Posts by Amelia Frost
Poland To Vote In Razor-tight Presidential Election
[ad_1] Poland votes on Sunday in a hotly contested presidential runoff that will pit the pro-EU Warsaw mayor against a nationalist historian in a tight race that could extend the political deadlock in the NATO member nation. The two candidates — Rafal Trzaskowski, backed by the ruling centrists, and Karol Nawrocki, a political novice supported…
Read MoreTrump Admin Seeks To Cut Remaining Federal Ties With Harvard
[ad_1] The US government intends to cancel all remaining financial contracts with Harvard, a senior official said Tuesday, in President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to force the prestigious university to submit to unprecedented oversight. The administration “will send a letter to federal agencies today asking them to identify any contracts with Harvard, and whether they…
Read MoreFrench Deputies Set For First Vote On Assisted Dying Bill
[ad_1] French deputies vote on a controversial right-to-die bill on Tuesday, the first step in a lengthy parliamentary process to legally grant patients medical assistance to end their lives in clearly defined circumstances. The initiative has the backing of President Emmanuel Macron, who has insisted, however, that any authorisation to choose death should be limited…
Read More‘One In A Billion’: French Stuntwoman Putting Fizz Into Hollywood
[ad_1] When Sarah Lezito began messing around with motorbikes at 13 she never dreamed that one day she would become the stunt double of some of Hollywood’s biggest stars. The French winemaker’s daughter has stood in for Scarlett Johansson — twice — on “Avengers 2” and “Black Widow” and appeared in a dozen films including…
Read More‘Kisses From Prague’: The Fall Of A Russian Ransomware Giant
[ad_1] The sudden fall of a ransomware supplier once described as the world’s most harmful cybercrime group has raised questions about Moscow’s role in its development and the fate of its founder. LockBit supplied ransomware to a global network of hackers, who used the services in recent years to attacks thousands of targets worldwide and…
Read MoreEU Investigates Four Porn Platforms Over Risks To Children
[ad_1] The EU kickstarted an investigation on Tuesday into four pornographic platforms over suspicions they are failing to stop children accessing adult content in breach of the bloc’s mammoth digital content law. The European Commission said its investigations into Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX, and XVideos “focus on the risks for the protection of minors, including those…
Read MoreMacron Gives Vietnamese Students A Lesson In ‘Impulsive’ Superpowers
[ad_1] Between jabs at Donald Trump’s US trade tariffs and criticism of Beijing’s assertiveness in the South China Sea, French President Emmanuel Macron warned Vietnamese students Tuesday that “on the impulse of a superpower, everything can change”. Macron is in Vietnam as part of a six-day Southeast Asian tour that includes Indonesia and Singapore, as…
Read More‘Horror’ At Liverpool Title Parade, Police Rule Out Terrorism In Car Ramming
[ad_1] Four people were “very, very ill in hospital” on Tuesday after dozens were injured the previous night when a car rammed into a crowd at Liverpool’s Premier League title parade, the region’s mayor said. A 53-year-old white British man, who was believed to be the driver of the car, was arrested on Monday, although…
Read MoreBangladesh Top Court Acquits Islamist Leader On Death Row: Lawyer
[ad_1] Bangladesh’s top court on Tuesday overturned a conviction against a key leader of the country’s main Islamist party, who had been on death row since being sentenced under the regime ousted last year. A.T.M. Azharul Islam, from the Jamaat-e-Islami party, and who has been in custody since 2012, was acquitted of crimes against humanity…
Read MoreKing Charles To Give Historic Speech To Canada Parliament Amid US Tensions
[ad_1] King Charles III is to deliver a historic speech to open Canada’s parliament on Tuesday, with the nation, of which he is head of state, facing unprecedented threats from US President Donald Trump. Prime Minister Mark Carney has said he intends to use the king’s first visit to the British Commonwealth nation since his…
Read MoreTesla EU Sales Slump 52% In April: Trade Group
[ad_1] Sales of cars made by Elon Musk’s Tesla slumped by more than half in April as Chinese electric carmakers saw their share surge, the continent’s manufacturing association said Tuesday. While sales of electric cars rose overall in the 27 European Union nations, Tesla’s share fell dramatically amid the spotlight on Musk’s work with US…
Read MoreNuclear Option: Indonesia Seeks To Grow Energy, Cut Emissions
[ad_1] Indonesia is hoping going nuclear can help it meet soaring energy demand while taming emissions, but faces serious challenges to its goal of a first small modular reactor by 2032. Its first experiment with nuclear energy dates to February 1965, when then-president Sukarno inaugurated a test reactor. Sixty years later, Southeast Asia’s largest economy…
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