French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said Monday that the country was "ready" for the winter despite gas shortages in Europe -- providing consumers made efforts to reduce their energy consumption.. "Whatever happens, we're ready for this winter.
San José, CA: Councilmembers Dev Davis and Pam Foley join other local residents and grass roots organizations in endorsing Irene Smith for City Council District 3.
For the first time in seven months, pensioner Lyudmila Omelchenko can once again sleep in the bedroom upstairs of her small two-storey home in eastern Ukraine.. Inside the school now are goats kept by a villager Lyudmila Mykolayivna, 58.
Hundreds of abandoned bicycles in a small town near Ukraine's southern front line tell the many stories of their owners, who were forced to flee Russia's invasion.. Located just 15 kilometres from the southern front line, Zelenodolsk is a small town of some 13,000 residents, founded in the 1960s when Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union.
Sri Lanka's government on Sunday cut taxes on female sanitary products in a bid to help women and girls unable to afford them because of the country's economic crisis.. The tax cut was to "make hygiene products more affordable in view of ensuring hygiene among women and school girls," the statement said.
Decent salaries and stability are the hallmarks of a job in Iraq's civil service, an institution much coveted by young graduates, even as it starves the private sector and hobbles the economy.. Unlike in the civil service, youngsters"can negotiate their salary", he says, expressing guarded optimism for the future. gde/tgg/hc/it
Does immigration threaten the unique culture of French-speaking Quebec?. During a debate, his immigration minister, Jean Boulet, went further -- and provoked an uproar -- with the baseless claim that "80 percent of immigrants do not work, do not speak French or do not adhere to the values of Quebec society."
The NFL and its players union agreed Saturday that changes to concussion protocols are needed following reports the union fired a consultant involved in clearing Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.. "The NFL and the NFLPA agree that modifications to the concussion protocol are needed to enhance player safety," they said.
Bodies strewn everywhere, a ceiling caved by blastwaves, classmates dragging each other to safety -- survivors of a suicide bombing in a Kabul study hall described scenes of horror after what should have been a typical exam. . - 'Never stop studying' - Arsalan, 18, who was writing his test in the courtyard of the centre, saw bodies of women strewn on the floor of the hall.
Elon Musk on Friday showed off the latest version of a humanoid robot that the world's richest man said could one day eliminate poverty.. "The robot can actually do a lot more than we just showed you, we just didn't want it to fall on its face," Musk quipped.
