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File photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin. — courtesy EPA
Kyiv rejects Putin's Russian Orthodox Christmas truce
MOSCOW/ KYIV — Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his defense minister to impose a 36-hour ceasefire on the Ukrainian front line.The ceasefire— from 12:00 Moscow time (09:00 GMT) — coincides with the Russian Orthodox Christmas. Putin asked Ukraine to reciprocate, but Kyiv quickly rejected the request.Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said the truce was an attempt to stop his country's military advances in the east of the country.The Kremlin statement appeared to stress that President Putin ordered his troops to stop fighting not because he was de-escalating — Putin never de-escalates — but because he had listened to an appeal from the head of the Russian Orthodox Church.Patriarch Kirill had, earlier in the day, called for a Christmas truce to allow...
January 06, 2023

Kyiv rejects Putin's Russian Orthodox Christmas truce

Prince Harry's book has been seen on sale in a bookstore in Barcelona, Spain, before its official release
Prince Harry accuses Prince William of physical attack in memoir — report
LONDON — Prince Harry has claimed his brother William physically attacked him, according to the Guardian, which says it has seen a copy of the Duke of Sussex's memoir, Spare.The newspaper reported that the book sets out an argument between the pair over Prince Harry's wife Meghan."He grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and he knocked me to the floor," the Guardian quotes Harry.Kensington Palace and Buckingham Palace have both said they will not comment.The palaces, which represent Prince William and the King respectively, seem to have adopted the strategy that any controversial claims will fizzle out faster without a response.Meanwhile, in a new clip previewing an interview with ITV, Prince Harry refuses to commit to attending the King's coronation in...
January 05, 2023

Prince Harry accuses Prince William of physical attack in memoir — report

Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gestures during a speech in this file photo.
Sunak sets out priorities to tackle UK’s problems but says there are no ‘quick fixes’
LONDON — After less than three months in power marked by crippling strikes and rising energy bills, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak articulated his vision for the country on Wednesday in a speech announcing the government’s priorities in the new year.Sunak, who was sworn in office last October following the collapse of both Boris Johnson’s and Liz Truss’ governments, promised he would target Britain’s most pressing problems, which he identified as rising inflation, illegal migration and debt.“I want to make five promises to you today. Five pledges to deliver peace of mind. Five foundations, on which to build a better future for our children and grandchildren,” Sunak said.He listed five priorities, on which he promised to deliver: halving inflation, growing the economy by the...
January 04, 2023

Sunak sets out priorities to tackle UK’s problems but says there are no ‘quick fixes’

Meta’s logo can be seen on a sign at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif.
Ireland fines Meta €390 million in latest privacy crackdown
DUBLIN — Irish regulators on Wednesday hit Facebook parent Meta with hundreds of millions in fines for online privacy violations and banned the company from forcing European users to agree to personalized ads based on their online activity.Ireland’s Data Protection Commission imposed two fines totaling €390 million in its decision in two cases that could shake up Meta’s business model targeting users with ads based on what they do online.The watchdog fined Meta €210 million for violations of the European Union’s strict data privacy rules involving Facebook and an additional €180 million for breaches involving Instagram.It’s the commission’s latest punishment for Meta for data privacy infringements, following four other fines for the company since 2021 that total more than...
January 04, 2023

Ireland fines Meta €390 million in latest privacy crackdown

A passenger arriving from China is tested for COVID-19 at the Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport, Paris.
Brussels offers COVID-19 vaccines to Beijing in bid to contain fresh outbreak
BRUSSELS — Brussels has offered to donate COVID-19 vaccines to Beijing in order to help it contain a mass outbreak of the illness following its decision to end strict nationwide restrictions.The European Commission confirmed on Tuesday that the proposition was made in recent days by the EU delegation in China, but that it is yet to receive a response.“In view of the COVID situation in China, Commissioner Kyriakides has reached out to Chinese counterparts to offer the EU’s solidarity and support, including public health expertise as well as through variant-adapted EU vaccine donations,” Commission spokesperson Tim McPhie told reporters in Brussels.The EU is concerned that the lack of transparency in the country could mean new variants of COVID-19 are not identified quick enough.Some...
January 04, 2023

Brussels offers COVID-19 vaccines to Beijing in bid to contain fresh outbreak

A man receives a COVID-19 vaccination in Macau, China. — courtesy Macau Photo Agency
China infection surge on agenda at WHO coronavirus meeting
GENEVA — As COVID-19 infections surge in China, coronavirus experts gathered at the UN health agency on Tuesday, to discuss next steps.In Geneva, a spokesperson for the WHO confirmed during a scheduled press briefing that Chinese scientists had been invited to participate in a meeting of the Technical Advisory Group on COVID-19 (TAG).The 30-strong expert group was formed in June 2020 to advise the UN health agency and member states on coronavirus mutations and variants. The group’s last meeting was in October.In an earlier statement, WHO said that Chinese scientists had been invited to present detailed data on viral sequencing to the expert meeting at WHO headquarters in Geneva.The development follows a “high-level” encounter last Friday between the WHO and Chinese health...
January 04, 2023

China infection surge on agenda at WHO coronavirus meeting

Rishi Sunak is due to set out his plans for the year ahead in his first speech of 2023
Rishi Sunak wants all pupils to study math until age 18
LONDON — The British prime minister is looking at plans to ensure all pupils in England study math in some form until the age of 18.Rishi Sunak will announce the aim in his first speech of 2023 later, which he will use to set out his priorities.Sunak's speech comes amid a winter of multiple strikes, a cost-of-living crisis and huge pressures on the NHS.He will be keen to use the speech to prove competence and grip, and set forward ideas after the political turmoil of last year.On Tuesday, No. 10 said the government was "confident" it was "providing the NHS with the funding it needs".During his speech, Sunak is expected to expand on his vision for the UK, and revisit comments made in December about giving people "peace of mind".The Daily Mail reports that...
January 04, 2023

Rishi Sunak wants all pupils to study math until age 18

Warm temperatures mean cherry blossom has come early to the Polish city of Szczecin
Winter heat records smashed all over Europe
LONDON — Temperatures for January have reached an all-time high in a number of nations across Europe.National records have fallen in eight countries - and regional records in another three.Warsaw, Poland, saw 18.9C (66F) on Sunday while Bilbao, Spain, was 25.1C - more than 10C above average.The mild European weather comes as North America faces more severe storms, days after a deadly winter cold snap left more than 60 dead.Heavy snow and freezing rain have been forecast for parts of the northern Midwest while severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are expected in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.But on the European side of the Atlantic, the weather has been balmy for many places at the start of the year.Temperatures in the Netherlands, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Latvia, Czech Republic,...
January 04, 2023

Winter heat records smashed all over Europe

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022
Germany snubs Poland's claim for World War 2 reparations
BERLIN — Germany has rejected Warsaw's request to enter into talks on compensating Poland for damage caused during World War Two, the Polish Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday.Berlin considers the matter closed, according to the ministry.It said Poland would now turn to the United Nations to support its attempt to win compensation of 1.2 billion euros suffered under Nazi Germany's 1939-45 occupation."According to the German government, the case of reparations and compensation for war damage remains closed," said the ministry in a press release. "The German government does not intend to open negotiations on this matter."Poland was devastated by World War Two, with 220 out of every 1000 inhabitants killed in the violence.40% of Poland's cultural property...
January 04, 2023

Germany snubs Poland's claim for World War 2 reparations

Mourners gather to lay flowers in memory of soldiers killed in Makiivka
Russia blames missile attack on troops' phone use
MOSCOW — Russia has said a New Year's Day missile attack which killed at least 89 Russian soldiers happened because troops were using their mobile phones.Use of banned phones allowed the enemy to locate its target, officials said. An investigation has already begun.Ukraine says 400 soldiers were killed - and another 300 wounded - in the attack on a college for conscripts in Makiivka, in the occupied Donetsk area.It is the largest number of deaths Russia has acknowledged in the war.Russia said that at 00:01 local time on New Year's Day, six rockets were fired from a US-made Himars rocket system at a vocational college, two of which were shot down.The deputy commander of the regiment, Lt Col Bachurin, was among those killed, the ministry of defense said in a statement on...
January 04, 2023

Russia blames missile attack on troops' phone use

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