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☆ Putin orders tactical nuclear weapon drills to deter the West
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Russia's defense ministry said it would hold military drills including practice for the preparation and deployment for use of non-strategic nuclear weapons. "During the exercise, a set of measures will be carried out to practice the issues of preparation and use of non-strategic nuclear weapons," the ministry said. Russia and the United States are by far the world's biggest nuclear powers, holding more than 10,600 of the world's 12,100 nuclear warheads. No power has used nuclear weapons in war since the United States unleashed the first atomic bomb attacks on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Major nuclear powers routinely check their nuclear weapons but very rarely publicly link such exercises to specific perceived threats in the way that Russia has.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Alexey Danichev, Natalia Kolesnikova, Joe Biden, Andriy Yusov, Sergei Shoigu, Emmanuel Macron, Volodymyr Zelensky, Ludovic Marin, David Cameron, Dmitry Peskov, Putin, Abrams, Sean Gallup Organizations: Federal Assembly's Council, Reuters, Missile, Southern Military District, Military, Victory Day, Afp, Getty, Russian Federation, Federation of American Scientists, CNN, Ukraine, Kremlin, U.S . Senate, AFP, British, NATO, U.S . Army, British Amphibious Engineer Battalion Locations: Saint Petersburg, Russia, Reuters Russia, Moscow, France, Britain, United States, Ukraine, U.S, China, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Russian, Paris, London, Soviet Union, Gniew, Poland

☆ Fact Check-Latvia did not fine citizens for celebrating WW2 victory over Hitler
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Fines issued by Latvian police for publishing symbols that are banned by law are being falsely claimed online to be fines for commemorating World War Two victory over Nazi Germany. One X user said: “That is the day celebrating the defeat of Nazi Germany. Because Latvia is a Nazi state in Nazi NATO” (here). Riga officially commemorates victory over Nazi Germany on May 8. Local police say the fines were not for commemorating a particular event, but for public displays of outlawed symbols.

Persons: “, Hitler, Saint George, Simona Grāvīte, ”, Grāvīte, Read Organizations: Latvian, Nazi, Facebook, Russia, Victory, Nazi NATO, Latvia’s State Police, Independent State, CIS, Local, Reuters Locations: Nazi Germany, Latvia, Nazi, Riga, Moscow, Estonia, Lithuania, Baltic, Soviet Union, Ukraine

☆ England soccer fans have been warned not to dress up as medieval Christian crusaders in Qatar, the first Islamic country to host the World Cup, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

England fans have been banned from dressing up as Christian crusaders at World Cup matches. It has been ruled that fans outfitted as crusader knights, including chain mail and carrying plastic swords, is "offensive" to Muslims, The Times reports. The Times reports that two English fans dressed as crusaders were turned away from the England game against Iran on Monday. The announcement came hours before England plays the USA at the 60,000-seater Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, north of Doha, at 2 p.m EST. Dressing as a medieval knight sporting the flag of St George has become popular among football fans attending England games in recent years.

CNN —Ahead of England’s World Cup clash with the United States on Friday, world soccer’s governing body FIFA said that Crusader costumes worn by England fans are “offensive.”Some England fans attend sports events dressed as the English patron Saint George, equipped with helmets, crosses and plastic swords. FIFA told CNN: “Crusader costumes in the Arab or Middle East context can be offensive to Muslims. Video Ad Feedback Hear from US journalist who was detained for wearing a rainbow shirt in Qatar 03:36 - Source: CNNThe rainbow flag is a symbol for LGBTQ rights, and in Qatar homosexuality is illegal. It’s not allowed.”“One security guard told me that my shirt was ‘political’ and not allowed,” Wahl wrote on Substack. The Welsh Football Association (FAW) said FIFA told the federation on Thursday that rainbow-colored flags and hats would be permitted at World Cup stadiums in Qatar.

☆ Family sues Little League after son suffers head injury in bunk bed fall
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Utah boy who suffered a serious head injury after falling from a bunk bed during last month’s Little League World Series in Pennsylvania has returned home from the hospital and his family is suing the league and the company that made the bed. Easton Oliverson, 12, of Saint George, Utah, suffered a skull fracture and bleeding on the brain in the Aug. 15 fall at a players dormitory in Williamsport. The negligence lawsuit, filed by Jace and Nancy Oliverson on Friday in Philadelphia, said there was no railing on the top bunk. Kevin Fountain, a spokesperson for Little League International, said the league would not comment on the pending suit. Easton, a pitcher and outfielder with the Snow Canyon team from Santa Clara in southwestern Utah, fell in his sleep, Fulginiti said.

Ceremoniile cunoscute sub numele de cod Forth Bridge au luat sfârșit, iar sicriul prințului Philip a fost coborât în cripta regală din capela Saint George. Regina Elisabeta a II-a și-a luat astăzi adio de la Philip, prințul ei viking, cum îi plăcea să-i spună, după 73 de ani de căsnicie. Sicriul a fost scos din locul unde a stat timp de 8 zile și a fost plasat pe un Land Rover, special modificat pentru acest moment. Imaginea datează din 2003 și a fost realizată în Scoția de nora cuplului regal, Sophie, contesă de Wessex, în timpul unei vacanțe. Elisabeta și Philip poartă ținute de picnic, sunt relaxați și zâmbitori.

Persons: Philip, Saint George, Regina Elisabeta a II, Prințul Philip, suverana, William, Harry, Saint George de diaconul de Windsor, regina Elisabeta a II, George, Canterbury, reginei Elisabeta, Casa, de, Elisabeta ., Sophie, contesă de Wessex, Elisabeta, . Elisabeta a II, consort Organizations: Forth Bridge, Rover, Marina Regală, Marinei Regale, Royal Navy, Casa Regală Locations: Saint, Castelul Windsor, Regatului Unit, Canterbury, St, de Edinburgh, Scoția

☆ Când va avea loc înmormântarea prințului Philip. Soțul reginei Elisabeta ar fi stabilit detaliile pentru această zi
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-10 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Prințul Philip, soțul reginei Elisabeta a II-a, va fi înmormântat cel mai probabil sâmbăta viitoare, după opt zile de doliu național. Informația apare în presa din regat, care scrie că sicriul cu trupul prințului consort va fi mutat astăzi sau mâine în capela Saint George de la castelul Windsor, scrie digi24.ro. Noaptea trecută, regina Elisabeta a II-a și membrii seniori ai familiei regale au pus la punct detaliile necesare, iar o decizie finală va fi anunțată astăzi. Cel mai probabil, la înmormântare va fi permis accesul unui număr limitat de persoane. Ultimul drum al prințului Philip va fi acompaniat de muzică de cimpoi, iar din ziua următoare, drapelele de pe teritoriul britanic nu vor mai fi arborate în bernă.

Persons: Prințul Philip, reginei Elisabeta a II, a, Ducele de, Saint George, regina Elisabeta a II, Philip, Regina, Boris Johnson, Britanicii, Buckingham Organizations: seniori, Agerpres Locations: Ducele de Edinburgh, Saint, Windsor, Londra

☆ Când vor avea loc funeraliile prințului Philip; Soțul reginei Elisabeta ar fi stabilit detaliile pentru propria înmormântare
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-10 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: Profimedia ImagesCând vor avea loc funeraliile prințului Philip; Soțul reginei Elisabeta ar fi stabilit detaliile pentru propria înmormântarePrințul Philip, soțul reginei Elisabeta a II-a, va fi înmormântat cel mai probabil sâmbăta viitoare, după opt zile de doliu național. Informația apare în presa din regat, care scrie că sicriul cu trupul prințului consort va fi mutat astăzi sau mâine în capela Saint George de la castelul Windsor. Noaptea trecută, regina Elisabeta a II-a și membrii seniori ai familiei regale au pus la punct detaliile necesare, iar o decizie finală va fi anunțată astăzi. Cel mai probabil, la înmormântare va fi permis accesul unui număr limitat de persoane. Ultimul drum al prințului Philip va fi acompaniat de muzică de cimpoi, iar din ziua următoare, drapelele de pe teritoriul britanic nu vor mai fi arborate în bernă.

Persons: Philip, reginei Elisabeta, reginei Elisabeta a II, a, Ducele de, Saint George, regina Elisabeta a II, Regina, Boris Johnson, Britanicii, Buckingham Organizations: seniori, Agerpres Locations: Ducele de Edinburgh, Saint, Windsor, Londra

Informația apare în presa din regat, care scrie că sicriul cu trupul prințului consort va fi mutat astăzi sau mâine în capela Saint George de la castelul Windsor. Cel mai probabil, la înmormântare va fi permis accesul unui număr limitat de persoane. Ultimul drum al prințului Philip va fi acompaniat de muzică de cimpoi, iar din ziua următoare, drapelele de pe teritoriul britanic nu vor mai fi arborate în bernă. Potrivit presei britanice, prințul Philip a fost foarte implicat în aranjamentele pentru propria înmormântare și, în stilul său obișnuit, a glumit că unii dintre cei care au participat la aceste aranjamente au murit înaintea lui. Prinţul Philip, soţul reginei Elisabeta a II-a a Marii Britanii, s-a stins din viață ieri dimineață la Castelul Windsor.

Persons: Saint George, regina Elisabeta a II, Philip, Regina, Boris Johnson, Britanicii, Buckingham, Prinţul Philip, Elisabeta a II - Organizations: seniori, Agerpres Locations: Saint, Windsor, Londra, Britanii, Castelul Windsor

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