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☆ German peace activists park rusty tank outside Russian embassy
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Berlin, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Activists protesting against Russia's invasion of Ukraine parked a destroyed, rusty tank directly in front of the Russian embassy in Berlin on Friday, bringing a piece of the battlefield to the centre of the German capital. The Russian embassy was not available for comment. They said it was transferred to Germany with the help of the Ukrainian Defence Ministry and the Ukrainian National Museum of Military History. The district office of Berlin's Mitte borough rejected Lenze's and Giebel's application to display the tank last year, citing concerns including road safety. The tank will subsequently tour through Europe and may end up in a German tank museum.

BERLIN, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Ukraine allies around the world lit up landmark monuments, held vigils and prepared new sanctions in a collective show of support on the first anniversary of Russia's invasion. Polish Premier Mateusz Morawiecki went to Kyiv and, together with Ukraine's prime minister, laid flowers at the Wall of Remembrance of those who died for Ukraine. The United States marked the anniversary by announcing new sanctions against Russia and its allies, new export controls and tariffs aimed at undermining Moscow's ability to wage war. EU institutions were also lit in Ukrainian colours, along with the Sydney Opera House. Kyiv says there can be no peace until Russia, which denies intentionally targeting civilians, withdraws.

☆ One year of war in Europe: How the dollar, energy and food prices swirled
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Russia's invasion of Ukraine has disrupted economies and markets around the world, from energy and food prices to European banks, emerging market stocks and the Russian currency. Below are five charts that show how Europe's biggest conflict since World War Two has shaped global financial markets in the last 12 months. But when Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine in late February, European natural gas prices rocketed by almost 400% in two weeks. Energy prices soared, bringing the threat of blackouts, recession and a worrying switch back to dirtier sources of fuel. Food price pressures are easing, but that does little to soften the blow for many developing nations, where food and energy prices make up a larger share of spending.

"We withstand all threats, shelling, cluster bombs, cruise missiles, kamikaze drones, blackouts and cold ... And we will do everything to gain victory this year." "Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko 1 2 3 4 5Igor, walking through Moscow, said Russia must win: "We're looking forward to it ending successfully. Despite strong support for Ukraine in the West, big developing nations, above all China and India, have kept clear of imposing sanctions on Moscow. Learn more about the Ukraine war.

☆ Russia's war on Ukraine latest: Battle around Bakhmut goes on in the mud
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/6] Ukrainian service members ride inside an infantry fighting vehicle near the frontline town of Bakhmut, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine February 25, 2023. * U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen paid a surprise visit to Kyiv to reaffirm U.S. support and economic aid to help Ukraine's war campaign. * China has "very clearly" taken Russia's side in the Ukraine war by providing diplomatic, political and economic support, the U.S. State Department said. FIGHTING* The military situation is becoming increasingly difficult around Bakhmut, the focal point of Russia's advances in eastern Ukraine, President Zelenskiy said. * A year into war, older refugees running out of hope* Life and death in Mariupol - a survivor's tale of war* Family mourns Bucha victim who became symbol of warPODCASTLearn more about the Ukraine war.

☆ Women journalists remember Barbara Walters: 'Her powerful legacy lives on'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-31 | by ( Julianne Mcshane | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

Diane Sawyer and Barbara Walters report from London during the wedding of Prince William and Princes Kate in 2011. Guthrie posted a throwback photo of Walters at the “TODAY” anchor desk with the caption: “thank you, Barbara. Harry Reasoner and Barbara Barbara on the set of ABC's evening news in 1976. "Her powerful legacy lives on in all the women journalists who were influenced by her passionate work and searing interviews," Roberts wrote. 'This is my legacy'Led by Oprah, 25 women journalists who were influenced by Barbara Walters say goodbye to her during her final co-host appearance on "The View" in 2014.

☆ The incredible true story of the time an astronaut played golf on the moon
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

The resulting creation, a Wilson Staff Dyna-Power 6-iron head, was tucked away in Shepard’s space suit for launch, with a few balls hidden in a sock. “Miles and miles and miles,” the jubilant astronaut remarked as the ball sailed out of his view, swallowed by the infinite blackness of space. What does any of that have to do with an astronaut playing golf on the moon? Saunders believed Shepard’s “miles and miles” remark to have been made tongue-in-cheek, an almost instinctive reflex of his hyper-competitive, “fighter-jock” nature. “We always talk about getting to the moon, landing on the moon, returning back to Earth – that’s how we think of the moon,” Odom said.

☆ Pence says 'I think we'll have better choices' than Trump in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Colbi Edmonds | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Former Vice President Mike Pence said voters will "have better choices" for a presidential candidate than Donald Trump, who announced his third bid for the office on Tuesday night from his Mar-a-Lago resort. "I think we’ll have better choices in the future," Pence told ABC's David Muir. Pence's latest comments come after months of distancing himself from Trump over his actions on Jan. 6. Asked at a Georgetown University event in October if he would support Trump if he becomes the GOP nominee for president, Pence said, “Well, there might be somebody else I’d prefer more." He appeared to edge closer to confirming plans for a 2024 run during a New Hampshire Institute of Politics “Politics & Eggs” event in August.

☆ Pence blasts Trump's 'reckless' statements on Jan. 6: They 'endangered me and my family'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Colbi Edmonds | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The former vice president said in an interview with David Muir of ABC's "World News Tonight" that Trump’s tweet “angered” him. “I mean, the president’s words were reckless and his actions were reckless,” Pence told Muir in an excerpt of the interview released Sunday. He added, “The president’s words that day at the rally endangered me and my family and everyone at the Capitol building,” according to ABC News. In his tweet that afternoon, Trump said Pence "didn't have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country and our Constitution." In the interview, Pence said that after Trump's tweet, "I turned to my daughter, who was standing nearby, and I said, 'It doesn’t take courage to break the law.

CNN Business —Apple has limited the use of the AirDrop wireless file sharing function on devices in China, just weeks after reports that some protesters had used the popular feature to spread messages critical of the Chinese government. Users not in China face no such restriction and are able to receive files wirelessly from anyone, including people who are not contacts. Apple (AAPL) told CNN Business the new feature will be expanded globally in the coming year. Reaction in Chinese media to the software update was mixed. But others criticized Apple on Chinese social media.

☆ Claude Monet, Larry Fink, and Ted Cruz: Climate stunts grab headlines but can they get results?
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Catherine Boudreau | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

That was an improvement over the previous year, but still not nearly enough given the threat the climate crisis presents for humanity, Hu told Insider. "I could spend 20 minutes talking about the destruction from climate change. "More people are aware of this climate crisis and that we have to do something about it because of our actions," Harris said. "Journalists don't report on the climate crisis like it is an emergency. Ridiculous stunts like the art action gets the climate crisis into the headlines and millions of people talking."

☆ Exclusive: Twitter is losing its most active users, internal documents show
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Sheila Dang | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

The reality, according to internal Twitter research seen by Reuters, goes far beyond the handful of examples of celebrities ghosting their own accounts. Twitter was motivated to investigate “disturbing” trends among users that may have been masked by overall growth in daily active users and better understand the decline in the company’s most active users, the documents said. Twitter’s most active English-speaking users were also increasingly interested in cryptocurrencies, reaching an all-time high in late 2021, the internal documents showed. ‘DEVASTATING’ LOSSESTopics that have traditionally made Twitter a popular platform for its millions of users are now in decline among the most active English-speaking users, the documents show. But the categories have since lost the highest number of heavy Twitter users and have shown no signs of recovery, the report said.

☆ Koreas exchange warning shots along sea border amid tensions
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

SEOUL, South Korea — The rival Koreas exchanged warning shots along their disputed western sea boundary on Monday, their militaries said, amid heightened animosities over North Korea’s recent barrage of weapons tests. It said the North Korean shells didn’t land in South Korean waters but South Korea is increasing its military readiness. Most of North Korea’s 26 million people have no official access to foreign TV and radio programs. North Korea said its artillery firing drills were staged as countermeasures against similar South Korean artillery drills at border areas. South Korea’s annual field exercises are set to end this Friday.

☆ The Wall Street Journal & Breaking News, Business, Financial and Economic News, World News and Video
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Mick Lynch has annoyed commuters by leading a rail strike, but he is winning admirers, too, as soaring inflation eats into wages. 4 min readBusinesses with health plans covering abortion now are weighing whether and how to pay for employees to travel to a state where the procedure is legal. 8 min readAfter Roe v. Wade Ruling, Employers Weigh In on Abortion and Benefits—CautiouslyChipotle, Waste Management and others gear hiring around reaching a milestone they say is critical to employee retention. He now runs a massive online-sales platform for brands like Gucci, Prada and Versace. 6 min readLabor Shortage Stymies Construction Work as $1 Trillion Infrastructure Spending Kicks In Contractors are dangling an array of benefits—from signing bonuses to housing allowances—to attract and retain workers.

☆ World News, Breaking News Headlines and Analysis
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The line that has snaked through London for the past few days is already being studied by researchers, while #LongLiveTheQueue has proliferated on Twitter.

☆ Preşedintele Xi Jinping cere intensificarea propagandei chineze la nivel global
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-02 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

China trebuie să-şi îmbunătăţească modul în care îşi spune 'naraţiunile' unei audienţe globale în contextul în care caută să dezvolte o voce internaţională care să-i reflecte statutul pe scena mondială, a afirmat preşedintele Xi Jinping, potrivit agenţiei de presă Xinhua, transmite miercuri Reuters.Vorbind la o reuniune de lucru a Partidului Comunist Chinez, Xi a spus că este crucial pentru ţara sa să-şi amelioreze capacitatea de a-şi propaga mesajele în întreaga lume pentru a prezenta o 'Chină adevărată, tridimensională şi complexă'.China trebuie să dezvolte o 'voce internaţională' pe măsura forţei sale naţionale şi a statutului său global, a subliniat Xi, citat de Xinhua, scrie agerpres.ro De asemenea, trebuie să intensifice eforturile de propagandă pentru a-i ajuta pe străini să înţeleagă Partidul Comunist Chinez şi felul în care acesta 'urmăreşte fericirea poporului chinez'.China are nevoie să creeze o echipă de profesionişti şi să adopte 'metode precise de comunicare' pentru diferite regiuni, a mai spus preşedintele Xi.Relaţiile Chinei cu media străine au devenit tot mai tensionate în ultimii ani, organe locale de presă precum cotidianul de limbă engleză Global Times semnalându-i pe reporterii străini 'vinovaţi' de relatări părtinitoare şi incorecte, scrie Reuters.Mai mulţi jurnalişti care lucrau pentru instituţii de presă americane au fost expulzaţi anul trecut în contextul deteriorării relaţiilor dintre cele două state.De asemenea, China a interzis BBC World News de la difuzare pe reţelele chineze de televiziune în urma relatărilor critice ale canalului britanic cu privire la situaţia drepturilor omului în regiunea nord-vestică Xinjiang şi originile pandemiei de COVID-19.

Persons: îşi, Xi Organizations: Partidului Comunist Chinez, Partidul Comunist Chinez, Global Times, BBC World News Locations: China, Chinei, britanic, -, Xinjiang

☆ CNAS заверяет, что произвела в полном объеме выплату пенсий и пособий в прошлом году
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-06 | by ( ) nokta.md time to read: +1 min

По сообщению Национальной кассы социального страхования (CNAS), она профинансировала выплату социальных пособий получателям пенсий, социальных пособий, финансовой поддержки, единовременного пособия, пособия в случае смерти на общую сумму 1,236 млн лей. Напомним, что 31 декабря 2020 года Национальная касса социального страхования завершила 2020 бюджетный год, своевременно и в полном объеме выполнив социальные выплаты. Начало 2021 бюджетного года совпало с запуском нового процесса выплаты пенсий и социальных пособий через государственную службу электронных платежей (MPay), которая предполагает новый способ распределения социальных пособий среди граждан. Процесс финансирования распределения денежных пособий потребовал от Национального банка Молдовы обеспечить работоспособность Автоматизированной межбанковской платежной системы 2 января 2021 года. Согласно ответу Национального банка Молдовы, он не запустил Автоматизированную межбанковскую платежную систему 2 января 2021 года и, соответственно, выплата социальных пособий получателям, обслуживаемым через Государственное предприятие „Poșta Moldovei” и банковские учреждения, возможна с 5 января 2021 года.

Persons: „ Organizations: Национальная касса социального страхования (), Национальная касса социального страхования, Национальный банк, Государственное предприятие Locations: Молдова

☆ How Rupert Murdoch’s Empire of Influence Remade the World
▼ + stars: | 2019-04-03 | by ( Jonathan Mahler | Jim Rutenberg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +61 min

Murdoch family, 1987: Lachlan, James, Anna and Rupert. The second season of HBO’s “Succession,” whose fictional media family, the Roys, bears a striking resemblance to the Murdochs, airs this summer. ‘A press dictatorship’To understand how the Murdoch empire works, it is essential to return to its origins. The bigger Murdoch’s empire became, the more power he had to clear away obstacles to further its expansion. Like his father, Lachlan considered the idea of meddling with such an important profit driver a form of madness.

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