Hero City: Leningrad 1943–44
Francis P. Sempa, New York Journal of Books “Hero City is meticulously researched, descriptively written, and provides insightful analysis…
Month: September 2024
Artist turns Johannesburg’s decay and dysfunction into vast canvas
When artist Robin Rhode needed a canvas for his latest work, he found it at an abandoned sports ground in his dysfunctional hometown of Johannesburg.Beneath the waist-high grass, broken bottles and occasional bullet casing, he uncovered a decades-old …
Bavarian Nordic sees potential to ramp up mpox vaccine capacity
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Israel-Gaza war live: killing of Unrwa workers by Israeli strike ‘appalling’, says UK foreign minister
David Lammy says aid workers must be able to do their jobs and reiterates calls for a ceasefireSyrian media is reporting that in addition to killing two people in a drone strike on a vehicle inside Syria, Israeli forces have also shelled the Syrian tow…
Memo: Microsoft is laying off 650 staff from its gaming business, bringing the cuts in its gaming business to 2,550 jobs since acquiring Activision Blizzard (Wesley Yin-Poole/IGN)
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Memo: Microsoft is laying off 650 staff from its gaming business, bringing the cuts in its gaming business to 2,550 jobs since acquiring Activision Blizzard — No games canceled or studios closed this time.&nb…
Bank of England waters down plans to impose tougher capital rules on UK banks
Chancellor says revision of how much lenders must set aside to cope with future crises will bolster growthBusiness live – latest updatesUK politics live – latest updatesThe Bank of England has watered down new capital rules meant to shock-proof the ban…
Race to become Japan’s next PM kicks off
Japan’s leadership race kicked off Thursday with a record nine candidates including the surfing son of a former prime minister and an arch-nationalist vying to be the first woman premier.Whoever wins the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership vote …
As war rages in Gaza, Israel’s crackdown on West Bank insurgency is killing Palestinian youths
As the world’s attention focuses on the far more deadly war in Gaza less than 80 miles away, the Israeli military has intensified its crackdown in the West Bank.
‘That was really cool’: First images of private spacewalk
An American billionaire has become the first person to take part in a private spacewalk – against the spectacular backdrop of the Earth.
Galveston LNG Bunker port gets gas supply in place
Developers advance LNG marine fuel project for the US Gulf region