Electric car maker Tesla says it delivered a record 1.3m vehicles last year, 40% more than in 2021. Eko Hot Blog reports that it comes after the company delivered more than 405,000 vehicles in the last three months of 2022. EDITOR’S PICKS US: House Of Reps Bans TikTok From Official Devices Supreme Court Sets Date … Read more
Police have charged a 19-year-old with two counts of attempted murder over an attack on three police officers near Times Square on New Year’s Eve. Eko Hot Blog reports that Trevor Bickford – who was also charged with two counts of attempted assault – travelled to NYC by train from Maine before the attack, police … Read more
Two opposition MPs in Senegal have been given six-month jail sentences for kicking a pregnant colleague in the stomach during a budget debate. Eko Hot Blog reports that the male lawmakers attacked Amy Ndiaye after she criticised an opposition religious figure. EDITOR’S PICKS US: House Of Reps Bans TikTok From Official Devices Supreme Court Sets … Read more
A New Year’s Eve party in India’s Karnataka state took a tragic turn when the host died of a heart attack after he accidentally shot dead a guest. Eko Hot Blog reports that Manjunath Olekar, 67, was preparing his gun to fire celebratory shots during the party at his home in Shivamogga city on Saturday. … Read more
Rescuers in Vietnam are trying to free a 10-year-old boy trapped deep inside a narrow shaft at a building site. Eko Hot Blog reports that Ly Hao Nam was searching for scrap metal when he fell into the hollow concrete pile in southern Dong Thap province on New Year’s Eve. EDITOR’S PICKS US: House Of … Read more
Three people have died after a fire broke out at a Perth hotel. Eko Hot Blog reports that Emergency services including 21 ambulance crews, 60 firefighters and nine fire trucks were called to the New County Hotel on County Place at about 05:10. EDITOR’S PICKS US: House Of Reps Bans TikTok From Official Devices Supreme … Read more
The authorities in Malawi have suspended primary and secondary schools opening in two major cities following a cholera outbreak that has so far killed 595 people. Eko Hot Blog reports that schools in the capital, Lilongwe, and the commercial hub, Blantyre, will remain closed for at least two more weeks after the Christmas holidays. EDITOR’S … Read more
New York has become the latest US state to allow so-called human composting. Eko Hot Blog reports that a person can now have their body turned into soil after their death – which is seen as an environmentally friendly alternative to a burial or cremation. EDITOR’S PICKS US: House Of Reps Bans TikTok From Official … Read more
Four men have been injured in an incident at a hotel used to house asylum seekers in County Kerry in the Republic of Ireland. Eko Hot Blog reports that Gardaí (Irish police) said they were called to a “public order incident involving a group of males” in Killarney on Sunday evening. EDITOR’S PICKS US: House … Read more
Paris Hilton is back to see “what love can do” for the second time with a new version of her 2006 song “Stars Are Blind.” Eko Hot Blog reports that the socialite (and occasional actress, musician, model, and youth advocate) originally released the song as a single off her debut studio album, Paris. The love … Read more
Boulder, Colorado, has closed its main public library due to methamphetamine contamination in the facility’s bathrooms and some seating areas, city officials say. Eko Hot Blog reports that the library first closed on December 20 after “higher than acceptable methamphetamine levels were found in restroom air ducts,”according to a news release from the City of … Read more
Anita Pointer, one of the founding members of the R&B group The Pointer Sisters, has died at age 74, according to her publicist Roger Neal. Eko Hot Blog reports that pointer passed away Saturday at her home in Los Angeles where she was surrounded by her family, Neal said in a statement. The cause … Read more
A man has died in an avalanche on the north face of Ben Nevis. Eko Hot Blog reports reports that Emergency services were made aware of the avalanche at about 15:35 GMT on Friday and the 48-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. EDITOR’S PICKS US: House Of Reps Bans TikTok From Official Devices Supreme … Read more
2022 is the year Herschel Walker rebranded himself as a generational IDIOT OF THE YEAR talent. There had been glimpses before, but he showcased his full-range of idiocy in 2022. EDITOR’S PICKS Tension As Buhari Govt Kicks Against Yoruba Nation Radio Station Properties, Goods Worth Millions Destroyed As Explosion Rocks Port Harcourt (Photos) PDP: Wike … Read more
Venezuela’s opposition has voted to dissolve its parallel government and remove its leader, Juan Guaidó. Eko Hot Blog reports that The move comes four years after Mr Guaidó declared himself president following the re-election of Nicolás Maduro in disputed polls. EDITOR’S PICKS US: House Of Reps Bans TikTok From Official Devices Supreme Court Sets Date … Read more
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will request leave from the high-security Belmarsh Prison to attend Dame Vivienne Westwood’s funeral, his wife says. Eko Hot Blog reports that Dame Vivienne was a vocal supporter and friend of Mr Assange for more than a decade, famously protesting against his incarceration suspended in a bird cage. EDITOR’S PICKS US: … Read more
Those at the forefront of the U.K.’s response to Russia’s war in Ukraine joined Queen guitarist Brian May and a fashion designer dubbed “the mother of the miniskirt” on the country’s New Year’s Honors list on Friday. Eko Hot Blog reports that Artists, community leaders and members of England’s award-winning women’s soccer team were also among the … Read more
Fifteen people are dead and 47 are being treated for their injuries after a bus carrying holiday season tourists flipped on a highway in Mexico’s Pacific coast state of Nayarit, authorities said Saturday. Eko Hot Blog reports that officials in the nearby state of Guanajuato said all the passengers were from the same city, Leon, … Read more
The country’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launches were made from Chunghwa County, just south of Pyongyang, at 8 a.m. Saturday. Eko Hot Blog reports that the projectiles traveled more than 200 miles before coming down in the sea. EDITOR’S PICKS US: House Of Reps Bans TikTok From Official Devices Supreme Court Sets Date … Read more
Passengers arriving in England from China will have to provide a negative Covid test before they board a flight, ministers have confirmed. Eko Hot Blog reports that it comes as several nations announced they would be screening travellers from China after cases surged following Beijing’s decision to relax its zero-Covid policy. EDITOR’S PICKS US: House … Read more