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☆ When the Taliban Took Kabul, She Fled, and Made a New Life in New York
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Karen Zraick | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The night Kabul fell to the Taliban, a young lawyer named Nargis Baran was holed up in her apartment there, scrolling through news reports in disbelief. It was Aug. 15, 2021, and the U.S.-backed president of Afghanistan had fled the country as militants closed in on Kabul, the capital. Their swift advance shocked Western officials and the world, bringing the Taliban back to power after nearly 20 years of war with the United States and allied forces. Thousands of people surged toward the airport, desperate to board the last flights out as the city descended into chaos. Ms. Baran, then 26, was an unmarried woman living with her widowed mother, and now they were afraid to walk outside.

Persons: Nargis Baran, Baran, —, ‘, ’ ” Locations: Kabul, U.S, Afghanistan, United States

☆ 6 Podcasts About Mysterious Disappearances
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Emma Dibdin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Cleo was never seen again, and the rest of her family has since come to believe that she was murdered as she tried to hitchhike home. Missing.”The arrival of “Serial” in the fall of 2014 set off an explosion of podcasts based on cold cases, many of them of questionable quality. But in September of 2016, days ahead of the podcast’s premiere, his killer was finally arrested — a twist that didn’t change the content much. Despite an exhaustive search and nationwide media attention, the plane was never found; two months later the men were declared dead. Despite the lack of concrete answers in this decades-old case, the story’s wild twists and its general atmosphere of Watergate-era political unease are compelling.

Persons: Cleo Nicotine, Cleo, Connie Walker, “, Cleo ”, ”, Jacob Wetterling, Madeleine Baran, Marion, Sally’s, John List, suburbanite, Hale Boggs, Nick Begich Organizations: Peabody, Representatives, World Trade Locations: Saskatchewan, United States, Minnesota, London, Australia, Europe, New Jersey, Colorado, Louisiana, Alaska, Manhattan

☆ Opinion: Trudeau’s fumble on India
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Opinion Michael Bociurkiw | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —It is hard to imagine any world leader wanting to share the foreign policy swamp in which the beleaguered Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, currently finds himself. Nijjar led a group pushing for the creation of an independent Sikh homeland in northern India called Khalistan. The Biden administration can’t be blamed for prioritizing its ongoing bromance with India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the bilateral relationship with Ottawa. A cynic might say that prematurely publicizing the explosive findings against India is a diversion tactic to steer attention away from the China interference file and the domestic issues piling up. Or that it is simply amateur hour at the offices of the prime minister and foreign affairs.

Persons: Michael Bociurkiw, Justin Trudeau, Michael Bociurkiw Chrystia Chudczak, Trudeau’s, Trudeau, India ”, Hardeep Singh, Nijjar, Mélanie Joly, —, Joly, “, ” Yaroslav Baran, Biden, can’t, Narendra Modi, Joly —, Meng Wanzhou, Meng, ” Baran, Jagmeet Singh, Assembly —, Goody Organizations: Atlantic Council, Organization for Security, Cooperation, CNN, Canadian, Sikh Canadian, British Columbia, Toronto Globe, Mail, Ottawa, Huawei, Iran, UN Security Council, Canada, mojo, India —, New Democratic Party, Atlantic, UN, Assembly Locations: Canadian, Odesa, Europe, China, India, Delhi, British, Khalistan, Ottawa, Indian, Canada, Ukraine, Russian, United States, Quebec, Washington

☆ North Korea's Kim meets Putin, supports 'sacred war'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsNorth Korea's Kim meets Putin, supports 'sacred war'PostedNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday (September 13) that he supports Russia's "sacred war" against Western imperialism, as Kim made a rare trip overseas to Russia's east for a meeting that's being closely watched by Washington and allies over concerns of a potential arms deal. Edward Baran reports.

Persons: Korea's Kim, Putin, Kim Jong Un, Vladimir Putin, Kim, Edward Baran Locations: Russian, Washington

☆ Foxconn founder announces Taiwan presidency bid
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsFoxconn founder announces Taiwan presidency bidPostedTerry Gou, the billionaire founder of major Apple supplier Foxconn, announced on Monday a bid to be Taiwan's president in January elections. Edward Baran has more.

Persons: Foxconn, Terry Gou, Edward Baran Organizations: Apple, Foxconn Locations: Taiwan

☆ Pakistan's Imran Khan held after jail sentence
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsPakistan's Imran Khan held after jail sentencePostedPolice arrested Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan in Lahore on Saturday after a court sentenced him to three years in prison for illegally selling state gifts, potentially barring the opposition leader from contesting an upcoming election. Edward Baran has more.

Persons: Pakistan's Imran Khan, Imran Khan, Edward Baran Locations: Lahore

☆ Catalan leader holds key to Spanish electoral impasse
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsCatalan leader holds key to Spanish electoral impassePostedA Catalan independence leader on the run from Spanish justice could hold the key to unlocking a political impasse after the country's inconclusive election results. Edward Baran has more.

Persons: Edward Baran Locations: Spanish

☆ Hong Kong slashes directly elected seats in local polls
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsHong Kong slashes directly elected seats in local pollsPostedHong Kong's legislature voted on Thursday (July 6) to overhaul district level elections by drastically reducing directly elected seats, a move critics said removed some of the last vestiges of democratic freedoms in the China-ruled city. Edward Baran has more.

Persons: Hong Kong, Edward Baran Organizations: Hong Locations: Hong, China

☆ Nigeria's Tinubu sworn in as president
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsNigeria's Tinubu sworn in as presidentPostedBola Tinubu was sworn in as Nigeria's president on Monday following a disputed election. He faces pressure to quickly improve economic and security conditions. Edward Baran has more.

☆ Spain's Sanchez gambles on snap election
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsSpain's Sanchez gambles on snap electionPostedSpain's Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez unexpectedly called a snap national election on Monday and his main rival spelled out the aim of becoming the country's next leader. Edward Baran has more.

☆ North Korea shows video of a new solid-fuel missile
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsNorth Korea shows video of a new solid-fuel missilePostedNorth Korea said on Friday it had tested a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the Hwasong-18, to "radically promote" its nuclear counterattack capability, state media said. Edward Baran reports.

☆ Taiwan says it convinced China to rein in no-fly zone plan
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsTaiwan says it convinced China to rein in no-fly zone planPostedTaiwan said on Wednesday (April 12) it had successfully urged China to drastically narrow its plan to close air space north of the island. Edward Baran reports.

☆ The Labor Department is suing a healthcare staffing agency, saying it made some workers sign contracts forcing them to repay part of their wages if they quit within 3 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A company told workers they'd have to pay high fees if they quit within three years, the Labor Department said. In a lawsuit against the agency, the DOL said one nurse was asked to pay $24,000 in future profits. Lawyers for the agency, ACS, said the DOL's suit is "unsupported by either the facts or the law." The DOL likened employees' wages to a loan that they may have to repay to the company alongside interest and fees. "To be clear, ACS has never demanded – and no nurse has ever repaid – their earned wages to ACS. "

☆ North Korea unveils new nuclear warheads
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsNorth Korea unveils new nuclear warheadsPostedNorth Korea unveiled new, smaller nuclear warheads and vowed to produce more weapons-grade nuclear material to expand the country's arsenal, state media KCNA said on Tuesday, as a U.S. aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea for military drills. Edward Baran reports.

☆ A lawyer said it is 'plainly ridiculous' to name AI as an inventor amid an ongoing legal battle about a patent, comparing it to giving credit to a cat
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Dr Stephen Thaler's says his AI machine invented a food container and a flashing light. The IPO's lawyer argued if AI can be an inventor, then pets and "cosmic forces" could be as well. Thaler's appeal has now risen to the top of UK legal system, having previously been dismissed by the High Court and Court of Appeal. The Supreme Court heard the case on Thursday, but Insider understands the IPO doesn't expect a decision until sometime afterwards. In Thaler's previous appeals, judges interpreted the Patents Act 1977 to require an inventor to be a "natural person."

☆ UK Supreme Court hears landmark patent case over AI "inventor"
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-02 | by ( Sam Tobin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, March 2 (Reuters) - An American computer scientist on Thursday urged the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court to rule he is entitled to patents over inventions created by his artificial intelligence system, in a landmark case about whether AI can own patent rights. Stephen Thaler wants to be granted two patents in the UK over inventions he says were devised by his “creativity machine” called DABUS. Stuart Baran said in written arguments that the British government had recently conducted a public consultation on how AI-created inventions should be dealt with under the UK patent system and decided not to change the law. Thaler’s Supreme Court appeal marks the first time the issue of whether AI systems can own and transfer patent rights has been considered by a supreme-level court, according to London-based patent lawyer Mark Marfé, who is not involved in the case. “Ultimately, for a machine to be named as an inventor of a patent, patent laws will need to be amended,” Marfé said in a statement before the hearing.

☆ Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos says the company has 'never canceled a successful show' after ditching '1899'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Travis Clark | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Netflix's co-CEO Ted Sarandos told Bloomberg that the company has "never canceled a successful show." "We have never canceled a successful show," Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos recently told Bloomberg after Bloomberg's Lucas Shaw said there are "constantly people outraged about shows getting canceled." "A lot of these shows were well-intended but talk to a very small audience on a very big budget," Sarandos said. "The key to it is you have to be able to talk to a small audience on a small budget and a large audience at a large budget. But the company has also canceled plenty of other shows after a few, or even just one, season.

[1/4] Director James Cameron arrives at the world premiere of 'Avatar: The Way of Water' in London, Britain December 6, 2022. Hollywood's big question about "Avatar: The Way of Water" is whether the follow-up to the highest-grossing movie of all time can attract enough moviegoers to recoup its massive production and marketing costs. The 2009 movie remains the highest-grossing film in history with $2.9 billion in global ticket sales. Some disliked wearing 3D glasses, or objected to paying the 3D ticket surcharge. On opening weekend, Robbins predicts "The Way of Water" will rack up at least $150 million at domestic theaters.

☆ British royals brace for Harry and Meghan's Netflix broadside
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Michael Holden | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"No one knows the full truth," Harry, 38, says in a trailer. It may be their truth but it certainly isn't one recognised by millions in this country," its editorial said. Within two years, amid rifts with royal aides as well as with Harry's brother William and his wife Kate, they quit their royal roles and moved to California to start new lives. I didn't want history to repeat itself," Harry says in one of the Netflix trailers. Polls indicate the majority of older people in Britain strongly dislike the couple, while younger Britons are much more sympathetic.

☆ James Cameron on releasing long-awaited 'Avatar' sequel: "It's a relief"
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Edward Baran | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Filmmaker James Cameron is taking audiences back to his visually mesmerizing world of Pandora, releasing the sequel to his 2009 epic "Avatar", the top-grossing movie of all time. The stakes are high for "Avatar: The Way of Water", which reportedly cost more than $350 million and comes 13 years after the original that grossed $2.9 billion worldwide, with more "Avatar" movies in the pipeline. Sully, Neytiri and their children flee to a far-flung territory, seeking refuge with the oceanic Metkayina clan. They quickly have to learn the ways of the water to survive amid the approaching threat of their enemy. The new movie, which begins its global cinema rollout from Dec. 14, reunites Cameron with his "Titanic" star Kate Winslet, who plays the Metkayina clan's shamanic matriarch.

☆ The dirty little secret on how congressional staff thrive in the always-on world of modern politics is doing moonlight work like 80-hour weeks, including unpaid Saturdays and Sundays
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-04 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | Warren Rojas | Camila Dechalus | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +21 min

Some tasks included connecting with local reporters and coordinating messaging with partner political outfits such as EMILY's List and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. That helped her boss' official congressional office save money it could then spend elsewhere, but it did nothing to help her own financial situation. Congressional staffers have used social-media accounts such as Dear White Staffers to spotlight professional burnout, inadequate pay, long hours, diversity failings, and caustic bosses. For example, one of the rules says a congressional staffer working in a congressional office must step outside the office to do campaign work. Or, if there is compensation offered — which isn't guaranteed — they may desperately need the additional money to supplement the low pay for congressional staff."

☆ DOC/ CEC a publicat lista integrală a candidaților la funcția de deputat în Parlament din partea Partidului Politic „Democrația Acasă”
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-03 | by ( Milena Onisim | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +18 min

Chișinău Declarațiade avere 12 Coban Oxana F 1978 or.Chișinău PPDA Jurist în drept internațional Logist, Comercialist în studiu privat S.R.L. ,,Nice Agro”s.Peliniar-nul Drochia Declarațiade avere 24 Lazarev Natalia F 1971 or.Chișinău PPDA Profesor Profesor Academia de Studii Economice din Moldova,or. Chișinău Declarațiade avere 26 Salcuțan Aliona F 1971 or.Chișinău PPDA Jurist Profesor Academia de Studii Economice din Moldova,or. Chişinău Declarațiade avere 27 Pogolșa Victor M 1991 or.Chișinău PPDA Jurist Manager personal Companie privată Declarațiade avere 28 Antonovici Valeriu M 1978 or. Chișinău Declarațiade avere 41 Pripa Andrei M 1984 or.Chișinău PPDA Jurist Antreprenor Companie privată Declarațiade avere 42 Darii Mariana F 1990 or.Chișinău PPDA Cercetător Științific Tehnolog-chimist S.R.L.

Persons: Vasile Costiuc, Țurcan, ., Sergiu Sergiu, Burlacu, Matei Ion M, M, Gamal, Vodă, Mîrza, Mîrza Andrei, Or, Lazarev Natalia F, Antonovici, Ungureanu Iurie, Codreanu Corneliu M, Isac Aliona, S.R.L ., Cazacu Svetlana F, Baciu Victor M, Eco, Luca Olga F, Scutaru, Rotaru Adrian, Dimitriu Ilie, Cebotari, Alecu Russo, Lungu Ovidiu M, Codreanu Elena F, Roșca Sergiu M, Savin, Țurcanu, Presi Dent, Pascal Mariana, Botnari, Bucur, Diaconu Serghei M, Guțu Victor M, Gordinești, Domulgeni, Negrescu, F, Mîndrești, Vasile, Facebook Organizations: Electorală Centrală, CEC, Partidului Politic, Președintele Partidului Politic Democrația Acasă, Logistică, Democrația, Universitar, Științe Tehnice, Universitatea Tehnică, Științe Economice, Universitatea de Stat, Manager S.R.L, Studii, Generale, Data, Educației, Medicină, Medicală, Academiei de Studii, Stat, Națională, Statisticaor, S.R.L, Universitatea Tehnică din, Floreștis, PLATINUM, Teleneștis, Comisia Electorală, Partidul Locations: Moldova, mun, Chişinău, Europa de Est, Chișinău, Ungheni, Strășeni, Ialoveni, Italia, Padova, Vorniceni, ., Boboc, Guineea Africa, Șoldănești, Northampton, Regatul Unit, Britanii, Nice, Drochia, . Piacenza, Curchi, Nisporeni, Ialovenis.Ruseștii, Noi, Borș, S.R.L, Criulenis.Hîrtopul, Cimișlia, Cahul, Dondușenis, Ciocana, Basarabeasca, Energetică, Bălți, Republicii Moldova, Prut, Edineț, Tbilisi Georgia, Florești, Limba Franceză, Franceză, Edinețs.Bădragii, Fălești, Căușeni, Universitatea Tehnică din Moldova, Hâncești, Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii, Irlandei de Nord

☆ Numele primilor 14 candidați la funcția de deputat de pe lista blocului electoral al lui Usatîi. Liderul PN a depus actele la CEC pentru înregistrarea blocului la anticipatele din 11 iulie: „Vom avea
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-14 | by ( ) www.zdg.md time to read: +1 min

Renato Usatîi, liderul Blocului electoral „Renato Usatîi”, a depus vineri actele la Comisia Electorală Centrală (CEC) pentru înregistrarea blocului în cursa pentru alegerile parlamentare anticipate din 11 iulie. 103 candidați la funcția de deputat se regăsesc pe lista blocului electoral, spune Usatîi. Printre aceștia se numără juriști, economiști, ecologi, profesori, dar și actuali primari aleși pe listele Partidului Politic „Partidul Nostru”. Lista primilor 14 candidați:Renato UsatîiElena GrițcoIlian CașuNina CerenteuDumitru CiubașencoStela OnuțuVictor PetriogloIon OsoianuNatalia BăleanuAlexandr SeverinIgor PohilăRoman CiubaciucEduard PleșcaNatalia BaranCetățenii vor decide câte mandate vom obține. Comisia Electorală Centrală (CEC) a aprobat miercuri, 5 mai, înregistrarea blocului electoral „Renato Usatîi”, constituit din partidele politice „Patria” și „Partidul Nostru”.

Persons: Renato Usatîi, Natalia Băleanu Alexandr Severin Igor, Roman, Eduard Pleșca Natalia Baran Organizations: Electorală Centrală, CEC, Partidului Politic, Partidul, ecologiști, Centrală

Imaginile publicate în care mirii poartă costume de protecţie în timpul nunții au devenit virale pe reţelele sociale. Cuplul, preotul şi trei rude apropiate, toți îmbrăcaţi cu echipamente anti-Covid, participă la ceremonia tradiţională hindusă, în jurul unui foc sacru. ,,Familiile s-au aflat într-o dilema, dar au insistat ca, potrivit obiceiurilor, să continue nunta din moment ce o parte din ritualuri fuseseră deja încheiate. Respectându-le dorinţa, administraţia le-a dat aprobarea căsătoriei la centru, cu toate verificările necesare”, a declarat reprezentantul sanitar local. Cu peste 9,6 milioane de infectări şi 140.573 de decese, India se află pe locul al doilea la nivel mondial în privinţa numărului de cazuri de Covid-19, după Statele Unite.

Persons: Cuplul Locations: Rajasthan, India, Statele Unite

☆ (VIDEO) O mireasă din India a aflat în ziua nunții că e infectată cu Covid. Ce decizie a luat cuplul
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-07 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +3 min

O mireasă din India a aflat în timp ce se îndrepta spre locul ceremoniei că este infectată cu coronavirus și că trebuie să meargă de urgență la un centru de îngrijire pentru pacienți cu Covid. Cuplul a decis că nu-și va amâna nunta, așa că mirii și-au pus costume albe de protecție și și-au jurat iubire veșnică. Imaginile publicate de BBC în care mirii poartă costume de protecţie în timpul nunții au devenit virale pe reţelele sociale. Cuplul, preotul şi trei rude apropiate, toți îmbrăcaţi cu echipamente anti-Covid, participă la ceremonia tradiţională hindusă, în jurul unui foc sacru. Vom continua să efectuăm teste şi numai după ce ea (mireasa) primeşte un rezultat negativ COVID-19 o vom externa pentru a se putea duce la soţul ei", a spus Sheikh Arif.

Persons: Covid . Cuplul, Cuplul, Sampat Raj Nagar Organizations: BBC, Agerpres Locations: India, Covid, Rajasthan, Sampat, Statele Unite

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