Tag: blasts
Deadly blasts hit M23 rebel rally in captured DRC city of Bukavu
Deaths and injuries reported after explosions at rally attended by thousands in city captured by rebel group Several people have been killed and dozens more injured after blasts at a mass rally held by the M23 group in Bukavu, the city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo captured by the rebels earlier this month.…
Mexican president blasts US for harboring drug cartels
Claudia Sheinbaum gives riposte to Trump’s accusation of ‘intolerable alliance’ between Mexican government and gangs Mexico’s president has accused the US of harboring drug cartels and American citizens of working with organized crime groups in Mexico, in a riposte to Donald Trump’s allegation of an “intolerable alliance” between traffickers and her government. “There is also…
How the Polar Vortex Can Bring Arctic Blasts to the U.S.
How the Polar Vortex Can Bring Arctic Blasts to the U.S. Vast weather patterns can carry blasts of frigid air far from the polar regions—here’s how it works By Meghan Bartels edited by Andrea Thompson A woman walks on a pedestrian bridge with her face covered to protect from the cold on January 31, 2019,…
‘Starmer blasts Musk’ and Canada’s ‘Trudeau quits’
“Starmer blasts Musk”, declares the Daily Mirror. Sir Keir is quoted as saying that “a line has been crossed” in the rhetoric being directed at members of the government. The Financial Times says the prime minister took Mr Musk “to task” over his “lies and misinformation” about grooming gangs. The Guardian describes Sir Keir’s condemnation…