Denmark to transfer Leopard 1 tanks, Caesar howitzers to Ukraine by summer
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Day: April 10, 2023
Family of Czech billionaire sues over Alaska heli-skiing crash death
The family of a Czech billionaire who died in a heli-skiing crash in Alaska in 2021 says in a lawsuit that he survived the accident but succumbed to his injuries in the hours between the crash and when a rescue was launched.
What we’ve learned from the leaked Pentagon documents
The sensitive subject matter and relative recency are major worries for U.S. officials.
The corruption and autocracy nexus: The case of “King Bibi”
Some commentators felt that the appearance of Benjamin Netanyahu was an embarrassing exception to the many successes of the recently concluded Summit for Democracy. We disagree. To be sure, Netanyahu’s remarks in praise of democracy were disingenuous given his recent behavior. But his appearance was a vivid reminder of the connection between corruption and democratic…
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Elderly couple dies after eating poisonous pufferfish for lunch
A couple in Malaysia, both in their 80s, have died after consuming at least two pufferfish, a protein often considered a highly expensive delicacy.
Defiant Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza likens his case to Stalin’s show trials
Russian opposition figure facing up to 25 years in jail tells Moscow court he stands by all of his political statements Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza, who faces up to a quarter of a century in jail on treason charges, has told a Moscow …
Moderna says it hopes to offer new vaccines for cancer, heart disease, and other conditions by 2030
Moderna’s chief medical officer said advancements in mRNA technology since the outset of the Covid pandemic have ushered in a golden age for new vaccines.
Will Trump attend his rape trial? Judge wants to know
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Dalai Lama sorry for asking boy to ‘suck my tongue’ at public event
A video shows the Nobel peace laureate apparently giving the boy a peck on the lips in presence of an audience who are heard clapping and laughing.