Pushkin House has announced the short list for this year’s Book Prize. They are:
These six books will be read and debated by this year’s jury, which is chaired by Gulnaz Sharafutdinova, Professor of Russian Politics and Director…
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Ukraine-U.S. resource talks to continue next week
Negotiations between Kiev and Washington on a resource deal due to start this week will continue next week, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmygal has said.
‘This week, I think no later than tomorrow, our special…
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Prosecutors Request Nearly 6-Year Jail Sentences for Journalists Accused of Navalny-Linked ‘Extremism’
Russian prosecutors are seeking to sentence four journalists to five years and 11 months in prison each on charges of “extremism” over alleged ties to the late opposition figure Alexei Navalny, the…
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Concern in Poland about US decision to reposition troops – DW – 04/10/2025
The news from the US came as a shock in Poland. The US Army Europe and Africa issued a press release on Monday, stating that it intended to reposition its forces from Jasionka in the southeast of the country.
It went on to say that the move was…
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News – The Russian Government
The agenda includes free admission to museums for large families, amendments to the Budget Code regarding the deadlines for distributing subsidies to regions, financing of housing construction in the new regions, and extending the…
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Memory manipulation is the stuff of sci-fi. Someday it could be real
In the world of Harry Potter, one’s memory can be manipulated with the flick of a wand. Albus Dumbledore reels wispy memories out of his head and puts them in a Pensieve. If he later dunks his head in that magical basin, he can see…
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20,000-Year-Old Tools Show How Paleolithic Humans Learned From Each Other
Thousands of stone tools discovered in a South African cave reveal that Ice Age humans had developed sophisticated fabrication techniques about 20,000 years ago, according to a report in the Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology.
Looking closely at…
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Fill-in-the-blank training primes AI to interpret health data from smartwatches and fitness trackers
The human body constantly generates a variety of signals that can be measured from outside the body with wearable devices. These bio-signals – ranging from heart rate to sleep state and blood oxygen levels – can indicate whether someone…
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it’s the actual land of the free now
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The thing about Europe, the sneerers say, is that it is over-regulated. Mounds of red tape and punitive taxes mean there are no trillion-dollar entrepreneurial ventures in France or…
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Several EU countries have spoken out against the use of Russian assets for Ukraine
Head of Eurodiplomacy Kaja Kallas said in an interview with Estonian broadcaster ERR that some EU countries are strongly opposed to using Russian assets frozen in the West for Ukraine.
‘When it comes to frozen…
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