a‌ numărului‌ ‌de‌ ‌cazuri‌ ‌noi‌ ‌de‌ ‌Covid, spitalizări și decese,‌ ‌din‌ ‌cauza‌ ‌tulpinii‌ ‌indiene‌ ‌(Delta).‌ Subliniază importanța gestionării măsurilor de relaxare pe timpul verii. Totodată, directorul regional al OMS Europa, Hans Kluge anunță o nouă campanie, “Summer Sense” prin care populația este încurajată să “se bucure de vară” în siguranță. Europa a înregistrat până acum 55 de milioane de infecții și 1,2 milioane de decese, însă numărul cazurilor, al internărilor în spitale și deceselor sunt în scădere în ultimele două luni. 36 din cele 53 de țări ale regiunii OMS din Europa au început ridicarea restricțiilor. ”Dar nu suntem în niciun caz în afara pericolului”, a spus Kluge, solicitând prudență.

Persons: Reuters, Europa‌, OMS, Hans Kluge ., Hans Kluge, Kluge Organizations: OMS, Europa Locations: Europa, Delta, OMS Europa, spitalelor

☆ Avertisment de la OMS: Nivelul de vaccinare din Europa e „departe de a fi suficient” pentru a evita un nou val al pandemiei
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-10 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: AFPAvertisment de la OMS: Nivelul de vaccinare din Europa e „departe de a fi suficient” pentru a evita un nou val al pandemieiNivelul de vaccinare în Europa este insuficient pentru a evita reapariţia unui nou val al pandemiei, avertizează Organizația Mondială a Sănătății. Doar 30% din populaţia din Europa a făcut cel puțin o doză de vaccin. Filiala europeană a OMS a cerut, liderilor europeni să evite „greşeala” care a dus la creşterea numărului de cazuri în timpul verii din 2020, notează Le Figaro, citată de Mediafax. „Acoperirea vaccinării este departe de a fi suficientă pentru a proteja regiunea de o reapariţie a pandemiei”, a avertizat directorul european al OMS, Hans Kluge, într-o conferinţă de presă. Kluge a menţionat că aşa-numita variantă Delta de coronavirus, care a fost identificată pentru prima dată în India, reprezintă un motiv de îngrijorare.

Persons: Le, Hans Kluge, Kluge . Kluge, Kluge Organizations: OMS, Organizația Mondială a Sănătății, Filiala, Mediafax, OMS Europa Locations: Europa, populaţia, India

☆ OMS, preocupată de o contagiozitate crescută a variantei indiene
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-28 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Directorul Organizaţiei Mondiale a Sănătăţii (OMS) pentru Europa, Hans Kluge, şi-a exprimat vineri preocuparea în legătură cu contagiozitatea ridicată a noilor variante ale coronavirusului, între care varianta indiană, lansând o atenţionare către Europa care a adoptat măsuri de relaxare, relatează Agerpres. ''Ştim, de exemplu, că (varianta) B.1617 (identificată pentru prima dată în India) este mai contagioasă decât B.117 (identificată pentru prima dată în Marea Britanie), care era deja mai contagioasă decât tulpina anterioară'', a declarat Hans Kluge într-un interviu pentru AFP, subliniind faptul că vaccinurile acţionează totuşi în prezent împotriva mutaţiilor coronavirusului.

Persons: Hans Kluge Organizations: OMS, Agerpres Locations: Europa, India

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