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A Bangkok, Capitale della Thailandia e a Manila, Capitale delle Filippine, centinaia di persone sono scese in strada per protestare e chiedere l’immediato rilascio dei prigionieri politici e il ritorno alla democrazia nel Paese asiatico, ormai caduto in una guerra civile Era l'1 febbraio 2021 quando le forze armate birmane rovesciarono il governo di Aung San Suu Kyi. Sono passati due anni da quando in Myanmar i militari, con un colpo di Stato, hanno preso in mano il potere, rovesciando il governo eletto. Leggi

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism released figures on Monday showing that 87 rhinos were poached in 2022, up from 45 in 2021. It was “a serious concern,” the ministry said. Of the 87 rhinos poached last year, 61 were black rhinos and 26 white rhinos, the ministry said. And 46 of those rhinos ... Leggi

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani cited nearly a dozen attacks since the end of November, ranging from vandalism to explosive devices that have caused damage to Italian diplomatic targets in Argentina, Bolivia, Germany, Greece, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland. Tajani said they believe the network includes both Italians and anarchists from other countries acting in concert. “It is obvious that there is an international solidarity (among anarchists) and therefore an attack against Italy, against Italian… Leggi

Kenyan authorities are battling a doping crisis, with more than 50 athletes from the East African country currently suspended. Rono, who also has podium finishes at the Eindhoven and Frankfurt Marathons, was banned until Jan. The extensive problems raised fears of an all-out ban for the Kenyan athletics federation late last year but the governing body of track stopped short of that strict sanction after the Kenyan government gave guarantees to devote more funding to its anti-doping effort Kenyan runner… Leggi

At a signing ceremony on Sunday, Mohsen Karami, the deputy central bank governor, said banks in the two countries had connected their messaging networks following agreements reached over the past year, according to the state-run IRNA news agency. There was no immediate comment from Russia or the United States, which has worked with its allies to isolate both countries Iran and Russia have taken a key step toward linking their banking systems in a move that further boosts their cooperation in the face of… Leggi

The group’s compilation of 135 “airwar incidents” from July to mid-December shows the number of airstrikes has been on an upward trend since September. The military “is putting the population of Myanmar in a precarious position, destroying homes, schools and places of worship — sites which should be safe for civilians.” Myanmar's military is increasingly turning to airstrikes with deadly results to try to crush stiff armed resistance two years after it seized power and plunged the country into a prolonged… Leggi

That makes his trip, his fifth to the African continent in his 10-year pontificate, all the more important as Francis seeks to make his mark on reshaping the church as a “field hospital for wounded souls” where all are welcome and poor people have a special pride of place But Francis’ trip will also bring him face-to-face with the future of the Catholic Church: Africa is one of the only places in the world where the Catholic flock is growing, in terms of practicing faithful as well as fresh vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Leggi

Both diplomats addressed the Jan. 21 anti-Turkish protest that increased tensions between Ankara and Stockholm as Sweden seeks Turkey’s approval to join the NATO military alliance According to AP, he stated that a recent Quran-burning protest outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm was “unacceptable.”. Peter Szijjarto made the remark at a news conference following talks with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in Hungary’s capital Budapest. Leggi

MILANO. Valentina Della Rosa, come tendenza per questa primavera estate, propone dei pezzi in black and white, dove i ricami ed i dettagli sono i grandi protagonisti della collezione.  L’ispirazione nasce dalla visione della designer, dove la femminilità deve essere sussurrata, raccontata con quei particolari che danno il valore aggiunto all’abito Primavera 2023: il black and white di Valentina Della Rosa   Leggi

The scheduled testimony, confirmed by the committee Monday, will be the first time the three former executives will appear before Congress to discuss the company's decision to initially block from Twitter a New York Post article on Hunter Biden’s laptop in the weeks before the 2020 election. Republicans have said the story was suppressed for ... Leggi

Labor unions that mobilized massive street protests in an initial salvo of nationwide strikes earlier this month are hoping for similar success Tuesday to maintain pressure on government plans to raise France's retirement age. Positions are hardening on both sides as lawmakers begin debating the planned change. France's prime minister, Elisabeth Borne, insisted this weekend ... Leggi

Disintegration of Russia, change of the government? “It prolongs the war.”. “What is the goal? This is mad,” he added Zoran Milanovic told reporters in the Croatian capital that it’s “mad” to believe that Russia can be defeated in a conventional war, according to AP. “I am against sending any lethal arms there,” Milanovic said. Leggi

If earlier elections are approved, it would be would be the first concrete step to answer demands of protesters, who lack allies among the lawmakers. Pressed by Peru's embattled president to take action in response to weeks of deadly protests, Congress narrowly agreed on Monday to reconsider a proposal to move the 2026 national elections up to this October, AP reports. Lawmakers rejected a similar proposal on Friday — one that would have a new president and Congress take over on Jan. Leggi

Contacted by The Associated Press, the lawyer’s firm, AG Immigration, confirmed the report. 30, two days before the inauguration of his leftist rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The application was first reported by The Financial Times, citing Bolsonaro’s immigration lawyer, Felipe Alexandre. The ceremony proceeded without incident, but a week later thousands of Bolsonaro’s die-hard supporters stormed the capital and trashed the top government buildings demanding that Lula’s election be overturned Former… Leggi

The move to end the national emergency and public health emergency declarations would formally restructure the federal coronavirus response to treat the virus as an endemic threat to public health that can be managed through agencies' normal authorities, according to AP. It comes as lawmakers have already ended elements of the emergencies that kept millions ... Leggi

Authorities are searching through security cameras and social media to try to identify those responsible for hanging a dummy of Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior from a highway bridge last week. The hate attack drew widespread condemnation by the clubs and other soccer officials across Spain Members of an anti-violence committee in sports met on Monday and said an investigation was underway to try to find those who hung the dummy and a banner with the words “Madrid hates Real” hours before Real Madrid played… Leggi

A judge in Atlanta is weighing arguments on whether to release a special grand jury’s report expected to include recommendations for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on possible criminal prosecution. Trump faces myriad inquiries as he campaigns for another term in 2024, including a criminal investigation over top secret documents found at his Florida estate, a probe in Washington into his efforts to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election, and more probes in New York An investigation… Leggi

Spain's National Court on Monday ordered pre-trial imprisonment of a man suspected of killing a Catholic Church officer and injuring four more during a machete attack last week in the southern city of Algeciras, AP reports. The judge said Kanjaa was not linked to any specific terrorist organization. After the 25-year-old Moroccan testified for over an hour in a court in central Madrid, the judge ruled that he should be tried for manslaughter and terrorism charges. Leggi

Moscow’s troops seized large areas of the northeastern Kharkiv region in the months following its invasion of its neighbor last February. This strike comes as the Kremlin’s and Kyiv’s forces remained locked in combat in eastern Ukraine ahead of renewed military pushes that are expected when the weather improves, according to AP. Russian shelling killed at least five people and wounded 13 others during the previous 24 hours, Ukrainian authorities said Monday. Leggi

“We will shift to a Strengthened Parliamentary System for a strong, liberal, democratic and just system in which the separation of powers is established,” said Faik Oztrak, a deputy head of the main opposition Republican People’s Party, or CHP. He added that the plan foresees a greater separation of powers including an increased role for parliament and an independent judiciary In a ceremony in Ankara, the six parties presented their joint 240-page program for the country’s post-election future, but did not… Leggi

But it has not directly provided arms to Ukraine, citing a long-standing policy of not supplying weapons to countries actively engaged in conflict. ecretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday called for South Korea to provide direct military support to Ukraine, saying Kyiv is in urgent need of weapons to fight off the prolonged Russian invasion. Speaking at a forum in Seoul, Stoltenberg, a former Norwegian prime minister, urged South Korea to “step up on the specific issue of military support. Leggi

Marie Kondo: al terzo figlio crolla la regina del riordino. La rivincita delle persone normali Finisce l'epoca dei cassetti con scomparti perfettamente ordinati e il bianco a profusione. Anche la regina del riordino cade Sembrava un sogno dai toni tenui. Bianco a profusione e spazi perfettamente equilibrati. E tutto, tutto rigorosamente in ordine. Esageratamente in ordine. Incredibilmente in ordine. Leggi

Name it, act on it, sanction it. That is the focus of a new plan announced on Monday by French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne to defeat long-standing racism, anti-Semitism and discrimination of all kinds, AP reports. The four-year plan starts with educating youth with a required yearly trip to a Holocaust or other memorial site ... Leggi

The Israeli military said forces asked a car driving suspiciously to pull over but it then drove into a soldier, prompting soldiers to open fire. The Palestinian Health Ministry said the man, Nassim Abu Fouda, 26, was shot in the head in Hebron, often a center of friction between the Israeli military and Palestinians. It added that the driver was taken away by Palestinian rescue services and that the incident was under review The car then sped away and crashed, the military said. Leggi

But Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haaivisto poured cold water on that suggestion, saying it was important that Finland and Sweden join NATO at the same time, AP reports. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu defined Finland’s application as “less problematic” than that of Sweden. Turkey accuses Stockholm of failing to take concrete steps to crackdown on ... Leggi

Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israel and the Palestinians on Monday to ease tensions amid a spike in violence that has put the region on edge. The bloodshed has alarmed the Biden administration as it attempts to find common ground with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new right-wing government, according to AP. Speaking on his arrival at Israel’s international airport near Tel Aviv after a brief visit to Egypt, Blinken said he had come at “a pivotal moment” and condemned Palestinian attacks… Leggi

Russia accuses Washington of engaging in a proxy war with Moscow, according to AP. ambassador to Moscow Lynne Tracy on Monday met with a Russian deputy foreign minister, officials said. Tracy arrived in Moscow last week, taking up her post amid high tensions over Russia’s military actions in Ukraine and U.S. It said she “begins her tenure in Moscow focused on maintaining dialogue between our capitals at a time of unprecedented tension Embassy statement did not give details of what Tracy discussed with Deputy… Leggi

Noah returns for his third hosting stint at the Grammys, which airs live from Crypto.com Arena on Sunday on CBS and Paramount+. Noah expects his diligent preparation to get him through Sunday’s show. Trevor Noah feels more comfortable hosting the Grammy Awards for a third-straight year, but the former “The Daily Show” host still has some nervousness about leading the ceremony with big-time acts like Beyoncé, Adele and Harry Styles looking on, AP writes. Leggi

Dyche’s immediate priority is to avoid relegation after taking over a club that is second from the bottom of the standings and in danger of ending its 69-year stay in the top flight of English soccer Everton has turned to Sean Dyche in its fight to secure Premier League survival. According to AP, the former Burnley manager was hired by Everton as the successor to Frank Lampard on Monday and has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract. Leggi

Blinken, alla vigilia di una visita di due giorni a Gerusalemme, ha ribadito la condanna degli Stati Uniti per gli attacchi dei militanti contro gli israeliani e ha osservato che “deploriamo in generale la perdita di vite civili innocenti” e ha aggiunto che è imperativo per Israele e Palestina l lavorare per allentare le tensioni che sono aumentate dalla scorsa settimana in quella che ha definito “una nuova e orribile ondata di violenza” e che ha provocato risposte severe da parte di entrambe le parti “Incoraggeremo le parti a… Leggi