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When Natalia Arno stands up for any length of time, her right side goes numb, as do her back and her face.Authorities in the United States and Germany -- where Arno spent time before going to Prague -- launched an investigation into suspected poisoning.
PoliticsAFP NewsBiden calls shaken US allies to reassure on Ukraine aid
President Joe Biden called key allies Tuesday to reassure them the United States will stand fast on Ukraine, after Republican hardliners derailed funding for aid to help Kyiv's war effort.Biden had been under mounting pressure to calm shaken allies after an 11th-hour deal in the US Congress to avoid a government funding shutdown on Saturday contained no new aid for war-torn Ukraine.
ScienceAFP NewsTrio wins physics Nobel for illuminating electrons
France's Pierre Agostini, Hungarian-Austrian Ferenc Krausz and Franco-Swede Anne L'Huillier won the Nobel prize in physics on Tuesday for research using ultra quick light flashes that enable the study of electrons inside atoms and molecules.The physics award is the second Nobel of the season after the Medicine Prize on Monday, awarded to messenger RNA researchers Katalin Kariko, a Hungarian like Krausz, and Drew Weissman for their groundbreaking technology that paved the way for mRNA Covid-19 va
PoliticsHuffPostSpeaker Vote Drama Is BACK As Test Of Kevin McCarthy’s Hold On Gavel Looms
The House will vote Tuesday on a resolution from Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to declare the speaker’s office “vacant.”
PoliticsAFP NewsTop US Republican fights right-wing threat to his leadership
Top US Republican Kevin McCarthy was fighting for his political life ahead of a vote expected Tuesday on whether to remove him as House speaker, forced by far-right critics angered by his work with Democrats.Leading the criticism is congressman Matt Gaetz, a longtime McCarthy antagonist who on Monday moved to topple the speaker with a "motion to vacate the chair" -- forcing a vote that is expected later Tuesday.
NewsAFP NewsSpain opens manslaughter probe over nightclub fire deaths
A Spanish court on Tuesday opened a manslaughter probe into a deadly fire that killed 13 people inside a nightclub which had ignored an earlier closure order. Diaz Manzanera said he hoped the outcome of the probe would not be the same as that which followed Spain's worst-ever nightclub fire in Madrid in December 1983, when 81 people died.
ScienceAFP NewsIs planting trees to combat climate change 'complete nonsense'?
Bill Gates is emphatic: "I don't plant trees," he declared recently, wading into a debate about whether mass tree planting is really much use in fighting climate change.Even notoriously climate change-sceptical US Republicans have introduced legislation to support planting a trillion trees worldwide.
NewsAFP NewsHunter Biden pleads not guilty to gun charges
Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty Tuesday to an illegal gun possession charge, marking the latest chapter in his troubled life just as his father President Joe Biden accelerates his campaign for reelection next year.In July, a plea bargain between Hunter Biden and federal prosecutor David Weiss -- which would have erased the gun charges while Biden pleaded guilty to two tax charges and avoided prison -- fell apart.
NewsAFP NewsTwo dead in Bangkok mall shooting, 14-year-old boy arrested
A 14-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday after a shooting at a packed Bangkok mall that left two people dead and five wounded, and sent hundreds of panicked shoppers running in terror into the streets.National Police Chief Torsak Sukwimol told reporters that two women -- one Chinese, one from Myanmar -- were killed in the mall shooting, and five other people wounded.
NewsAFP NewsKarabakh refugees transform Armenian mountain resort
In the autumnal beech forests of Aghveran in Armenia, the influx of refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh, who lived through a blockade and an Azerbaijani offensive, has changed the face of a mountain resort.The defeat of Karabakh separatists by Azerbaijani forces in a rapid offensive last month has caused the exodus of more than 100,000 refugees to Armenia.
NewsAFP NewsUK's high-speed rail row derails Tory party conference
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday dodged questions over the future of the UK's second high-speed train line, as the issue overshadowed his Conservative party's annual conference.It would be only the UK's second high-speed railway after the one leading to the Channel Tunnel, linking England's southeast with northern France.
NewsReutersIndia asks producers for 'sensitivity' as oil price hovers near $90
India, the world's third-biggest oil importer, on Tuesday urged producers to show "sensitivity" towards consuming countries, hit by prices largely trading above $90 a barrel since Saudi Arabia and Russia decided to extend voluntary cuts to year-end. "During pandemic, when crude oil prices crashed, the world came together to stabilize the prices to make it sustainable for the producers," Indian oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri, in Abu Dhabi to attend an industry conference, said after a meeting with OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais. "Now, as the world is at cusp of economic recession and slowdown, oil producers need to show same sensitivity towards the consuming countries," Puri said on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
BusinessReutersAbu Dhabi's IHC raises stake in India's Adani Enterprises
MUMBAI (Reuters) -Abu Dhabi conglomerate International Holding Co (IHC) said on Tuesday it has increased its stake in India's Adani Enterprises to more than 5%, days after it sold its stakes in two other Adani Group companies. IHC said its stake increase reflected its belief in Adani Enterprises' (AEL) ability to "incubate" and scale up airports, data centres and green hydrogen businesses. With the new investments, the value of IHC's holding in the Adani group's flagship company now stands at around 140 billion rupees ($1.68 billion), based on Tuesday's closing price of its shares, the Adani Group said separately in a statement.
NewsAFP NewsEU moves to protect sensitive tech from rivals, China
The EU unveiled Tuesday a list of sensitive technologies that should be kept out of the hands of rivals, as the bloc takes further measures to confront China's aggressive trade policies.Brussels is building a trade policy armoury to protect the bloc from actions by rival nations, after supply chain shocks rocked European economies during the Covid pandemic, and the energy crisis that followed Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
PoliticsHuffPostKevin McCarthy: ‘I’m Not Going To Provide Anything’ To Dems To Save My Speakership
The GOP leader is apparently counting on his own party to keep him in charge as his far-right flank prepares to try to oust him.
BusinessAFP NewsStock markets drop as rate fears take hold
Stock markets slumped across the board Tuesday on growing worries that high interest rates will take a toll on economic growth, as central bankers pursue their efforts to rein in inflation.For investors, that raises the prospect of high inflation and high borrowing rates that could dent corporate earnings and push up unemployment -- lowering the chances for the "soft landing" sought by Fed officials.
NewsAFP NewsPakistan orders illegal Afghans to leave or face deportation
Hundreds of thousands of Afghans living illegally in Pakistan have been given until November 1 to leave voluntarily or face deportation, the interior minister said Tuesday, a crackdown Kabul's embassy in Islamabad called "harassment".All will have to return home in the coming months, according to a report by the state-run news agency APP. "The illegal immigrants and illegal foreign nationals who are living in Pakistan are given a deadline of November 1," Bugti told reporters in Islamabad.
NewsReutersEU to assess tech security risks and consider controls
The European Union will assess whether semiconductor, artificial intelligence and quantum technologies and biotechnology pose a risk to the bloc's economic security, which could lead to curbs on exports or investments in third countries such as China. The European Commission said on Tuesday it had established a list of four technologies, as well a further six to look into later, as part of the European Economic Security Strategy it unveiled in June. The EU executive said then that exporting or sharing such technologies could constitute a risk if put to military use or used in human rights abuses by "countries of concern".
BusinessReutersUK regulator to push for probe into Amazon, Microsoft cloud dominance
British media regulator Ofcom will this week push for an antitrust investigation into Amazon and Microsoft's dominance of the UK's cloud computing market, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Between them, Amazon and Microsoft enjoy a combined market share of 60-70% of Britain's cloud computing industry. Ofcom's push for an antitrust probe, first signalled in April, will remain in the body's final report on the matter, set to be published on Thursday, one of the sources said.
NewsHuffPostPentagon Official Accused Of Dogfighting Ring Executed Losers With Jumper Cables: Feds
Frederick Douglass Moorefield Jr. of the Defense Department's communications staff was arrested for his alleged involvement in dogfighting.
NewsAFP NewsArmenia ratifies ICC founding treaty, angering Russia
Armenian lawmakers approved a key step towards joining the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday, a move that is set to escalate tensions with the ex-Soviet country's traditional ally Moscow.An online broadcast from the Armenian parliamentary session showed a majority of 60 deputies voting in favour of the proposal, with 22 -- mainly opposition lawmakers -- voting against joining the ICC. The Kremlin immediately criticised Armenia's decision.
PoliticsHuffPostJoe Scarborough Tauntingly Predicts Donald Trump's Next Wild Move In Fraud Trial
The co-host of MSNBC's "Morning Joe" couldn't believe the former president's courthouse antics.
LifestyleHuffPostMy High School Teacher Groomed Me. I Kept His Secret — Until Now.
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PoliticsHuffPostEx-Prosecutor Explains Why 1 Of Trump’s Fraud Excuses Is Just ‘Not A Defense’
“Legally, it’s irrelevant,” Andrew Weissmann said of the argument presented by Trump and his attorneys.
BusinessHuffPostYou Can Now Follow The Fed On Instagram And Threads
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