Sweden has officially become the 32nd member of the US-led North Atlantic Treaty Organization after the document formalizing Stockholm’s accession to the bloc entered into force on Thursday. The accession ceremony will be held in Washington, where Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson will submit his country’s accession documents to US …
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NASA has officially commissioned a study to analyze all existing evidence and develop proper data-gathering methods and tools to shed light on the nature and origin of unidentified aerial phenomena, according to an agency press release issued Thursday. “We will be identifying what data – from civilians, government, non-profits, companies – exists, what …
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South Korea has become the first Asian member state of NATO’s Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence (CCDCOE), the country’s Yonhap news agency reported on Thursday. In a statement cited by the media outlet, Seoul’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) said it plans to “strengthen our cyber response capabilities to a …
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Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medalist Alexander Zverev has joined leading tennis figures such as world number one Novak Djokovic and Billie Jean King in blasting the decision to ban Russian athletes from Wimbledon this summer. The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) announced its move ahead of schedule this week …
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US chip-making giant Intel has suspended all business operations in Russia, citing Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine as the key reason for its decision. The California-based company said in a statement that it would support its 1,200 employees in Russia and “[implement] business continuity measures to minimize disruption to our …
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Twitter shares jumped 3% during early trading on Tuesday, after the company’s decision to appoint Elon Musk to its board of directors was disclosed in a release filed with the SEC. The stock is up roughly 30% this week after Musk became the company’s largest shareholder. The company appointed Musk …
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Argentina and China have signed a memorandum of understanding on the Belt and Road Initiative, Beijing’s multibillion-dollar global infrastructure development project. The document was part of a package of cooperation agreements signed on Sunday in Beijing during a visit by Argentine President Alberto Fernandez to meet China’s President Xi Jinping. …
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Russian peacekeepers have been deployed to Almaty, the focal point of violent protests that have swept through Kazakhstan since a two-fold hike in fuel prices. A team from RT recorded them on their dangerous mission. The Russian troops are authorized to use their weapons, but their main task will be …
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Podcaster Joe Rogan has asked his 7.8 million Twitter fans to join him on Gettr, a competing platform founded by an ex-Trump adviser, after Twitter deplatformed Marjorie Taylor Greene for supposedly spreading ‘misinformation’. Rogan surfaced on Gettr on Sunday with a call for his followers to do the same, posting …
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Top government officials will not attend the Olympic Games, with the exception of Seiko Hashimoto – a member of the House of Councilors and the former Minister of State for Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. Japanese Olympic Committee President Yasuhiro Yamashita and Japanese Paralympic Committee President Kazuyuki Mori will also …
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