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Moscow Expelled Czech Diplomat it Previously Tried to Hire

April 19, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Moscow announced last Wednesday it was expelling the deputy Czech ambassador Tomáš Hart as a tit-for-tat reaction to the expulsion of the deputy Russian ambassador to Prague in March. As Czech media reported that before […]

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37,000 Pages of Trump-related Emails Shielded from Jan. 6 Committee

April 19, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

More than 37,000 pages of emails related to former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election have been shielded from the Jan. 6 select committee by Trump’s attorney John Eastman, […]

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WhatsApp Will Let You Hide ‘Last Seen’ Status from Specific Contacts

April 18, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Do you want to hide “last seen” statuses from certain contracts? WhatsApp may finally allow this feature. The extremely popular global messaging app, now owned by the Facebook mega-giant Meta, has begun beta testing a […]

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Natural Gas Surges to Highest Level Since 2008

April 18, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Russia’s war on Ukraine has upended natural gas prices in the United States. Prices of natural gas have surged to the highest level in an astonishing 13 years today. The Russian war on Ukraine has […]

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Russian Cosmonauts to Activate Space Station’s New Robotic Arm

April 18, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Two cosmonauts from Russia will go on a “spacewalk” outside of the International Space Station today. The spacewalk is in an effort to activate a new robotic arm. The two cosmonauts, Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev […]

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Ukraine Could Become EU Candidate Within Weeks

April 18, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has submitted formal questionnaires to the European Union about Ukraine having a membership. The country’s leader submitted the questionnaire today to an envoy. Zelensky said he believes that Ukraine will gain […]

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Florida Rejects Math Textbooks Citing Critical Race Theory

April 18, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Florida cannot keep its name out of the news these weeks. The latest issue the state government has is over math textbooks. And the issue has nothing to do with math. The Florida Department of […]

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Bolton Says Pentagon Should Station Troops in Taiwan

April 18, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Former US national security adviser John Bolton has called on the US over the weekend to both station troops in Taiwan and officially grant the island nation full diplomatic recognition. In a pre-recorded remarks released […]

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Qur’an Abuse by Swedish Extremists Condemned by Saudi Arabia

April 18, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Stressing the importance of concerted efforts to spread the values of dialogue, tolerance, and coexistence, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned on Monday the provocations and incitement against Muslims by some extremists in Sweden […]

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Pentagon Identifies Climate Change Among Key Threats to Arctic Bases

April 18, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Climate change is among the largest threats to US military bases in the Arctic which have failed to prepare for the effects of warming weather, the Pentagon’s inspector general reported on Friday. Despite the warnings […]

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Turkey Launches Military Offensive Against PKK in Northern Iraq

April 18, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Turkey’s Defense Ministry informed early on Monday that it has conducted a major cross-border military offensive targeting Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants in northern Iraq. The ground and air cross-border offensive centered in northern Iraq’s […]

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Ilhan Omar Calls US War Crime Claim ‘Staggeringly Hypocritical’

April 18, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

While the US calls for Russia to be tried for war crimes still resound through the world, US Rep. Ilhan Omar is setting a key potential stumbling block for that call, pointing out that the […]

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Some 59% of Americans dislike Biden's job performance, and his average approval ratings dropped six percentage points from last week's 42%.

Biden to Host Rescheduled US-ASEAN Summit in Washington May 12-13

April 17, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The White House informed in a statement on Saturday that President Joe Biden will host the special US-ASEAN summit that was postponed from last month, stressing the Biden Administration’s top priority is to serve as […]

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Pyongyang Tested New Tactical Guided Weapon

April 17, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

After it passed its biggest state anniversary without an expected military parade typically used to unveil provocative weapons systems, North Korea boasted on Sunday it has successfully test-fired a newly developed tactical guided weapon. The […]

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Saudi Crown Prince, Putin Discuss OPEC+, Ukraine in Phone Call

April 17, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The joint work of Russia and Saudi Arabia in the OPEC+ format was given a positive assessment during a phone call on Saturday between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. […]

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Some Banned Books to Be Made Free to All by New York Public Library

April 17, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Some of the commonly banned books in the US will be made available for free by the New York Public Library (NYPL). NYPL announced the project it’ll conduct in partnership with the publishers Hachette Book […]

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China’s Supply Chain Squeeze Causes Shipment Delays for Apple

April 17, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

If China’s Covid-19 lockdowns persist with curbs forcing assemblers to shut down and maintaining closed-loop arrangements gets harder, shipments of some Apple products, as well as Dell and Lenovo laptops, are likely to face delays […]

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Biden Administration to Resume Oil, Gas Lease Sales with Higher Royalty Rate

April 16, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In a move that will likely be unpopular among environmental groups and the fossil fuel industry, the US Department of Interior announced Friday its plans to resume onshore oil and gas lease sales on federal […]

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British Commandos Return to Troops Training in Ukraine

April 16, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

British special forces have returned to training local troops in Kyiv for the first time since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, teaching Ukrainian troops how to use UK-supplied anti-tank weapons, Ukrainian […]

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Contrary to Customs, Adams Won’t Commit to Releasing His Tax Returns

April 16, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

New York Mayor Eric Adams has broken on Friday the decades of custom with past mayors and executives throughout the United States who willingly disclose their filings and refused to commit to making his tax […]

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US Delegation in Taiwan ‘Greeted’ with Military Drills by China

April 16, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In a move China’s People’s Liberation Army said was intended to target the wrong signals sent by the United States, Beijing conducted military drills around Taiwan on Friday as a US Congressional delegation visited the […]

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UN Warns About Food Insecurity in TwoThirds of South Sudan

April 16, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Around 62,7%, or 7.74 million people, will face a crisis or worsening levels of food insecurity between April and July, the United Nations Children’s Fund warned quoting the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification analysis. Although […]

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‘A Senseless Tragedy’: Woman Dies Trying to Climb US Border Wall

April 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

A Mexican woman died while trying to climb the U.S. border wall in Arizona after her leg became trapped in a climbing harness and she was left hanging upside down for “a significant amount of […]

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FDA Authorizes First Breath Test for Covid Infections

April 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

You may soon be able to tell if you have Covid by simply breathing into a Breathalyzer. The Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for what it says is the first device […]

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Zelenskyy Hails Ukrainians’ Resolve after 50 Days of Invasion

April 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Last night marked the 50th day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In his nightly address to his country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the people should be proud of having survived 50 days when […]

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RNC Withdraws from Commission That Sponsors Presidential Debates

April 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The Republican National Committee has completely withdrawn from its participation in the Commission on Presidential Debates. The organization has for decades governed general-election presidential debates. The commission drew ire from former president Donald Trump during […]

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Alan Wilson, the gaming company's co-founder and vice president, was named temporary CEO in a statement released on Monday, after Tripwire said that Gibson had resigned.

Kentucky and Florida Bring in Sweeping Anti-Abortion Laws

April 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

Kentucky has signed into law the harshest abortion restrictions in the country, virtually ending all abortions in the state. The sweeping law bans abortions after 15 weeks, restricts minors’ access to abortions, and cracks down […]

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FBI Says North Korean Hackers Stole Over $600 Mil in Cryptocurrency

April 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

The US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) accused on Thursday the North Korean government-associated hackers for the latest in a string of audacious cyber heists tied to Pyongyang in which they stole over $600 million […]

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UN Chief Praises Saudi Arabia for Yemen Efforts

April 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

In a phone call to Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Thursday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has praised the Kingdom’s efforts to reach a political solution to the Yemen war that has been […]

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Moscow’s Turning Russian Gas Eastward, Putin Says

April 15, 2022 Elizabeta Bozinovska

As Europe tries to reduce its reliance on Russian gas and other energy exports, Moscow would work to redirect its energy exports eastward, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. However, considering the fact that […]

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