Новости за 09.01.2024

CHICAGO, Illinois: A research letter published last week in JAMA Internal Medicine showed that American women are stocking up on abortion pills in case they need them.

NEW YORK: On January 4, a New York City teachers union filed a lawsuit against state and federal agencies to block a congestion pricing plan from taking effect this year.

LILONGWE, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Malawi will start importing maize flour from Tanzania and South Africa to feed the 4.4 million people who are facing food shortages in the country.

New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) on Tuesday announced its association as a partner organisation with the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 from January 10th to 12th, 2024, in Gandhinagar. "USISPF is honoured to lead a delegation comprising over 35 Fortune American companies, including Salesforce, Abbott, Blackstone, HSBC, UPS, Micron, Cisco, SHRM, and others. These co

Taipei [Taiwan], January 10 (ANI): Taiwanese security forces issued a nationwide air raid alert after a Chinese satellite flew over its southern airspace on Tuesday, Taiwan's Ministry of Defence informed. Later, on Tuesday, the Ministry stated that the armed forces' joint intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance system are closely monitoring the situation, including the launch and trajectory of the satellite. Taking

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], January 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday shared a glimpse of the people giving a rousing welcome to the President of the UAE, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on his arrival in Ahmedabad for the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar. In the video shared by PM Modi on X, people lining both sides of the streets in big numbers were seen cheering and wav

Lawyers for former U.S. President Donald Trump and the Justice Department sparred sharply Tuesday in a Washington courtroom over whether he is immune from prosecution on charges that he illegally tried to upend his 2020 reelection loss even as he tries to reclaim the White House in the 2024 election in November.

BRUSSELS, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- 2023 has been recognized as the warmest year since 1850, as per a report released on Tuesday by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) of the European Union (EU).

For well over a decade Ghana was exalted as one of the most promising and fastest growing economies on the continent.

Tel Aviv [Israel], January 9 (ANI/TPS): Tensions along the Israeli-Lebanese border rose sharply as an Israeli airstrike killed three Hezbollah commanders, and a Hezbollah drone hit the Israeli military's Northern Command headquarters. On Tuesday. The three Hezbollah commanders were in a car in the South Lebanese area of Nabatieh when it was struck by a guided missile, according to Lebanese reports. The Israel Defense Forc

Dubai [UAE], January 9 (ANI/WAM): Dubai is set to host the World Congress of Medical Informatics (MedInfo), the flagship meeting of the International Medical Informatics Association in 2027, becoming the first city in the Middle East, North Africa region to welcome the event. The winning bid was led by the Emirates Health Informatics Society and supported by the Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), Dubai Health Author

Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], January 9 (ANI): The US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) on Tuesday announced it will be a "partner organisation with the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 and lead a delegation of over 35 Fortune American companies. These companies have plans to increase their investments in Gujarat, USISPF said. "USISPF is honoured to lead a delegation comprising over 35 Fortune American compani

New Delhi [India], January 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his heartfelt congratulations to People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the party chief Tshering Tobgay for their triumph in the parliamentary elections in Bhutan. The Prime Minister said in a post on X, "Heartiest congratulations to my friend @tsheringtobgay and the People's Democratic Party for winning the parliamentary elections in Bhutan. Look forw

Some Belarusian journalists in exile have complained their stories are ?failing to reach target audiences,? the outlet reports

Police clashed with Orthodox Jews who fought to defend passages they had apparently dug under the city streets

WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv Tuesday to ensure his country's military avoids inflicting further harm on civilians in Gaza in its ongoing war against Hamas militants.

LONDON - 2024 will pose a major test of democratic rule as an estimated 4 billion people in more than 50 nations - almost half the world's population - are set to vote in national elections, with the outcomes likely to shape global politics for years or decades to come.

Thimphu [Bhutan], January 9 (ANI): Bhutan's People's Democratic Party (PDP) won the largest number of seats in the parliamentary elections and is poised to form the new government, Al Jazeera reported citing local media reports. According to the latest figures from the Bhutan Broadcasting Service, PDP won 30 out of the 47 National Assembly seats and Bhutan Tendrel Party secured 17 seats. This was Bhutan's fourth general e

Tel Aviv [Israel], January 9 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday held a private meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv, The Times of Israel reported. The two sat with Netanyahu's full war cabinet. Blinken on Tuesday also met Israeli President Isaac Herzog. Their discussions focused on the region, including a briefing from Blinken on his conv

Beijing [China], January 9 (ANI): Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu, during his ongoing five-day state visit to China, urged China to "intensify" efforts to send more tourists to the Maldives. The appeal comes in the wake of a diplomatic spat leading to the cancellation of reservations by Indian tourists for Maldives as derogatory remarks were made by Maldivian ministers against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing t

NAIROBI, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Sub-Saharan Africa's economy grew 2.9 percent in 2023 compared to 3.7 percent in 2022, the World Bank said in a report released Tuesday.

DAMASCUS, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- As many as 14 soldiers were killed and 19 others wounded on Tuesday when a military bus came under Islamic State (IS) attack in Syria's Homs Province, a war monitor reported.

DAMASCUS, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- As many as 14 soldiers were killed and 19 others wounded on Tuesday when a military bus came under Islamic State (IS) attack in Syria's Homs Province, a war monitor reported.

BRUSSELS, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- The European Commission is scrutinizing Microsoft's investment in OpenAI, the developer behind ChatGPT, it announced on Tuesday.

BARCELONA, Spain, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese car brands should be welcomed in Spain as they make the market more dynamic, the president of the National Association of Vehicle Dealers (Ancove) told Xinhua in an interview on Tuesday.