NEWS WORLD: 01/03/23

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

FDA allows abortion pills to be sold at retail pharmacies January 03, 2023 at 04:29PM

USCIS proposes to hike fees in move to deal with visa processing backlogs January 03, 2023 at 04:20PM

Russia blames soldiers' mobile phone use for deadly missile strike January 03, 2023 at 03:55PM

The Russian Defense Ministry says that the use of mobile phones by Russian soldiers is to blame for a Ukrainian missile strike that killed 89 servicemen. Russian commentators are increasingly vocal about what they see as a half-hearted campaign in Ukraine.

Former Supreme Soviet chairman Ruslan Khasbulatov dies: TV January 03, 2023 at 01:09PM

Al-Qaida's 'bizarre' silence over Zawahiri successor January 03, 2023 at 05:21AM

Al-Qaida is taking its time to announce a new leader, possibly because the group's central command is limited in relevance. The group's arch-enemy, Islamic State, has faced similar difficulties in filling its leadership since its "caliph" Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a US raid in Syria in 2019.

Strike-hit UK faces first rail stoppage of 2023 January 03, 2023 at 05:18AM

UK rail staff disrupted the New Year return to work on Tuesday in the latest strike action by workers in a range of sectors over the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. Workers across the economy are at loggerheads with the government as they demand big pay rises to cope with decades-high inflation, currently running at nearly 11 per cent.

Firing on Imran Khan carried out from 4 sites, 3 more shooters involved: Probe team January 03, 2023 at 03:21AM

The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing the assassination attempt on Pakistan's ousted prime minister Imran Khan has said that the firing was carried out from four different sites and three more shooters, other than the arrested suspect, were involved in the attack. The JIT also pinpointed "some mismanagement" in the security arrangements at the PTI's rally.