Gunshots were heard on Wednesday evening near the presidency in the capital of Chad, N’Djamena. Convoys of military vehicles were seen driving toward the presidency too, the news agency Reuters reported. According to the French AFP news agency, a security source said armed men had attacked the interior of the presidential compound while all roads leading to the presidency have been blocked, adding that tanks could be seen on the streets of N’Djamena. Infrastructure Minister says ‘situation is…
Brazil says social media sites must respect domestic laws Brazilian judge Alexandre de Moraes said social media firms would need to comply with domestic laws and legislations in order to keep operating in Brazil. one day after media giant Meta announced abandoning its fact checking program. Brazil’s Supreme Court will not allow technology companies to exploit their use of hate speech for profit, Moraes said, adding that social media “will not become a lawless land”…
At least 6 dead in temple stampede The stampede occurred during a 10-day annual festival at Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple in the city of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh state. The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), which oversees the affairs at the temple, had arranged for ticket counters to issue tokens to devotees on the occasion of the Vaikunta Ekadasi festival. Thousands of devotees from across India had gathered to visit the temple. According to the temple…
Anwar Bunni picked up the phone just after two rings he heard the great news and immediately thought the EU should allow Syrians to go back. It was December 8, the day Syrian rebels ousted President Bashar Assad and took control of Damascus; Syria was free Bunni, head of the non-profit Syrian Centre for Legal Studies and Research, has spent more than a decade collecting testimonies on crimes committed against Syrians and building cases of…
The Ministry of Economy, Employment and Digital Transformation, through the General Directorate of Business, launches the “Do business in Portugal” program, with the aim of supporting companies in their internationalization, which will provide support to 15 interested companies in accessing the cross-border market. Investment and financing needs The program will first carry out a diagnosis of the cross-border approach of the participating companies, identifying the strengths, weaknesses and investment and financing needs. Subsequently, personalized advice…
Wide-ranging international sanctions made it a crime to work with Syria’s former government. But should it be a crime to work with the new one? That’s a question aid organizations, civil society groups and Syrian ex-pats have been asking since a coalition of rebel groups toppled the authoritarian Assad regime last month. Syria has long been one of the most sanctioned countries in the world because of the Assad family, which headed the government there…
Much remains unclear days after the Ukrainian army’s latest surprise offensive in the Russian region of Kursk. Kyiv has so far remained silent, as it did at the beginning of August 2024 when Ukraine advanced into the Russian region for the first time. Meanwhile, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Monday that an “attempted advance” by Ukrainian forces towards the area of Bolshesoldatsky, some 80 kilometers (about 50 miles) southwest of the regional capital Kursk, had been…
Germany pushing EU to ease sanctions on Syria Germany is at the helm of efforts within the European Union (EU) to ease sanctions on Syria following President Bashar Assad’s ouster, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. Berlin is pushing for the move within the bloc, provided it is met with progress on social issues, the FT said. The French AFP news agency also reported that Germany is seeking to reduce EU sanctions on Syria, citing…
Turkey threatens offensive against Syrian Kurdish fighters Turkey threatened on Tuesday to launch a military operation against Kurdish forces in Syria unless they accepted Ankara’s conditions for a “bloodless” transition after the demise of President Bashar Assad. “We will do what’s necessary” if the Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) fail to agree to Turkish demands, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told CNNTurk television. When asked what that might entail, he said a “military operation.” Turkey considers the YPG, which…
Panama tells Trump canal sovereignty is ‘non-negotiable’ Panama reiterated on Tuesday that the sovereignty of its eponymous ship canal was not up for discussion after US President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out military action to regain control. “The sovereignty of our canal is not negotiable and is part of our history of struggle,” Foreign Minister Javier Martinez-Acha said, adding that President Jose Raul Mulino had made his stance clear. Trump made the remarks during a…
A bomb exploded at a school near Nigeria’s capital city Abuja late on Monday, killing at least two people. Police said the explosive device burst at the Tsangagyar Sani Uthman Islamiyya School near Abuja. They have identified three suspects from the northern state of Katsina. The improvised explosive device (IED) was brought to the school by the three men, who were visiting the owner of the school, police said. “Tragically, two of the men died…
Donald Trump Jr. is set to visit Greenland on Tuesday amid his father’s suggestions that the Danish territory should be part of the US. President-elect Donald Trump confirmed his son’s visit on his platform Truth Social. “I am hearing that the people of Greenland are ‘MAGA.’ My son, Don Jr, and various representatives, will be traveling there to visit some of the most magnificent areas and sights,” he posted late on Monday. “Greenland is an…
Dozens of people have been killed after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck in the Himalayas on Tuesday morning, and dozens more injured. Local Chinese media reported at least 95 fatalities in and around the city of Shigatse in Tibet, while tremors were felt in neighboring Nepal and India. “A reporter learned from the Tibet Autonomous Region earthquake bureau that people have been killed,” the Xinhua state news agency said, listing the Changsuo, Quluo and Cuoguo townships in Dingri County. “A…
Millions of girls in Bangladesh are facing an uphill battle to stay in school. For many, the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters, and economic hardship have made this struggle even more daunting. Born in a remote village in the country’s northeastern region, 19-years-old Zueana is the first person in her family to go to school. She benefited from “boat schools” — classrooms set up on river boats — that aim to save children from remote villages…
The Northwest Passage was the great obsession of European explorers for centuries. Finding a path that would connect the Pacific and Atlantic oceans without having to skirt America was a tempting economic, military and political objective. The new president of the United States, Donald Trump, wants to revive this step to create trade routes that connect Asia and Europe. To do this, he has a plan: annex Canada and buy Greenland from Denmark. The current…
A woman has succumbed to injuries sustained during a car attack at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, last month, raising the death toll to six.
The Government of France, headed by the recently appointed Prime Minister, François Bayrou, begins to try to attract parliamentary groups to carry out the 2025 Budget. In an interview yesterday for the public radio station France Inter, the French Minister of Economy , Eric Lombard, confirmed that the savings objective with which they are working in the public accounts for 2025 is 50,000 million euros. A more modest ambition than the 60 billion raised by…
Around 20% of the settlements that the General Treasury of Social Security is making to the self-employed for the adjustment of contributions with the new system of quotas for real income and that are being reviewed by administrative managers contain some error. “Be careful, after reviewing the settlements that the General Treasury of Social Security makes to our clients, we have detected that for 20% of the cases the calculation contains errors,” warned the president…
The ‘president’ of the Generalitat, Carlos Mazón, has stressed that the Consell has mobilized 130.5 million euros for different actions in health and social services for the areas affected by the damage that hit the province of Valencia on October 29. . In this sense, he stressed that “one of the Consell’s priorities has been to restore health services in the affected areas as soon as possible.” “From the first moment, coverage of healthcare services…
Aragón continues to lose self-employed workers as the buzz for digital nomads diminishes. In 2023, the number of self-employed professionals fell below 100,000 and, in 2024, far from recovering that threshold, there has once again been a decrease of 243 self-employed workers. Aragón’s self-employed population dipped below 100,000 in 2023, with 2024 seeing a further decline to 98,823. This contrasts with Spain’s national 1.3% growth in self-employment, pointing to Aragón’s challenges in retaining its workforce.…
The municipality of Madrid requests not to give privileged treatment to Catalonia. For those who watch la Liga, this is not about Real Madrid and Barcelona. The Minister of Economy, Finance and Employment of the Community of Madrid, Rocío Albert, has once again asked the Government of Spain for a multilateral negotiation for regional financing and “not to give privileged treatment to Catalonia.” Spanish Tourism sector grows by 17% to 184 million in 2023 Madrid…
A computer failure paralyzes trains in Spain A computer failure paralyzes trains in Spain that connect Madrid with Galicia A chaotic start to 2025. The Talgo Avril trains, which operate on the lines that connect Madrid with Galicia and Asturias. They remain stopped at the stations due to a computer incident, according to post on X by Renfe. Arranging alternative arrangements for all travelers The railway company has specified that it is arranging alternative arrangements…
There is already a figure for the revaluation of pensions in 2025. The cost will be 7,296.8 million euros according to the 2.8% that marks the average Consumer Price Index (CPI) of 2024, a measure of which They will benefit more than 12 million people in Spain. It is one of the most relevant data left by the budget impact report of the latest anti-crisis decree, approved on December 23. The document, which is already…
The president of ATA Extremadura, Candelaria Carrera, presented this Monday, December 30, the main results of the study “Training Needs of Self-Employed Workers in Extremadura”, a report that is part of the actions that ATA Extremadura is carrying out in the framework for the development of the project III Plan for the Improvement of Self-Employment Training. This study, which has carried out a detailed x-ray of the group in the region, has confirmed the urgent…
The twelve-month Euribor, the indicator most used in Spain to calculate variable mortgages, is close to closing December at around 2.434%, its ninth consecutive drop, and which will mean new savings in the installments of these loans of more than 1,200 euros per year. Although there are still two sessions left until the end of December, the Euribor provisionally reaches that average rate of 2.432%, lower than the 2.506% in November, and above all, the…
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