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☆ Russia's air force has lost 90 planes in Ukraine and is becoming less formidable by overworking its jets, UK intel says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia's air force has lost 90 planes in Ukraine since February 2022, British intelligence said. Despite this, Russia still has the ability to fly missions over occupied Ukraine, the update said. AdvertisementAdvertisementRussia's air force has lost 90 planes since the start of the war in Ukraine and is becoming less formidable by overworking its jets, UK intelligence said. Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 28 September 2023. Its air force has managed to maintain its overall front-line strength by restoring old, grounded airframes and acquiring from NATO countries 18 Su-25s and 27 MiG-29s.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, British Ministry of Defence, Latest Defence, Ukraine –, Defence Locations: Ukraine, Russia

☆ Pope did not intend to glorify Russian imperialism in speech, Vatican says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Hannah Ward-Glenton | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Pope Francis did not intend "to exalt imperialist logic," the Vatican said Tuesday, after a speech delivered on Friday drew criticism for references to Russia's imperialist past. "You are heirs of the great Russia — the great Russia of the saints, of kings, the great Russia of Peter the Great, of Catherine II, the great Russian empire, cultured, so much culture, so much humanity," Pope Francis said in the Friday speech, as translated and transcribed by NewsFromUkraine. The pope delivered the prepared speech in his native Spanish, before making these off-script comments in Italian. The pope has previously repeatedly called for a cease-fire in the war in Ukraine and spoken against Russia's actions in the conflict. Zelenskyy expressed gratitude to the religious leader for "his personal attention to the tragedy of millions of Ukrainians."

Persons: Pope, Pope Francis, Vladimir Putin, Russia —, Peter the Great, Catherine II, NewsFromUkraine, Russia, Oleg Nikolenko, Rome, Dmitry Peskov, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy Organizations: Google, Vatican, Roman Catholic, Ukrainian, Kremlin, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, Facebook, Tass Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Spanish

Companies Meta Platforms Inc FollowOTTAWA, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The Canadian government on Friday demanded that Meta (META.O) lift a "reckless" ban on domestic news from its platforms to allow people to share information about wildfires in the west of the country. Meta started blocking news on its Facebook and Instagram platforms for all users in Canada this month in response to a new law requiring internet giants to pay for news articles. Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez earlier said the ban meant people did not have access to crucial information. Canadians can use Facebook and Instagram to access content from official government agencies, emergency services and non-governmental organizations, the spokesperson added. Meta says users do not come to its platform for news and forcing the company to pay for content shared on its platforms is unsustainable for its business.

Persons: Meta, Pascale St, Onge, Pablo Rodriguez, Chris Bittle, Ollie Williams, David Ljunggren, Josie Kao Organizations: OTTAWA, Canadian, Meta, Facebook, Transport, Liberal Party, Canadian Broadcasting Corp, Thomson Locations: Canada, Yellowknife

☆ Kevin McCarthy's fragile control over the House GOP looks shaky as hardline Republicans go into open rebellion
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Hardline Republicans blocked Speaker McCarthy's attempt to bring bills to the floor. The move is seen as payback for McCarthy's deal with Biden last week to raise the debt ceiling. The stalemate resulted in the House adjourning until next Monday and scrapping the remainder of the week's votes. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called the dissenting Republicans "team chaos, team dysfunction, and team extreme" in a press conference Thursday morning . In order to win his position as Speaker of the House, McCarthy was forced to strike a deal with Freedom Caucus members in January after 14 failed votes.

Persons: —, Kevin McCarthy, McCarthy, Biden, Steve Womack, aren't, I'm, Andrew Garbarino, Axios, what's, Hakeem Jeffries, Jeffries, There's Organizations: Biden, Service, Washington Post, Republicans, Freedom Caucus, Fox News, Democrats, House GOP, GOP, House Republicans, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Locations: Arkansas, House

☆ Record FDIC cash draw for SVB may affect debt ceiling 'X date'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] A sign reads “FDIC Insured” on the door of a branch of First Republic Bank in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., March 13, 2023. The FDIC withdrawal from the Treasury General Account was many times larger than any previous largest draws, according to data from the Daily Treasury Statement for March 10 released late on Monday. Combined with about $13 billion of other federal agency withdrawals on Friday, that left Treasury with just over $208 billion in operating funds at the TGA, which is held at the Federal Reserve. "The big news ... was a $40 billion cash withdrawal by the FDIC, which dragged the Treasury’s cash balance far below our day-ahead forecast," analysts at Wrightson ICAP said Tuesday. Republican House members are insisting on large budget cuts and other concessions before agreeing to lift the limit.

Alicia Victoria Lozano / NBC NewsAmong her must-have accessories this semester is a heavy flashlight with a strobe function that doubles as a baton. Brandon Moore, a freshman at Washington State University in Pullman. “It definitely makes you more aware of everyone around you.”Koryn Damiano, a sophomore at Washington State University in Pullman. Alicia Victoria Lozano / NBC NewsDamiano said she shares a sense of relief that the suspect has been caught. At the University of Idaho, students will have the option to take classes in self-defense, vigilance and stalking awareness.

☆ U.S. seeks to appoint manager of water supply in Jackson, Mississippi
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Daniel Trotta | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nov 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has reached an agreement with the state of Mississippi and the city of Jackson to appoint an interim third-party manager to stabilize the city's drinking water supply after a catastrophic failure over the summer. The Justice Department also a filed a complaint against the city on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency, alleging the city failed to provide reliable drinking water. City and state leaders blamed each other for the crisis, and in October the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency opened an investigation into Mississippi state agencies to determine if they violated civil rights in Jackson. The troubles revealed tension between the state government of Governor Tate Reeves, a Republican who accused the city of mismanaging the water plant, and the city government of Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, a Democrat. Reeves in a statement on Tuesday praised the agreement as "excellent news ... that the mayor will no longer be overseeing the city's water system."

☆ Vor muri doar săracii - lupta pentru vaccinul împotriva coronavirus de tip nou
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-19 | by ( ) www.zdg.md time to read: +3 min

Doar 14% din populația Pământului este asigurată, în acest moment, cu vaccin împotriva coronavirusului în viitorul apropiat. Vaccinarea împotriva coronavirusului a început deja în Marea Britanie. Acolo, caccinarea trebuia să înceapă pe 14 decembrie. O situație periculoasă se crează și în Suedia, care până acum a avut propriul model de combatere a coronavirusului și practic nu a aplicat restricții. În lume, până pe 14 decembrie, peste 72 de milioane 692 de mii de persoane au contractat coronavirus.

Persons: Mark Suzman, Bill, Melinda Gates, OMS Organizations: News, Fundației, Organizația Mondială a Sănătății ( OMS, Asociației Suedeze Locations: Canada, SUA, Germania, Franța, Elveția, Suedia

Indicațiile referitoare la scutece se află într-o secțiune privind echipamentul de protecție individual, din noile reglementări pentru companiile aeriene, potrivit BBC News . La nivel global, companiile aeriene și aeroporturile au făcut schimbări majore în modul de funcționare, pentru a atrage din nou pasageri. Administrația Aviației Civile din China a trecut recomandarea într-un regulament nou pentru companiile aeriene, care are în total 49 de pagini, în vederea prevenirii răspândirii coronavirusului. Recomandarea privind scutecele se aplică zborurilor charter către și dinspre destinații în care infecțiile depășesc cifra de 500 la un milion de persoane. Pe lângă asta, echipajul trebuie să poarte măști medicale, mănuși de unică folosință, șepci, ochelari de protecție, îmbrăcăminte de protecție de unică folosință și învelitori pentru încălțăminte.

Organizations: BBC News, Autoritatea, Administrația Aviației Civile Locations: China

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