Asia
G7 and EU express “grave concern” after appointment of Hong Kong leader
The G7 and the European Union expressed their "grave concern" on Monday 9 May after the appointment as head of Hong Kong for the next five years of the former…
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International
How many people left Russia because of the war?
Will they never return? Can this be considered another wave of emigration? Demographers Mikhail Denisenko and Yulia Florinskaya explain for the site https://meduza.io/. After February 24, when Russia launched a…
Council of Europe
Council of Europe Assembly adopts resolution on deinstitutionalisation
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a Recommendation and a Resolution on the deinstitutionalisation of persons with disabilities. Both of these provide important guidelines in the process…
FORB
Scientology says World Press Freedom Day must protect media but also religion from biased hurtful lies
World Press Freedom Day must protect media but also religion from hurtful lies - Charter on Journalistic Ethics in Relation to Respect for Religion or Belief BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, May 5,…
Europe
Human Rights Watch: risks for refugees in Poland
(Brussels) HRW.org – Refugees from Ukraine, particularly women and girls, face heightened risks of gender-based violence, trafficking, and other exploitation due to lack of systematic protection and security measures in Poland. “Poland’s…
ENTERTAINMENT
Five-star business fleet: the most beautiful yachts of Russian oligarchs
What kind of oligarch are you if you don't have a luxury yacht! As it turns out, Russian billionaires lived exactly according to this principle. Every day, there are reports…
Defense
Bulgarian Supreme Judicial Council refuses to investigate crimes in Ukraine
The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) has refused to nominate representatives of the Bulgarian judiciary to participate in the International Commission for Documenting and Establishing Russian Crimes in Ukraine. This was…
Defense
Russia did not invite foreign leaders to the May 9 parade
There will be no foreign leaders in Europe at this year's parade in Moscow on the occasion of the end of World War II. The reason is that the Kremlin…
Charities
Is the mobile phone being overlooked in the Ukrainian crisis?
There has been much written about Ukraine and what's happening but little about how important phones are in this crisis. There has been one European wide announcement but so far…
Economy
Driving an electric car is easier than you think
What basic things do you need to know about driving an electric car? In Europe, electricity is transmitted through a three-phase network, which means that three power transmission lines are…