The southern Ukrainian city of Kherson was heavily shelled on Saturday night, causing fires and injuring at least two people.While leaving Kherson, Russian forces damaged electric lines and heating stations in early November, leaving the whole region without electricity, water and heating.In the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, a shopping centre was also plunged into darkness as many cities experience blackouts in the aftermath of Moscow’s targeting of the country’s energy infrastructure.Watch the video in the player above. WorldNewsIntel
Author: World News Intel
It is evident that persons with disabilities are more likely to have poorer health than others. Owing to their impairments, which may be primary or secondary, there is a greater need for health facilities to be provided to disabled people. Sadly, this is also true that the neediest for good health care services are the most denied ones. People with disabilities are often not treated in the best manner. Studies have revealed that people with special needs have a higher ratio of unmet health needs as compared to people with no disabilities. They are also excluded from making fair decisions…
The final day of the Tokyo Grand Slam saw judo’s spiritual home host eight more amazing categories of judo.Under 48 kgs classIn the under 48kgs category, Kano Miyaki continued Japan’s dominance from day one, defeating her compatriot Rina Tatsukawa with a decisive waza-ari score.IOC Member & President of the International Gymnastics Federation Mr. Morinari Watanabe awarded the medals.Over 78 kgs classIn the over 78kgs category, Olympic Champion Akira Sone returned to IJF World tour for the first time since the Olympics and looked like she’d never been away. Defeating her compatriot with a strong dropping technique“It’s so great that not…
The New York Mets find themselves in a precarious position after losing ace Jacob deGrom. The Mets planned to bring deGrom back, but he found a better deal with the Texas Rangers. So what will the Mets do now? There are plenty of questions that surround this team after they let their prized pitcher walk. Here are the two questions that most people should want to be answered. What Will They Do At Starting Pitcher? With deGrom now headed to Texas, and Chris Bassitt also a free agent, the Mets need some starting pitchers. The noise around the…
Spiralling inflation has sparked a cost-of-living crisis across Europe, and governments are stepping in to try to shield households and businesses from the seemingly never-ending surge in energy prices.For many families these days, it feels like paycheques are immediately evaporating as inflation drives up the cost of groceries and fuel, landlords increase rent and utility bills keep soaring.Inflation in the eurozone continued to hover near record highs at 9.9 per cent in September, up from 9.1 in August, fuelled by rising energy prices.There’s no sign of the energy crisis improving, as Russia said in September it would not fully resume its gas…
Sarah Faith is a content and values writer at activist travel company, Responsible Travel.Only 40 to 60 Marsican brown bears are left in the world. All of them wander the wild mountains and ancient beech forests of central Italian Apennines.A holiday there could hold the key to their salvation.While the Marsican brown bears are not alone in their plight, there is hope. A recent study has shown European wildlife is fighting back, with populations across a range of species, from beavers to bison, golden jackals to grey wolves dramatically increasing since 1960.Tourism that goes beyond leaving no trace can accelerate…
This article is an on-site version of our The Week Ahead newsletter. Sign up here to get the newsletter sent straight to your inbox every SundayHello and welcome to the working week.After a period of unrest, change and mourning in China, vice-premier and Covid-19 tsar Sun Chunlan said the fight against the virus had entered a “new stage”. The potential unlocking, albeit gradual, of Beijing’s zero-Covid policy is likely to be in the headlines, as will the ensuing inflationary pressures. State institutions and businesses will continue to face the delicate task of paying respects to the late president Jiang Zemin…
WTF?! Chinese customs have arrested a woman returning to the country with 202 Intel CPUs and nine iPhones wrapped around her torso and concealed underneath a prosthetic pregnant belly. The would-be smuggler was a young woman crossing the border between Macau, an independent territory, and Zhuhai, a city in the Guangdong Province near Hong Kong (via mydrivers). She was passing through customs at the Gongbei Port when an official observed her acting strangely. The woman was walking through customs wearing a simple brown maternity dress when an official noticed that her posture was unusual for a pregnant woman (seemingly) in…
The Great British Baking Show: All-Stars won’t be happening anytime soon. On the heels of the series’ 13th season, judge Prue Leith is explaining why she and Paul Hollywood haven’t gotten the show’s winners back together for a shot at the ultimate crown (or, in their case, cake platter). “If you’ve already won Bake Off, your life changes,” she exclusively told E! News. “You become either a very well-known baker, or you find yourself with a bakery business, or you’re on television as a presenter, or you are writing a new cookbook, and you have a reputation you don’t want to damage.” Because of…
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences must be hoping the third time will be a charm for Jimmy Kimmel, who is returning to host the Oscars on March 12 after stints in 2017 and 2018. The first time Kimmel fronted the telecast, he managed one of the most bizarre incidents in Oscar history, “Envelopegate,” and while newly installed president Janet Yang didn’t mention that debacle, she did praise Kimmel for his abilities in navigating live TV. “We felt like we needed someone who could definitely handle the show,” Yang told THR at the Nov. 16 Academy Women’s Luncheon.…