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Los Angeles has been battling a devastating fire for several days. The death toll from the fires has risen to 24, with drought and strong winds contributing to the surge. Canadians, Mexicans and the president of Ukraine also offered help in the firefighting effort. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy declared that 150 firefighters from his country could come to the United States. All fire-related deaths are believed to be due to two fires. The Palisades Fire, which has burned more than 9,710 hectares and is only 11 percent contained, and the Eaton Fire, near Pasadena, which has burned nearly 5,670 hectares and…
IMWM has issued a meteorological warning. The most difficult conditions associated with snow, ice and sleet occur in the northern and southern regions of Poland. Orange and yellow alerts are in effect. Meteorologists of the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management issued second and first level meteorological warnings on an ascending scale.Warning for IMWM level 2 – snow Orange alerts are in effect in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in Tatra, Nowy Szach and Gorlice counties. Moderate snowfall is predicted in these areas, resulting in an increase of 30 cm and in some places 40 cm of snow.The warning will remain…
Suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will receive his annual salary increase despite being impeached for briefly placing the country under martial law, the government announced.Yoon’s salary will increase by 3 percent to 262.6 million won ($179,000; £147,000), in line with standards for government civil servants.Since his impeachment in December, Yoon has resisted attempts to investigate and arrest him for alleged insurrection and abuse of power, plunging the country further into political turmoil.Although suspended from office, Yoon remains in office until the South Korean Constitutional Court upholds his removal.Yoon cited threats from “anti-state forces” and North Korea to justify…
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is looking for allies against US President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk, the Spanish newspaper “El Pais” writes. According to the newspaper, Sanchez should already talk to the leaders of Europe and Latin America in order to “strengthen unity” in the face of Trump’s statements about Canada and Greenland, as well as the attacks on the leaders of some European countries, which were recently carried out by Musk. .”Sánchez, seen as the main defender of progressive values in a conservative world, is actively seeking allies in the European Union and Latin America,” the newspaper writes.It…
Apple’s board of directors has called on investors to vote against a proposal to end its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs.The move comes after a conservative group, the National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR), called on the tech giant to roll back its DEI policies, saying they expose companies to “litigation risks, reputation and financial.Apple directors say the NCPPR proposal was unnecessary because the company had appropriate checks and balances in place. Other major U.S. companies, including Meta and Amazon, canceled their DEI programs ahead of the return to the White House this month of Donald Trump, who…
Private parking companies have pledged to update their rules to ensure motorists are not penalized if they do not pay to park within five minutes.It comes after motorist Rosey Hudson was taken to court last year after racking up £1,906 in fines for taking more than five minutes to pay for her parking in Derby.Ms Hudson received 10 parking charge notices in the space of several days after walking away from her car to find phone reception so she could use an app to pay for a space.Two industry bodies now say they will revise their codes of conduct to…
The weather will improve on Monday. A little snow fell only in the south-eastern part of Poland. Thermometers show between -3 and 2 degrees of cold.Dushanbe will be generally very cloudy with some rain and clear weather. Light snow is falling in south-eastern Poland. The maximum temperature in the Podkarpacie region will be 3 to 2 degrees cold, in the central regions it will be 1 degree cold to 0 degrees, in Pommern it will be 1-2 degrees warm. The wind is light and moderate, from the northwest to the southwest.Weather forecast at Mondaytvnmeteo.plBiometeo conditionsAir humidity reaches 70-90 percent. Residents…
BBCLike a third of Norwegian motorists, Ståle Fyen now drives an electric carNorway leads the world in the adoption of electric cars, which last year accounted for nine out of ten new vehicles sold in the country. Can other nations learn from this?For more than 75 years, Oslo-based car dealer Harald A Møller has been importing Volkswagens, but at the start of 2024 it said goodbye to fossil fuel cars.From now on, all passenger vehicles on sale in its showroom are electric (EV).“We think it is wrong to advise a customer who comes here today to buy a car with…
The fire in ul. Young manSource: tvnwarszawa.pl A fire broke out in a building in Warsaw’s Falenica. Fire was coming from the roof. Firefighters pulled one person out of the burning house and took him to the hospital. A dozen or more were evacuated from nearby buildings.The fire broke out on Sunday around 10 o’clock in a building on Mloda Street. 8 fire brigades and an emergency team have been mobilized to the scene. Also present: the police, emergency services of energy and gas, as well as representatives of traffic control and crisis management.Firefighters removed one person from the burning…
Xiqing Wang/BBCLa BBC s’est entretenue avec des ouvriers d’usine du quartier Panyu de Guangzhou, surnommé le « village Shein ».Le bourdonnement des machines à coudre est constant dans certaines parties de Guangzhou, un port prospère sur la rivière des Perles, dans le sud de la Chine.Il résonne à travers les fenêtres ouvertes des usines du matin jusqu’à tard dans la nuit, alors qu’elles terminent les t-shirts, shorts, chemisiers, pantalons et maillots de bain qui seront expédiés pour remplir les garde-robes de plus de 150 pays.C’est le son de Panyu, le quartier connu sous le nom de « village Shein »,…