‘Chilling Effect’: Arrest of Journalist Makes Covering Russia Even Tougher
The detention of the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich poses new obstacles for Western journalists seeking to report on Vladimir V. Putin’s rule.
The detention of the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich poses new obstacles for Western journalists seeking to report on Vladimir V. Putin’s rule.
India's population is set to peak by 2064 and it will be entering the longevity economy - which, by current estimates, is bigger than Japan's economic output - with certain advantages. Steady increases in life expectancy are balanced by a gradual decline in fertility, lowering demands on the government to provide for consumption by the retired workforce.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- A minor is in critical condition after two cars crashed head-on Friday on the west side of Columbus. Around 10:15 a.m., a 2011 Honda Civic traveling eastbound on Fisher Road crashed head-on into a 2016 Ford F450 truck going in the opposite direction, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office said in a [...]
The Schenectady Police Department has made an arrest in connection with a stabbing on a CDTA bus. Carlos Prince, 29, of Albany, was arrested on April 7 and charged with second-degree attempt to commit murder, which is a felony.
Reports of Amritpal Singhs surrender false Akal Takht chief
Oscar-nominated cinematographer Bill Butler has died just two days before what would have been his 102nd birthday
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Native American tribal members fighting plans for an enormous copper mine on land they consider sacred say they are increasingly worried U.S. officials will move forward on the project even as they await a federal appellate court ruling in the case
Udayan Mukherjee in conversation with Jamshyd N Godrej
This is especially true of 'subjective' subjects like history and political science that are habitually contested by adults (sic). The latest controversy about textbook excisions becomes especially problematic when the very process of syllabus-making seems to be shrouded in opaqueness and fanciful improvisation.
Viktor Bout said on Russia state TV that he sent a telegram to Trump warning him of an imminent threat to his life and urging him to flee to Russia for safety.
Well then perhaps the Euro Tour crew are fans of electro, because the 10th annual edition of this iconic series is doing just that: Euro Tour 2023 begins this weekend in Africa.
This is a sonnet I know well because I published two papers on it early in my career: Cognitive Networks and Literary Semantics (1976) and Lust in Action: An Abstraction (1976). Both are the cognitive networks models I developed while working with David Hays at SUNY Buffalo. As such they are not interpretations or reading of the poem. Rather, they are attempts to depict some of the conceptual structure underlying the poem. Preliminary and provisional as that work was, it changed forever my approaching... Читать дальше...
The Nike boss wasn't a big fan of advertising, but the company's flair for promotion launched an athletic-shoe revolution.
FOOD prices are causing nasty shocks at the checkout.
In the past year, the average cost of a weekly supermarket shop has gone from £92 to £108 a week, adding more than £830 to annual bills, according to retail analysts Kantar.
Lynsey Hope tried out four money saving methods to try and cut her weekly shopping billsWe asked Lynsey Hope, 41, a mum-of-three from West Malling, Kent, to put four popular money-saving methods to the test, then work out the reduction on her usual weekly outlay of £150. Читать дальше...
Health care workers in Zimbabwe have condemned the government's plan to criminalize their recruitment to work in other countries as part of efforts to reduce a medical brain drain. Zimbabwe's vice president and health minister, Constantino Chiwenga, said the country will introduce a law to make it illegal for foreign nations to hire their health care workers. Zimbabwe’s Association of Doctors for Human Rights says any attempt to prevent health care workers from leaving the country for better jobs would be illegal. Читать дальше...
While several talented teammates departed, Doug Brumfield, a junior left-hander, chose to stay and be part of the group that turns the football program around.
Substack said it was “disappointed” by Twitter’s actions after users noticed they couldn’t interact with posts including links to the site.
New Yorkers’ life span dropped by 4.6 years in 2020 from the previous year. Health officials say it may take the city years to recover.
Washington [US], April 7 (ANI): Because of the popularity of smartphones and tablets, as well as the growth of television channels, computer games, and educational applications, children and teenagers are spending more amount of time gazing at screens, sometimes with poor posture, which can lead to back pain and other issues. A study by Brazilian researchers, funded by FAPESP and reported in an article published in the sc
Reports of rocket attacks came shortly after videos captured clashes between Israel's Police force and Palestinians at the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in Jerusalem.
Last month, a YouTube user named demonflyingfox uploaded a video titled “Harry Potter by Balenciaga.” It showed characters from the Harry Potter films—Hagrid, Ron, Hermione, Snape, McGonagall, Dobby—as gaunt models with aggressive cheekbones (slightly yassified), dressed in gothic capes and leather jackets. Set against a catwalk-worthy electronica beat, the actors blink, nod, and speak lines from the books which have been remixed with fashion references. “You are Balenciaga, Harry,” Hagrid says... Читать дальше...
The account of Jesus' rising from the dead is recorded in the Bible. Three days after his death, a few women first found his tomb empty. Then Jesus appeared in front of these women and his disciples, talking and eating with them. One of the disciples, Thomas, did not believe that Jesus was alive again until he actually touched Jesus' fatal wounds. In the following 40 days, many people witnessed Jesus who had returned from death until he ascended into Heaven. He sent forth the Holy Spirit to be with the people.