Новости за 04.02.2022

1. Twitter's 'downvote' button test begins rolling out globally  Engadget
2. Twitter expands downvote test worldwide  The Verge
3. Twitter downvotes give us what we don't want, as we still wait for Edit button  9to5Mac
4. Latest Twitter tweak to test what happens when users downvote replies  Ars Technica
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday dismissed as "nonsense" allegations by the United States that Moscow was preparing a fake video as a pretext for starting a war in

During his first audience of the year, the Pope called couples who do not procreate or do not procreate enough “selfish”: “One of the forms of selfishness today is that some people do not want to have children, or only one,” Francis said: “However, they do have dogs and cats that take the place of More

The U.S. embargo against Cuba is 62 years old, a cold war relic older and crueler than the Berlin Wall. But 30 years after the wall fell the US government continues the blockade, a weapon always intended to crush Cuba’s nationalized economy and achieve regime change. While campaigning for President, Biden promised to undo Trump’s More

That the United States is a divided country is an understatement. We have been siloed into opposing political camps which, in the fulness of time, could have fatal consequences for the future of the republic. This has been especially evident since 2016. That I am writing this essay in my office across the street from More

Chandra Shekhar Azad, the Azad Samaj Party candidate from the Gorakhpur Assembly seat in the upcoming elections has demanded immediate removal of Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Vipin Tada.

According to the Ministry of Education, Kumar has been appointed as the chairman of the higher education regulator for a period of five years

The agreement last week between Argentina and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) brought the country, and the world, back from the brink of a default that could have threatened the stability of the international financial system. As in any negotiated agreement, it was not ideal. But it was unprecedented, and both sides understood the dangers More

In January, a Tennessee county school board voted unanimously to ban Maus, a graphic novel by Art Spiegelamn about his parents’ experience in Auschwitz, from school classrooms. The ban, which complained about profanity and (mouse) nudity, came shortly before Holocaust Remembrance Day. Decisions like these shortchange kids in every community. Authors like Spiegelman didn’t just write (or More

Boy tries to sneak girlfriend into Manipal hostel in suitcase. Twitter reacts with hilarious memes

Tehran Times - Iran national football team had a great run in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. The performance of Dragan Skocic's side were outstanding and in terms of the results and the way we qualified for the World Cup, it was excellent.

There’s the old saw about obscenity: “I can’t define it, but I know it when I see it.”  Thanks to SB 358, enacted by the 2021 legislature and signed into law by the Governor, that’s close to the standard that the Department of Environmental Quality is now required to use for measuring water quality: “I More

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday praised "unprecedented" close relations with China, as he met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing hours ahead of the Winter Olympics opening ceremony.

Four years ago, Boulder, Colorado, sued ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy—owner of the only oil refinery in the state—for climate change-related damages and adaptation expenses. Boulder and its co-plaintiffs, Boulder County and San Miguel County, home to Telluride, estimated the damage caused by extreme weather events would cost them more than $100 million by 2050. As More

I’ve been in Belize with my partner so we can spend time with her son and grandchildren who live there. The pandemic had kept everyone apart for a couple of years. Covid is present here too of course, but this is an obediently mask-wearing culture. The police will fine you for non-compliance. The Covid death More

Can you throw your at-home, rapid COVID-19 test in the trash, or is it considered hazardous biological waste?

We recently came across a video, featuring a man from Surat who turned his bullet bike into a portable kitchen for selling sandwich. Take a look.

Challenge for Rohit is to stay fit and play everything from now to WC: Agarkar

Internet sources blame Belarus for the large number of semi-trailer trucks, which are queuing on the Belarusian side of the border in order to enter countries of the European Union. “However, the sources forget to mention that it takes two sides to handle cross-border traffic,” the Belarusian border service noted.

Amazon.com, Inc. has announced financial results for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2021. It has also announced that Prime membership will rise in the US to cover the rise in wages and transportation costs.

A handful of travellers from overseas will touch down, board a bus and become the first to stay at the quarantine hub outside Toowoomba.

Journalist Yelena Milashina says she has decided to temporarily leave Russia amid death threats against her by the Kremlin-backed authoritarian leader of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov.

What may have worked better for Snap, in contrast to Meta, is that it has star-appeal for young social media fans, one analyst said.