British vlogger accused of being ‘Kremlin mouthpiece’ sanctioned by UK over work in Ukraine
Graham Phillips is first Briton added to list
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Month: July 2022
Poland declares cats an ‘invasive alien species’
‘I have a dog, but I don’t have anything against cats,’ says scientist behind divisive decision
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Facing ‘Putin’s Energy Blackmail,’ Europe Agrees to Cut Russian Gas Use
Holding together despite some nations’ dependence on Russia, the European Union agreed to make voluntary savings mandatory if the Kremlin suddenly decides to turn off the taps over its invasion of Ukraine.
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EU gas rationing deal draws cheers but it won’t keep you warm this winter
EU energy ministers on Tuesday reached agreement on what, just six days earlier, had been dismissed as unthinkable: mandatory, bloc-wide gas rationing in case of winter supply shortages. “This was not a mission impossible,” cheered the Czech government, which currently helms the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU. But the deal — meant […]
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England Routs Sweden to Seal Place in Euro 2022 Final
Alessia Russo’s backheel helped her team rout Sweden and storm into Sunday’s Euro 2022 final.
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Ukraine: UNICEF delivers life-saving supplies for over 50,000 children in Odesa
The UN Children’s Fund UNICEF, delivered supplies on Tuesday to help an estimated 50,000 children in the war-ravaged districts of Odesa, the crucial Black Sea port which Russia bombed on Saturday, just hours after signing a landmark deal to allow Ukrainian grain to reach millions of food insecure people across the world.
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Viral Infections and Gene Variant Are Linked to Child Hepatitis Cases
Some of the children were infected with adeno-associated virus 2 and shared a relatively uncommon gene variant, according to two small studies.
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‘Nazi’ talk: Orbán adviser trashes ‘mixed race’ speech in dramatic exit
Barbed warnings of “Nazi” rhetoric went flying Tuesday as the controversy over Viktor Orbán’s “mixed race” remarks breached rare territory — the Hungarian prime minister’s own circle. Just four days after Orbán startled European leaders by declaring countries were “no longer nations” after different races blend, one of the prime minister’s own longtime advisers, sociologist Zsuzsa […]
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Black Portraits Get New Names, and a New Show
Glyn Philpot’s sensitive portraits of Black subjects, unusual for the early 20th century, were given updated titles — and consideration — for a recent exhibition in England.
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