Head of digital direction Mykhailo Fedorov speaks during a press conference in early parliamentary elections in Kiev, Ukraine, on 27 May, 2019. Credit – STR/NurPhoto/Getty Images Less than 48 hours after appealing to Elon Musk on Twitter, Ukraine’s Minister of…
Ethiopia’s state-appointed human rights body called on Friday for the release of 16 journalists and media personnel after new arrests in recent days in the capital Addis Ababa and the restive region of Amhara. Press watchdogs and rights groups say…
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A Taylor Swift album party in Sydney, Australia, appears to have been a superspreader event, with authorities issuing an urgent warning after the party was connected to nearly 100 Covid cases. In a public health alert issued on Thursday, the…
California’s 26-year-old program to get more people to put solar panels on their homes has been wildly successful, but state regulators may lower the incentives for people to go solar in a bid to reduce electricity bills for the rest…
Olympics Opening Ceremony draws record-low ratings: Why aren’t Americans tuning in? NBC is facing a cataclysmic loss of audience for the 2022 Winter Olympics as viewership tanked for Friday’s Opening Ceremony, averaging just 16 million. It is a record low…
‘Things Will Only Get Worse.’ Putin’s War Sends Russians Into Exile. They lined up at ATMs, desperate for cash after Visa and Mastercard suspended operations in Russia, swapping intelligence on where they could still get dollars. At Istanbul cafes, they…
90 Day Fiancé’s Geoffrey Paschel Sentenced to 18 Years for Kidnapping and Domestic Assault A judge ordered reality star Geoffrey Paschel to serve 18 years in prison without the possibility of parole, according to a Feb. 3 press release from…
Ukraine may break off diplomatic ties with Russia, president says. Ukraine may break off diplomatic relations with Russia after Moscow decided to recognise two breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine as independent, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said at a briefing on Tuesday.…
House passes resolution backing Ukraine; Three Republicans vote ‘no’ The House passed a resolution on Wednesday to declare support for Ukraine’s sovereignty in the face of the invasion ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin, while urging an “immediate cease-fire.” Lawmakers…