Dogs are capable of recognizing familiar human language and differentiating it from an unfamiliar one, a fresh study suggests. Canines can also tell the difference between familiar words regardless of intonation. Our canine pets appear to be able to distinguish various languages even without prior training, research by the Hungarian …
Read More »Russians understand the very real threat of food shortages – there’s now a global risk
However, rising prices and increasingly insecure supply chains are posing a risk to people in Russia and around the world. In a recent interview, Svein Tore Holsether, the chief executive of one of the largest global fertilizer producers, Yara International, warned that rising gas prices could create a worldwide food …
Read More »Europe needs to understand root causes of rising gas price ‘phenomenon’ to avoid energy crisis – AEB
According to Tadzio Schilling, Wednesday’s gas price surge on the TTF hub in the Netherlands, which saw it hit an unprecedented $1,936 per 1,000 cubic meters, made both European market participants and politicians “nervous.” Schilling added that everyone expressed great “relief” when the price started dropping after Russian President Vladimir Putin …
Read More »American politicians voting for new sanctions ‘don’t understand reality of Russia,’ but dislike country due to prejudice – Kremlin
Speaking to journalists on Thursday, just hours after US politicians backed the sweeping sanctions, President Vladimir Putin’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, said that the amendments proposed amounted to nothing more than “internal parliamentary exercises.” According to him, “in order for them to be formalized, or even put into place, they …
Read More »Biden fails to understand that Northern Ireland protocol is ‘not a bargaining chip for US trade deal’, says UK minister
Speaking to Sky News on Wednesday morning, Environment Secretary George Eustice said he didn’t think US President Joe Biden “fully appreciated” the complexities of the Northern Ireland protocol, adding that his assumptions were “wrong.” The environment secretary contended that Biden might have been reading too many headlines and listening to …
Read More »‘That’s America’: Pentagon bigwigs say they ‘understand’ post-Afghanistan rage amid resignations & fury of dead troops’ parents
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley spoke with reporters at the Pentagon on Wednesday, echoing the official line that the Kabul airlift was a success and that the Afghan War was officially over. “I will always be proud of the part …
Read More »‘I understand the difficulties’: Putin backs Qatar for World Cup 2022, says Euro 2020 games in Russia highlight ‘return to normal’
The city will host the first of its seven matches in the tournament next Saturday, when Russia play top-ranked Belgium before also facing Finland on Wednesday in Group B. While Covid-19 restrictions remain in place, Russia are expected to be fervently backed by much of the crowd of more than 30,000 that …
Read More »UK High Court says minors must ‘understand’ treatment before starting gender transition, in ‘devastating blow’ to trans activists
In a landmark ruling, the court said that children under 16 who want to undergo gender-changing procedures can only be given puberty blockers if they “understand the nature of the treatment.” The panel of judges ruled that “long-term consequences,” taken together with the “experimental” aspects of the treatment, should require …
Read More »Britain died for me this week. It’s become a Covid-obsessed police state, and I don’t understand what it stands for anymore
Sometimes you can be too close. You are looking, but you don’t see it. That’s where I found myself this week with the current state of Britain, amid another round of ever tighter restrictions caused by the pandemic. Don’t get me wrong. There are loads of things I’ve always loved …
Read More »Macron says he can ‘understand’ Muslim shock at Prophet Mohammed cartoons, but insists violence is unjustified
“I can understand that people could be shocked by the caricatures, but I will never accept that violence can be justified,” Macron said in the interview. The president reiterated that he considered it his “duty to protect our freedoms and our rights” in France. However, Macron added that his words …
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