Pope says Holocaust Remembrance Day reminds world that war can never be justified
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis recalled the extermination of millions of Jews in calling Wednesday for the upcoming Holocaust Day of Remembrance to reaffirm that war can never be justified and
At the end of his weekly general audience, Francis referred to Saturday’s commemoration, which has become fraught this year given Israel’s military campaign in Gaza and a and around the world.
“The remembrance and condemnation of that horrific extermination of millions of Jews and of other faiths, which occurred in the first half of the last century,
A fire in China’s Jiangxi province kills at least 25 people, local officials say
BEIJING (AP) — A fire broke out in a commercial building in China’s southeastern Jiangxi province on Wednesday, killing at least 39 people and injuring nine others, state media said.
Officials for the Yushui district of Jiangxi province said that the fire broke out in the basement of a shopping area in the afternoon. In addition to rescue workers, firefighters and police, local government officials were deployed to the scene.
A preliminary investigation found that fire was caused by unauthorized welding during construction work in the basement,
Jodie Foster’s back, ‘Barbie’ brings novel numbers and other Oscar nomination facts and figures
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A look at notable facts, figures and curiosities from Tuesday’s , which saw “Oppenheimer” lead with 13 Oscar nominations, with “Poor Things” and “Killers of the Flower Moon” also running up big numbers.
FOSTERING THE OSCARS
became an Academy Awards mainstay starting at age 14 with her first nomination for Martin Scorsese’s “Taxi Driver” in 1977. This year she returns with a best supporting actress nomination after an unusually long absence. Like
Edmunds Top Rated Awards for 2024 are out
Every year Edmunds’ experts put their heads together to determine the best new vehicles on sale. The annual are given to the cars, trucks and SUVs that rank at the top of their class according to Edmunds’ vehicle testing program. That means each winner has been tested at the Edmunds test track and thoroughly evaluated over many miles of real-world use.
Edmunds came up with six winners for best car, SUV, truck and the electric versions of each. Some vehicles are repeat winners while others are new champions.
Death toll in southwestern China landslide rises to 34, with 10 people still missing
BEIJING (AP) — The death toll from a landslide in a remote, mountainous part of southwestern China rose to 39 on Thursday, while five people remained missing, Chinese state media reported.
The disaster struck early Monday in the village of Liangshui in the northeastern part of Yunnan province.
Search and rescue operations continued amid freezing temperatures and falling snow.
More than 1,000 rescuers were working at the site with the help of excavators, drones and rescue dogs, the Ministry of Emergency Management said Tuesday.
Online retailer eBay is cutting 1,000 jobs. It’s the latest tech company to reduce its workforce
LONDON (AP) — Online retailer eBay Inc. will cut about 1,000 jobs, or an estimated 9% of its full-time workforce, saying its number of employees and costs have exceeded how much the business is growing in a . It marks the latest layoffs in the tech industry.
CEO Jamie Iannone said in a message to employees on Tuesday that the company also will reduce how many “contracts we have within our alternate workforce over the coming months.”
Those who are being laid off will
Driver runs off after SUV crashes into hydro pole in Etobicoke
Police are searching for a driver who ran away after an SUV crashed into a hydro pole in Etobicoke early Wednesday morning.
Emergency crews were called to Royal York Road near Country Club Drive, south of Eglinton Avenue West, around 2:50 a.m. for reports of a collision.
Paramedics tell CityNews an SUV collided with a hydro pole on the side of the road. The pole was knocked over and the driver fled on foot.
Royal York was closed in both directions in the area as crews worked to
Tom Steyer has written a guide to fighting climate change, ‘Cheaper, Faster, Better’
NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire businessman-environmentalist Tom Steyer has a book out this spring that combines personal and professional stories for a guide on how to battle .
“Cheaper, Faster, Better: How We’ll Win the Climate War” will be published May 28, Spiegel & Grau announced Wednesday. In his book, Steyer urges action from investors, policymakers and the general public.
“I first became a ‘climate person’ on a 2006 trip to Alaska with my family,”
Americans’ economic outlook brightens as inflation slows and wages outpace prices
WASHINGTON (AP) — After , Americans are starting to feel better about inflation and the economy — a trend that could sustain , fuel economic growth and potentially affect President Joe Biden’s political fortunes.
A by the University of Michigan has jumped in the past two months by the most since 1991. A found that Americans’ inflation expectations have reached their lowest point in nearly three years. And the same survey, released last week, found that the proportion who expect their own finances to improve a year
With Moldova now on the path to EU membership, the foreign minister resigns
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Moldova’s Foreign Minister Nicu Popescu announced his resignation Wednesday, saying he needed a break from what he described as a period of difficulty, but also of achievement in the country’s progress toward one day .
Popescu, who has led the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration since August 2021, will step down on Jan. 29. He will also leave his position as deputy prime minister on the same date.
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