Fires in Canada: Quebec also affected and forced to evacuate 11,000 people
Fires are spreading rapidly in eastern Canada, where Quebec is also plagued by more than a hundred fires, forcing the evacuation of more than 11,000 residents on Friday.
Global Breaking RSS
Consecration for Charles III, crowned in great pomp in London
King Charles III and Queen Camilla were crowned on Saturday at Westminster Abbey in London in a ceremony full of pomp and ceremony.
Belgrade school shooter, 13, to be sent to psychiatric facility, parents detained
The 13-year-old who opened fire in a Belgrade school, killing nine people, will be admitted to a psychiatric center, Serbian President Aleksander Vucic announced Wednesday evening. The boy's parents have been taken into custody.
A sandstorm pollutes the air in northern China
Air pollution reached very high levels on Wednesday in Beijing due to a sandstorm, which covered other parts of the country with an orange haze and harmful to health.
Pope to end cardinals' housing benefits and charge them rent
Sylvie Claire / March 3, 2023 Pope Francis has decided to end the real estate benefits previously enjoyed by cardinals and senior Holy See officials, including their exemption from rent, the official Vatican news site reported Wednesday. Under the papal decision, Holy See leaders and officials are being asked to make a "sacrifice" in the face of economic constraints by paying market prices for their apartments, according to Vatican News, whereas cardinals living in Vatican apartments were previously rent-free. This includes the heads, second and third levels of dicasteries, the Vatican's equivalent of ministries. This decision was taken "to face the growing commitments" of the Church, "in an economic context, such as the present one, of particular gravity," according to...