Russian poets given long jail terms for reciting verses against Ukraine war | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russian poets given long jail terms for reciting verses against Ukraine war | Russia-Ukraine war News

Artyom Kamardin, 33, and Yegor Shtovba, 23, sentenced for ‘undermining national security’, ‘inciting hatred’. A court in Moscow has sentenced two Russian men to several years in prison for reciting poetry against the war in Ukraine during an anti-mobilisation protest last year as the Kremlin presses on with its crackdown…

From school bans to the Sam Altman drama: the big AI developments in 2023 | Technology

From school bans to the Sam Altman drama: the big AI developments in 2023 | Technology

The artificial intelligence (AI) industry began 2023 with a bang as schools and universities struggled with students using OpenAI’s ChatGPT to help them with homework and essay writing. Less than a week into the year, New York City Public Schools banned ChatGPT – released weeks earlier to enormous fanfare –…

‘Almost naked’ celebrity party triggers backlash in wartime Russia | Politics News

‘Almost naked’ celebrity party triggers backlash in wartime Russia | Politics News

Rapper jailed and other partygoers under investigation amid conservative outrage over party at Moscow’s Mutabor nightclub. A rapper who partied at a Moscow nightclub wearing nothing but a strategically-placed sock has been jailed for 15 days, and several other Russian stars have issued public apologies after a celebrity party with…

Ukraine welcomes latest US aid package as war nears two year mark | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine welcomes latest US aid package as war nears two year mark | Russia-Ukraine war News

The package, valued at $250m, will include air defence system components and artillery rounds. Ukraine has welcomed the latest arms package from the United States to aid its fight against Russia as the war approaches the two-year mark. The package, valued at $250m and announced on Wednesday night, will include…

What is the ‘zombie deer disease’ that experts warn may spread to humans? | Health News

What is the ‘zombie deer disease’ that experts warn may spread to humans? | Health News

In what scientists call a “slow-moving disaster”, a “zombie deer disease” is spreading across the United States after a case was detected in Yellowstone National Park. The lethal disease has no cure and is prevalent in deer and elk, but studies suggest that it may spread to humans. Here’s what…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 673 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 673 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 673rd day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Thursday, December 28, 2023. Fighting Two people were killed and four others injured in the southern Odesa region after Russian forces sent dozens of attack drones over Ukraine in a nighttime air raid….

Jacques Delors, founding father of EU’s single currency project, dies at 98 | European Union News

Jacques Delors, founding father of EU’s single currency project, dies at 98 | European Union News

Delors had a high-profile political career in France, where he also served as finance minister under Francois Mitterrand. Jacques Delors, former European Commission chief and a founding father of the European Union’s (EU) historic single currency project, has died. He was 98. The French socialist and ardent advocate of post-war…

Ratcliffe era starts with a bang, but what’s next for Manchester United? | Football News

Ratcliffe era starts with a bang, but what’s next for Manchester United? | Football News

In the week Manchester United’s protracted sale saga finally came to an end, in the shape of a purchase by Jim Ratcliffe, the on-field drama returned as well. The sale of the Red Devils was done the hard way and, so too, the 3-2 victory against Aston Villa on Tuesday…

Russia accuses US of threatening global energy security | Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions News

Russia accuses US of threatening global energy security | Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions News

Russia has claimed that US sanctions levied against the Arctic LNG 2 project undermine global energy security. The Russian foreign ministry’s spokeswoman hit out on Wednesday at Washington’s “unacceptable” move to clamp down on the massive Arctic LNG 2. The sanctions are just the latest measure implemented as the West…