Swedish royal family marks Sweden’s 500 years as independent country
Sweden’s royal family has taken part in ceremonies Tuesday marking 500 years since the Scandinavian country emerged as an independent nation.
Day: June 6, 2023
Investigation begins into India’s deadly train crash
On Sunday, rescue workers pulled the last survivor from the devastating crash in eastern Odisha state that has left at least 275 dead and more than a thousand injured. Relatives are now on the scene trying to locate loved ones and train services…
Turkey Jails Teen Who Added Moustache To Erdogan Poster: Report
Turkish authorities on Tuesday seized and jailed a 16-year-old youth for drawing a moustache on an election campaign poster showing re-elected President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, media reports said.
Guardian’s David Conn wins Paul Foot award for Michelle Mone investigation
Reporter and his team exposed the Tory peer’s use of a government ‘VIP lane’ to provide PPE during the Covid pandemicThe Guardian reporter David Conn has won the Paul Foot award for investigative journalism for his report on a Tory peer’s use of a gove…
Court filing: the SEC asked a DC court to grant a temporary restraining order that would freeze assets tied to Binance.US’ holding and operating companies (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk:
Court filing: the SEC asked a DC court to grant a temporary restraining order that would freeze assets tied to Binance.US’ holding and operating companies — The filing comes a day after the SEC sued Binance….
Too late now to save Arctic summer ice, climate scientists find
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In Germany’s east, a hard rethink of relations with once-close Russia
How does one respond when a once-trusted friend turns out to be an aggressive threat to its neighbors? That’s what eastern Germans are wrestling with after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The burst dam in Ukraine is causing problems for the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
A major dam in Ukraine has collapsed. The failure is a grave blow to the region’s water supply and is putting further stress on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
Filipino cuisine is in the spotlight, but don’t call it a trend
Filipino chefs and restaurants were in the spotlight Monday night with at least five nominations at the James Beard Awards.
Dam destruction in Ukraine threatens floods
In Ukraine, a major dam has been breached, threatening towns and cities in the country’s south with floods. Russia and Ukraine are blaming each other for the destruction.