Paris — Former French PresidentNicolas Sarkozy’s chances of returning to office suffered a blow on Monday after he was found guilty by a Paris court of corruption ... His lawyer and the court official were also convicted ... She said the wrongdoing he committed was “particularly serious” ... Bloomberg .
WASHINGTON — Early last summer, Chinese and Indian troops clashed in a surprise border battle in the remote Galwan Valley, bashing each other to death with rocks and clubs. Four months later and more than 1,500 miles away in Mumbai, India, trains shut down and the stock market closed as the power went out in a city of 20 million people ...Gen.D.S ... .
Anti-Semitism is very real, of that there is no doubt, but the greatest threat to Jewish people today comes not from those on the political left who criticise the Zionist state of Israel. It comes from those on the far right whose pernicious influence is spreading across North America and Europe... ....
JAKARTA — Forests in parts of Indonesia regions that have remained largely untouched are now fast disappearing as deforestation driven by agribusiness and infrastructure development moves east, according to a new report ... “We can’t [just] see…This article was originally published on Mongabay .
The United States has said its envoy to the Afghan peace process will travel to the capitals of Afghanistan and Qatar to resume talks with Afghan leaders, government officials and representatives of the Taliban ...The Department of State did not provide dates or other details ... Some 2,500US troops remain in Afghanistan, alongside 10,000NATO personnel.
The world’s largest cryptocurrency, bitcoin, bounced back above $48,000 on Monday, following a report by Citi which suggested that the digital asset could one day become the preferred currency for international trade. Bitcoin was up almost nine percent as of 2.22pm GMT, at $48,193 ... Also on rt.com Max Keiser.
The US and its allies should reject calls for a global ban on AI-powered autonomous weapons systems, according to an official report commissioned for PresidentBiden and Congress. It will "compress decision time frames" and require military responses humans cannot make quickly enough alone ...Nuclear limit ... 'Brain drain' ... Chip limits.
Rakuten users will be able to shop using Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Bitcoin Cash. Japanese e-commerce and online retailing company Rakuten Inc (TOKYO. 4755) has added crypto services to its payment platform. According to an announcement through its official webpage, Rakuten users will be able to shop using Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Bitcoin Cash ...Ltd ... next ....
Residents of Bar'goni, Mokowe, Kwasasi, Ingini and Kiangwe in LamuCounty are now being forced to go without food due to an acute water shortage which makes it hard for them to cook ....
A new drug extracted from seaweed and inspired by traditional Chinese medicine has come to the United States, where researchers hope it will provide the breakthrough in Alzheimer’s treatment that has eluded us for nearly two decades. The drug — oligomannate — has an imposing name but a humble origin ... Dr. Michelle Papka hopes that it will ... Dr ... Papka ... Dr ... .
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — About 300 student activists rallied in Bangladesh’s capital on Monday to denounce the death in prison of a writer and commentator who was arrested last year on charges of violating a sweeping digital security law that critics say chokes freedom of expression ... “The state must take responsibility ... “We want justice,” she said ... .
Californian food start-up Eat Just has become the first company to receive approval for the sale of its lab-grown cultured chicken meat. And it all started with a single cell ... .