Source link The swimming leg of the Olympic triathlon in Paris could be delayed or canceled if water quality does not improve in the Seine River, which flows through the French capital, according to the organizers of the event. The river is set to host several Olympic events this summer but has “alarming” bacteria levels, […]
Source link The crewed flight is the first to be aborted at short notice in Russia’s space program The launch of a Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket, which was supposed to bring a Soyuz MS-25 manned spacecraft into orbit, has been aborted by an automatic safety system about 20 seconds before its scheduled liftoff on Thursday. The […]
Source link The Paris Club group of creditors, which includes Russia, the US, and a number of other leading global economies, has agreed to cancel $2 billion in debt owed by Somalia, it was announced on Wednesday. The group will write off 99% of the money owed by the African country after it concluded a […]
Source link South Korea has canceled a series of performances by Svetlana Zakharova, a renowned ballerina from Russia’s Bolshoi Theatre, after Ukraine expressed anger over the planned events. A set of shows featuring Zakharova had been scheduled to take place at the Seoul Arts Center in April. The performance, titled ‘Modanse’, which portrays the life […]
Source link Actress and former martial arts fighter Gina Carano announced on Tuesday that she has filed a lawsuit against the Walt Disney corporation and Lucasfilm, claiming she was falsely accused by the corporations of bigotry. X owner Elon Musk has endorsed the lawsuit and called for more people to join. Carano had a prominent […]
Source link Activists in Athens objected to The Tiger Lillies’ support for Kiev, calling it “problematic” British musical trio The Tiger Lillies’ concert in Athens was called off this week, following a dispute over their support for Ukraine. The dark cabaret band was due to play in the Greek capital on Thursday, but the organizers […]
Source link Traditional Christmas Eve night services have been called off in the city of Belgorod and within a 20-kilometer-wide border zone The Russian Orthodox Church has decided to cancel its traditional Christmas Eve night services in the capital of the Belgorod region and all settlements located within a 20-kilimeter-wide zone alongside the Russian border […]
Source link Comparing Gaza to the Jewish ghettos created by Nazi Germany has cost Masha Gessen a moment at the Hannah Arendt Award ceremony The well-known Russian-American journalist Masha Gessen – author of bestselling books and a staff writer at the New Yorker magazine – has become embroiled in a scandal about the Holocaust and […]
Source link The city of Dnepr has decided to strip Leonid Brezhnev of his honorary citizen title as part of the “de-communization” campaign Authorities of the Ukrainian city of Dnepr revoked on Wednesday the title of honorary citizen, which the city had bestowed on the Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev in 1979. The move was part […]
Source link Saudi Arabia scrapped plans for Mohammed bin Salman to visit London earlier this month, days before he hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin in Riyadh, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing UK government officials. London and Riyadh had been in negotiations about a potential visit of the Crown Prince, who is also known […]
Source link The organizer of the DevTernity conference was accused of padding its diversity bona fides with fake women speakers Online software developers’ conference DevTernity has been canceled, organizer Eduards Sizovs confirmed in an email to Fortune on Monday. Nearly half of the event’s speakers had reportedly pulled out by Monday night amid reports the […]
Source link Hollywood actress Susan Sarandon has been dropped by her talent agency after criticizing Israel at a pro-Palestine rally last weekend, a spokesman for the agency confirmed. The star also came under fire for sharing social media posts by Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters, a vocal critic of Israel’s war in Gaza. In a […]