Danas je srijeda, 8. maj, 129. dan 2024. Do kraja godine ima 237 dana. El Pais

윤석열 대통령이 2022년 5월 10일 오전 서울 여의도 국회에서 열린 제20대 대통령 취임식에서 취임사를 마친 후 참석자들을 향해 손을 들어 인사하고 있다. 국회사진취재단 ▶ 글 싣는 순서 ①尹집권 2년 ‘명과 암’…국정 드라이브, 파열음과 후폭풍(계속) 윤석열 대통령의 지난 2년은 ‘개혁 추진’과 ‘진통’이 교차한 시기였다. 핵심 국정과제인 노동·연금·교육 분야 ‘3대 개혁’은 취임 초 강한 드라이브를 걸었지만 현재는 주춤한 상태다. 초반 여론 지지를 등에 업은 의료개혁 역시 의정 갈등 장기화 속에 출구를 찾지 못하고 있다. ‘제복 영웅’으로 상징되는 보훈 정책, 사교육 등 이권 카르텔 타파 등은 일부 성과를 거뒀다는 평가를 얻었지만 재차 강조해왔던 ‘민생 정책’은 피부에 와닿지 못했다는 지적도 나온다. 아울러 채상병 사건 등 현안에 대한 신속한 대응에 실패하면서 ‘특검 정국’에 둘러싸여 있는 형국이다. 총선 이후 거대 야권은 ‘청구서’를 들이밀 준비를 하고 있다. 향후 국정운영 전망이 녹록지 않은 가운데, 윤 대통령은 ‘소통’을 기반으로 달라진 국정 운영을 예고한 상태다. 오는 9일 기자회견이 변화의 분수령이 될지 주목된다. 3대 개혁 등 국정 과제 ‘드라이브’…세밀한...

Tornadoes ripped through communities in Michigan on Tuesday evening as severe storms battered the Midwest, officials said, bringing more destruction a day after tornadoes in the southern Plains killed at least one person and damaged dozens of homes. Officials in Kalamazoo County in Southern Michigan said they were responding to a tornado that struck Portage, a city of about 50,000, leaving streets were littered with downed power lines, trees and building debris. There was destruction throughout the county, including significant damage to a FedEx facility in Portage, according to Andrew Alspach, a spokesman for the Kalamazoo County Office of Emergency Management. It was unclear if there were any casualties, he added. Another tornado warning was issued for Kalamazoo County, including Portage, even as emergency workers were responding to damage from the tornado that had hit earlier. Officials in Kalamazoo County could not be immediately reached on Tuesday evening. Roughly 20,000...

Photo: Philippine Information Agency. Drones are being used increasingly by farmers worldwide to monitor crops. – Advertisement – Jamaica’s  4-H Clubs Executive Director Peter Thompson, is calling on Jamaican farmers to invest more in drone technology for more efficient farming. According to the International Rice Research Institute mapping drones with high-resolution cameras can measure key traits and monitor crop health and performance in real-time, aid in the precision management of nutrients, water, weeds, pests, and diseases, but rice isn’t the only crop that can benefit from drone flyovers. Larger drones, can be used for direct seeding rice, fertilizer application, and spraying of pesticides and herbicides. “One of the things we have seen happening, especially with the use of drones” said Thompson, “is that an acre of land of crops can be sprayed in three minutes. You can use it to do what is called vegetation indexing, where predetermined data is...

A man accused of defrauding a woman of more than $1,000,000 in a car deal today made restitution in the sum of $100,000 in the St Catherine Parish Court. Fraud accused Patrick Rennie,37, is charged with obtaining money by means of false pretence. Senior Parish Court judge Desiree Alleyne extended his bail until July 2, when he is scheduled to reappear. Allegations are that on March 23,2021, the accused negotiated the sale of a 2017 Toyota Probox motor car. He reportedly collected the money in two tranches from the complainant and promised to supply the vehicle. He reportedly failed to deliver the car, became elusive and failed to returned the money. The matter was reported to the police and Rennie was subsequently arrested and charged. – Rasbert Turner Follow The Gleaner on X, formerly Twitter, and Instagram @JamaicaGleaner and on Facebook @GleanerJamaica. Send us a message on WhatsApp at 1-876-499-0169 or...

A St. Thomas man has been arrested on grand larceny charges for walking out of Home Depot with unpaid merchandise, admitting to knowing the cashier purposefully discounted the price of his items, the V.I. Police Department reported Tuesday. On Jan. 26, the Economic Crime Unit initiated an investigation into embezzlement, based on a complaint filed by Home Depot. The complainant, on behalf of Home Depot, stated that a former employee allowed people to walk out of the store with unpaid merchandise. The investigation revealed that Larry Webbe was identified as one of the individuals who benefited from receiving unpaid merchandise, according to the police report. On Feb. 22, Webbe was interviewed. He admitted to knowing the Home Depot cashier and acknowledged that the items were valued at over $1000. He admitted that he paid only $28.93, and he chose not to return the items because he did not want the Home...