High-level ceasefire talks appeared to gain momentum on Monday as Arab and US mediators pressed for an agreement to end fighting in Gaza and free hostages held by Hamas before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office on the 20th. January.…
Norway is undoubtedly a pioneer in electric vehicles, but this electric revolution has been three decades in the making. “It already started in the early 1990s,” says Christina Bu, secretary general of the Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association, as she takes…
Here’s the short truth. Before writing this article, I came across Akin’s Laws, which aptly summarize the structures of labor decay. The fun “law” reads: It’s called Work Breakdown Structure because the remaining work will grow until you get a…
For the past decade or more, European governments have been trying to resist the covert influence operations of adversaries like Russia and China. Now they face a very different challenge: fending off overt efforts by Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s…
The German far right is in high spirits. On Saturday, while its conference was underway in the eastern Saxony town of Ries, the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) outlined ambitions to close Germany’s borders, continue buying Russian gas and, in effect,…
The mayor of Ipatinga, Gustavo Nunes, declared a state of emergency. At least 150 people were left homeless in the city, which is located some 570 km north of Rio de Janeiro. The mayor said that the city was surprised…
Five months after Ukrainian forces crossed the border in the first ground invasion of Russia since World War II, the two armies are engaged in some of the fiercest clashes of the war there, fighting over territory and influence in…
Shelley Sykes’ son Rory, who had cerebral palsy and had difficulty moving, chose not to follow the evacuation order. Source link
Plus, remembering the civil rights Freedom Riders. Source link
Toscani was the creative force behind shocking advertising campaigns in the 1990s featuring a priest and a nun kissing. Source link
