Germany has reportedly demanded that proposed sanctions against Russia over the crisis in Ukraine do not include restrictions on energy, insisting that the sector be exempted if measures are taken to block banks’ access to US dollars. That’s according to Bloomberg, citing documents seen by the news agency. The EU …
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Transgender actress Ivory Aquino has joined the star-studded cast of HBO’s upcoming ‘Batgirl’ film to portray Alysia Yeoh – one of DC’s first openly trans characters, and the best friend of Leslie Grace’s titular hero. News of the casting was initially leaked online when Grace posted a photo from the …
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NATO members will order more fleets and fighter planes into Eastern Europe amid a worsening standoff with Russia, with the bloc citing reports that Moscow is building up troops on its side of the Ukrainian border. In a statement issued on Monday, the US-led military faction’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg …
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A 50-year-old bulk carrier put maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait – a major international waterway – to a brief halt after it broke down near a bridge, making the passage impossible. Lebanese-flagged cargo ship Brave Knight stuck in the Bosphorus Strait in northwestern Turkey on Sunday, blocking the waterway …
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A tsunami warning has been issued for Japan’s entire east coast, as well as the southern Amami island and the Takara island chain. A tsunami triggered by the undersea volcanic eruption has already hit the Pacific nation of Tonga and prompted multiple other nations to issue warnings, including the United States …
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Texas Governor Greg Abbot has announced a lawsuit against the Biden administration, challenging a Covid-19 vaccine mandate for National Guardsmen, whom he argues are under the state’s authority. In a Tuesday letter to Maj. Gen. Tracy Norris, Adjutant General of the Texas Military Department, Abbott said he had issued an …
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Federal authorities have stepped in after snowfall caused congestion on the roads and drivers to eventually be stranded for nearly 24 hours on a highway. The US Department of Transportation announced in a Tuesday afternoon tweet that the Federal Highway Commission is in contact with Virginia transportation officials, following massive …
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According to the complaint, in June 2019 Armstrong offered financial backing to Knowledgr, a platform used to distribute scientific papers with tokens offered as an incentive. He also promised the opportunity to list the tokens on Coinbase. All that was done so he could use confidential information for ResearchHub, a …
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