France Press agency NOS News•Today 00:24 Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has been found guilty of embezzling $1 billion. Argentine judges sentenced the 69-year-old politician to six years in prison and a life ban from holding public office. Because Kirchner is also a member of the Argentine Senate, she has parliamentary immunity and […]
Here’s what’s at stake during Georgia’s midterm tail end | Abroad
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Top government road safety advisor: “Reintroduce the Alcohol Trap” | Policy
Police should reintroduce the alcohol trap to deal with liquor drivers. This is more effective than increasing penalties, says the government’s chief road safety adviser. Today in this paper the National Scientific Institute for Highway Safety Research (Swov) calls for the widespread reintroduction of alcohol screenings. “Incidents of alcohol use are reduced by 17 percent […]
South African President receives support from his party in corruption case
Environmental Protection Agency NOS News•Yesterday, 22:42 South Africa’s president, Ramaphosa, who is accused of corruption, has the support of his party’s summit, the African National Congress. He was shot in the case of the theft of a large sum from his farm. A parliamentary commission of inquiry prepared a critical report on this subject. It […]
SpaceX is building a satellite network for the US government | Technique
Commercial spaceflight company SpaceX has created a new division. under name starshield The company will build a satellite network for the US government. For the Starshield Network, SpaceX will launch an unknown number of satellites into orbit. Satellites can communicate with each other via laser beams. Unlike radio signals, communication via laser beams cannot be […]
European Union countries also consumed less gas by a quarter in November Economie
Gas consumption in the EU was also a quarter lower in November than in previous years, according to reports financial times. It appears that the bloc is becoming less dependent on Russian gas. Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the countries of the European Union have been trying to become less dependent on […]
Even from prison, Navalny continues to defy the authorities
Russia’s leading opposition politician was reduced to a stamp-sized figure in a matter of months. Even in a small courtroom in Kovrov, a town 250 kilometers east of Moscow, spectators have to stare to see Alexei Navalny properly on the small TV screen. Through the only window in which he is still allowed to see […]
Iran says it is working to ease veil compliance, and the deputy police could have been lifted
The hijab protests began in September, when Mahsa Amini died after being arrested by religious police for improperly wearing a hijab.Corbis image via Getty Images Iran’s attorney general, Mohammad Jafar Montazeri, has announced that both parliament and the judiciary are working on such a review, with results expected “within a week or two,” the British […]
A 15-kilometer plume of smoke rose, evacuations began
AP NOS News•Today 09:09 The Indonesian authorities have raised the alert level to the highest level after the eruption of the Semeru volcano on the Indonesian island of Java. The evacuation of the local population began. Several villages covered in ash. No more losses were recorded. The level of volcanic activity has been raised to […]
London and Athens are about to agree on the Parthenon sculptures
Noor Photo NOS News•Yesterday, 20:06 The British Museum has been holding secret talks with Greece about the future of the world-famous Parthenon sculptures. According to Greek newspaper Ta Nea, talks between the London museum where the sculptures hang and the Greek prime minister are at an “advanced stage”. The marble carvings, also known as Elgin […]