Day: February 21, 2024
The future of Halloumi as we know it is under threat
The cheese currently has a Protected Designation of Origin status
Moscow court upholds detention of U.S. journalist, Russia bans broadcaster
A Moscow court on Tuesday said jailed US journalist Evan Gershkovich would remain in pre-trial detention until at least March 30, ensuring he will spend at least a year behind bars, as Russia separately slapped a ban on a US-funded broadcaster.Russian…
Details of a Phone Scam
First-person account of someone who fell for a scam, that started as a fake Amazon service rep and ended with a fake CIA agent, and lost $50,000 cash. And this is not a naive or stupid person.
The details are fascinating. And if you think it couldnR…
Gender-based violence tops W20 agenda ahead of G20 summit in Brazil
Representatives from the Women 20 engagement group were invited to Rome this week to participate in talks on violence against women.
China’s Ministry of State Security warns unnamed hackers are obtaining data on key issues, like food production and the weather, in a series of WeChat posts (Josh Xiao/Bloomberg)
Josh Xiao / Bloomberg:
China’s Ministry of State Security warns unnamed hackers are obtaining data on key issues, like food production and the weather, in a series of WeChat posts — – A growing array of sensitive data is being pilfe…
The UK freezes assets of six Russian prison bosses in charge of the Arctic penal colony where opposition leader Alexei Navalny died
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Everyone can see the horses in the snow…but it’s working out how many there are that takes a high IQ
THIS twisted optical illusion is about to blow your mind away.
Only the top few people with a really high IQ can solve this mind-bending challenge in just 12 seconds.
Bev Doolitte/National Institute of Enviromental Health SciencesHow many horse…
All About Yulia Navalnaya, Alexei Navalny’s Wife Continuing His Fight
Yulia Navalnaya has vowed to continue the fight of her dead husband Alexei Navalny for a “free Russia” and called on supporters to oppose President Vladimir Putin with greater fury than ever.