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- Russia Sees Sharp Rise In Prosecutions Over Donations To Navalny Foundation
on December 22, 2025 at 5:49 pmCriminal prosecutions in Russia over donations to the Anti-Corruption Foundation, established by the late opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, have surged roughly 60-fold since the start of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, with courts handling at least 90 cases this year alone.
- Is the Thanksgiving turkey a Democrat?
on December 23, 2025'My Christmas under Trump' (1/5). French journalist Georgia Husson moved to New York as the city geared up for the winter holidays. She recounts the Friendsgiving hosted by a group of friends in Connecticut, where political opinions clashed.
- SRT Marine Systems: A leader in marine technology
on December 22, 2025SRT Marine Systems is thriving and has a bulging order book, says Dr Michael Tubbs
- Hawai‘i Has a Rare Opportunity to Reclaim Land From the US Military
by Christine Ahn on December 22, 2025 at 9:24 pmThe US military is abusing Hawaiian land. Will residents be able to exert Indigenous sovereignty and get it back?
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U.S. stocks were mostly lower, with the Nasdaq leading declines as makers of AI infrastructure suffered steep falls, many in the double digits. Nvidia was down 16%. [...]
Gold settled 1.4% lower, down two of the past three sessions, and silver fell 2.5%, down three of the past four sessions. [...]
Panic fueling the selloff of Nvidia, Broadcom and other tech giants is overblown. [...]
Gain insight on Experian, SoFi Technologies and more in the latest Market Talks covering Financial Services. [...]
Arabica coffee prices hit a record level, as traders digested the withdrawal of President Trump’s threats to impose tariffs and economic sanctions on Colombia. [...]
The Yen and Swiss Franc were stronger against the dollar as investors sought safe havens after Chinese start-up DeepSeek’s new AI model hit U.S. tech stocks. [...]
U.S. natural gas futures fell after weekend updates took some of the chill out of early February weather forecasts. [...]
QXO is taking its offer directly to shareholders after being rebuffed on several occasions. [...]
CDT presents a monthly series of censored content that has been added to our “404 Deleted Content Archive.” Each month, we publish a summary of content blocked or deleted (often yielding the message “404: content not found”) from Chinese platforms such as WeChat, Weibo, Douyin [...]
CDT presents a monthly series of censored content that has been added to our “404 Deleted Content Archive.” Each month, we publish a summary of content blocked or deleted (often yielding the message “404: content not found”) from Chinese platforms such as WeChat, Weibo, Douyin [...]
The New York Times’ Chris Buckley reports on the recent emergence of footage from the trial of General Xu Qinxian, who refused to lead the PLA’s 38th Group Army into Beijing to confront protesters in late May, 1989, and was subsequently imprisoned for five years [...]
Last month, Southern Weekly reported on a policy at some hospitals in Shanxi requiring that ADHD patients get a "Class 1 Psychiatric Drug Prescribed" stamp in their hukou household registration booklet before receiving pharmaceutical treatment. Numerous patients reported similar experiences, with some finding that hospitals [...]
Two recent WeChat posts express concern about mounting official interference in 相声 xiàngsheng, the traditional northern-Chinese form of fast-paced stage comedy known in English as crosstalk. These anxieties are acute, but not new. David Moser wrote in 2009, for example, that, "The Chinese government has [...]
Some ants thrive by choosing numbers over strength. Instead of heavily protecting each worker, they invest fewer resources in individual armor and produce far more ants. Larger colonies then compensate with collective behaviors like group defense and coordinated foraging. The strategy has been linked to [...]
New research suggests Alzheimer’s may start far earlier than previously thought, driven by a hidden toxic protein in the brain. Scientists found that an experimental drug, NU-9, blocks this early damage in mice and reduces inflammation linked to disease progression. The treatment was given before [...]
Black holes are among the most extreme objects in the universe, and now scientists can model them more accurately than ever before. By combining Einstein’s gravity with realistic behavior of light and matter, researchers have built simulations that closely match real astronomical observations. These models [...]
MIT scientists have achieved the first-ever lab synthesis of verticillin A, a complex fungal compound discovered in 1970. Its delicate structure stalled chemists for decades, despite differing from related molecules by only two atoms. With the synthesis finally complete, researchers created new variants that showed [...]
Eating full-fat cheese and cream may be associated with a lower risk of dementia, according to a large study that tracked people for more than 25 years. Those who consumed higher amounts of these foods developed dementia less often than those who ate little or [...]
A new AI developed at Duke University can uncover simple, readable rules behind extremely complex systems. It studies how systems evolve over time and reduces thousands of variables into compact equations that still capture real behavior. The method works across physics, engineering, climate science, and [...]
A Brazilian study has confirmed that Joseph’s Coat, a plant used for generations in folk medicine, can significantly reduce inflammation and arthritis symptoms in lab tests. Researchers observed less swelling, healthier joints, and signs of tissue protection. Just as important, the extract showed a promising [...]
How you walk may matter just as much as how much you walk. A large UK study tracking more than 33,000 low-activity adults found that people who grouped their daily steps into longer, uninterrupted walks had dramatically lower risks of early death and heart disease [...]
The BBC revisits one-year-old Siwar Ashour who was temporarily evacuated to Jordan for medical treatment during the Gaza war. [...]
Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said the move was about blocking the establishment of a Palestinian state. [...]
With just one hostage left in Gaza, members of the forum reflect on its influence in Israel and abroad. [...]
At least 347 people have now been put to death this year, according to the UK-based campaign group Reprieve. [...]
Israel says the report "doesn't reflect the reality" and ignores the volume of aid entering the Gaza Strip. [...]
The US says it struck dozens of targets across Syria in response to last week's deadly Islamic State attack on US forces there. [...]
Two men say they experienced the kind of abuse highlighted in recent reports on Israel's treatment of prisoners, which Israel denies. [...]
The US will restrict entry of people from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan and Syria as well as holders of Palestinian Authority passports. [...]
As the second Trump administration approaches the one-year mark, here’s who is influencing key policies. [...]
But Belgium’s pushback prevented the bloc from using frozen Russian assets to aid Kyiv. [...]
An Oscar-shortlisted documentary shows actual battle in startling clarity. [...]
Scott Anderson’s “King of Kings” offers a timely picture of U.S. myopia and miscalculation in Tehran. [...]
“The Secret Agent,” Brazil’s Oscars hopeful, probes an undigested history. [...]
[CPJ] New York City -- Since President Kais Saied's consolidation of power in 2021, Tunisia's press freedom landscape has narrowed sharply. A single piece of legislation--Decree-Law No. 2022-54 on combating "crimes related to information and communication systems"--has become the legal hammer used to silence critics, [...]
[IFJ] Following the general election in Tanzania in October 2025, in which incumbent President Samia Suluhu Hassan was re-elected with 97.66% of the vote, large-scale demonstrations broke out across the country. On 29 October, protesters took to the streets, in a situation that escalated into [...]
[Premium Times] Africa is the most affected continent, with US ambassadors from 15 countries recalled. [...]
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A group of individuals affected by the Gen Z protests attempted to march to State House, Nairobi, on December 22, but were blocked by anti-riot police. [...]
[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Dec 22 -- Somalia will take over the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council in January 2026, marking a landmark diplomatic moment for the country and elevating its voice on the international stage. [...]
[This Day] State forces, coordinated by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), have successfully secured the release of the remaining students and teachers abducted from St. Mary's Catholic School, Papiri, in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, sources familiar with the operation, [...]