Source link The Winner of the Miss Europe 2024 beauty pageant, Russian national Roza Gadieva, has been accused of “buying” her way to victory by an outraged Ukrainian contestant who claimed she herself was being bullied. During the competition, which took place in Lebanon last month, Miss Ukraine, Melena Melnichuk, made a number of posts […]
Source link URAL BASKET player Semyon Debda has shared his emotions after winning bronze in the Sber phygital basketball tournament at the Games of the Future. “A very cool tournament! I think our team really excelled, but of course, we hoped for more. We always want to take the title. But we lost in the […]
Source link Karolina Shiino, whose win caused controversy over her heritage, apologized after her relationship with a married man was revealed Karolina Shiino, a Ukrainian-born model with Japanese citizenship who won the 2024 Miss Japan beauty pageant in January, has had to relinquish her title after her relationship with a married man was made public. […]
Source link Rie Kudan says about 5% of her novel used AI, which she says “unlocked her creativity” Japanese author Rie Kudan has admitted she used ChatGPT when creating her futuristic novel that recently won the country’s most prestigious literary award. According to Kudan, the use of generative AI helped her unlock her potential. Kudan’s […]
Source link The trip has received mixed reaction, with some accusing Dima Bilan of attempting to salvage his reputation Russian pop singer and 2008 Eurovision winner Dima Bilan has visited Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR). The trip received mixed reaction, with some saying it looked like an attempt to whitewash his image after he attended […]
Source link Beijing has repeatedly branded Lai Ching-te a separatist and had warned voters against supporting him A long-time vocal advocate of independence, Taiwan’s vice president Lai Ching-te, a key figure in the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), has won the country’s presidential elections and takes office in May. Beijing has branded him a “troublemaker.” […]
Source link Geert Wilders had initially proposed targeting Islamic places of worship and holy books in 2018 Dutch leader Geert Wilders has abandoned three controversial anti-Islamic legislative proposals that critics have deemed unconstitutional, as his Party for Freedom (PVV) continued negotiations to form a governing coalition, the PVV announced in a statement on Monday. One […]
Source link The gaffe-prone Josep Borrell has repeatedly embarrassed the EU, according to the outlet The European Union’s foreign policy head, Josep Borrell, was “honored” on Tuesday with a “Borat award for diplomacy” from Politico EU, for what the outlet called a history of “diplomatic ineptitude” on the job. Borrell “never misses an opportunity to […]
Source link The unprecedented step would push countries to use alternative currencies, Robert Shiller has warned The dollar’s standing as a reserve currency would be jeopardized if the West confiscates frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine, Nobel Prize-winning economist and Yale University professor Robert Shiller said in an interview with Italian news outlet La Repubblica […]
Source link Ursula von der Leyen’s backing of Ukraine saw her take the spot for a second year running European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has been named ‘The World’s Most Powerful Woman’ by Forbes magazine for the second year in a row. She beat off competition from European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde […]
Source link Ukrainian pop star Jamala, who won the Eurovision song contest in 2016, had been placed on the wanted list in Russia, according to a database of the country’s Interior Ministry. Jamala was actually put on the list mid-October, but TASS and several other Russian outlets only reported the development on Sunday. The 40-year-old […]