Tech CEOs give their congratulations newsthirst.

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, attends the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, January 18, 2024 (L), and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 2, 2021. Reuters Leaders of major technology companies congratulated President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect…

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Oil and gas ‘gift of god’, says host Azerbaijan president newsthirst.

Reuters Azerbaijan’s president said countries should not be blamed for having oil, gas and other natural resources or bringing them to the market. The president of COP29’s host country has told the UN climate conference that oil and gas are a “gift of god”. Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev criticised “Western fake news” about the country’s…

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Italy says Libya war crimes suspect was sent home due to ‘social dangerousness’ | Italy newsthirst.

Italy’s interior minister said on Thursday a Libyan man detained under an international war crimes arrest warrant and then unexpectedly released had been swiftly repatriated because of his “social dangerousness“. Osama Najim, also known as Almasri, was detained on Sunday in Turin under an arrest warrant issued by The Hague-based international criminal court (ICC). Najim,…

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