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- Ukraine Drones Target Russia's Smolensk Region, Says Governoron May 2, 2024 at 5:17 am
Ukrainian drones targeted energy infrastructure in Russia's Smolensk region early on May 2, Governor Vasily Anokhin said on Telegram.
- 'Separating Ukrainian writers from Russian ones might not only prove a rather tricky process, but also a singularly political one'on May 2, 2024
The Russian invasion, which is also a war against Ukrainian culture, means that we must stop confusing Ukrainian and Russian literature. Here, the writer Jonathan Littell attempts to build the ideal Ukrainian library.
- 6 money changes to watch out for in Mayon May 1, 2024
A raft of changes could affect your wallet this month, from prescription fees going up to interest rates being cut. We […]
- 300+ Arrested in Police Raids on Columbia and CCNY to Clear Gaza Encampmentsby Amy Goodman on May 1, 2024 at 5:43 pm
Columbia University's president asked for continued police presence to ensure encampments aren't reestablished.
- Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, May 1ston May 1, 2024
“He keeps violating the gag order—have we tried offering him hush money?”
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The long-standing lack of inclusion of women in biomedical and behavioral research has been a hindrance to sleep study. [...]
Some of the internships are unpaid, while others reportedly offer $18 to $28 an hour. [...]
The tiny fish are raised to maturity so they can be used as food. [...]
“We need to make sure regulation doesn’t get in the way of innovation and enabling businesses in Europe to compete,” an expert told Fortune. [...]
For older Americans to age in place well, medical alert systems can be useful. [...]
Former President Trump is barred from making public statements about witnesses, jurors and some others connected to his hush money case. [...]
Farmers have been hesitant to allow health officials onto their land because of the "stigma" of bird flu, another vet said. [...]
Although the IPO market has been heating up, the upcoming election could reduce the number of public offerings seen before 2025. [...]
UniSuper, one of Australia’s largest pension funds, said it expects bond yields to keep increasing as inflation lingers. [...]
The London-based bank posted a rise in first-quarter net profit due to higher trading income despite lower earnings from lending. [...]
We thought a lot about what we would do once we quit or jobs, and that has made all the difference. But we didn’t anticipate everything. [...]
Singapore’s biggest bank by assets said its first-quarter net profit rose on higher fee and commission income, and expects to deliver strong shareholder returns this year [...]
Australia’s second-largest lender by market capitalization reported a 12% decline in half-year net profit and announced it will increase its share buyback by $980 million. [...]
Treasury yields inched down but are still up sharply for the year. [...]
Commercial crude oil stockpiles rose by 7.3 million barrels last week, after analysts had predicted a 1.5 million barrel decrease. [...]
Returns still tend to be better for those who heed the Wall Street adage, but volatility has been greater outside of the summer months in recent years [...]
Over 26 months have passed since Russia’s latest invasion of Ukraine. The current stalemate has given way to gradual advances by Russia, as political support for arming Ukraine waned in Western capitals, at least until a breakthrough U.S. funding bill last week. To counteract this [...]
Z-Library, an online database with tens of millions of pirated and uncensored books and articles available for free download, is closing its Chinese WeChat account. In a statement posted to WeChat, Z-Library claimed that Chinese legal authorities had “attacked” its volunteer staff and intimated that [...]
On April 17, the Solomon Islands held its first general election since Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare signed a controversial security pact with China in 2022. Under his administration, the country switched its diplomatic allegiance from Taiwan to China in September 2019, leading to periodic protests [...]
56 years after her wrongful execution, the poet-journalist turned dissident Lin Zhao is still mourned in China. Lin, a Peking University student persecuted during the anti-Rightist Campaign, was executed at the height of the Cultural Revolution on April 29, 1968. Lin had joined the Party [...]
The European Parliament voted this week in favor of regulations to ban the sale, import, and export of goods made using forced labor. While the ban does not explicitly target any single country, it is widely seen as responding to numerous reports of forced labor [...]
Ping Jiang street, Suzhou, China, by cattan2011 (CC BY 2.0) [...]
Nymphia Wind, a Taiwanese drag queen, has won the 16th season of the American reality TV competition show RuPaul’s Drag Race. Her victory has been cause for quiet celebration in China, where drag is in the ascendant despite increased state repression of the LGBTQ+ community. [...]
A study has identified a therapy that can penetrate the slime that such infections use to protect themselves from antibiotics. Scientists showed that an antimicrobial peptide from cows has potential for treating incurable infections from the bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae. The bacteria, commonly found in the [...]
A parasite that not only feeds of its host, but also makes the host change its own metabolism and thus biology. Microbiologists have shown this for the very first time in a specific group of parasitic microbes, so-called DPANN archea. Their study shows that these [...]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is underestimating methane emissions from landfills, urban areas and U.S. states, according to a new study. The researchers combined 2019 satellite observations with an atmospheric transport model to generate a high-resolution map of methane emissions, which was then compared to [...]
Amazonia is the home of the largest variety of birds in the world. In such a unique environment, craft cultures have flourished by translating the beauty and creativity of environmental materials like feathers into stunning pieces of art. A new article examines artisanal featherwork within [...]
Scientists have dramatically reduced the time and energy required to chill materials to temperatures near absolute zero. Their prototype refrigerator could prove a boon for the burgeoning quantum industry, which widely uses ultracold materials. [...]
A team has identified a molecular cellular mechanism that is linked to microencephaly, a condition in which a baby's head is much smaller than expected. [...]
Researchers uncover why some homes in rural Madagascar where bubonic plague is endemic are infested with fleas. Based on their findings, they recommend ways to reduce the flea populations and their impact on human health. [...]
A team of 19 prominent researchers has published guidelines for the responsible use of machine learning in science. They say it could avert a crisis that's smoldering in every field. [...]
UN expert says death of 8-year-old appears to violate law after reviewing evidence gathered by BBC. [...]
The British-Mexican man has HIV and has run out of his usual medication, says his family. [...]
Israel has pounded southern Lebanon almost daily since Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel on 8 October. [...]
Hamas has not yet responded to the latest proposal, which reportedly includes a 40-day ceasefire. [...]
Rachel Goldberg-Polin says "maximum leverage" is needed to free her son Hersh and 132 Hamas captives. [...]
Residents who fled from the border can only watch as their homes are turned into craters. [...]
Manahel al-Otaibi was convicted of "terrorism charges" reportedly related to her social media posts. [...]
Revolutionary Guards' papers passed to the BBC give chilling details of Nika Shakarami’s last movements. [...]
Staunch opposition remains, including in Dublin, where officials fear that Britain’s plan will increase unauthorized migration into Ireland. [...]
Some experts wonder if it’s enough to respond to China, Russia, and terror threats at the same time. [...]
President Ebrahim Raisi’s recent trip to the region was an opportunity for Iran to showcase its engagement amid instability in the Middle East. [...]
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba joins FP Live for a wide-ranging discussion. [...]
A power struggle between Baghdad and Erbil is targeting the country’s most vulnerable. [...]
Israel’s government has promoted misinformation around Oct. 7, but that doesn’t mean victims should be ignored. [...]
Conflicts with China and Russia are about local issues that Washington can’t win anyway. [...]
The concept that has always guided Israeli strategy may not survive the current war. [...]
[DW] The world-famous wildlife reserve is the latest area of Kenya to be affected by torrential rains that have claimed more than 170 lives and displaced more than 195,000 people across the nation. [...]
[The Conversation Africa] In sub-Saharan Africa, over 600 million people (more than 50% of the population) are without access to electricity. Malawi has one of the world's lowest electricity access rates - just 14.1% of the total population have access to the main grid. In [...]
[Nile Post] Alex Sobel, the Labour MP for Leeds North West, has revealed that Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine and the leader of the National Unity Platform (NUP), lobbied for sanctions against the Speaker of Parliament and two former ministers. [...]
[RFI] After four years without a May Day parade because of Covid-19and other strategic reasons, Senegal has organised a rally for Labour Day this year. This will be President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's first interface with trade unions. [...]
[RFI] Rwanda's historic opposition leader, Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, has filed a case before the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) seeking a re-establishment of her civic rights, including the right to stand in the next elections. [...]
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The Ethiopian government said it was "dismayed by the decision of the Council of the European Union to temporarily suspend certain elements of the EU law that regulates issuing of visas to Ethiopian nationals." [...]
[GroundUp] Tharisa Mines is trying to gag us, say Oridile Kgatea and Rodney Kotsedi [...]