Day: January 14, 2023
Trump’s firm sentenced to pay $1.61m penalty for tax fraud
In this Aug 10, 2022 file photo, former US president Donald Trump waves as he departs Trump Tower in New York. (JULIA NIKHINSON / AP) NEW YORK – A New York judge on Friday sentenced Donald Trump's namesake real estate company to pay a $1.61 million criminal penalty after it was convicted of scheming to […]
UN nuclear watchdog to increase presence in Ukraine
This Nov 14, 2007 picture shows a view of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna. The IAEA has praised China's efforts and progress in stepping up nuclear security and contributing to global governance of nuclear security. (JOE KLAMAR / AFP) VIENNA / UNITED NATIONS- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on […]
Amid Peru Cabinet shakeup, top prosecutor probes protest deaths
Demonstrators carry mockup coffins during a protest to demand the dissolution of Congress and democratic elections, rejecting Dina Boluarte as Peru's president, after the ouster of leftist President Pedro Castillo, in Lima, Peru, Jan 12, 2023. (ALESSANDRO CINQUE / REUTERS) LIMA – Peru's attorney general has launched 11 inquiries to identify those responsible for more […]
Hubble telescope records black hole gobbling star
This sequence of artist's illustrations shows how a black hole can devour a bypassing star. 1. A normal star passes near a supermassive black hole in the center of a galaxy. 2. The star's outer gasses are pulled into the black hole's gravitational field. 3. The star is shredded as tidal forces pull it apart. […]
Czech Republic holds presidential election
UN urges boosting support for developing nations, reforms
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press briefing at United Nations Headquarters on Feb 4, 2020 in New York. (ANGELA WEISS / AFP) UNITED NATIONS — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and other speakers called for massive support provided to the developing nations and an urgent reform of the global financial system […]
M23 agrees to continue ‘orderly withdrawal’ in eastern DRC
M23 rebels guard the area during the meeting between the East African Regional Force (EACRF) officials and M23 rebels during the handover ceremony at Rumangabo camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Jan 6, 2023. 9GUERCHOM NDEBO / AFP) NAIROBI – The March 23 Movement (M23), a rebel group that has taken territory in […]