Ukraine hit by deadly Russian strikes as ‘thanks’ for Trump diesel deal, Zelenskyy says pred 1 dnevom, 9 urami in 59 minutami Ukrainian president says money from fuel sales will intensify war as European leaders reiterate support for KyivRussia launched deadly strikes on civilians in Ukraine as “thanks” for a deal cut by Donald Trump with Vladimir Putin to buy large quantities of Russian diesel, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, accusing Washington of helping fund Moscow’s war.The Ukrainian president has expressed repeated outrage at the agreement announced by Trump on Friday, which the US president said was needed to reduce diesel prices, and comes ahead of November midterm elections where the cost of fuel is a key voter issue. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Two dead as Isaias weakens to post-tropical cyclone after striking Florida panhandle pred 1 dnevom, 10 urami in 10 minutami Deaths came from falling trees as nearly a million people are without power and rain and flooding remain a concernTwo people have died amid Isaias after it made landfall late on Friday on Florida’s panhandle as a category 2 hurricane, according to authorities.Both of those deaths occurred after trees fell on homes, one in Escambia county, Florida, and another in Birmingham, Alabama, as the storm moved in inland, local officials said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Why have hundreds of 'cockroach' protesters been detained in Delhi pred 1 dnevom, 10 urami in 31 minutami Thousands of security personnel were deployed in Delhi ahead of the Gen-Z led Cockroach Janta Party protest on Saturday calling for electoral reforms.
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‘People are leaving’: New York City’s EMS workers are struggling to make ends meet pred 1 dnevom, 10 urami in 43 minutami EMS workers, who make life-or-death decisions in emergencies, are the lowest paid first responders After 31 years in New York City’s emergency medical services, Oren Barzilay has started giving young New Yorkers advice he never imagined giving when he began his EMS career. “Don’t come here,” he tells them. “You are only going to hurt yourself.”It is a striking reversal for Barzilay, the recently retired president of FDNY EMS Local 2507. What changed for Barzilay was not his view of work or the value of service. It was what he believes is the New York City failure to pay the people who put their lives at risk to save the lives of others. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
How a South African billionaire is turning a corner of Somerset into ‘one man’s estate’ pred 1 dnevom, 11 urami in 43 minutami Koos Bekker’s Newt estate encompasses luxury hotels, pubs and high street business, with local concerns including floodingWhen South African billionaire Koos Bekker bought an old country estate in a sleepy corner of Somerset to turn it into a luxury hotel, residents thought it was a sign their area was on the up.Walking through his peaceful manicured gardens, which feature a maze of apple trees twisted into perfect shapes using the espalier method, it’s easy to feel that all is well in this quiet, picturesque pocket of England. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
