Key Putin ally warns NATO that it's ready for combat
Russia's neighbor and ally Belarus has warned NATO that it is in a state of "high combat readiness" as Moscow's war with Ukraine continues. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, an autocratic ruler who has repeatedly faced international accusations of human rights abuses and election rigging,…#belarus #nato #moscow #ukraine #belarusian #alexanderlukashenko #russian #vladimirputin #poland #lithuania (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Germany lays out ‘exercise scenario’ for a potential conflict between NATO and Russia
The German Ministry of Defence has sketched out a vision of how Russia's invasion of Ukraine could spillover into a NATO-wide conflict. A secret plan by the German government preparing for a potential Russian aggression against NATO has been leaked, revealing that the country’s Ministry of Defence…#ukraine #nato #russian #ministryofdefence #bild #belarus #kaliningrad #poland #kremlin #moscow (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Belarus political prisoner dies after authorities fail to provide medical care, group says
Vadzim Khrasko died of pneumonia in a penal colony near the northeastern city of Vitebsk after prison authorities were slow in taking him to hospital. A political prisoner has died in prison in Belarus after authorities failed to provide him with proper medical care, a human rights group said on…#vitebsk #belarus #belarusian #vadzimkhrasko #viasna #leanidsudalenka #sudalenka #alespushkin #vitoldashurak #alexanderlukashenko (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Western companies have exited Russia in droves. New companies with owners from China and former Soviet republics are stepping in
Russian President Vladimir Putin. Getty Images Nearly 10,000 companies with foreign involvement exited Russia in 2022 and the first 10 months of 2023. But the number of firms in Russia with co-owners from China and former Soviet republics has increased sharply. Russia is targeting new markets in…#russian #vladimirputin #soviet #western #moscow #ukraine #spark #belarus #kyrgyzstan #kazakhstan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

EU urges Big Tech to promote opposition media in Belarus
Journalists claim groups including Google and Meta are ‘tools’ of Minsk’s totalitarian regime#google #meta #minsk (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Putin Sends Nukes to Belarus
While the Biden Administration frets about how Russia and Iran will react to perceived U.S. escalation, the world’s bad actors keep escalating. Russia has now completed its deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, President Alexander Lukashenko said late last month. American officials…#iran #belarus #alexanderlukashenko #jakesullivan #vladimirputin (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Putin ally gives himself lifetime get out of jail free card
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a longtime ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, signed a law on Wednesday that grants him lifelong immunity from criminal prosecution. The law applies to any former president of Belarus, as well as members of his or her family. Beyond that, the…#belarusian #alexanderlukashenko #russian #vladimirputin #belarus #lithuania #kremlin #ukraine #wagnergroup #yevgenyprigozhin (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Ukrainian scientists tally the grave environmental consequences of the Kakhovka Dam disaster
Kyiv and Odesa, Ukraine— In the predawn hours of 6 June 2023, a pair of explosions rocked the Kakhovka Dam, a 3-kilometer-long hydropower facility on the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine. Waking up that morning to the unfolding catastrophe, “I couldn’t believe it,” recalls Volodymyr Osadchyi, director of the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute (UHMI). “I thought it had to be fake news.” But footage captured by a Ukrainian military drone showed water from one of Europe’s largest reservoirs gushing through a gaping breach in the dam. Over the next 4 days, 18 cubic kilometers of water surged downs...
Source: ScienceNOW - January 4, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news

3 Stocks at 52-Week Lows Set for a Major Comeback
This trio of stocks at 52-week lows are strategized for recovery and expansion in evolving markets A triumphant narrative of resilience and strategic prowess across three divergent industries emerges in the ongoing roller-coaster, where markets teeter on the brink of uncertainty with stocks at…#titan #alibaba #localservicegroup #newcategory #vuse #belarus #thp #njoy #ace #njoyace (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Russia ’s Digital Ruble ‘Will Affect Banks’ Liquidity’
Source: Yevgeniy Vershinin/Adobe Russia’s digital ruble will affect the commercial banking sector’s liquidity, experts have claimed as the nation prepares for a CBDC rollout. Per the media outlet Comnews, Russian financial industry experts expressed mixed feelings about the CBDC at a banking…#cbdc #comnews #russian #cryptonewscom #irinamikheeva #centralbank #maximbashkatov #cbdcadoption #andreyborisenko #belarus (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The Country Where People Drink The Most Alcohol
The World Health Organization (WHO) keeps Substance Abuse Country Profiles for each of the world’s countries. Most recently, it was able to get data from 171 out of 194 (88%) Member States. One of the goals of the work is to cut down on the harmful use of alcohol. And in some nations, it is a…#alcoholorg #belarus #belarusian #lithuania #grenada #czechrepublic #easterneurope #poland #ukraine #worldfactbook (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Oscar-Contending Documentary ‘Apolonia, Apolonia’ Centers Captivating Artist And The Female Gaze
There’s a hypnotic quality to Apolonia Sokol, the Parisian artist and star of the Oscar-contending documentary Apolonia, Apolonia. The word “star” is used advisedly: Apolonia captivates the attention – especially in moments of stillness — as effortlessly as an icon of cinema. Her presence…#apoloniasokol #parisian #apolonia #danish #leaglob #bohemian #école #beauxarts #belarus #siberia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

What Would Happen If The US Stopped Supporting Ukraine?
Authored by Connor O'Keefe via The Mises Institute, Over the weekend, border-policy negotiations between Senate Democrats and Republicans fell apart. The talks were meant to firm up Republican support for the president’s massive $105 billion…#ukraine #connorokeefe #misesinstitute #democrats #republicans #shalandayoung #tedsnider #belarus #crimea #kyiv (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

L.A Film Critics Award Winners Voting Underway (Updating Live)
Voting is underway by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association for its annual awards. Last year, the critics association voted on two films for its top award of the year: Everything Everywhere All at Once and Tár. The former went on to win best picture at the 95th Academy Awards in March. This…#criticsassociation #academyawards #holland #polish #poland #greenborder #belarus #lafilmcriticsawards #martinscorseses #flowermoon (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Olympics: Russians, Belarusians to participate as neutrals
Russians and Belarusians who qualify in their sport for the Paris 2024 Olympics can take part as neutrals without flags, emblems or anthems at the event next year, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Friday (December 8). Angela Johnston reports.#russians #belarusians #paris2024olympics #angelajohnston (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news