AFP ONS News•today, 4:30 p.m. French philosopher and anthropologist Bruno Latour (75) has died. He was considered one of France’s most important contemporary thinkers and one of the greatest innovators in the social sciences. Latour dealt with the most diverse subjects, such as the (social) construction of scientific facts, and he was one of the founders of actor-network theory. In …

Boris Johnson during his final speech in Downing Street on Tuesday September 6, shortly before he is due to hand in his resignation to Queen Elizabeth.Image access point As incumbent prime minister, Johnson has the right to ask King Charles III to bestow royal honors on those he deems eligible. Burns is considered a close ally of Johnson and previously …

Putin also ordered better monitoring of pipelines and facilities that supply Crimea with natural gas and electricity. The Russian FSB security service will be responsible for enhanced security measures. Bridge as target It remains unclear who was behind the explosion of part of the bridge, although Ukraine is believed to be responsible. The Ukrainians had already indicated several times that …

Former gynecologist Robert Hadden in 2020.Image access point The recent settlement follows another $71.5 million settlement with 79 other patients of gynecologist Robert Hadden, who had been at University Hospital for nearly 20 years. In total, there are more than 230 former patients of Hadden, who was previously convicted of sexual misconduct. Hadden has not worked at University Hospital since …

Police at Uvalde school on the day of the shooting.Image access point Since the tragic event, the local police have been the subject of heated controversy, especially since more than a dozen police officers waited outside the classrooms for more than an hour before intervening. This allowed the entrenched gunner to kill 19 children. In August, school district police chief …

French President Emmanuel Macron is urging the French not to panic over fuel shortages in France caused by strikes at oil refineries. As a result, pumping stations have completely dried up in some parts of the country, notably around Paris and in northern France. Concerns over fuel shortages have caused long lines of motorists at gas stations. Strikes at French …

AFP ONS News•yesterday, 3:50 p.m. North Korea conducted firing exercises with fighter jets along the South Korean border. So say the authorities in Seoul. South Korea responded by sending 30 fighter jets to its own border area. North Korea deployed eight fighter jets and four bombers in the exercise. It is “highly unusual” for North Korea to hold such a …

Twitter / @EmmanuelMacron ONS News•today, 04:43•Amended today, 06:49 There will be a European Union civilian mission in the border area between Armenia and Azerbaijan. This is stated in a joint statement that was circulated after negotiations between the two countries, led by French President Macron and President Michel of the European Council of Heads of Government, according to the AFP …

PA ONS News•yesterday, 1:57 p.m.•Amended yesterday, 4:01 p.m. Isn’t this a contradiction for a company that sells soft drinks in plastic bottles as a sponsor of a climate summit? Coca-Cola is one of the sponsors of this year’s COP27 in Egypt. Pretty bold, says Willemijn van Dolen, professor of marketing at the University of Amsterdam. And not only from the …

Reuters ONS News•today, 17:04 The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council has decided not to discuss human rights violations in China’s Xinjiang province. A motion from Western countries to put this topic on the agenda did not win a majority today. Besides China itself, Indonesia, Qatar, Cuba and the United Arab Emirates, among others, voted against discussing the issue. five …