Europe

Ukraine hit by ‘massive’ cyber-attack on government websites

The attack came Friday amid high military and diplomatic tensions with Russia. Ukraine has suffered several cyber-attacks in recent years, including against critical infrastructure. About fifteen Ukrainian government sites were…

14 January 2022 · 3 min read

University of Windsor's Leddy Library seeks book recommendations for Black History Month
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Books

University of Windsor’s Leddy Library seeks book recommendations for Black History Month

Windsor, Ont. -The University of Windsor’s Leddy Library is looking for help compiling a reading list of 28 recommendations for Black History Month. The digital project will publish a recommendation…

14 January 2022 · 1 min read

Creative Europe-European Union
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Europe

Creative Europe: €385 million to support cultural and creative sectors

Today, the Commission has adopted the 2022 work programme of Creative Europe, which will be followed by the launch of the relevant calls for proposals. With a budget of around €385 million, nearly…

13 January 2022 · 3 min read

Europe

New measures and highlights in the Covid-19 pandemic

The world is looking for the best long-term response to Covid-19: some, like Quebec, are adopting new restrictions, while others think they can "live with it. Europe is currently the…

13 January 2022 · 6 min read

Mariah Carey to release first children’s book
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Books

Mariah Carey to release first children’s book

… her first children's book, 'The Christmas Princess… be published via Henry Holt Books for Young Readers in autumn … about the adaptation of my book. I would rather do…

13 January 2022 · 1 min read

New chapter for Baghdad's book street
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America

New chapter for Baghdad’s book street

The Iraqi capital Baghdad on Saturday celebrated the renovation of the historic heart of its book trade, in the latest sign of an artistic renaissance after decades of conflict and…

12 January 2022 · 4 min read

Economy

Russia fines Google 87 million euros

A Moscow court has fined Google more than 7.2 billion rubles (87 million euros) for systematically refusing to remove information that Russia considers illegal, world news agencies reported. This is…

11 January 2022 · 1 min read

Edmonds Booktalk: Nonfiction books top Edmonds bestseller list
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Edmonds Booktalk: Nonfiction books top Edmonds bestseller list

Welcome the New Year!! Such high hopes. 2022 has to be better… right?? Right…? In the December column we shared the bestsellers for the year through November at Edmonds Bookshop.…

9 January 2022 · 16 min read

2022 Alberta Book Publishing Awards now open for submissions
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Books

2022 Alberta Book Publishing Awards now open for submissions

Attention writers. The Book Publishers Association of Alberta (BPAA) is now accepting submissions for the 2022 Alberta Book Publishing Awards. Established in 1994, the Alberta Book Publishing Awards recognize and…

8 January 2022 · 1 min read

A book of iconic images peels away the layers to reveal the woman behind the legend
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Books

A book of iconic images peels away the layers to reveal the woman behind the legend

BOOK OF THE WEEK FOREVER ELIZABETH: ICONIC PHOTOGRAPHERS ON A LEGENDARY STAR  (ACC Art Books, £45, 252 pp) As much as for her classic films (Cleopatra, Who’s Afraid Of Virginia…

6 January 2022 · 6 min read