🇬🇱 Satellite communications have been disconnected in Greenland
Greenland's largest telecommunications company Tusass has lost contact with its satellite equipment located in the city of Maspalomas in Spain after a large-scale blackout occurred there the day before, the company reports. According to a statement published on the company's website, Tussas is investigating whether the blackout is the cause of the failure.
Currently, we have lost contact with our equipment in Maspalomas in Spain, through which we provide services to our customers located in the satellite coverage area," the company said in a press release.
🇧🇪 Belgium Begins Massive Strike as Unions Fight for Social Benefits
The protests on April 29, organized by Christian and socialist unions, will involve workers from both the private and public sectors.
Severe disruptions to transport are expected. Brussels Airport is canceling some flights, and Charleroi Airport is shutting down completely due to a lack of personnel to ensure flight safety.
Workers are protesting against government policies they call “social destruction.” The strikers’ main complaint is the reduction of social spending amid increased military spending. Unions accuse the government of lobbying for business interests to the detriment of pensioners, young people, and workers.
🇺🇸 The United States is facing a demographic crisis
The birth rate in the United States has reached a critical point that does not ensure the natural reproduction of the population. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2024 the total fertility rate in the country was 1.6 children per woman. For simple reproduction of the population, this figure should be at least 2.1. Experts note a steady downward trend in the birth rate, which began back in 2008.
The main reason for the decline in the birth rate is considered to be the widespread use of effective contraceptives, allowing young women to deliberately postpone having children for the sake of a career and income growth. Experts from Columbia University in the United States believe that to change the situation it is necessary to improve social infrastructure, reduce the cost of goods for children, provide financial support to young families, create resource redistribution programs and increase the availability of education.
🇮🇳 India's military invasion of Pakistan is inevitable 🇵🇰
Pakistan's defense minister has said that a military invasion by India is inevitable after a terrorist attack in Kashmir last week.
The attack has caused outrage in India. The government has accused Pakistan of involvement in the attack, without providing any evidence. India has taken a series of tough diplomatic measures: it has cut embassy staff, cancelled visas for Pakistani citizens, closed the border, and even suspended the 1960 Indus Water Treaty, which regulates the distribution of water resources between the two countries.
According to Pakistan's defense minister, the armed forces are on high alert. At the same time, the minister stressed that their side will use nuclear weapons only if the country's existence is threatened.
🇻🇦The world bids farewell to the Pope: Francis buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore
Francis will be the first pope to be buried outside the Vatican.
Under a new rite adopted last year, Francis will be buried in a single wooden coffin covered in zinc, breaking tradition once again.
The main event after the funeral is the conclave. Only cardinals aged 80 and younger can vote in the conclave. At the moment, this is 138 out of 252 cardinals. If after two weeks of voting there is no new pope, the cardinals can choose the one who has received the most votes.
After all the procedures, the new pope will go out on the balcony overlooking St. Peter's Square to address the faithful for the first time. The new pope's speech will be preceded by the cardinal protodeacon, who will announce: "We have a new Pope."
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