Numerous recent moves by European politicians look as if Europe has set out to convince the whole world that it is completely unfit for serious international politics
It used to be that Europeans’ awkward gestures…
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Russia allows banks to offer crypto products to accredited investors — TradingView News
The Bank of Russia has officially permitted financial institutions to offer certain cryptocurrency-based financial instruments to accredited investors.
Russian banks are now free to provide qualified investors with a range of crypto products,…
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South Korean navy plane crashes in southeastern city of Pohang, killing 4
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean navy plane crashed during a training flight on Thursday, killing all four crew members on board, the navy said.
The P-3 patrol plane took off from its base in the…
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What can a ‘poorly-made’ Stalin sculpture tell us about Putin’s Russia?
A full-length sculptural relief of the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin appeared last week in Moscow’s Taganskaya metro station, as part of what have been described as efforts to restore original designs. Visitors have since laid flowers at the…
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Ukrainian Drones Slam Into Moscow Apartment Buildings
Ukrainian drones struck at least two apartment buildings in and around Moscow overnight, Russian media reported Thursday, as officials sought to downplay the extent of the damage.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said air defense systems…
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Situation in Gaza reaches ‘catastrophic levels’
As the situation continues to deteriorate in Gaza, the regional director of CNEWA-Pontifical Mission for Palestine and Israel details the difficulties facing Palestinians and the organization’s work to provide humanitarian aid.
By…
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The Plan to Send Plant-Filled ‘Gardens’ Into Orbit
She imagines industrial activity in space, freeing up land on Earth. Hollywood directors shooting films in orbit. And botanists traveling back and forth to check on their Space Gardens. She and her colleagues are currently seeking funding to help…
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Satellite data sheds light on Russia’s modern-day gulags for Ukrainian children
The maps and data tracking this activity are generated by Hala Systems, a Lisbon-based technology company that received a $2-million grant from Global Affairs Canada to provide high-tech assistance to Save Ukraine, a Ukrainian organization…
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A warming planet is poised to get even hotter, forecasters warn
As hot, dry and disastrous as the last few years have been, it appears that the chaos caused by a warming planet is just getting started.
Though the hottest year in nearly two centuries was recorded only last year, the world will probably…
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Disbelief as Chinese paraglider sucked into freezing, high altitude vortex is punished
Social media in China has reacted with disbelief after a Chinese paraglider who miraculously survived after being sucked into a potentially deadly cloud vortex that carried him 8,598 metres above sea level was punished by local authorities.
Peng…
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