Citing security fears and the 35 million people expected to visit Rome for a Catholic jubilee in 2025, the Italian government has banned short-term rentals from allowing guests to check themselves in using lock boxes. Hosts must now welcome tenants in person and register them with the local police station. Source link
In tonight’s edition, police in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, fired teargas to disperse protesters and detained dozens, who were demonstrating on Monday against what they say is a wave of unexplained abductions of government critics. Also, election officials in Chad have put the low turnout at the weekend’s general election down to cold weather. And we … Read more
India on Monday launched its first space docking mission on an Indian-made rocket, successfully testing the advanced capability. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched Space Docking Experiment (SpaDex) mission via Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket. Spadex involves deploying two small spacecraft, each weighing about 220 kilograms (about 485 pounds), into low-Earth circular orbit. Upon … Read more
In the latest crackdown on women’s rights in Afghanistan, the Taliban have announced they will no longer allow any national or foreign NGOs that employ women to operate in the country. In a letter published on social platform X on Sunday night, the Economy Ministry said NGOs that do not comply with the new rule … Read more
In Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, residents have complained throughout December that tap water is “dirty, smells of sewage and is often dark black in color.” The main source of water here is Lake Chivero, which is heavily polluted with toxins, including leaking sewer pipes. Journalists asked Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume about the polluted water supplied to … Read more
Currently, Russian gas is still flowing through Ukraine’s pipeline network to the European Union (EU), generating revenue for Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin and financing his war against Ukraine. Russia has claimed that without Russian gas the bloc will not be able to meet its energy needs. By contrast, for Ukraine, the gas transit deal has … Read more
The suspect in the deadly car-ramming attack on a German Christmas market showed signs of mental illness, making the incident even harder to prevent, German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said on Monday. No motive has yet been established for the December 20 attack in Magdeburg that left five people dead and more than 200 wounded. … Read more
markets The world’s renowned brokerage firm Jefferies has made changes to its Asia equity portfolio with a long-term perspective. Jefferies has once again increased its weightage in HDFC Bank in this portfolio. With this, the total weightage of Indian private banks in this portfolio has now increased to 12 percent. Source link
Geneva- The World Health Organization on Monday urged China to share data and help understand how COVID-19 began, five years after the start of the pandemic that has swept the planet. COVID-19 has killed millions of people, shattered economies and paralyzed health systems. “We continue to call on China to share data and access so … Read more
The health care system in northern Gaza has been “obliterated” with hospitals “completely inoperable”, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Monday, leaving sick and wounded civilians in “grave risk”. Source link