Latvia brands Russia โstate sponsor of terrorismโ
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The EU member-stateโs parliament says the move is a response to Moscowโs โviolenceโ in Ukraine
Latviaโs parliament, the Saeima, designated Russia a โstate sponsor of terrorismโ on Thursday, over the conflict in Ukraine.
MPs in the Baltic nation are โrecognizing Russiaโs violence against civilians [in Ukraine] as terrorism and Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism,โ the parliament announced on its website.
The Saeima has also called upon โother like-minded countries to express the same view,โ while also urging the EU...
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The EU member-stateโs parliament says the move is a response to Moscowโs โviolenceโ in Ukraine
Latviaโs parliament, the Saeima, designated Russia a โstate sponsor of terrorismโ on Thursday, over the conflict in Ukraine.
MPs in the Baltic nation are โrecognizing Russiaโs violence against civilians [in Ukraine] as terrorism and Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism,โ the parliament announced on its website.
The Saeima has also called upon โother like-minded countries to express the same view,โ while also urging the EU...
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Switzerland no longer a neutral state โ Moscow
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Bernโs sanctions against Russia mean it cannot represent Ukraine in Moscow, Russian officials insist
Switzerland cannot represent Ukraineโs diplomatic interests in Russia as it has given up its neutral status by joining anti-Russia sanctions, Moscow said on Thursday.
Russian Foreign Ministry Deputy Spokesman Ivan Nechayev explained that Bern has asked whether it can represent Ukraine in Russia and vice versa, and that in response, โwe made it perfectly clear that unfortunately, Switzerland has lost its neutrality and cannot act as a mediator or a representative of interests.โ
Nechayev also noted that Switzerland has co...
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Bernโs sanctions against Russia mean it cannot represent Ukraine in Moscow, Russian officials insist
Switzerland cannot represent Ukraineโs diplomatic interests in Russia as it has given up its neutral status by joining anti-Russia sanctions, Moscow said on Thursday.
Russian Foreign Ministry Deputy Spokesman Ivan Nechayev explained that Bern has asked whether it can represent Ukraine in Russia and vice versa, and that in response, โwe made it perfectly clear that unfortunately, Switzerland has lost its neutrality and cannot act as a mediator or a representative of interests.โ
Nechayev also noted that Switzerland has co...
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Telegram CEO lashes out at Apple and Google
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Pavel Durov accuses US tech giants of harming app developers with their long review processes and profit cuts
Russian software entrepreneur Pavel Durov, who runs the company behind the popular messaging app Telegram, has slammed US tech giants for abusing their dominant market position.
The latest tirade, which Durov shared on Telegram on Wednesday, was triggered by Apple apparently stalling the release of a new version of his messenger....
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Pavel Durov accuses US tech giants of harming app developers with their long review processes and profit cuts
Russian software entrepreneur Pavel Durov, who runs the company behind the popular messaging app Telegram, has slammed US tech giants for abusing their dominant market position.
The latest tirade, which Durov shared on Telegram on Wednesday, was triggered by Apple apparently stalling the release of a new version of his messenger....
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Over 100 French municipalities still without drinking water
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Europe is suffering a historic drought and July was one of the warmest on record, according to the UN
As nearly 60% of Europe experiences a historic drought, more than 100 French municipalities are still without access to drinking water, according to French Ecological Transition Minister Christophe Bechu.
โThere is nothing left in the pipes,โ Bechu was quoted as saying by EuroNews during a visit to the town of Roumoules late last week, adding that over 100 municipalities in France can now only rely on supplies that are being delivered by trucks.
The drought has been exacerbated by a devastating heatwave that has s...
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Europe is suffering a historic drought and July was one of the warmest on record, according to the UN
As nearly 60% of Europe experiences a historic drought, more than 100 French municipalities are still without access to drinking water, according to French Ecological Transition Minister Christophe Bechu.
โThere is nothing left in the pipes,โ Bechu was quoted as saying by EuroNews during a visit to the town of Roumoules late last week, adding that over 100 municipalities in France can now only rely on supplies that are being delivered by trucks.
The drought has been exacerbated by a devastating heatwave that has s...
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Germany weighs in on EU visa ban for Russians
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The countryโs chancellor says he finds it โhard to imagineโ such a measure
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said โit is hard to imagineโ that Schengen visas for Russians would be banned. He was commenting on a proposal put out by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and supported by the Baltic states as well as Finnish politicians.
Speaking to journalists during a federal press conference on Thursday, the German leader said that the responsibility for the conflict in Ukraine lies with the Russian government and not its people.
โTherefore, I find it hard to imagine such reflections,โ Scholz said about a complete visa ban for Russ...
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The countryโs chancellor says he finds it โhard to imagineโ such a measure
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said โit is hard to imagineโ that Schengen visas for Russians would be banned. He was commenting on a proposal put out by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and supported by the Baltic states as well as Finnish politicians.
Speaking to journalists during a federal press conference on Thursday, the German leader said that the responsibility for the conflict in Ukraine lies with the Russian government and not its people.
โTherefore, I find it hard to imagine such reflections,โ Scholz said about a complete visa ban for Russ...
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Knife attack at German โintegration centerโ
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The victim was hospitalized with serious injuries after a โterrible attack,โ Wuppertal city authorities said
An employee of an immigration center in western Germany, was injured on Thursday in a brutal knife attack, authorities said. The suspect, reportedly a young Syrian man, has been arrested.
The city administration in Wuppertal said in a statement that the incident took place on Thursday morning in the municipal House of Integration.
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The victim was hospitalized with serious injuries after a โterrible attack,โ Wuppertal city authorities said
An employee of an immigration center in western Germany, was injured on Thursday in a brutal knife attack, authorities said. The suspect, reportedly a young Syrian man, has been arrested.
The city administration in Wuppertal said in a statement that the incident took place on Thursday morning in the municipal House of Integration.
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Kosovo issues warning to Serbia
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The leader of the self-ruled, partially recognized Serbian region blamed Russia for the latest flare-up of tensions
Kosovo is preparing for an armed conflict with Serbia and is ready to take on its opponent, Albin Kurti, who holds the office of prime minister in the breakaway Serbian province, told Reuters on Wednesday.
โWe have our institutions and organs of security and defense; Kosovo is a state now, this is not the year 1998,โ the official was quoted as saying. โThis is 2022, so we are much more prepared to defend our sovereignty, territorial integrity, to defend our democracy, rule of law, constitutionality, and to defend our progress.โ
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The leader of the self-ruled, partially recognized Serbian region blamed Russia for the latest flare-up of tensions
Kosovo is preparing for an armed conflict with Serbia and is ready to take on its opponent, Albin Kurti, who holds the office of prime minister in the breakaway Serbian province, told Reuters on Wednesday.
โWe have our institutions and organs of security and defense; Kosovo is a state now, this is not the year 1998,โ the official was quoted as saying. โThis is 2022, so we are much more prepared to defend our sovereignty, territorial integrity, to defend our democracy, rule of law, constitutionality, and to defend our progress.โ
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New Research Finds CIA Used Black Americans as Drugs Experiment Guinea Pigs
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By now, many will be familiar with Project MKULTRA. For decades, the CIA conducted highly unethical experiments on humans in order to perfect brainwashing, mind control and torture techniques.
Perhaps the programโs most notorious aspect was the administration of high doses of psychoactive drugs to targets, particularly LSD. These substances were brought to Langleyโs attention in 1948 by Richard Kuhn, one of 1,600 Nazi scientists covertly spirited to the U.S. via Operation Paperclip following World War II. When MKULTRA was formally establ...
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By now, many will be familiar with Project MKULTRA. For decades, the CIA conducted highly unethical experiments on humans in order to perfect brainwashing, mind control and torture techniques.
Perhaps the programโs most notorious aspect was the administration of high doses of psychoactive drugs to targets, particularly LSD. These substances were brought to Langleyโs attention in 1948 by Richard Kuhn, one of 1,600 Nazi scientists covertly spirited to the U.S. via Operation Paperclip following World War II. When MKULTRA was formally establ...
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North Korea 'Triumphs' over Covid - Vows โDeadly Retaliationโ
Laying blame with Seoul for the outbreak, DPRK leader Kim Jong Un lifted strict containment measures and praised the โunprecedented miracle for the world health community,โ as the nation reported only 74 fatalities.
Due to a lack of testing supplies, Pyongyang tallied daily cases of fevers - which reached 4.4mn.
Kim's sister even suggested the leader may have caught the virus. โEven though he was seriously ill with a high fever, he could not lie down for a moment thinking about the people he had to take care of" she said.
She also threatened to "wipe out" neighboring South Korea for an "uninterrupted influx of rubbish".
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North Korea 'Triumphs' over Covid - Vows โDeadly Retaliationโ
Laying blame with Seoul for the outbreak, DPRK leader Kim Jong Un lifted strict containment measures and praised the โunprecedented miracle for the world health community,โ as the nation reported only 74 fatalities.
Due to a lack of testing supplies, Pyongyang tallied daily cases of fevers - which reached 4.4mn.
Kim's sister even suggested the leader may have caught the virus. โEven though he was seriously ill with a high fever, he could not lie down for a moment thinking about the people he had to take care of" she said.
She also threatened to "wipe out" neighboring South Korea for an "uninterrupted influx of rubbish".
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โBan on the export of firewood comes into force in Hungary - Budapest
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โBan on the export of firewood comes into force in Hungary - Budapest
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โEU countries are discussing the issuing of visas to Russian tourists to determine coordinated actions - European Commission
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โEU countries are discussing the issuing of visas to Russian tourists to determine coordinated actions - European Commission
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โก๏ธEstonia to close its borders to Russian citizens with Schengen visas, with some exceptions - Estonian Foreign Ministry
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โก๏ธEstonia to close its borders to Russian citizens with Schengen visas, with some exceptions - Estonian Foreign Ministry
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โก๏ธEstonia to close its border for Russians with Estonian Schengen visas from next week โ Tallinn
Russians with Schengen visas issued by other countries will still be able to enter Estonia.
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โก๏ธEstonia to close its border for Russians with Estonian Schengen visas from next week โ Tallinn
Russians with Schengen visas issued by other countries will still be able to enter Estonia.
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Russian Hackers Exploit EU Parliament Website after It Declares Russia โSponsor of Terrorismโ - report
The notorious Russian hacker group Killnet claims to have taken down the website of the Latvian parliament, after its legislators declared Russia as a โstate sponsor of terrorismโ.
โWe, Killnet, officially declare you a piece of ****,โ the hackers wrote.
The group also recently made good on its promise to attack Lockheed Martin, a top US weapon manufacturer, whose HIMARS missile systems are being supplied to Ukraine - by publishing personal data of the companyโs employees online.
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Russian Hackers Exploit EU Parliament Website after It Declares Russia โSponsor of Terrorismโ - report
The notorious Russian hacker group Killnet claims to have taken down the website of the Latvian parliament, after its legislators declared Russia as a โstate sponsor of terrorismโ.
โWe, Killnet, officially declare you a piece of ****,โ the hackers wrote.
The group also recently made good on its promise to attack Lockheed Martin, a top US weapon manufacturer, whose HIMARS missile systems are being supplied to Ukraine - by publishing personal data of the companyโs employees online.
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Europeans Must โPay the Priceโ for Supporting Ukraine - Top EU Diplomat
โThese things arenโt freeโ, urged Josep Borrell - as unrest grows in his native Spain against โunfair sacrificesโ - and the continent reels from surging inflation and energy rationing, amid looming power shortages.
EU member states have been requested to cut energy consumption to prepare for a winter crisis, but dissenting voices are coming from Madrid - โSpaniards have not lived beyond our means from an energy point of view.โ said the Spanish Energy Minister.
Commenting on European goals in the conflict, Borrell stated that โif Russia wins this war and occupies part of the Ukrainian territory, then we Europeans will have lost and will face a much greater threat.โ
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Europeans Must โPay the Priceโ for Supporting Ukraine - Top EU Diplomat
โThese things arenโt freeโ, urged Josep Borrell - as unrest grows in his native Spain against โunfair sacrificesโ - and the continent reels from surging inflation and energy rationing, amid looming power shortages.
EU member states have been requested to cut energy consumption to prepare for a winter crisis, but dissenting voices are coming from Madrid - โSpaniards have not lived beyond our means from an energy point of view.โ said the Spanish Energy Minister.
Commenting on European goals in the conflict, Borrell stated that โif Russia wins this war and occupies part of the Ukrainian territory, then we Europeans will have lost and will face a much greater threat.โ
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Shuttered Transgender Clinic Could Face Mass Lawsuit - report
The controversial Tavistock UK clinic - which prescribed powerful puberty-blocking drugs to teenagers - is facing โa number of detransitioners who are considering legal actionโ after claims effects of the drugs were โfully reversibleโ lack evidence.
The legal action could claim patients could not give informed consent as they were under 16 - or that the drugs damaged youngsters. โFar too many children have been left with physical and emotional scars from decisions we should never have let them makeโ, one expert therapist told the Daily Mail.
A spox for hospital chiefs defended the treatments, stating, โThe Trust is proud of its Gender Identity Development Service, which for 30 years has been providing support to children โฆ experiencing difficulties around their gender identity development.โ
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Shuttered Transgender Clinic Could Face Mass Lawsuit - report
The controversial Tavistock UK clinic - which prescribed powerful puberty-blocking drugs to teenagers - is facing โa number of detransitioners who are considering legal actionโ after claims effects of the drugs were โfully reversibleโ lack evidence.
The legal action could claim patients could not give informed consent as they were under 16 - or that the drugs damaged youngsters. โFar too many children have been left with physical and emotional scars from decisions we should never have let them makeโ, one expert therapist told the Daily Mail.
A spox for hospital chiefs defended the treatments, stating, โThe Trust is proud of its Gender Identity Development Service, which for 30 years has been providing support to children โฆ experiencing difficulties around their gender identity development.โ
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โLocal Authorities Accuse Ukraine of Shelling Zaporozhye Nuclear Plant - reports
A member of the regional admin has claimed that Ukrainian forces have fired at the facility for the second time this Thursday โ allegedly using heavy artillery from the right bank of the Dnepr.
No injuries have been reported.
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โLocal Authorities Accuse Ukraine of Shelling Zaporozhye Nuclear Plant - reports
A member of the regional admin has claimed that Ukrainian forces have fired at the facility for the second time this Thursday โ allegedly using heavy artillery from the right bank of the Dnepr.
No injuries have been reported.
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Coca-Cola Counts Huge Cost of Russia Exit
The soft drinks bottler lost $195mn in the first half of the year and predicts a further $82mn charge as it depletes its stocks in Russia - citing the conflict in Ukraine.
Russia was one of Coca Cola HBCโs biggest markets before it suspended its business - but the bottler will now re-name its business Russia Multon Partners and produce local brands Dobry, Rich and Moya Semya.
The charges resulted in the London-listed company reporting a 34% fall in net profit to July 1.
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Coca-Cola Counts Huge Cost of Russia Exit
The soft drinks bottler lost $195mn in the first half of the year and predicts a further $82mn charge as it depletes its stocks in Russia - citing the conflict in Ukraine.
Russia was one of Coca Cola HBCโs biggest markets before it suspended its business - but the bottler will now re-name its business Russia Multon Partners and produce local brands Dobry, Rich and Moya Semya.
The charges resulted in the London-listed company reporting a 34% fall in net profit to July 1.
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โก๏ธUkraine attempts to strike at Zaporozhye Nuclear Plant concrete storage facilities, potentially releasing thousands of tons of nuclear waste โ head of regional administration
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โก๏ธUkraine attempts to strike at Zaporozhye Nuclear Plant concrete storage facilities, potentially releasing thousands of tons of nuclear waste โ head of regional administration
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