ROGACA, Serbia (AP) — When Elena Koposova signed an open letter against Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, she didn’t expect a backlash in her newly adopted home state of Serbia. After all, Serbia is formally seeking to join the European Union while adopting all the democratic values that go along with the membership, she thought. […]
Varlin Higbee traveled more than two hours from his Lincoln County, Nevada, home to see Donald Trump in person last month, but when he arrived at the former president’s Las Vegas rally, he was stopped at the door. Despite carrying a VIP invite from the Trump campaign, Higbee, the chair of his county commission, was […]
Two electric radiators were not enough to keep Russian pensioner Elena Grezkaya-Silko from shivering in her one-bedroom apartment. After two major utility network accidents last month, she struggled to stay warm at home in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, where temperatures regularly dip below minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit in January. After the first accident Jan. […]
(Bloomberg) — The cracks in the commercial real estate market are widening from offices to apartment complexes, with more than $67 billion of the housing potentially distressed as borrowers struggle to repay loans extended during the height of the pandemic. Most Read from Bloomberg That’s potentially bad news for lenders like Arbor Realty Trust Inc., […]
(Bloomberg) — Moldovan authorities are cracking down on attempts to secure citizenship through fraud as the former Soviet republic seeks European Union accession and shifts away from Russian dominance. Most Read from Bloomberg The head of Moldova’s Public Services Agency, Mircea Esanu, said at least 30 attempts to obtain citizenship by fraudulent means had been […]
(Bloomberg) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s behind-the-scenes backing of a presidential candidate is fracturing his government, with several ministers weighing resignation. Most Read from Bloomberg Among them is Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, who has been integral in steadying Southeast Asia’s largest economy, according to people who asked not to be named discussing sensitive information. […]
Two state-owned Chinese banks are severing ties with Russian clients, Bloomberg reported. They’re assessing whether clients have ties to Russian entities sanctioned by the US. It’s a sign that China’s Xi Jinping may be warier of drawing closer to Russia than he lets on. Two Chinese state-owned banks are severing ties with Russian clients to […]
[Source] Powerhouse talent agency Hybe has intensified efforts to protect the intellectual property of K-pop supergroup BTS from unauthorized use. Warnings issued: Hybe, the South Korean parent company of Big Hit Music representing BTS, has issued a stern warning that the illicit use of the group’s name, logo and images will be dealt with heightened […]
I’m striding along the steep bank of a raging white-water torrent, and even though the canyon is only about the width of a highway, the river’s flow is greater than that of London’s Thames. The deafening roar and rumble of the cascading water is incredible – a humbling reminder of the raw power of nature. […]