Citizens will be able to leave the southern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol again on Wednesday via an evacuation route. However, Ukraine and Russia have been unable to agree on this for the past three days. As a result, Ukraine wants to take 6000 people by bus from the […]
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UN to Discuss Veto Power of Permanent Members of the Security Council
The United Nations General Assembly will meet on Tuesday to discuss a proposal from Liechtenstein that would limit the veto power of the five permanent members of the Security Council. The proposal supports at least 50 countries, including the United States. The proposal means that a General Assembly of […]
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First Corona Death in Shanghai Since the Start of Lockdown
Three people in Shanghai who were infected with Covid-19 died on Sunday. They are the first corona deaths in the Chinese metropolis since it went back into lockdown in March. The victims were aged between 89 and 91, and all three were in poor health, the city council reported […]
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Zelensky Reflects on Fifty Days of War
During the night from Thursday to Friday, Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky reflected on the fact that it had now been fifty days of the war in his country. Zelensky praises “the unbreakable people of the world’s bravest country”. The Ukrainian president says he has resisted the Russian invasion “for […]
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Ericsson Expects New Fines for Bribery
Swedish network equipment maker Ericsson expects to be fined for a bribery scandal in Iraq. Ericsson is said to have paid bribes in that country to gain access to transport routes. Money from the company would also have ended up with the terrorist organization IS. In addition, the company […]
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IEA: Slightly Less Oil Needed Due to Chinese Corona Measures
Due to the corona lockdowns in China, that country’s economy is growing less fast, and slightly less oil is needed worldwide this year. As a result, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), demand for jet fuel is declining. China is trying to control new corona outbreaks with strict […]
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US to Remove Non-Essential Personnel From Shanghai
The U.S. Department of State is evicting non-essential U.S. employees and their families from the U.S. consulate in Shanghai. The reason is the wave of corona cases in the Chinese city and the authorities’ response. Earlier on Monday, Shanghai announced an easing of the lockdown. For some of the […]
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Fujitsu Launches Computing as a Service (CaaS)
Fujitsu has announced its new service portfolio, Computing as a Service, or CaaS. The company aims to accelerate digital transformation and provide customers worldwide access to advanced computing technologies via the commercial cloud. The new service includes state-of-the-art computing resources such as Fujitsu’s quantum-based Digital Annealer technology and the […]
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House Votes to Prosecute Trump Employees
The US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to prosecute two associates of former US President Donald Trump. They were accused of involvement in the storming of the Capitol last year. These are Peter Navarro and Daniel Scavino, who at the time served as a trade adviser and deputy chief […]
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Twitter Announces the Possibility of Customizing Messages
Messaging service Twitter will offer users the opportunity to adjust messages already placed. The social media company will test that possibility in the coming months, it announced, with paying users first. The announcement of Twitter follows a poll by Tesla CEO Elon Musk a day earlier about whether Twitter […]