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Новости за 24.12.2024

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Iran restores access to WhatsApp and Google Play after they were banned amid protests

Iran’s government says it has lifted a ban on access to WhatsApp and Google Play after more than two years. That's according to the official IRNA news agency. The report on Tuesday said the country’s Supreme Council of Cyber Space made the decision in a meeting led by reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian, who has vowed to remove restrictions on social media. The ban on WhatsApp and Google Play was put in place in 2022 during mass protests against the government over the death of a woman held by... Читать дальше...

Horse And Hound 

‘Handle with care’: Christmas message stresses the need to care for horses properly  

“Handle with care” is the 2024 Christmas message from Brooke, in an animation of the same name aimed at raising awareness of treating horses properly. The film, with voiceover from actress Annette Badland, tells the true story of Caballito, a horse in Nicaragua who had been mistreated, and whose new owner Ismelda shows him how […]

France24.com (en) 

Sombre Christmas in Bethlehem an 'escape' from war for Palestinians

But for some, like Jerusalem resident Hisham Makhoul, spending Christmas in the holy city provided an "escape" from the Israel-Hamas war raging for more than 14 months in the Gaza Strip. "What we're going through is very difficult and we can't completely forget about it," said Makhoul of the plight of Palestinians in the besieged territory, which is separated from the West Bank by Israeli territory. "It's an escape... for a few days, a week or so, no more than this." In central Bethlehem, the Terra Sancta Scout Troop... Читать дальше...

Scoop 

Sudan’s Worsening Famine: Conflict Puts Millions At Risk

Sudan is confronting a widening famine crisis, with widespread starvation, surging acute malnutrition and mass displacement exacerbating an already dire humanitarian situation, a UN-backed food security assessment released on Tuesday has found.

New York Post 

American Airlines technical issue sparks travel chaos on Christmas Eve | Reporter Replay

It’s the glitch that stole Christmas. American Airlines threw holiday travel into chaos on Christmas Eve after temporarily grounding all flights over technical problems. The airline warned travelers just after 6:30 a.m. that it was “experiencing a technical issue with all American flights,” without elaborating. American later blamed a “vendor technology issue” for the problem....

Ksnt.com 

Salvation Army says bellringer hit by stray bullet in Topeka

TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Salvation Army says one of its bellringers was hit by what is believed to be a stray bullet in Topeka. According to Salvation Army Major Tom McDowell, a homeless man who works as a Salvation Army bellringer was shot in the shoulder last night as he was walking in the area [...]

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

FBI offers reward in fatal shooting of 7-year-old boy on Colorado tribal reservation

The FBI is offering a $10,000 reward for help finding a man suspected of fatally shooting a 7-year-old boy on a tribal reservation in Colorado earlier this month. The agency announced the reward Monday for information leading to the arrest and conviction of 23-year-old Jeremiah Hight. Authorities have not released any details about what led up to the Dec. 11 shooting at a home in Towaoc on the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation. The FBI’s wanted poster for Hight said the shooting was “targeted at a residence.”... Читать дальше...