Russia’s onslaught continues amid optimism over talks

[ad_1] KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces destroyed a theater in Mariupol where hundreds of people were sheltering Wednesday and rained fire on other cities, Ukrainian authorities said, even as the two sides projected optimism over efforts to negotiate an end to the fighting. There was no immediate word on deaths or injuries in what the Mariupol city council said was an airstrike on the theater. Satellite imagery from Monday showed the word “children” written in…

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Tesla fired an employee after he posted driverless tech reviews on YouTube

[ad_1] John Bernal, the creator of AI Addict on YouTube. Courtesy: AI Addict Tesla has fired a former Autopilot employee named John Bernal after he shared candid video reviews on his YouTube channel, AI Addict, showing how the company’s Full Self Driving Beta system worked in different locations around Silicon Valley. Following Bernal’s dismissal, Tesla also cut off his access to the FSD Beta system in the vehicle he personally owns, a 2021 Tesla Model…

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Australia courtroom overturns landmark local weather ruling

Court docket finds in favour of atmosphere minister in attraction towards earlier choice that she had a ‘obligation of care’ to youngsters when contemplating fossil gasoline initiatives. An Australian courtroom has overturned a groundbreaking ruling that required the nation’s atmosphere minister to think about the potential hurt to youngsters from local weather change when approving new fossil gasoline initiatives. A choose in July 2020 discovered that the atmosphere minister should “keep away from inflicting private…

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How Russia’s Top Propagandist Used Film To Justify Putin’s Ukraine Invasion

[ad_1] In August 2021, a film company associated with Russia’s propaganda machine released Blazing Sun, a war film that glorifies Russia’s 2014 invasion of Crimea and has helped seed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s justification for invading Ukraine last month. The film depicts Russian mercenaries as saviors who prevent Ukraine’s government from committing a genocide against its own people — mirroring Putin’s claim that he invaded Ukraine in order to “prevent genocide” and “denazify” the country.…

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‘I speak up for those who cannot’ — Global Issues

[ad_1] “I left my home in Bangladesh for a job at a garment factory in Jordan six years ago, I had no idea what the future would hold.  But I took an unexpected step that changed my life. I was 19. My father owned a small fruit shop in Dhaka and my mother worked at home sewing and selling clothes. There are six of us in the family. We could hardly make ends meet. I…

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UN calls for safe corridor for Black Sea ships

[ad_1] The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: The International Maritime Organization, a U.N. oversight body for international seafaring and the law of the sea, is calling for a safe corridor in the Black and Azov seas to let commercial ships evacuate. Many of the waters are mined, and Russian navy vessels are off the shores of Ukraine. Explosions have hit at least two cargo ships in the area and dozens of others have been…

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For developing countries, the war in Ukraine means even higher food prices

[ad_1] Luz Dary Cogollo runs a food stall at La Perseverancia, a busy market in Colombia’s capital city. She specializes in ajiaco, a traditional soup made with three kinds of potatoes and chicken boiled with onion and local herbs.     Cogollo said that lately, her ingredients have been getting more expensive, and her business is struggling to stay afloat.   With food prices rising across the world because of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, many…

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Rival Libyan premier says he plans to be in Tripoli in days

[ad_1] TOBRUK, Libya (AP) — A rival Libyan prime minister says he plans to be in the country’s capital and seat his government there in a matter of days — even though a parallel administration opposing his is currently located in Tripoli. Fathi Bashagha expressed his belief that the war-torn country could be unified without more fighting and that his government will focus on holding elections soon, the only way out of Libya’s decade-old conflict.…

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Two years on, WHO warns pandemic ‘far from over’

[ad_1] World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, wearing a protective facemask, attends a press conference on December 20, 2021 at the WHO headquarters in Geneva Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images The Covid-19 pandemic is not over, the WHO warned. It said the virus is still evolving and surging in parts of the world. Nearly 444 million cases have been registered and more than six million people have died of the virus.…

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Texas man convicted on all counts in first trial of Capitol Hill rioters

[ad_1] Issued on: 08/03/2022 – 20:23  A Texas man was convicted on all counts Tuesday stemming from his role in the January 6 Capitol riot, including obstruction of justice for telling his teenage children not to speak to investigators. The obstruction charge alone carries a possible sentence of 20 years.  A Texas man was convicted on Tuesday of storming the U.S. Capitol with a holstered handgun, a milestone victory for federal prosecutors in the first…

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