Month: June 2022
G-7 nations move closer to price cap for Russian oil, US official says – USA TODAY
G-7 nations move closer to price cap for Russian oil, US official says USA TODAY Russia-Ukraine War News: Live Updates The New York Times G-7 nations to announce import ban on Russian gold as Moscow sanctions widen CNBC Factbox: Western ban on Russian
Read MoreFinish war by winter before fightback gets difficult, Zelenskyy says
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he wants the war in Ukraine to be over by the start of winter, as he urged Western leaders to send anti-aircraft systems and increase sanctions on Russia.
Read MoreBrittney Griner to Appear in Russian Court Ahead of Trial
(MOSCOW) — More than four months after she was arrested at a Moscow airport for cannabis possession, American basketball star Brittney Griner is to appear in court Monday for a preliminary hearing ahead of her trial. The Phoenix Mercury star,
Read MoreEgypt tries man over murder of student who refused advances
A trial began Sunday for an Egyptian man accused of stabbing a woman to death in a public street after she rejected his advances — a case that has sparked widespread outrage. A video went viral last week appearing to
Read MoreSeveral killed, hundreds wounded after stands collapse at Colombia bullfight
Part of the wooden stands collapsed during a bullfight in central Colombia Sunday, sending spectators plunging to the ground and killing at least four people and injuring hundreds, authorities said. The disaster took place in a stadium in the city
Read MoreLeonardo Del Vecchio, Billionaire Ray-Ban Owner, Dies at 87
Leonardo Del Vecchio, the Italian entrepreneur who started off with a tiny optics workshop in the Dolomite mountains and ended up as the undisputed world leader in eyewear, has died. He was 87. His death was confirmed on Monday by
Read MoreVietnam halts scuba diving off popular island to protect coral
Vietnam has banned swimming and scuba diving at a popular central tourist spot in an attempt to revive its damaged coral reef, officials said Monday. The communist nation boasts more than 3,200 kilometers of coastline with crystal clear waters, vibrant
Read MoreHow green became the color of the abortion rights movement
The shade associated with the reproductive rights movement can be traced to Argentina, where a growing number of activists were pushing for the government to legalize abortion. (Image credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Read MoreShanghai Has Reopened, but Not Disneyland
The theme park remains closed as it and other businesses deal with the possibility of abrupt and disruptive lockdowns because of China’s zero-Covid policy.
Read MoreThe 2022 NATO Summit Could Be the Most Important in Recent Decades. Here’s Why
Western leaders will meet in the Spanish capital Madrid from Jun. 28 to Jun. 30 for what many are expecting to be the most important summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in recent decades. Just months after the
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