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Meduza’s Ivan Kolpakov says Putin believed his own “huge propaganda narrative about Ukraine as a failed state.” Puck’s Julia Ioffe says “the Russian propaganda machine has trained the Russian public to want blood, and now they want blood.” #CNN #News
North Korea’s official newspaper has said the country should reject foreign aid – likening it to “poisoned candy” – despite deepening hardships and reported food shortages. The ruling Workers’ Party paper, Rodong Sinmun, warned against receiving economic help from “imperialists” who use aid as a “trap to plunder and subjugate”. “It is a mistake to
In this article AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A reception desk at Amazon offices in downtown Seattle, Washington. Glen Chapman | AFP | Getty Images Amazon employees on Tuesday continued to sound off about CEO Andy Jassy’s recently announced return-to-office mandate, including spamming an internal website with messages conveying their opposition to the
A school superintendent has resigned after an eight-year-old found his gun unattended in a bathroom. The firearm was discovered in Rising Star Elementary School in Texas – and many parents were furious because they were not informed about the incident when it happened. The boy told his teacher about the gun, prompting the teacher to
The first commercial spiral-welded wind turbine tower has begun operation – here’s what it is and why it matters. The spiral-welded wind turbine tower was built by GE Renewable Energy and wind turbine producer Keystone Tower Systems. And after years of collaborating with the US Department of Energy, they installed the 89-meter-tall (292-foot-tall) tower on
In this article COIN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT In this photo illustration, the Coinbase logo is displayed on a smartphone screen. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Coinbase reported user numbers that fell short of analysts’ estimates even as fourth-quarter earnings and revenue beat projections. The stock rose more than
In this article AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Amazon Spheres, part of the Amazon headquarters campus, right, in the South Lake Union neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, U.S., on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. Chona Kasinger | Bloomberg | Getty Images A group of Amazon employees is urging CEO Andy Jassy to reconsider a
Government officials will this week fly to China in an effort to convince the owner of British Steel to finalise plans for a state funding package amid hundreds of job cuts at the company. Sky News has learnt that civil servants from the Department for Business and Trade are travelling to meet executives from Jingye
For months there has been speculation over the health of President Putin with his appearance, movement and behaviour all being analysed. Sky’s Security and Defence Editor Deborah Haynes reports on how both America and the UK have said “there is no evidence that Putin is suffering from serious ill health.” #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube
David Scheffer, the former US Ambassador-at-large for War Crime Issues, believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin will be indicted on war crimes charges in “2 or 3 months” because Putin could stop the atrocities in Ukraine or punish those committing them and is choosing not to do either. #Ukraine #CNN #News
Actor Rebel Wilson and her girlfriend, Ramona Agruma, are engaged. Sharing an image on social media of the two of them at Disneyland, Wilson, 42, wrote: “We said YES!” She thanked Disney chief executive Bob Iger for his help in pulling off the “magical surprise” that took place at the theme park. The Bridesmaids star
Russia’s president had a message of defiance for the West as he suspended participation in the last major nuclear arms control treaty with the United States. Vladimir Putin also vowed to conduct nuclear weapons tests if Washington chose to do so and challenged the nuclear weapons posture of the UK and France. If anyone in
Ministers have recommended NHS workers, police officers, teachers and judges are all given a 3.5% pay rise for the next financial year. Government departments have written to the independent pay review bodies of each sector to submit their evidence and say what figure is deemed affordable by them and the Treasury. But a number of
The Royal College of Nursing says it will pause strike action as it is “confident” of agreeing to a pay deal during “intensive talks” with ministers. RCN members in England were set to walk out for 48 hours from 1-3 March, including by emergency departments for the first time, as part of the long-running dispute
Joe Biden has said Vladimir Putin expected his enemies to “roll over” when he invaded Ukraine but was met with the “iron will” of its allies – as the Russian president suspended a key nuclear treaty with the US after accusing the West of starting the war. The American president gave a historic speech from
Feb 21, 2023 Chelsea spent £323 million on eight new players in the January transfer window, but the arrival of a barefoot New Zealander could be the Premier League club’s most important act of recruitment. Gilbert Enoka is the leadership management and mental skills coach for New Zealand’s rugby team. The culture change he implemented
If I told you that Phoenix-based Lectric eBikes took another popular-yet-expensive electric bike and found a way to produce something that is almost as good but at a fraction of a price, would you even be surprised anymore? That’s become the brand’s defining ethos, and they’ve proven it once again with the release of the
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual state of the nation address at the Gostiny Dvor conference centre in central Moscow on February 21, 2023. Mikhail Metzel | Afp | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday used a highly anticipated speech to deny responsibility for the war in Ukraine and lash out at
Former RAF pilot and now adviser at Universal Defence and Security Solutions, Air Vice Marshal Sean Bell, says Russian forces have retreated from northern Ukraine with the intention of refocussing their efforts on the south and east of Ukraine. The governor of Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region has said Russian forces will likely launch a full-scale