Shock and horror after Russia’s wave of strikes across Ukraine

By admin October 10, 2022 No comment

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Wave after wave of explosions have been heard over the past few hours, not just in Kyiv but all over this huge nation, from Lviv in the west to Kharkiv in the east and Odesa in the south. There is a sense of déjà vu for those of us who were present when Russia’s extensive […]

Creeslough: Girl, 5, and dad among 10 killed in Donegal blast

By admin October 9, 2022 No comment

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The 10 victims of a Friday explosion in Creeslough, County Donegal, have been identified by name, according to Garda. Shauna Flanagan Garwe, five, and her 50-year-old father Robert Garwe are among the victims. The explosion also claimed the lives of Catherine O’Donnell, 39, and her 13-year-old son James Monaghan. Hugh Kelly, 59, Martin McGill, 49, Martina

Crimea bridge partly reopens after huge explosion – Russia

By admin October 8, 2022 No comment

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Hours after a large bomb destroyed portions of the road, light traffic has once again started to flow across Russia’s only bridge to the Crimea. According to investigators, three persons were killed in the explosion on Europe’s longest bridge, which served as a symbol of Russia’s annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine in 2014. Russian authorities

Belarus, Ukraine, Russia activists win Nobel Peace Prize

By admin October 7, 2022 No comment

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The Nobel Peace Prize has been given to a jailed activist from Belarus as well as two organisations from Russia and Ukraine for promoting democracy and human rights. As a rebuke to two authoritarian governments, the choice to honour Ales Bialiatsky, Russia’s Memorial, and the Ukrainian Center for Civil Liberties. In December of last year, Russia […]

Annie Ernaux: ‘Uncompromising’ French author wins Nobel Literature Prize

By admin October 6, 2022 No comment

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The Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to French author Annie Ernaux for her “uncompromising” 50-year body of work that examines “a life marked by vast discrepancies regarding gender, language, and class.” The coveted award, which is worth 10 million Swedish kronor (£807,000), is given out by the Swedish Academy. It was “a huge

Hans Niemann ‘likely cheated’ in more than 100 games

By admin October 5, 2022 No comment

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An investigation found that a chess player at the centre of a cheating scandal “possibly” cheated in more than 100 online games. Magnus Carlsen, the current world champion, has accused Hans Niemann of cheating, although no proof has been provided. According to a Chess.com investigation, Niemann has probably cheated “far more often” than he has […]

Qatar World Cup 2022: Paris joins boycott of fan zones over human rights

By admin October 4, 2022 No comment

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The latest French city to declare that it won’t be erecting massive screens and fan zones for the upcoming World Cup in Qatar is Paris. Concerns about the host country’s ecology and human rights were mentioned. On ethical concerns, Lille, Marseille, Bordeaux, Strasbourg, and Reims are also abstaining from the competition. The event’s location in the

Sacheen Littlefeather: Native American activist and actor who refused Oscar for Brando dies

By admin October 3, 2022 No comment

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Marlon Brando’s advocate Sacheen Littlefeather, who turned down the Oscar for The Godfather on his behalf in 1973, has passed away at the age of 75. The Academy reported that the actress, who had breast cancer, passed away on Sunday. Two weeks after being honoured by the organisation at an event in Los Angeles and receiving […]

Ukraine war: Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant chief detained by Russians – Kyiv

By admin October 2, 2022 No comment

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The head of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power facility has been taken prisoner by Russian forces, according to Enerhoatom, the country’s national nuclear regulator. It claims that at around 16:00 local time (13:00 GMT) on Friday, Ihor Murashov was detained as his automobile was travelling from the facility to the nearby town of Enerhodar. According to […]

Greenlandic Inuit seek explanations for Danish birth control controversy

By admin October 1, 2022 No comment

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A formal agreement between Denmark and Greenland to begin a two-year study into historical birth control procedures used on Inuit Greenlanders by Danish doctors for many years has been reached. In the 1960s and 1970s, many of Inuit women and girls had intrauterine devices (IUDs), sometimes known as coils. It is a method of birth control […]