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Sources detail Twitter’s nascent moves to facilitate payment processing for users, a key to becoming a “super app”, as the company files for regulatory licenses — Company has started appl…
Europe embargoes Russian diesel to de-fuel war efforts
Europe is cutting more energy ties with Russia to stop feeding the war in Ukraine. Diesel prices have already jumped since the war started on Feb. 24, 2022, and they could rise again. Europe is looking for suppliers in the U.S., the Middle East, and Asia.
Woke’s no joke: breakfast cafe’s name awakens US conservative ire
Carmen Quiroga called her cafe ‘Woke’ to signal to customers ‘Wake up and have a coffee’. What could possibly go wrong?A Connecticut restaurant has been forced to defend itself in the face of conservative anger over its name: “Woke”.The owner of the ne…
Israel clears a hurdle for visa-free U.S. travel — but there are strings attached
The State Department has announced Israeli tourists may qualify for visa-free travel to the U.S., but only if Israel stops discriminating against Arab Americans.
Russia claims gains in relentless battles in east Ukraine
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Rohingya refugees risk death at sea to escape Bangladesh camps
In early December, a video showing Rohingyas on an overcrowded makeshift boat made the rounds on social networks. It was drifting in the Andaman Sea, between Bangladesh, Myanmar, Indonesia and Thailand, but no country came to its rescue – despite appe…
Venezuela: fears new bill will put stranglehold on civil society – The Guardian
Venezuela: fears new bill will put stranglehold on civil society The Guardian
UK young adults worry they can’t afford family – survey
Nearly half of young people – and more than half of working-class youth – fear falling financially short
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Kyle Smaine: US freestyle skier dies aged 31 in avalanche in Japan
Former US world champion freestyle skier Kyle Smaine dies in an avalanche in Japan.