Irish police guarded looted stores and firefighters extinguished burning vehicles in Dublin’s city center early Friday. Three young children were among five people injured in a knife attack in Dublin, which sparked riots in the city center. The police have not ruled out any motive, including whether the incident was related to terrorism. After a small group of anti-immigrant protesters arrived at the scene of the stabbing attack, police blamed far-right agitators for starting the violence. Irish police guarded looted stores and firefighters extinguished burning vehicles in the heart of Dublin’s city center early Friday after the stabbing of three…
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A major storm bringing snow and rain to the eastern United States may disrupt Thanksgiving plans. Flight, road, and public transportation delays. After millions of Americans braved bumper-to-bumper traffic and airport crowds to get to their destinations on Thanksgiving, a major storm is sweeping across the eastern United States, bringing snow and rain. Flight delays, clogged roads and public transport disruptions are expected, similar to the annual holiday. According to the Transportation Security Administration, over 30 million passengers will be traveling between this Friday and the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Here is a breakdown of the areas that are most likely…
Sam Altman, a co-founder of OpenAI, will take over as CEO again shortly after the board ousted him, the company announced. The IT business said that the “in principle” calls for the appointment of new board members. It follows Mr. Altman’s dismissal on Friday, which prompted an open letter from employees threatening to quit if he wasn’t given his job back. In a post on X, previously Twitter, Mr. Altman stated, “I am looking forward to returning to OpenAI. I love OpenAI, and everything I’ve done in the last few days has been to support the continued success of this…
Seoul: North Korea appears to be preparing to launch a reconnaissance satellite for the third time this year, a move that could be as contentious as the nuclear-armed country’s weapons tests. Earlier attempts on May 31 – North Korea’s first such launch since 2016 – and August 24 ended in fiery failures when the country’s new Chollima-1 rockets crashed into the sea. North Korea has launched six satellites since 1998, two of which appear to have successfully reached orbit, the most recent of which was in 2016. North Korea has also informed Japan that it intends to launch a satellite…
November 20, New Delhi, India: US Ambassador, Eric Garcetti stated that India and US have taken significant steps to strengthen their defense partnership, and that the two countries are committed to promoting a resilient and rules-based international order to protect the Indo-Pacific’s “free, open, and inclusive” environment. He went on to say that during the India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue, both countries’ ministers discussed the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. Garcetti stated at a national capital event, “I believe the joint statement (2+2 Dialogue) reflects both countries’ resolve to promote resilient rules-based international order to safeguard free, open,…
On Sunday, Argentines will vote in a run-off election to determine who will lead the South American country for the next four years. The two candidates, left-wing economy minister Sergio Massa and far-right libertarian Javier Milei, are neck and neck in opinion polls. Mr. Massa won the first round with 36.7% to Mr. Milei’s 30%. However, polls show that Mr Milei, who has promised to “blow up” Argentina’s political system, has gained ground since then. The polls open at 08:00 local time (11:00 GMT) and close at 18:00. With 40% of Argentines living in poverty, voters’ top concerns are high…
MANILA — On Friday, a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck, occurred at a depth of 10 km in the Philippines’ Mindanao region, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ). And no tsunami is expected, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre. The quake struck at 4:14 p.m. (local time), according to Phivolcs (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology). Its epicenter was 05.37° North, 125.15° East – 030 kilometers south and 81 kilometers west of Sarangani, Davao Occidental. The offshore quake is expected to cause damage and aftershocks, according to a bulletin issued by the Philippines’ seismology agency. It added…
New Delhi, India – A sensational episode has emerged in Delhi’s posh Greater Kailash area, involving two doctors, a woman posing as a surgeon, a laboratory technician, and several dead patients. Four people have been arrested in connection with the deaths of two patients who were undergoing surgery at a clinic in a south Delhi neighborhood. Dr. Neeraj Agarwal and his wife Pooja Agarwal, along with Dr. Jaspreet Singh were arrested, along with former laboratory technician Mahender Singh, according to the Delhi Police. According to the police, in 2022, a patient named Asghar Ali was admitted to the clinic for…
In Brazil, almost 3,000 towns and cities have received red alerts as a result of an unbearable heat wave. Brazil is currently experiencing unusually warm winter temperatures, with heat-waves defying seasonal norms. Temperatures in Sao Paulo are nearly 10 degrees above average, affecting over 11.5 million people. This is part of a larger trend in Latin America, where record-breaking heat-waves are occurring even in areas where winter should be. Meteorologists found the occurrence relating to El Niño patterns as well as the effects of global warming. Earlier this year, scientists from the American Meteorological Society (AMS) published a report on…
Nearly 200 Rohingya refugees in two boats carrying them, including many women and children, arrived in Indonesia’s westernmost province on Tuesday, this is the largest number of the persecuted Myanmar minority to arrive in months. Despite being born in Myanmar, the Rohingya are widely regarded as illegal immigrants from Bangladesh. Every year, thousands of mostly Muslim Rohingya risk their lives on long and expensive sea journeys, often in fragile boats, to reach Malaysia or Indonesia. According to Hamdani, a representative for the North Aceh government, 196 refugees, including 27 women and 18 children, arrived just before the sunrise. He told…
