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Russia’s Central Bank pegged the ruble’s official exchange rate at more than 105 against the U.S. dollar for Wednesday, marking its weakest valuation since the early days of Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The ruble’s decline comes amid a new raft of sanctions targeting Gazprombank and heightened tensions with the West, alongside what appears to […]
Protesters across the globe marched to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. In Spain, activists clad in white robes and wearing white masks carried placards emblazoned with the name, age and location of women killed this year. In Turkey, protesters clashed with police while law enforcement in Kenya used tear […]
A solidarity march will be held today, Monday, November 25 in Dublin’s City Centre as a show of support for Nikita Hand as well as to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Gender Violence. On Friday, Hand won her civil case against Irish UFC fighter Conor McGregor. The High Court in Dublin heard […]
Survivors and sniffing dogs joined hundreds of people at Cambodia’s Angkor Wat on Sunday for a march against landmines after the US decision to send anti-personnel mines to Ukraine. Participants, including landmine victims and deminers, repeatedly chanted for “a mine-free world” during the four-kilometre (2.5-mile) walk around the famed temple complex in Siem Reap. The […]
A Lisle man has been charged in the March 2024 home invasion and sexual assault of a woman in Oswego, police announced Saturday. Larry E. Foster, 31, has been charged with two felony counts of criminal sexual assault and one felony count of criminal trespass to residency in connection to the attack. According to police, […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canada Canadian Politics The marching song Heart of Oak under is fire for ‘language that does not align with values and ethos of today’s Royal Canadian Navy’ Published Nov 22, 2024 • 4 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an […]
On March 16, 2024, the Hokuriku Shinkansen, which currently connects Tokyo with Kanazawa, will be extended from Kanazawa to Tsuruga. The extension will result in faster train journeys in the region, especially to Fukui Prefecture. The Japan Rail Pass and several regional rail passes will cover the extended line. As a result, the cost of […]
According to the magazine “Caijing”, an insider from Xiaomi‘s automotive division revealed: “Xiaomi‘s second car model is planned to be launched in February or March next year.” The report stated that another source close to Xiaomi‘s automotive division also mentioned that the launch pace of Xiaomi‘s second car model will be consistent with the SU7, […]
Booming indigenous Maori “haka” chants rang out across New Zealand’s capital on Tuesday, as tens of thousands rallied against a conservative push to redefine the nation’s founding treaty. More than 35,000 demonstrators poured into the harbourside city of Wellington, police said, shutting down busy streets as their spirited procession inched its way towards parliament. Bare-chested […]
Protesters called for an end to the war in Ukraine and the ouster of Russian President Vladimir Putin in a demonstration in Berlin on Sunday afternoon. Three prominent opposition figures now in exile — Alexei Navalny’s widow Yulia Navalnaya, and Vladimir Kara-Murza and Ilya Yashin, both of whom were released in the August 1 prisoner […]