My undergrads struggle to read – I think I know why
Thanks to the likes of TikTok and Instagram, young people are experiencing a devastating crisis of attention.
Day: April 6, 2023
Italian drugs cartels conceal payments via Chinese shadow banks – Reuters
Italian drugs cartels conceal payments via Chinese shadow banks ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News
‘Bring Russia to its senses,’ Macron urges Xi during China visit
Macron pointed to Chinese support for the United Nations Charter, which calls for respect of a country’s territorial integrity, and for nuclear agreements.
French protesters armed with flares take over Blackrock’s head office in Paris
Hundreds of thousands of people filled the streets of France Thursday for the 11th day of nationwide resistance to a government proposal to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.
Re-engaging with Lukashenka is morally wrong. It must be avoided
Negotiating with Belarus’ strongman would mean rewarding him for his role in the war against Ukraine and consenting to the repression against opposition-minded Belarusians. It would also open the door for Putin, Arkady Moshes and Ryhor Nizhnikau write.
See Ukrainian soldiers watch for Russian drones and repair tanks in frontline trenches – CNN
See Ukrainian soldiers watch for Russian drones and repair tanks in frontline trenches CNNTrenches Of New York: Troops Hold The Line Near Ukrainian Village Radio Free Europe / Radio LibertyIntel officer for Putin defects. Hear wha…
Indian opposition lawmakers rally against Modi government
More than 100 Indian opposition lawmakers, including members of the Congress party, staged a protest march Thursday after the end of a parliamentary budget session that was marred by shouting and disruptions to proceedings amid a standoff with Prime Mi…
Cash App Founder Bob Lee Victim of Fatal Stabbing in San Francisco
On April 4, tech executive Bob Lee, the founder of Cash App, was fatally stabbed near downtown San Francisco. NBC reports that the San Francisco Police Department said officers responded to a stabbing in the early hours of April 4.
Good Friday Agreement was a win for republicans, says former paramilitary internee
Loyalist prisoners who believed the Good Friday Agreement secured Northern Ireland’s place in the UK now view the deal as a win for Republicans, a former paramilitary internee has said. Jim Wilson from east Belfast was a member of the Red Hand Commando…
How Ukraine’s ammunition scarcity is defining the war
Without arms from the West, Kyiv has no hope in retaking territory from Moscow, but its forces have a more urgent problem: Finding ammunition to keep the weapons it already has running. DW’s Nick Connolly reports on how so-called “shell hunger” is impa…