The reform will raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 Schools, transportation networks and refinery deliveries have been affected Macron: Reform is vital to ensure the continuity of the pension system PARIS (Reuters) – Strikers disrupted French refinery shipments, public transport and schools on Tuesday, the second day of nationwide protests against President Emmanuel … Read more
Biden said “no” when asked about the F-16s for Ukraine Zelensky: Moscow is seeking a big revenge The Russian official claimed a foothold at Vuhledar Kyiv could regain control of the land upon the arrival of Western weapons – a group Kyiv (Reuters) – Ukraine’s defense minister is expected in Paris on Tuesday to meet … Read more
The last mafia godfather enjoyed an unusually strong loyalty Omerta’s law of silence also helped the president stay in hiding The last “godfather” Messina Denaro lived near his mother PALERMO, Italy (January 25) (Reuters) – When Salvatore Catalano discovered that Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro was living a short distance from his home in Campobello … Read more
Poland says it plans to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine Germany hints at approval as the Allies apply pressure President Zelensky grapples with a corruption scandal Russia says the tank debate shows NATO’s division WARSAW/Kyiv, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Poland said on Monday it will ask Germany for permission to send Leopard tanks to Ukraine … Read more
PARIS (Reuters) – Germany’s foreign minister said on Sunday her government would not stand in her way if Poland wanted to send its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, in a possible breakthrough for Kiev which wants the tanks in its fight against the Russian invasion. . Ukrainian officials have been calling for Western allies to … Read more
The Cosa Nostra boss was arrested after 30 years He was held in a private hospital in Palermo Convicted for his role in the murder of anti-mafia prosecutors PALERMO, Italy (January 16) (Reuters) – Matteo Messina Denaro, Italy’s most wanted mafia boss, was arrested by armed police at a private hospital in Sicily on Monday, … Read more
LUZERAT, Germany (January 11) (Reuters) – Hundreds of police began clearing out a deserted village of climate change protesters on Wednesday in a standoff over an opencast pottery mine expansion that highlighted tensions over climate policy in Germany during an energy crisis. . Forming human chains, demonstrators erected a makeshift barrier from old containers and … Read more
State media says severe illness from the coronavirus is rare Chinese scientists brief the World Health Organization Chinese factory activity contracted in December BEIJING/HONG KONG/GENEVA, Jan. 3 (Reuters) – China’s state media downplayed the severity of a surge in COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, while its scientists briefed the World Health Organization, which is seeking detailed … Read more
