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☆ Sydney, Australia, stabbing: Mall attacker may have targeted women, police say, as more details emerge of his six victims
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Helen Regan | Sandi Sidhu | Mall Attacker Was Known To Authorities | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The community is devastated in the knowledge of their loss.”Police said Monday they had concluded their examinations of the shopping mall and the crime scene was being handed back to Westfield. More than 100 pieces of evidence were removed and will be forensically examined as part of the investigation, said Yasmin Catley, New South Wales Minister for Police. A woman cries as she comes out of the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping mall after a stabbing incident in Sydney on April 13, 2024. People react outside the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping mall after a stabbing incident in Sydney on April 13, 2024. The number of women killed by violence in Australia has ranged between 43 and 84 each year since Counting Dead Women began tallying deaths in 2012.

Persons: Joel Cauchi, Health Ryan, Cauchi, Karen Webb, ”, ” Webb, “, Lisa Maree Williams, Chris Minns, ” Minn, Yasmin Catley, David Gray, Baby, ‘, Ashlee Good, Good, Health Park, Ashlee, Faraz Tahir, ” Tahir, Adnan Qadir, Tahir, Anthony Albanese, KIIS, Yixuan Cheng, ’, undoubtably, Amy Scott, Scott, Webb, Amy, she’s, Roger Lowe, David GRAY, Lowe, New South Wales Premier Minns, Arthur Organizations: CNN, New South Wales ’, Health, New South Wales Police, ABC, ” Police, Getty, Police, Westfield, New South Wales Minister, “, “ Staff, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Australia, Australian, Embassy, Australia’s, Queensland Police, New South Wales Police Force, Queensland Police Service, New South Wales Premier, Minn Locations: Sydney’s, Bondi, Westfield, New South, New, Bondi Junction, Australia, Queensland, Sydney, AFP, Pakistan

☆ Most Ukrainians say Western support is critical to success in their fight, but confidence they'll get it has hit a new low
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Ella Sherman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A majority of Ukrainians believe Western sanctions and aid are crucial for success against Russia. Confidence in the West's support has hit a new low though, per new polling data. The Kyiv International Institute of Sociology reported February 29 that 57 percent of Ukrainians feel Western support is the most important factor in determining their country's success in the war. But while most Ukrainians believe that war aid from countries like the US could benefit their country, their confidence in Western support has reached a new low. Confidence in Western support has dropped around a dozen percentage points since October 2023 and around 30 percentage points since September 2022.

Persons: —, Anton Hrushetskyi, Hrushetskyi Organizations: Russia, Service, Kyiv International Institute of Sociology Locations: Ukraine, Russia, USA

☆ People don't trust Ukraine's new top commander anywhere near as much as the 'Iron General' Zaluzhny, new poll finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Ella Sherman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The KIIS poll results show that public trust in Syrsky has increased since December, 21 percent do not trust him, 4 percent aren't sure, and 35 percent of Ukrainians said they do not know him. This poll provides insight into the Ukrainian public's views after Zelenskyy said he wanted a revival of military leadership leading up to the promotion of Syrsky and several other shake-ups. AdvertisementUnlike Zaluzhny's nickname, "Iron General," some of the Ukrainian troops have nicknamed Syrsky the "Butcher" following high casualties and losses in Bakhmut, Politico reported. Zelenskyy, however, has made his case in support of Syrsky and said that the new commander-in-chief is "Ukraine's most experienced commander." Shortly after Zaluhzny's departure, the KIIS poll showed that the Ukrainian public's trust in Zelenskyy dropped by about 5 percentage points.

Persons: —, Valery Zaluzhny, Gen, Oleksandr Syrsky, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zaluzhny, Syrsky, Zelenskyy, Anton Hrushetskyi, Hrushetskyi Organizations: Service, Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, Business, Kharkiv, Politico Locations: Syrsky, Ukraine, Kyiv, Bakhmut, Ukrainian

☆ iHeartRadio promised to only play 'Taylor's Version' of Taylor Swift songs. It lied.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Jack Newsham | Lily Oberstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

iHeartMedia promised fans it would only play "Taylor's Version" of songs once they were available. iHeartMedia, which owns 850 radio stations nationwide, promised Taylor Swift and her legions of fans that its stations would only play the newly recorded "Taylor's Version" of her old songs. "Listeners have made it known that they cannot wait to hear Taylor's Version of each track." The iHeart stations in BI's sample played just over 54,000 Taylor Swift songs from March 2021 through December 2023. Other radio stations were less likely to play Taylor's VersionsBI couldn't find any other radio-station operators that promised to play only Taylor's Versions.

Persons: Taylor Swift, iHeartMedia, —, Taylor, Tom Poleman, Swift, iHeart's, iHeart, they're, We've, Wendy Goldberg, Casey Rae, Rae Organizations: Service, Machine Records, iHeart, BI, SiriusXM, Business, ACRcloud Locations: Los Angeles, Chicago, New York

☆ 'Saltburn' actor Jacob Elordi involved in police investigation following alleged 'altercation' in Australia, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Jacob Elordi is reportedly involved in a police investigation following an alleged assault. The actor is said to have had an "altercation" with a radio producer in Sydney, Australia. AdvertisementJacob Elordi is reportedly involved in a police investigation following an alleged assault in Sydney, Australia, local media reported. The 26-year-old "Saltburn" actor got into an "altercation" with KIIS FM radio producer and TikToker Joshua Fox, 32, outside a hotel on Saturday, The Sunday Telegraph reported. The Sunday Telegraph reported that Fox approached Elordi outside a hotel in east Sydney where the actor had been socialising.

Persons: Jacob Elordi, —, TikToker Joshua Fox, News.com.au, Fox, Elordi, Barry Keoghan, Felix Catton Organizations: Service, KIIS, Sunday Telegraph, South Wales Police, Eastern, Eastern Beaches Police, Command, Australian Academy of Cinema, Television Arts, British, University of Oxford, New South Wales Police Locations: Sydney, Australia, Eastern Beaches, Eastern, Coast , Queensland, New

☆ Radio shows surprising resilience even in a rapidly changing media world
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-05 | by ( Drew Richardson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Pay TV, while newer, has faced more significant declines. Pay TV penetration, on the other hand, fell 20 percentage points between 2014 and 2023, according to data firm Statista. In the third quarter of last year, the pay TV industry shrank at a record pace, analysts at MoffettNathanson said in their latest cord-cutting report. "Terrestrial radio has stayed steady even as other mediums like satellite radio, podcasts and Apple CarPlay have come on board," said Guggenheim media analyst Curry Baker. Contests and sweepstakes represent another unique draw to terrestrial radio.

Persons: It's, MoffettNathanson, Curry Baker, Baker, Elvis Duran, Ryan Seacrest, Sean Hannity, Tom Poleman Organizations: Pew Research, Apple, Guggenheim, Cable, Conservative, Fox News, CNBC Locations: U.S, Los Angeles

☆ Ukrainian journalists fight another kind of war - against graft
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( Dan Peleschuk | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

According to Transparency International's 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index, Ukraine ranked slightly better than Russia but still well below the global average. Their focus also shows civil society is embracing its role as a government watchdog even as the war grinds on. Many journalists are also turning their attention to uncovering Russian war crimes and assets in Ukraine. PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPSuch reports play a key role in Ukraine's fledgling anti-corruption system, created after the 2014 Maidan revolution toppled pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych. Romaniuk, director of the Institute of Mass Information, an NGO in Kyiv, said Ukrainian journalists' role as anti-corruption activists will become increasingly important as Kyiv maps out a more transparent future.

☆ UE și vecinătatea estică „schimbătoare” – între „diplomația post-factum” și realpolitik. Analiză de Dionis Cenușă
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-14 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +20 min

UE și vecinătatea estică „schimbătoare” – între „diplomația post-factum” și realpolitik. Aceste entități interacționează și promovează agenda partenerilor identificați în configurațiile politice naționale ale statelor Parteneriatului Estic, preponderent în Moldova, Georgia și Ucraina. Prin urmare, partea rusă gândește în termeni pragmatici, de realpolitik, spre deosebire de diplomația normativă și post-factum folosită de UE în regiune. Experiența Ucrainei și Moldovei este similar de negativă, iar interesele oligahice perpetuează în Georgia și Ucraina. Dionis Cenușa, Columnist principal Dionis Cenușa, Columnist principalDomenii de cercetare: Politica Europeană de Vecinătate, relațiile UE-Moldova, politica externă a UE și Rusia, migrația și securitatea energetică.

Persons: Dionis, Președintelui Volodymyr, Zelensky, Sandu, Igor Dodon, Maia Sandu, Maia Sandu ., Vladimir Putin, armean, Nikol, Ilham, Aleksandr Lukashenko, Lukashenko, Hanns Seidel, Liebig Organizations: UE, Belarusului, Parlamentul European, Popular European, Social - Democrați, Estic, Parteneriatului Estic, Constituțională, OSCE, Bruxelles, Agenția, Universitatea Justus Locations: Europa de Est, Nagorno - Karabah, UE, Bruxelles, Moldova, Georgia, Ucraina, Rusiei, Rusia, ruse, Armenia, Belarus, Azerbaidjan, Ucrainei, Moldovei, Socialiștilor, Chișinău, Occident, Georgiei, SUA, Turciei, Caucazul, Sud, Nagorno, armene, Armeniei, Moscova, Baku, îngustate, Karabah, turc, Belarusului, îngustată, Azerbaidjanului, Turcia, Iran, Ankara, Minsk, Giessen

☆ The EU and the “changing” Eastern neighborhood - between “post-factum diplomacy” and realpolitik, Analysis by Dionis Cenușă
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-14 | by ( ) www.ipn.md time to read: +21 min

The EU and the “changing” Eastern neighborhood - between “post-factum diplomacy” and realpolitik, Analysis by Dionis CenușăOp-EdThe diversity of realities in Eastern Europe requires from the EU a "differentiated diplomacy" which emerges from the dynamics of local and external factors, dominant in the region ...Dionis Cenuşa, Senior ContributorThe European strategy for the Eastern Neighborhood is losing ground to the ever-changing reality. It is these shortcomings that define European diplomacy of post-factum, which remains relevant in 2020. First of all, Russia has structural levers that can influence the situation on the ground in the Eastern Partnership states. Instead, the emphasis of Westerners is on calming the political situation, without encouraging the opposition to annul the results of the parliamentary elections. Dionis Cenuşa, Senior Contributor Dionis Cenuşa, Senior ContributorAreas of research: European Neighborhood Policy, EU-Moldova relationship, EU's foreign policy and Russia, migration and energy security.

Persons: Cenușă, Dionis Cenuşa, Volodymyr Zelensky, Zelensky, Maia Sandu's, Fiasco, Igor Dodon, Maia Sandu, Vladimir Putin, oligarch Bidzina, Ivanishvili, Nikol, ”, Ilham Aliyev's, Alexander Lukashenko, Lukashenko, Hanns Seidel Organizations: EU, European People's Party, Social Democrats, Eastern Partnership, Eastern, Constitutional, Socialist, OSCE, Moldovan, Russian, Hanns Seidel Foundation, IPN Press Agency, Policy, Institute of Political Sciences, Liebig, Justus University, College of Europe, Twitter Locations: Eastern Europe, EU, Belarus, Nagorno, Karabakh, Brussels, Moldova, Georgia, Ukraine, Russian, Russia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Chisinau, Moldovan, Turkey, South Caucasus, Yerevan, Moscow, Baku, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Iran, Ankara, Minsk, Belarusian, Giessen, Germany

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