Author: News Desk

United States: The Supreme Court of Colorado has ruled that former US President, Mr. Donald Trump, cannot run for president in the 2024 election. The court decided that Mr. Trump was ineligible to run for office due to his involvement in an uprising over the US Capitol riot almost three years ago. This is the first time that a presidential candidate has ever been disqualified under Section 3 of the US Constitution’s 14th Amendment. There have been unsuccessful attempts in New Hampshire, Minnesota, and Michigan to remove Mr. Trump from the ballot. The ruling is only applicable to Colorado; it…

France: The French parliament has passed legislation toughening France’s immigration policy. Both Ms. Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) and French President’s, Mr. Emmanuel Macron, centrist Renaissance party supported the amended bill. Mr. Macron was accused by leftists of caving into the far-right. But the majority in the lower house was so large that Ms. Le Pen’s support was unnecessary for the ruling party. The goal of the bill was to demonstrate to Macron that he could be a tough immigration policymaker while still welcoming foreign labour to boost the economy in job-starved sectors, according to the report. A…

United States: Apple has planned to ban the latest Apple Watch Series 9 and the Apple Watch Ultra 2 smartwatches in the United States beginning on December 21. Due to a continuous disagreement about the blood oxygen feature with medical device manufacturer Masimo, the company decided to remove one of its best-selling products from the market. Apple has consistently promoted its smartwatch as a life-saving tool, which has helped propel the device into the stratosphere and make it the most widely-sold watch globally. However, its conflict with Masimo puts that in jeopardy. The US International Trade Commission declared in October…

Italy: Roman Catholic priests are now permitted to bestow blessings on same-sex couples under a historic decision approved by the Vatican. The blessings are not given during regular church liturgies, rituals, civil unions, or weddings. According to a document from the Vatican’s doctrinal office that Pope Francis approved, such blessings would indicate that God welcomes everyone rather than legitimise abnormal circumstances. It was stated in the document that although “this blessing should never be imparted in concurrence with the ceremonies of a civil union, and not even in connection with them,” it was supported for “couples in irregular situations and…

Australia: In northeastern Australia, severe flooding has cut off towns and pushed people to the rooftops in an attempt to escape the rising waters, forcing hundreds of people to be evacuated. Military helicopters were sent to help areas cut off by the floods, and more than 300 people were rescued in the state of Queensland overnight, officials said. There are worries that the 160,000 residents of Cairns, a well-known tourist destination that acts as a gateway to the Great Barrier Reef, won’t have access to clean drinking water soon because floodwaters have cut off nearly all of the town. According…

United States: Scientists from UC Davis, the Alaska Whale Foundation, and SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) have communicated with a whale in a landmark experiment. The group spoke with Twain, a humpback whale, for twenty minutes in her tongue language. The experiment was conducted for a recent study published in the peer-reviewed journal PeerJ. To find out if any whales would react, the scientists sailed a boat off the coast of Alaska and played what’s known as a “contact call” into the water. As expected, Twain approached and circled the boat in the water. Twain answered the call each time,…

United Kingdom: The UK Home Office has stated that it will amend the Criminal Justice Bill and update the Offences Against The Person Act 1861 to make it clear that spiking is illegal. As campaigners and opposition parties demand harsher measures to protect women, ministers are under pressure to designate needle and drink spiking as a specific offence. The act of injecting drugs into another person’s bodily fluids or drinking without that person’s knowledge or consent is “spiking.” This is anticipated to manifest as a revision to the guidelines promulgated under Section 182 of the Licencing Act 2003. UK Home…

Israel: The Israeli Prime Minister, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, has stated that new negotiation talks to recover hostages held by Hamas are underway. Mr. Netanyahu declared that Gaza would be demilitarised and come under Israeli security control during a televised news conference. The PM also called the conflict an “existential war” that must be waged until victory, despite pressure and costs. A partial hostage-release agreement was reached in November, according to Mr. Netanyahu, who also pledged to keep up strong military pressure on Hamas. “The instruction I am giving the negotiating team is predicated on this pressure, without which we have…

United States: A recent study by researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), has revealed that female patients with a history of suicidality have an increased risk of suicidal ideation or suicidal planning in the days surrounding menstruation. This is the first longitudinal study to examine how these symptoms fluctuate over the menstrual cycle. The findings provide new guidelines for clinicians regarding when to target interventions with suicidal patients. “As clinicians, we feel responsible for keeping our patients safe from a suicide attempt, but we often don’t have much information about when we need to be most concerned about their…

United States: An autopsy revealed that Friends actor Matthew Perry accidentally overdosed on ketamine, which is why he was discovered dead in a jacuzzi at his Los Angeles home in October. Perry, who portrayed the witty Chandler Bing in the hit US sitcom, died on October 28 at the age of 54 from the “acute effects” of the sedative, with drowning serving as a secondary cause, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office said on Friday. The autopsy report listed heart disease and “the effects of buprenorphine,” a medication used to treat opioid abuse, as additional contributing factors. Perry had…