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Italy's draft budget centres on energy aid
Italy's draft budget centres on energy aid
by  AFP

Italy's new far-right government unveiled its 2023 draft budget on Tuesday, with most of the nearly 35 billion euros in spending going on the energy crisis rather than flashy electoral promises. The draft budget now heads to parliament, where it can be amended.

Who will become history's first 'parastronaut'? 
Who will become history's first 'parastronaut'? 
by  AFP

The first astronaut -- or astronauts -- with a physical disability could be announced as soon as Wednesday, according to the European Space Agency. The ESA is expected to name between four to six new European astronauts -- without disabilities -- during its ministerial council in Paris on Wednesday.

Colombia resumes talks with powerful ELN guerrilla group
Colombia resumes talks with powerful ELN guerrilla group
by  AFP

Colombia's government and the National Liberation Army (ELN), the last recognized rebel group in the country, resumed formal peace talks in Venezuela Monday for the first time since they were suspended in 2019. The ELN peace talks delegation spent four years based in Cuba, as they had been barred from returning to Colombia by the previous government.

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