A spectacular display of celestial fireworks? The momentous arrival of aliens? Or was it a work-in-progress sci-fi flick? These questions weighed heavily on many minds as Melbourne’s night sky lit up for almost a minute on the night of August 7. The flame raced across the sky before breaking into …
Read More »US steps up training for Ukrainian military – media
The US is stepping up its training program aimed at familiarizing more Ukrainian troops with the American-made weapons being supplied to Kiev by Washington, The Hill reported on Thursday, citing unnamed Pentagon officials. According to the outlet, hundreds of Ukrainian service members are currently being trained by American instructors in …
Read More »Pentagon steps up training for Ukrainian troops – media
The US is stepping up its training program aimed at familiarizing more Ukrainian troops with American-made weapons being supplied to Kiev by Washington, The Hill reported on Thursday, citing unnamed Pentagon officials. According to the US media outlet, hundreds of Ukrainian service members are currently being trained by American instructors …
Read More »Jack Dorsey steps down as Twitter CEO
In a statement on his exit from Twitter, Dorsey listed a variety of reasons he was leaving, primarily saying he does not want to limit the company’s potential by having it be “founder-led.” He also expressed support for Agrawal and said he would continue to serve on the board until …
Read More »Putin reveals steps to fix Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict
Armenia’s PM Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev were hosted by Putin in the southern Russian resort city of Sochi on Friday. Ahead of the trilateral talks, Putin held separate talks with Aliev, and later spoke tete-a-tete with Pashinyan after the three-way meeting. The talks proved to be very …
Read More »US, UK, France, Germany say they’re concerned about Iran’s ‘provocative nuclear steps’ in G20 statement, urge ‘full compliance’
In the statement signed by US President Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the G20 conference in Rome, Italy, the world leaders warned of “the risks posed to international security by Iran’s escalating nuclear program.” “We expressed our determination …
Read More »After ‘burying’ idea of discussions with Moscow, NATO must take first steps if it wishes to improve relations – Russian FM Lavrov
That’s according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who told the press at the annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi on Tuesday that Moscow is not to blame for the ever-worsening relationship between Russia and the military bloc. “We didn’t start the deterioration of relations, either …
Read More »Austria’s Sebastian Kurz steps down as chancellor amid new corruption scandal
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Read More »Facebook steps in to provide high-speed internet to broadband-starved rural Virginia – what could go wrong?
Already constructing enormous high-speed fiber networks to connect its sprawling data centers in Ohio, Virginia, and North Carolina, Facebook plans to overlay consumer broadband for some 6,000 homes in Virginia’s Grayson County onto that infrastructure by the end of the fall, according to a Thursday blog post. The Appalachian county …
Read More »Prince Charles’ ex-valet steps down as head of his charity, as he reportedly offered knighthood & citizenship to rich Saudi donor
Fawcett, who used to be a personal valet to Prince Charles and has remained a close and powerful confidant to the presumed future king, has landed in hot water over claims of corruption raised against him. A damning letter he allegedly wrote to an aide of a rich Saudi businessman …
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