Chinese basketball legend Yao Ming steps down as head of national league
Former Houston Rockets star Yao Ming has stepped down as head of China’s struggling national basketball league.
Day: May 25, 2023
Chinese basketball legend Yao Ming steps down as head of national league
Former Houston Rockets star Yao Ming has stepped down as head of China’s struggling national basketball league.
Italy is wrapping up 80 years of lawsuits against Nazi Germany, but critics say it’s too soon
By 28 June, any victims of Nazi atrocities in Italy and their relatives must file a compensation claim against Germany — a deadline which puts an end to a years-long dispute between the two countries.
Families ask human rights court to free jailed Tunisian opposition leaders
Daughters of Rached Ghannouchi and Said Ferjani demand justice amid continuing crackdown on dissent by President SaiedFamilies of detained Tunisian opposition politicians filed a case at the African court on human and peoples’ rights in Arusha, Tanzani…
What lies beneath: Florida man finds iguana lurking in his toilet bowl
John Riddle of Hollywood, Florida, discovered lizard in what seems to be a recurring encounter in stateHearing “splashing” coming from his toilet, a 58-year-old Florida man looked into the bowl and found an iguana.“I look down, and I see this frightene…
Millions of Syrian refugees face fight to reclaim homes, says human rights group
Report by Syrian Network for Human Rights details laws giving Assad’s government powers to seize landAs many as 14 million Syrians face a near insurmountable barrier to returning to their homes after the government passed laws giving the state power to…
Gypsy, Roma and Travellers suffer ‘persistent’ discrimination in UK
Council of Europe finds ‘shocking’ levels of bullying in education system and threats to legal status and rightsThere is “troublingly persistent” levels of discrimination against Gypsy, Roma and Travellers (GRT) in the UK, an expert group from Europe’s…
In wartime Russia, a farm-to-table evangelist finds refuge in a village
Boris Akimov, Russia’s leading locavore, now runs an inn and restaurant in a village and hopes his country might find redemption in farming, foraging and, especially, homemade food.
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Smoke Spotted At Russian Ministry Of Defense In Central Moscow
Russia denies fire at Ministry of Defense, says state media 😅#rustlang #RussiaIsCollapsing #UkraineRussiaWar️ #UkraineWar pic.twitter.com/uEJ26zdhCZ— WarLeaks Ukraine (@UkraineLeaks) May 25, 2023
CNN: Russia denies fire at Ministry of Defense, says s…