Fourteen also rescued in operation hampered by strong winds, low visibility and sub-zero temperaturesFive climbers have died after a blizzard on Mount Elbrus, Europe’s highest peak, Russia’s emergencies ministry has said.Thursday’s incident happened wh…
Apps to reach record highs in Q3 of 36B downloads and $34B in consumer spending
A new forecast on the state of the app economy indicates the third quarter will see record-breaking revenues spent on apps and games. According to App Annie, consumers worldwide will spend $34 billion on apps and games in Q3, a 20% year-over-year increase on spending. The increase indicates that the Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on consumer […]
Russia forest fire damage worst since records began, says Greenpeace
Analysis shows over 18.16m hectares were destroyed in 2021, an absolute record since satellite monitoring beganRussia has endured its worst forest fire season in the country’s modern history, according to recent data from the Russian Forestry Agency an…
Delaying UK novichok poisonings inquiry ‘could put more lives at risk’
Family of Wiltshire victim Dawn Sturgess calls on home secretary to initiate full judge-led investigationThe family of a woman killed in the Wiltshire novichok poisonings has warned that delaying the start of a full judge-led investigation into her dea…
Most Europeans believe US in new cold war with China and Russia – poll
Few view their own country as a direct participant but larger proportion feel EU is part of conflict A majority of Europeans believe a new cold war is under way between the US and its chief geopolitical rivals, China and Russia, according to a report –…
IEA calls on Russia to send more gas to Europe before winter
World’s energy watchdog intervenes after Russia decides not to increase exports despite record pricesThe world’s energy watchdog has called on Russia to send more gas to Europe as the energy supply crunch bleeds across the continent, in a rare public r…
CIA director “fuming” after Havana syndrome strikes team member in India
Some officials fear the incidents are increasing and escalating, leaving officers on edge.
Russia responsible for Alexander Litvinenko death, European court rules
ECHR also finds ex-KGB bodyguard Andrei Lugovoy and another Russian, Dmitry Kovtun, carried out assassinationThe European court of human rights has ruled that Russia was responsible for the 2006 killing of Alexander Litvinenko, who died an agonising de…
Russia shooting: gunman kills eight people at Perm State University
Students and staff at university locked themselves in rooms as attack took place A gunman has opened fire at a university in Russia, leaving eight people dead and 24 hurt.The suspect was detained after the shooting at Perm State University on Monday mo…
アップルとグーグルが、ロシアで反体制派の「投票支援アプリ」を削除したことの重み
ロシアの反体制派による投票支援アプリを、同国の下院選が始まったタイミングでアップルとグーグルがアプリストアから削除した。今回の判断を「政治的検閲に屈した」として批判する声も上がっているが、両社が今後ほかの要求にも屈する可能性を示唆している点で、重要な意味をもつ。
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