| 2. US to provide Patriot missiles to Ukraine as part of fresh $6bn aid package04:52[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) US defence secretary announces aid as Zelenskiy pleads with west for more Patriot systems to defend Ukrainian cities The US will provide Ukraine with additional Patriot missiles for its air defence systems as part of a massive $6bn additional aid package, the defence secretary has announced. “This is the largest security assistance package that we’ve committed to date,” Lloyd Austin said after the conclusion of a virtual meeting of dozens of Kyiv’s international supporters. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
4. Columbia University calls for inquiry into leadership as student protests sweep 40 campuses02:46[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) Professors at Emory University arrested as campuses follow Columbia’s lead in demanding ceasefire and divestment At least 40 pro-Palestine protest camps have arisen across US campuses following Columbia University’s example earlier this month, as the New York school’s senate called for an investigation into its leadership, the New York Times reported. While many remain provocative though peaceful, demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and divestment by their institutions from companies with ties to Israel, hundreds of students and outside protesters have been arrested, and there have been some fierce clashes with police. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
5. Paramedic convicted over Elijah McClain killing sentenced to probation02:26[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) Jeremy Cooper injected McClain, 23, with ketamine after police forcibly restrained him as he walked home in Denver in 2019 A former paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine avoided prison and was sentenced to probation on Friday after his homicide conviction in the Black man’s death, which helped fuel the 2020 racial injustice protests. Jeremy Cooper faced up to three years in prison. He administered a dose of the sedative to McClain, 23, who had been forcibly restrained after police stopped him as he was walking home in a Denver suburb in 2019. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
7. Baby dies and two others hospitalized in fentanyl overdoses in Washington state02:10[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) Police sound alarm after 13-month-old dies in Everett near Seattle and two other babies taken to hospital in past week Officials in Washington are sounding alarms after a baby died, and two others apparently also overdosed, in the past week in separate instances in which fentanyl was left unsecured inside residences. A 911 caller on Wednesday afternoon reported that a 13-month-old baby was not breathing in an apartment in Everett, a city near Seattle, the Daily Herald reported. The baby died later at a hospital, according to authorities. The Snohomish county medical examiner’s office will determine the baby’s official cause and manner of death, officials said. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
8. PEN America cancels festival after authors drop out in support of Gaza00:50[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) Cancellation of World Voices festival comes days after organization cancelled 2024 edition of its annual awards ceremony The free speech organization PEN America has cancelled its World Voices festival after several authors withdrew their participation over the non-profit’s response to Israel’s military attacks against Gaza. The festival was scheduled to take place on 8 May in New York City and Los Angeles. A prominent group of writers including Naomi Klein, a Guardian columnist; Isabella Hammad; and Zaina Arafat signed an open letter to PEN America in March announcing their decision not to participate in this year’s festival. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
9. Minneapolis backs $150,000 settlement for George Floyd witness’s PTSD lawsuit00:25[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) Minneapolis city council approves payment to Donald Williams, who tried to intervene to stop police killing in 2020 The Minneapolis city council approved a $150,000 settlement to an eyewitness who tried to intervene to prevent George Floyd’s murder by police in the city almost four years ago and alleges he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result. Donald Williams, 35, a mixed martial arts fighter who testified against Derek Chauvin in the former police officer’s 2021 murder trial, sued the city last spring, alleging he was assaulted by police while trying to prevent Floyd’s death on 25 May 2020. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
11. Pro-Palestine murals in London face council review and removalПт, 26 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) Tower Hamlets criticised by its own mayor for taking down murals, while Redbridge reviews artwork after complaints Council authorities have moved to take down pro-Palestine murals in east London, while another is being reviewed after complaints were made by pro-Israel lawyers. The latter, which depicts four journalists standing against a backdrop of ruins and under the words “Heroes of Palestine”, went up last month in Redbridge, east London, as local authorities came under pressure over similar murals. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
12. Reading terror attack deaths were avoidable, inquest findsПт, 26 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) Judge coroner highlights failings that contributed to three victims being killed by Khairi Saadallah in 2020 The deaths of three people during a terror attack in Reading were avoidable, an inquest has determined. A judge coroner sitting at the Old Bailey on Friday said failings in intelligence sharing and in providing psychiatric care contributed to the failure to prevent the attack that took the lives of James Furlong, Dr David Wails and Joseph Ritchie-Bennett in June 2020. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
13. Women should give up vaping if they want to get pregnant, study suggestsПт, 26 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) Research finds hormone that indicates fertility at lower levels in vapers and tobacco smokers Women should give up vaping if they are hoping to get pregnant, according to a study that suggests it may affect fertility. In the first research to demonstrate a link between fertility prospects and electronic cigarettes across a large population, analysis of blood samples from 8,340 women revealed that people who vape or smoke tobacco had lower levels of anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH), which indicates how many eggs women have left in their ovaries. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
15. Teaching assistants routinely cover lessons in England and Wales, survey findsПт, 26 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) Exclusive: Research shows extent to which schools are struggling to provide qualified teachers for every class Hundreds of thousands of pupils in England and Wales are being educated “on the cheap” by low-paid teaching assistants (TAs) covering lessons for teachers who are off sick or have quit, according to new research. A desperate teacher recruitment crisis, compounded by inadequate funding, means schools across the country are struggling to put a qualified teacher at the front of every class, unions say. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
17. Taylor Swift equals Madonna’s record of 12 UK No 1 albumsПт, 26 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) Swift now has joint highest number of chart-toppers for a female artist, as The Tortured Poets Department earns biggest opening week in seven years Taylor Swift has tied with Madonna to become the female artist with the most UK No 1 albums, earning her twelfth chart-topper with the global phenomenon that is The Tortured Poets Department. Swift also dominates this week’s singles chart, with three songs in the Top Five including a No 1 for Fortnight, featuring Post Malone. It’s her fourth No 1 single, and her third chart double. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
18. Andrew Tate’s human trafficking trial can proceed, Romanian court rulesПт, 26 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) ‘Misogynist influencer’ was indicted in June along with his brother and two Romanian female suspects Andrew Tate’s trial on human trafficking charges can proceed, a Romanian court has ruled, 10 months after he was first indicted. The self-professed “misogynist influencer” was indicted in June along with his brother, Tristan, and two Romanian female suspects for human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women, allegations they have all denied. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
19. Gaza’s 37m tonnes of bomb-filled debris could take 14 years to clear, says expertПт, 26 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) Top UN demining official outlines scale of devastation as Egypt officials fly into Israel in attempt to revive ceasefire talks Israel’s war in Gaza has created 37m tonnes of debris, much of it laced with unexploded bombs, which could take more than a decade to remove, a top UN demining official said. Nearly seven months into the war, there is an average 300kg of rubble a square metre of land in Gaza, Pehr Lodhammar, the former United Nationals Mine Action Service chief for Iraq, told a news conference. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
20. US has seen evidence of attempts by China to influence election, says BlinkenПт, 26 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) Secretary of state met Xi Jinping in Beijing and warned of sanctions over China’s support for Russian arms industry Washington has seen evidence of attempts by Beijing to “influence and arguably interfere” in this year’s US elections, the secretary of state has said during a trip to China, also warning that Chinese companies face new sanctions if they do not stop supplying material and equipment to the Russian arms industry. Antony Blinken told CNN that he had reiterated Joe Biden’s message to Xi Jinping not to interfere in November’s vote – a warning that reportedly received assurances from the Chinese president that he would not do so. Asked whether China was keeping to its promise, Blinken said: “We have seen, generally speaking, evidence of attempts to influence, and arguably interfere, and we want to make sure that that’s cut off as quickly as possible. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
21. Air Canada apologizes after headdress of First Nations chief removed to holdПт, 26 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) Politicians decry ‘shameful’ incident on domestic flight in which Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak’s headdress was taken by airline staff Canada’s largest airline has apologized to a prominent First Nations chief after her ceremonial headdress was removed from the plane’s cabin, wrapped in a plastic bag and moved to the baggage hold. Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, national chief of the assembly of First Nations, was flying domestically on Wednesday when she said her headdress was taken by airline staff. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
22. Anglo American rejects GBP31bn takeover offer from mining rival BHPПт, 26 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) All-share proposal had potential to be one of biggest deals in sector for decade but deemed ‘opportunistic’ The board of Anglo American, the London-listed mining company, has rejected a “highly unattractive” GBP31bn takeover approach from its Australian rival BHP. BHP’s all-share proposed offer for Anglo American had the potential to be one of the biggest deals in the global mining sector for a decade but has attracted criticism from Anglo’s shareholders as being too low and “highly opportunistic”. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
24. ‘Political arrest’ of Palestinian academic in Israel marks new civil liberties threatПт, 26 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) University and colleagues condemn detention of law professor, the first time an academic has been held over speech related to work The arrest and interrogation of a leading Palestinian legal scholar based at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem marks a new threat to civil liberties in Israel, her legal team and employer have said. Prof Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian was detained by police on the afternoon of 18 April over comments made on a podcast more than a month earlier and held overnight in conditions her lawyers described as “terrible” and designed to humiliate. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
27. Aya Nakamura thanks fans for support over Olympics racism as she wins awardsПт, 26 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) French singer dedicates top prizes at Les Flammes ‘to all black women’ after backlash over rumoured Paris show The French pop star Aya Nakamura, who found herself at the centre of a racist row after rumours she was going to sing at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, has thanked fans for their support after winning three big prizes at France’s Les Flammes awards for rap, R&B and pop. “I’m very honoured because being a black artist and coming from the banlieue is very difficult,” Nakamura told the audience at the ceremony, which she opened with a medley of her songs. She dedicated her awards – female artist of the year, pop album of the year, and international star of the year – “to all black women”. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
29. Barclays accused of greenwashing over financing for Italian oil companyПт, 26 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) Exclusive: Environmental groups say bank is misleading public over ‘sustainable’ financing for Eni as company vastly expands fossil fuel production Barclays is being accused by environmental groups of greenwashing after helping to arrange €4bn (GBP3.4bn) in financing for the Italian oil company Eni in a way that allows them to qualify towards its $1tn sustainable financing goal. Environmental groups have said the London-based bank is deliberately misleading the public by labelling the financial instruments as “sustainable” at the same time that Eni is in the midst of a multibillion-pound fossil fuel expansion drive designed to increase production. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
31. Weather tracker: heavy rainfall causes flooding and death in east AfricaПт, 26 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) Rain in Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi kills at least 90 people and damages farmland and infrastructure Eastern Africa has experienced heavy rain in recent weeks, with flooding in Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi. About 100,000 people have been displaced or otherwise affected in each country, with 32 reported deaths in Kenya and 58 in Tanzania, alongside damage to farmland and infrastructure. There are also fears that large areas of standing water could give rise to outbreaks of waterborne diseases. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
33. UK Rwanda policy is ‘kneejerk reaction’ to migration, says Ireland’s deputy PMПт, 26 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) Micheal Martin says UK asylum seekers fearful of being removed to Rwanda are seeking sanctuary in Ireland The UK government’s Rwanda policy has been described as a “kneejerk reaction” to migration by Ireland’s deputy prime minister, who said an influx of asylum seekers could arrive in Ireland as a result. Micheal Martin, Ireland’s Tanaiste, reportedly said asylum seekers fearful of being removed from the UK to Rwanda were seeking sanctuary in Ireland. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
34. Mount Fuji view to be blocked as tourists overcrowd popular photo spotПт, 26 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) Fujikawaguchiko town official says choice to erect huge barrier is ‘regrettable’ and last resort A huge barrier to block views of Mount Fuji will be installed at a popular photo spot by Japanese authorities exasperated by crowds of badly behaved foreign tourists. Construction of the mesh net – 2.5 metres (8ft) high and the length of a cricket pitch at 20 metres – will begin as early as next week, an official from Fujikawaguchiko town said on Friday. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
35. Pandabuy: police raid ‘20 football stadiums’ worth of alleged fake goods warehousesПт, 26 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) Arrests as Chinese authorities working with UK police and international trademark agencies seize millions of parcels bound for customers worldwide Chinese authorities have targeted a major online sales platform accused of supplying counterfeit goods, raiding warehouses holding millions of packages destined for overseas buyers. Earlier this month police raided the Hangzhou office and several warehouses of Pandabuy after reported legal action by 16 brands over copyright infringement. More than 200 public security branch officers, 50 private sector investigators and local police were involved, according to reports. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
36. US troops begin construction of Gaza aid pier as questions remain over distributionПт, 26 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) About 1,000 US troops will support the military construction efforts, but Joe Biden has ordered them not to set foot on the Gaza shore US troops have begun construction of a maritime pier off the coast of Gaza that aims to speed the flow of humanitarian aid into the territory, the Pentagon has said, but the complex plan to bring more desperately needed food to Palestinian civilians is still mired in fears over security and how the aid will be delivered. “I can confirm that US military vessels, to include the USNS Benavidez, have begun to construct the initial stages of the temporary pier and causeway at sea,” Pentagon spokesperson Maj Gen Patrick Ryder told reporters. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
37. Leaders of 18 countries urge Hamas to release hostages held in GazaЧт, 25 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) UK and US leaders among those calling for release, as families renew pressure on Netanyahu to restart negotiations The leaders of 18 countries including the US and the UK have called on Hamas to free Israeli and dual-national hostages held in Gaza. “The fate of the hostages and the civilian population in Gaza, who are protected under international law, is of international concern,” they said. “We strongly support the ongoing mediation efforts in order to bring our people home.” Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
38. New Haiti government sworn in during secret ceremonyЧт, 25 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) ‘Transitional council’ takes oath of office after prime minister formally resigns as gang violence continues to rock capital Haiti’s prime minister, Ariel Henry, has formally resigned and a new provisional government has been sworn in during a secret ceremony at the presidential palace, nearly two months after a criminal insurrection plunged the capital into chaos. The nine-person “transitional council” was officially established on Thursday during an event at the national palace in Port-au-Prince. As its members took their oaths, Henry, who is in the US having been locked out of Haiti by the gang uprising, announced in a letter that he was stepping down. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
40. Process raw materials in Africa, urges top environmentalistЧт, 25 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) Few economic and social benefits will come to Africans if processing is all done overseas, says Wanjira Mathai Africa must take greater control in the industries it supplies with raw materials to lift its people from poverty and seize its own destiny in a low-carbon world, one of the continent’s leading environmentalists has urged. Wanjira Mathai, the managing director for Africa and global partnerships at the World Resources Institute thinktank, said much more of what the continent produced must be processed and made use of close to where it is produced, if the world is to shift to a low-carbon footing. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
41. Burkina Faso soldiers massacred 223 civilians in one day, finds rights groupЧт, 25 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) Human Rights Watch demands investigation into killings in two villages just weeks after Russian troops fly in, amid intensifying conflict Burkina Faso’s military summarily executed 223 civilians, including at least 56 children, in a single day in late February, according to an investigation into one of the worst abuses by the country’s armed forces for years. The mass killings have been linked to a widening military campaign to tackle jihadist violence and happened weeks after Russian troops landed in the west African country to help improve security. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
42. Rwanda flights will deport asylum seekers ‘indefinitely’, says CleverlyЧт, 25 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) Home secretary visits Lampedusa in Italy as National Audit Office says scheme could surpass GBP580m by 2030 Several flights a month will deport asylum seekers to Rwanda “indefinitely”, the home secretary has said, as he argued that the GBP1.8m a person cost of the scheme was justified. James Cleverly, in his first interview since the government’s plan was approved by parliament on Monday, said he had booked a succession of initial flights and was preparing to order the detention of people seeking refuge in the UK so they could be sent to east Africa. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
43. Congress passed a TikTok bill. Will the US really ban the app?Чт, 25 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) A bill passed by Congress and signed by Biden requires owner ByteDance to sell or face a US ban – it’s its biggest threat yet The House of Representatives passed a bill that would require TikTok owner ByteDance to sell the social media platform or face a total ban in the United States. The Senate passed it less than a week later. Joe Biden signed it a day after the Senate voted yes. TikTok is facing its biggest existential threat yet in the US. The app was banned in Montana last year, but courts found that prohibition unconstitutional, and it never went into effect. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
45. Biden signs $95bn foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and TaiwanСр, 24 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) President says legislation is ‘going to make the world safer’ after months of congressional gridlock threatened support for Kyiv Joe Biden has signed into law a bill that rushes $95bn in foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, a bipartisan legislative victory he hailed as a “good day for world peace” after months of congressional gridlock threatened Washington’s support for Kyiv in its fight to repel Russia’s invasion. The Senate overwhelmingly passed the measure in a 79 -18 vote late on Tuesday night, after the package won similarly lopsided approval in the Republican controlled House, despite months of resistance from an isolationist bloc of hardline conservatives opposed to helping Ukraine. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
46. Portugal needs to ‘pay the costs’ of slavery and colonialism, says presidentСр, 24 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) Critics of Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa say behind remarks is lack of national recognition that slavery should be discussed in schools Portugal needs to “pay the costs” of slavery and other colonial-era crimes, the country’s president has said, in a rare instance of a European leader seemingly backing the need for reparations. Portugal has long grappled with calls by campaigners to address its legacy as the European country with the longest historical involvement in the slave trade. During the span of four centuries, nearly 6 million Africans were kidnapped and forcibly transported across the Atlantic by Portuguese vessels. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
47. Honduras referred to UN human rights committee over total abortion banСр, 24 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) Petition filed on behalf of woman known as as Fausia, who underwent a forced pregnancy after being raped Honduras is being taken to a global human rights body for the first time over its total abortion ban, which campaigners say violates women’s fundamental rights and the country’s international commitments. The Center for Reproductive Rights and the Honduras-based Centro de Derechos de la Mujer (Center for Women’s Rights, CDM) filed a petition with the UN human rights committee this month on behalf of a woman known as Fausia, who underwent a forced pregnancy after being raped and denied an abortion under Honduras’ draconian laws. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
49. Designer Nancy Gonzalez sentenced to prison for smuggling crocodile and python handbagsВт, 23 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) Celebrity fashion designer, who recruited couriers to transport bags from her native Colombia to US on commercial flights, receives 18-month sentence A leading fashion designer whose accessories were used by celebrities from Britney Spears to the cast of the Sex and the City TV series has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty in Miami federal court on charges of smuggling crocodile handbags from her native Colombia. Nancy Gonzalez was arrested in 2022 in Cali, Colombia, and later extradited to the US for running a sprawling multiyear conspiracy that involved recruiting couriers to transport her handbags on commercial flights to high-end showrooms and New York fashion events – all in violation of US wildlife laws. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
50. Narendra Modi accused of stirring tensions as voting in India continuesПн, 22 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) Opposition says prime minister targeting Muslim minority with ‘hate speech’ and violating election rules India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, has been accused of hate speech during a campaign rally where he called Muslims “infiltrators” who had “many children” and claimed they would take people’s hard-earned money. The opposition accused Modi of “blatantly targeting” India’s 200 million Muslim minority with comments made while addressing voters at a speech in Rajasthan on Sunday. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
51. Fighting rages at Myanmar’s border with Thailand as rebels target junta troopsСб, 20 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) Thousands of civilians flee as resistance fighters fight to flush out soldiers holed up at eastern bridge border crossing Fighting raged at Myanmar’s eastern border with Thailand on Saturday, both governments said, forcing 3,000 civilians to flee as rebels fought to flush out Myanmar junta troops holed up for days at a bridge border crossing. Resistance fighters and ethnic minority rebels seized the key trading town of Myawaddy on the Myanmar side of the frontier on 11 April, a blow to a well-equipped military struggling to govern and facing a test of battlefield credibility. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
52. ‘Messianic spell’: how Narendra Modi created a cult of personalityПт, 19 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) Experts say Indian PM is hoping to be ‘bigger than Gandhi’ as he aims to win a third term in office As the distant rumble of a helicopter drew closer, cheers erupted from the gathered crowds in anticipation. By the time India’s prime minister finally stepped on to the stage, bowing deeply while immaculately dressed in a white kurta and peach waistcoat and with a neatly trimmed beard, the chants had reached a deafening pitch: “Modi, Modi, Modi.” These scenes, at a campaign rally on the outskirts of the Uttar Pradesh city of Meerut, have been replicated across the country in recent weeks as Modi and his Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) seek to win a third term in India’s election, which begins on 19 April and goes on for six weeks. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
53. Voting begins in India’s election with Modi widely expected to win third termПт, 19 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) First phase in world’s largest democratic exercise begins, with 969 million people eligible to vote over six-week period Voting has begun in India’s mammoth general election, as Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata party hopes to increase its parliamentary majority amid allegations that the country’s democracy has been undermined since it came to power 10 years ago. India’s elections are the largest democratic exercise in the world, with more than 969 million voters, amounting to more than 10% of the world’s population. The voting began at 8am on Friday, when polling opened at 102 constituencies across the country, and will continue over the next six weeks, in seven phases, until 1 June. All the results will be counted and declared on 4 June. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
54. Fossil of ‘largest snake to have ever existed’ found in western IndiaЧт, 18 апр[-/+]Категория(?) Автор(?) Scientists estimate Vasuki indicus was up to 15 metres long, weighed a tonne and would have constricted its prey Fossil vertebrae unearthed in a mine in western India are the remains of one of the largest snakes that ever lived, a monster estimated at up to 15 metres in length – longer than a T rex. Scientists have recovered 27 vertebrae from the snake, including a few still in the same position as they would have been when the reptile was alive. They said the snake, which they named Vasuki indicus, would have looked like a large python and would not have been venomous. Continue reading...Медиа:1. image / jpg 2. image / jpg | ↑ |
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