by Charbel Lebbos | Aug 31, 2022 | World News
Russia has completely halted gas supplies to Europe via a major pipeline, saying repairs are needed. The Russian state-owned energy giant, Gazprom, said the restrictions on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline would last for the next three days. Russia has already significantly...
by Charbel Lebbos | Aug 31, 2022 | Technology, World News
A Saudi woman has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for her social media posts, in the second case of its kind this month, activists say. A terrorism court convicted Nourah bint Saeed al-Qahtani of “using the internet to tear the social fabric” and...
by Charbel Lebbos | Aug 19, 2022 | Technology, World News
Filings made by Elon Musk’s legal team in his battle with Twitter have been questioned by leading bot researchers. Botometer – an online tool that tracks spam and fake accounts – was used by Mr Musk in a countersuit against Twitter. Using the tool,...
by Charbel Lebbos | Aug 19, 2022 | business, World News
A new coffee chain is taking over Starbucks outlets in Russia after the US company pulled out over the invasion of Ukraine. Stars Coffee, which opened its first Moscow café on Thursday, is owned by a pro-Putin rapper and a restaurateur. The cafés were closed by...
by Charbel Lebbos | Aug 18, 2022 | Health, World News
It is relatively unusual in Ukraine for a government official to invite you on a short-notice trip. It turns out it is more common for that invitation to come with very little detail. The main reason for that is security – it is not exactly wise to publicise...
by Charbel Lebbos | Aug 17, 2022 | Featured, Social Events, Technology, World News
The American space agency Nasa is rolling out its giant new Moon rocket to prepare it for a maiden flight. Known as the Space Launch System (SLS), the vehicle is being taken to Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a lift-off scheduled for 29 August. The...
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