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President Tokayev prioritizes identity-building and youth education at National Kurultai

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:44 GMT

Nurturing cultural and historical identity and prioritizing youth education are key pillars for fostering responsible citizenship to build a Just Kazakhstan, said President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during the second meeting of the National Kurultai (National Congress)  in Turkistan on 17 June.Prioritizing cultural and historic identity and youth education are key pillars of state development, said Tokayev. Photo credit: Akorda press service.The first National Kurultai took place in Ulytau last year, organized by President Tokayev’s initiative in an effort to “strengthen public dialogue and establish a broad discussion of issues and tasks affecting the future of our country.”This year the Kurultai adopted a fresh approach gathering deputies of Mazhilis, the lower chamber of the Kazakh Parliament, civil society and political parties representatives on the opening day discussions on June 16. The first day’s agenda covered three sections including education and science; culture, art and sp...

Multiple people shot, at least 1 killed in Valley Glen 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:44 GMT

At least three people were shot, including one fatally, in Valley Glen on Monday night. Authorities responded to calls of shots being fired around 10 p.m. near the intersection of Coldwater Canyon Avenue and Victory Boulevard. One victim was confirmed deceased at the scene and two were transported to a nearby hospital, authorities said.At least three people were shot, including one fatally, in Valley Glen on Monday night. (KTLA)At least three people were shot, including one fatally, in Valley Glen on Monday night. (KTLA)At least three people were shot, including one fatally, in Valley Glen on Monday night. (KTLA)At least three people were shot, including one fatally, in Valley Glen on Monday night. (KTLA) Barricaded suspect taken into custody after standoff in Porter Ranch Police believe that two vehicles, a Mercedes-Benz SUV and a Mercedes-Benz sedan, were involved in a collision, and that an altercation likely broke out between the two cars.The area remains closed as author...

Man steals $1,500 in merchandise from store in Huntington Beach, gets in stolen car

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:44 GMT

A man shoplifting from a retail store led authorities to another suspect and a stolen vehicle in Huntington Beach on Sunday. A store employee noticed the man selecting items from display shelves and leaving the store without paying, Huntington Beach Police Department said. He was seen entering a vehicle parked in front of the store. When officers arrived, the vehicle the man entered was located, and he was detained along with a woman who was in the vehicle. After an investigation, police found that the vehicle was reported stolen. The male suspect was arrested for grand theft, while the female suspect was taken into custody for being in possession of a stolen car, police said. Neither suspect has been identified. 

Man struck by vehicle, killed in Upland 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:44 GMT

A man is dead after being struck and killed by a vehicle in Upland on Monday night. According to the Upland Police Department, the incident was reported around 9:54 p.m. at Foothill Boulevard and Hospital Parkway. An adult male, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The driver of the vehicle, only identified as a female, stayed on scene and is cooperating with authorities. Foothill Boulevard will remain closed in both directions at Hospital Parkway until police are finished with their investigation. 

Himalayan glaciers could lose 80% of their volume if global warming isn't controlled, study finds

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:44 GMT

BENGALURU, India (AP) — Glaciers are melting at unprecedented rates across the Hindu Kush Himalayan mountain ranges and could lose up to 80% of their volume this century if greenhouse gas emissions aren't sharply reduced, according to a report.The report Tuesday from Kathmandu-based International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development warned that flash floods and avalanches would grow more likely in coming years, and that the availability of fresh water would be affected for nearly 2 billion people who live downstream of 12 rivers that originate in the mountains.Ice and snow in the Hindu Kush Himalayan ranges is an important source of water for those rivers, which flow through 16 countries in Asia and provide fresh water to 240 million people in the mountains and another 1.65 billion downstream.“The people living in these mountains who have contributed next to nothing to global warming are at high risk due to climate change,” said Amina Maharjan, a migration specialist and one o...

‘We’re fighting … for each other’: SF Giants walk off Padres on Yastrzemski’s splash hit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:44 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — By now, you should know not to count out these San Francisco Giants until the 27th and final out. Because, look, they did it again.Silenced for six innings Monday night by longtime nemesis Michael Wacha, trailing the Padres by two runs entering the ninth inning, the Giants manufactured yet another come-from-behind win, extending their season-best winning streak to eight games, walking off their division rivals in improbable fashion.Mike Yastrzemski, who homered once already in the sixth and scored the tying run in the bottom of the ninth, launched a walk-off splash hit in the bottom of the 10th to beat the Padres, 7-4. Yastrzemski, less than a week removed from another game-winning home run in St. Louis, emphatically dropped his bat and watch the ball sail into McCovey Cove — the counter in right field now reads 102 — before being mobbed by his teammates at home plate.“That was probably the first time I’ve actually enjoyed it a little bit,” Yastrzem...

Vive de milagro: mujer estadounidense que cayó 165 pies cerca de castillo alemán sale del hospital

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:44 GMT

BERLÍN — La policía del sur de Alemania dijo el lunes que una turista estadounidense que fue empujada a un barranco durante un ataque cerca del castillo de Neuschwanstein en el que murió su amiga de 21 años fue dada de alta del hospital.La mujer de 22 años había tratado de evitar que un hombre de Michigan de 30 años supuestamente agrediera a su amiga después de atraerlas por un sendero que conduce a un mirador con vista al famoso castillo, que atrae a más de un millón de turistas cada año.La mujer mayor cayó casi 50 metros (165 pies) por una pendiente empinada, pero pudo salir del hospital el viernes, dijo el portavoz policial Holger Stabik.Ambas mujeres fueron recuperadas por rescatistas de montaña poco después del ataque del miércoles, pero la víctima más joven murió más tarde en el hospital a causa de sus heridas.El sospechoso, cuyo nombre al igual que el de las víctimas no fue revelado debido a las normas de privacidad alemanas, fue arrestado poco después del incidente. Está det...

A challenging search in remote waters intensifies for the missing submersible that was touring the Titanic wreckage with 5 on board

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:44 GMT

FILE - This undated photo provided by OceanGate Expeditions in June 2021 shows the company's Titan submersible. On Monday, June 19, 2023, a rescue operation was underway deep in the Atlantic Ocean in search of the technologically advanced submersible vessel carrying five people to document the wreckage of the Titanic, the iconic ocean liner that sank more than a century earlier. (OceanGate Expeditions via AP, File)(AP) FILE - This undated photo provided by OceanGate Expeditions in June 2021 shows the company's Titan submersible. On Monday, June 19, 2023, a rescue operation was underway deep in the Atlantic Ocean in search of the technologically advanced submersible vessel carrying five people to document the wreckage of the Titanic, the iconic ocean liner that san...

Russia launches major overnight attacks across Ukraine, including in west

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:44 GMT

Russia launched a barrage of drone and missile attacks at Ukraine overnight, aiming as far west as Lviv (just 70 kilometers from the Polish border), while Kyiv continues its attempts to claw back its territory from Moscow’s forces.“In total, the occupiers used 35 attack drones. Air defense managed to destroy 32 of them,” the Ukrainian armed forces said, adding the drones were Iranian-made.Russia’s attacks focused on the Kyiv region, and also hit the western city of Lviv, close to the Polish border, the Ukrainian military said, while the southern city of Zaporizhzhia was targeted with ballistic missiles.“Our air defense forces and assets detected and destroyed about two dozen enemy targets in the airspace around Kyiv,” said Serhiy Popko, head of the capital’s military administration. “No information on casualties or damage has been received so far.”No casualties were reported in Lviv, where a “critical facility” was hi...

How to navigate Spain’s EU presidency policy agenda like a pro

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:51:44 GMT

Spare a thought for Spanish diplomats in Brussels. They’re going to be working flat-out until Christmas.Sweden has spent the last six months trying to process a huge pile of legislative files, many of which were proposed late by a European Commission distracted by COVID-19 and Russia’s war on Ukraine.Despite commendable progress, many of these files still need a lot of work before being passed into law. Look at the files we’ve laid out below, then look back at what we wrote six months ago, and you’ll see many of the same entries.Spain’s turn leading the Council of the EU is the last full-length presidency before next year’s European Parliament elections, which will take place from June 6-9; campaigning will eat away at legislative capacity for several weeks before that, leaving Belgium just a few short months to wrap everything up before a new Parliament and Commission reset the agenda.Here’s a selection of the files weighing down Spain’s in-tray.Grappling with the AI bo...