A Moscow court places a former state television journalist under house arrest over her anti-war protest.
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Month: August 2022
Jean-Jacques Sempé, Cartoonist of Droll Whimsy, Dies at 89
Beloved in France and popular around the world, he drew more than 100 covers for The New Yorker in an association that began in 1978.
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Heavy Losses Leave Russia Short of Its Goal, U.S. Officials Say
The estimated deaths and injuries are stalling Russia’s progress in eastern Ukraine, military experts say, as fighting intensifies in the south.
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Rhythm of War: A Thunderous Blast, and Then a Coffee Break
This is a war fought in a cycle of opposites: bursts of chaos from outgoing and incoming shelling, and then long lulls in which soldiers undertake the most routine activities.
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Your Friday Briefing: U.S. to Unseal Trump Warrant
Plus Russia prepares for show trials and Taiwan does not rise to China’s provocations.
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Western fund hits €1.5B in pledges to boost Ukrainian defense
A group of Western allies including many EU countries and the U.K. pledged more funding to help boost Ukraine’s defense capabilities Thursday, reaching €1.5 billion, as Kyiv prepares for a “marathon” war with Russia. Representatives from 26 countries, led by Denmark and the United Kingdom, met in Copenhagen to discuss how to sustain longer-term defense […]
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Belgium received over 200 terrorist and extremist threats last year
Belgium received 218 terrorist and extremist threats last year, according to the annual assessment of the country’s coordinating body for threat analysis (OCAM), published Thursday. According to the report, in 2021 the overall threat level remained on average at medium throughout the year. Just over 50 percent of threats were rated as low-level, and one-third […]
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Children with disabilities disproportionately impacted by war in Ukraine
The current humanitarian crisis stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is having “a disproportionate impact” on persons with disabilities, especially children in institutions there, four UN-appointed independent human rights experts said on Thursday.
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Italy Salutes a War Hero and the Values He Fought For
Mario Fiorentini, Italy’s most decorated resistance fighter, died at age 103 this week, and his mourners want his legacy to live on.
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Scalping Strategy for Day Trading – The Baltic Times
If you’re looking to scalp the markets for quick profits, then you’ve come to the right place. In this article, we will discuss a scalpi……
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