Month: August 2022
Ukraine celebrates Independence Day by mocking Russia
This week marks Ukraine’s Independence Day, which was celebrated over the weekend with a display through the streets of Kyiv of Russian tanks that had been captured or destroyed after the invasion. u201cUkraineu2019s parade of destroyed Russian tanks in central
Read MoreDaughter of ‘Putin’s Brain’ killed by ‘drone’ bombing: pro-Kremlin party leader claims
Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev confirmed a car exploded and that the daughter of top adviser to President Vladimir Putin was inside. Denis Pushilin, who heads the pro-Kremlin Donetsk People’s Republic in eastern Ukraine confirmed the attack, though he blamed
Read MoreBody recovered at Playpen after boater sighting: report – WGN TV Chicago
Body recovered at Playpen after boater sighting: report WGN TV Chicago Body found in Playpen near where boater went missing CBS Chicago GR man drowns after falling from dock in Spring Lake WOODTV.com Man’s body recovered near Oak Street Beach days after man
Read MoreRussian missile wounds 12 in Ukrainian town near nuclear plant
KYIV (Reuters) – A Russian missile hit a residential area of a southern Ukrainian town not far from a nuclear power station on Saturday, wounding 12 civilians and heightening fears of a nuclear accident during the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian
Read MoreHaaretz reporter Gideon Levy says he turned down offer to join Arab nationalist list
Columnist who accuses Israel of practicing apartheid against Palestinians says he considered Balad’s proposal, but ultimately decided that he has been and will remain a journalist
Read MoreLate-stage cervical cancer cases are on the rise
Researchers found an overall 1.3% increase per year in advanced stages of the disease, with the greatest increase taking place among white women in the South aged 40 to 44. (Image credit: Suzi Pratt/Getty Images for Hologic)
Read MoreBoston’s Jews are getting a ‘Jewish tavern’ to study religious text — and drink beer
Combining the Old Country secular Torah study house and the kretshme, or Yiddish pub, the Boston Lehrhaus seeks to woo all denominations with food, cocktails and meaningful classes
Read MoreIsrael’s top diplomat in Turkey: ‘We’re not going into a perfect marriage’
Irit Lillian, who’s served as charge d’affaires throughout Israel-Turkey reconciliation says ties designed to quietly handle disagreements, including over Hamas offices in Istanbul
Read MoreSomali forces say they regained control of hotel after deadly jihadist siege
Security commander says all holed-up Al-Shabaab gunmen have been killed, but doesn’t update death toll after earlier reports revealed 20 were killed, 40 injured
Read MoreScorching heat in China wilts crops as farmers struggle with shrinking water supplies
Hundreds of persimmon trees that should be loaded with yellow fruit lie wilted in Gan Bingdong’s greenhouse in southwestern China, adding to mounting farm losses in a scorching summer that is the country’s driest in six decades.
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