US Department of Defence bans poppy seed buns
WORLD – USA The US Department of Defence recently published a memorandum on poppy seed consumption and drug testing in the US military. Tests have shown that some varieties of …
World
The world is God’s world, after all, Charles Kingsley
Warning of possible missile attack sounded in several Russian cities
WORLD – RUSSIA On Wednesday morning, a hacker attack on the servers of a number of commercial radio stations resulted in an air-raid alert and the threat of a missile …
Warning of possible missile attack sounded in several Russian cities Read More »
China prepares peace initiative to end war in Ukraine
WORLD – MĂNCHEN “We will stand firmly on the side of peace and dialogue. And this is China’s position on a political solution to the crisis in Ukraine,” China’s chief …
China prepares peace initiative to end war in Ukraine Read More »
Russia changes air attack tactics
WORLD – UKRAINE Russia has changed its tactics for airstrikes. In order to confuse and overwhelm Ukraine’s air defence system, it has launched missiles without warheads or balloons with deflectors …
A Ukrainian called Vladimir Putin lives in the city of Khmelnitsky
WORLD – UKRAINE On 17 February, a resident of the Ukrainian city of Khmelnitsky named Vladimir Putin celebrated his 51st birthday, so local journalists decided to talk to him. In …
A Ukrainian called Vladimir Putin lives in the city of Khmelnitsky Read More »
Trial of Roman Protasevich, co-founder of NEXTA, begins in Belarus
WORLD – BELARUS 15min reports that the trial of the three founders of the opposition media platform NEXTA, which gained notoriety during the unprecedented 2020 protests, began in Belarus on …
Trial of Roman Protasevich, co-founder of NEXTA, begins in Belarus Read More »
Switzerland says it cannot confiscate private Russian assets
WORLD – SWITZERLAND The Swiss government said on Wednesday that confiscating private Russian assets to help rebuild Ukraine after the war was contrary to Swiss law. Four days after Russia …
Switzerland says it cannot confiscate private Russian assets Read More »
The male contraceptive pill may become a reality
WORLD – SCIENCE Scientists say there is a breakthrough in the development of the long-awaited male birth control pill. The new type of birth control will not contain hormones, which …
The male contraceptive pill may become a reality Read More »
EU bans production of internal combustion engine vehicles from 2035
WORLD – THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT From 2035, EU countries will ban cars with internal combustion engines. The European Parliament finally approved the agreements reached between EU member states in October …
EU bans production of internal combustion engine vehicles from 2035 Read More »
Fourth round of protests against Macron’s pension reform
FRANCE – NEWS Hundreds of thousands of people across France took part in the fourth round of national demonstrations on Saturday 11 February against a pension reform to raise the …
Fourth round of protests against Macron’s pension reform Read More »