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Italy to crack down on e-scooters after deaths and accidents
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2023-06-28 03:29

‘California is meant to burn': Experts teach landowners art of prescribed burns
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2023-06-01 18:21

Biden criticised for suggesting bridge ‘across the Indian Ocean’
President Joe Biden is facing criticism for slipping up when outlining a new railroad project, mistakenly saying it would be built across the Indian Ocean. Mr Biden was speaking to the League of Conservation Voters in Washington DC on Wednesday night, saying, “We have plans to build a railroad from the Pacific all the way across the Indian Ocean”. “We have plans to build in Angola one of the largest solar plants in the world,” Mr Biden added. “I can go on, but I’m not. I’m going off-script. I’m going to get in trouble.” There’s no proposal to build a railroad covering the third largest ocean on the planet, and conservatives were quick to capitalise on the slip-up, with the Twitter account RNC Research sharing the clip on Wednesday night. Last week, during a visit from UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Mr Biden made a similar mistake, before correcting himself, saying that “We’re talking about building — and I had my team putting together with other countries as well — to build a railroad from the Pacific Ocean — from the Atlantic Ocean all the way to the Indian Ocean”. Africa is surrounded by the Atlantic, the Indian Ocean, the Mediterranean, the Red Sea, and the Arabian Sea, but not the Pacific. Before fumbling his words, Mr Biden spoke about how the US is planning on helping developing countries combat the climate crisis. “We’ve mobilised the world’s leading emitters to help poorer countries deal with the impacts of climate change. They called it, at the G7, the Build Back Biden — Build Back Better. And we realized that got confusing,” the president said to laughter in the room. “Here’s the bottom line – We’re the ones that caused the problem, the United States. We cleared all our land. We did all the things that make things more easy for us to make money. Not a bad thing at the time. No one really fully understood,” he added. “But we, the major emitters in the world, have an obligation to help those countries.” “Soon, Africa will have one billion people. China has their Belt and Road Initiative. It turned out to be their debt and destruction initiative. No, I’m serious. Not a joke. Well, we’re going to win, and we’re going to help,” Mr Biden said, seemingly arguing that the US will take on China in their soft power push to help poorer nations with infrastructure projects, which critics have claimed are exploitative, with some calling it a “debt trap”. Mr Biden was mocked by Twitter users for his railroad slip, with conservative columnist Ian Haworth tweeting: “Who’s going to run that train, SpongeBob?” Former Utah Republican Representative Jason Chaffetz tweeted: “Bold initiative, Mr. President.” The communications director for Republican Missouri Senator Josh Hawley, Abigail Marone, wrote: “Put grandpa to bed.” The DeSantis War Room simply tweeted: “Ambitious.” Right-wing commentator Ben Shapiro made a dig about Mr Biden’s age, writing, “He does remember Pangea so.” “I for one am booking a seat on the first ever rail trip to the Indian Ocean. You laugh but the beverage car is gonna be sick,” Philadelphia talk radio host Rich Zeoli wrote. Mr Biden’s reelection effort was endorsed by the League of Conservation Voters Action Fund, the Natural Resources Defense Council Action Fund, NextGen PAC, and the Sierra Club on Wednesday evening, the New York Post noted. Read More Fox News producer behind chyron calling Biden a ‘wannabe dictator’ parts ways with network How was a 21-year-old gamer able to leak a mountain of major Pentagon secrets? Tucker Carlson asks ‘why the hysteria’ over Fox’s Biden ‘wannabe dictator’ chyron US company signs agreement to enter retail fuel market in crisis-hit Sri Lanka US defense secretary discusses upgrading ties with India to counter China Trump gloats as he scores rare legal win in New York golf club tax probe – live
2023-06-16 22:50

Dutch brewer Heineken sells its Russian operations for 1 euro, taking a 300-million-euro hit
Dutch brewer Heineken says it has completed its withdrawal from Russia, 18 months after Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine
2023-08-25 16:20

Russia court rejects Navalny appeal against 19-year sentence
Russia on Tuesday rejected an appeal lodged by Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny against a court decision to jail him for 19 years in a maximum...
2023-09-27 00:17

Free Disney World passes is latest front in war between Disney and DeSantis appointees
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees to a board that oversees Disney World’s governing district have launched a battle against the company on a new front — free passes and discounts for employees
2023-08-22 05:59

Biden: Inflation data 'good news' for US families, more work to do
WASHINGTON U.S. President Joe Biden hailed Tuesday's inflation data as "good news for hard working families" and said
2023-06-13 21:59

Hong Kong Dollar in Strong Half of Trading Band on Rate Hikes
Hong Kong’s currency has risen above the mid-point of its trading band against the dollar for the first
2023-07-27 11:25

Former US diplomat Henry Kissinger celebrates 100th birthday, still active in global affairs
Former diplomat and presidential advisor Henry Kissinger is marking his 100th birthday, outlasting many of his political contemporaries who guided the United States through one of its most tumultuous periods including the presidency of Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War
2023-05-27 20:28

Child marriage: 'I was sold into marriage for £7 at the age of 12'
Tamara was married at 12 and a mother at 13 - one of millions worldwide who marry before 18.
2023-11-29 08:56

Brazil Kicks Off Easing Cycle With Surprise Half-Point Interest Rate Cut
Brazil’s central bank lowered its benchmark interest rate by a larger-than-expected 50 basis points and said future cuts
2023-08-03 06:25
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