KYIV, Ukraine — Russia attacked electrical power facilities in much of Ukraine, including the country’s largest hydroelectric plant, causing widespread outages and killing at least three people, officials said Friday. Energy Minister German Galushchenko said the nighttime drone and rocket attacks were “the largest attack on the Ukrainian energy sector in recent times. The goal … Read more
As rural hospitals continue to struggle financially, a new type of hospital is slowly taking root, especially in the Southeast. Rural emergency hospitals receive more than $3 million in federal funding a year and higher Medicare reimbursements in exchange for closing all inpatient beds and providing 24/7 emergency care. While that makes it easier for … Read more
KYIV — Ukraine and Russia traded attacks on each other’s territory Wednesday, including a second day of drone attacks against Russian oil facilities which President Vladimir Putin called an attempt to disrupt presidential elections set for this weekend. One of the Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery in the Ryazan region, about 100 miles southeast … Read more
STORY: Eyewitness video released on Tuesday (March 12) showed plumes of dark smoke rising from a fire at a fuel and energy facility in Oryol. In Russia’s western city of Nizhny Novgorod, footage also showed a fire burning at a fuel facility amid the reports that drone and missile strikes have been launched from Ukraine … Read more
International humanitarian law prohibits attacks on hospitals and health care facilities, or against patients, doctors, and their means of transport, during a conflict. A health care facility can lose its protected status if it is used to “commit acts that are harmful to the enemy,” according to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). … Read more
An array of bitcoin mining units inside a container at a CleanSpark facility in College Park, Georgia, on April 22, 2022. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bitcoin miner CleanSpark climbed on Tuesday after the company said it will acquire new mining facilities that will give it the power and infrastructure to potentially double … Read more
BEIRUT — Turkish shelling and airstrikes have targeted dozens of infrastructure facilities in northeast Syria over the past days, wounding at least 10 people and cutting out electricity and water supplies in wide areas held by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces in the war-torn country, Kurdish-led authorities in northeast Syria said Monday. The statement by … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave A senior U.S. Customs and Border Protection official Thursday filed a whistleblower complaint with Congress alleging his supervisors failed to adequately monitor the agency’s medical service contractor for staffing shortages, unsafe care and other problems before the May death of an 8-year-old girl in U.S. custody. Attorneys … Read more
All the top stories and transfer rumours from Tuesday’s newspapers… DAILY MIRROR Jadon Sancho has been exiled from all first-team facilities at Manchester United – including the team dining room. Arsenal are stepping up their interest in Ivan Toney ahead of the January transfer window. Arsenal hero Jack Wilshere was full of praise for young … Read more
DETROIT – The United Auto Employees is increasing strikes to 38 components and distribution areas throughout 20 states for Normal Motors and Stellantis, UAW President Shawn Fain mentioned Friday morning. The union won’t provoke further strikes at Ford Motor, as the corporate has confirmed it is “severe about reaching a deal,” Fain mentioned throughout a … Read more