Giorno: 5 Agosto 2022

NHS 111 expects delays after cyber-attack causes system outage

Read More People contacting the NHS 111 service have been warned of delays due to a significant computer system outage caused by a cyber-attack. The issue is affecting some services across the UK such as the system used to refer patients for care, including ambulances being dispatched, out-of-hours appointment bookings and emergency prescriptions. The perpetrators […]

Blinken flies into ‘superpower’ battleground in Africa

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is flying into a superpower battleground when he heads to Africa this weekend. But he’s not the new Captain America in a Marvel movie. Rather, he’s the latest senior diplomat to enter the ring in the fight for influence on the continent between the U.S., China and Russia. In the […]

Why anger erupted against the UN peacekeeping force in the DRC

Read More The violent demonstrations that rocked the city of Goma, in Democratic Republic of the Congo, at the end of last month are an expression of years of disappointment, anger and frustration from the local population which has been living in fear, instability and uncertainty caused by non-stop violence from armed groups operating in […]

Down to a vine art: Best of Wine Tourism and Ambassador Awards 2022

Read More What makes great wine? Is it the grapes? The wisdom of a world class winemaker? Or is it the chance of all the environmental factors coming together for historical harvest?  South African wineries hit the right mix of curating a wine experience that transcends sipping and tasting the season’s wines. That is why […]

Alex Jones ordered to pay $45.2m in punitive damages to Sandy Hook family

Read More After already ordering him to pay $4.1m to the parents of a child killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting, the jury hearing the defamation case against far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones over his falsehoods about the massacre told him to surrender another $45.2mto the grieving family who sued him. The combined […]

Ohio Senate showdown: JD Vance calls polls a ‘big joke’ and vows he’ll have the funds needed to fight Tim Ryan

With three months to go until election day, Ohio Republican Senate nominee JD Vance says he feels “very confident about where we are.” Vance, a former hedge fund executive and best-selling author who won a bruising GOP Senate primary in early May, trails Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan in the latest public opinion surveys in Ohio’s […]

Democrats who don’t support Biden in 2024 refuse to explain plans for ‘new leadership’ in White House

Two Minnesota Democrats have said they will not endorse President Biden as the Democratic presidential nominee in 2024 and seek “new leadership,” but refuse to explain how exactly they will combat the president’s bid for re-election. Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., was recently asked during a town hall if he would support Biden in a bid […]

Moody’s: outlook rating Italia passa a negativo. Il Mef: “Revisione opinabile”

Read More L’agenzia Moody’s ha comunicato la variazione dell’outlook per il rating sovrano assegnato all’Italia da “stabile” a “negativo”.  “La fine del governo Draghi e elezioni anticipate del 25 settembre 2022 aumentano l’incertezza politica” in un contesto difficile afferma Moody’s. “L’Italia ha forti incentivi a rispettare i termini del Pnrr perché riceve i fondi solo […]

Parents of boys sentenced for Jack Woodley murder question convictions

Read More The mother of one of 10 boys sentenced for the joint-enterprise murder of Jack Woodley has said she is “devastated” as her son had “not murdered anyone”. A judge handed out 10 life sentences with minimum terms ranging from eight to 17 years at Newcastle crown court on Friday morning for the murder […]

Democratic House Majority PAC spending $20 million in midterm election ads to beat ‘extremist’ GOP candidates

Democratic House Majority PAC is spending roughly $20 million in ad buys for Democrats nationwide that will run in the final months before election day in November. The House Majority PAC, an organization dedicated to helping Democrats get elected, revealed plans in a press release Friday to pour millions of dollars into painting Republican candidates […]