Ukraine’s first lady pleads for global help to stop Russia during Davos speech
Olena Zelenska said the war could expand beyond Ukraine’s borders and worsen the crises but ‘unity is what brings peace back’
Day: January 17, 2023
Cofco’s head of freight jumps ship to build trading team at EuroChem
Alessio La Rosa is leaving the grain giant after seven years
Boris Pistorius to become Germany’s next defense minister
he interior minister of the state of Lower Saxony, Boris Pistorius, will become Germany’s next defense minister, the government said Tuesday.
UK government blocks Scotland’s gender recognition bill
The UK government on Monday took the unprecedented step of preventing a law passed by the Scottish Parliament from coming into force. The controversial Gender Recognition Reform Bill, approved by Holyrood in December, makes it easier for people to leg…
Peru braces for new rally in Lima despite state of emergency
Lima was bracing for a new rally against President Dina Boluarte on Monday as thousands of demonstrators began mobilizing in Peru’s capital following weeks of deadly unrest.Protesters from all over the country began heading to Lima over the weekend in…
Q&A with ex-Facebook CSO and Stanford Internet Observatory professor Alex Stamos on overestimating mis- and disinformation’s impact, Brazil, Gamergate, and more (Peter Kafka/Vox)
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Q&A with ex-Facebook CSO and Stanford Internet Observatory professor Alex Stamos on overestimating mis- and disinformation’s impact, Brazil, Gamergate, and more — “Resist trying to make things better&rdq…
Francophone online cinema festival on track to seduce global audience
The online French-language film festival, My French Film Festival, is back from 13 January to 13 February. Fans of French and francophone cinema can enjoy 29 features and short films on 70 partner platforms, including some that are unreleased in many …
French football president faces investigation over sexual harassment allegations
The president of the French Football Federation (FFF) is to be investigated after allegations of “sexual and moral harassment” were made against him.
French city believes Madonna may own artwork lost in war – and asks for loan
Amiens mayor wants singer to lend Jérôme-Martin Langlois painting after it went missing in first world warWhat do the singer Madonna and Amiens in northern France have in common? Not a lot, says the city’s mayor, Brigitte Fouré, who admits the global s…