These are the most important developments on the 901st day of the war. Here is the situation on Wednesday, August 14, 2024. Kursk invasion The commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Oleksandr Syrskii, said that Kiev troops had taken control of 74 settlements in Russia’s Kursk region and were continuing to advance, gaining control of […]
Preserving Jewish history has been an ingrained part of Mara Cohen Ioannides’ work for nearly 25 years. The Springfield author is now celebrating the release of her third novel, which explores Jewish life in the Ozarks over 140 years ago. Self-published, Yellow Jack and Turpentine is the first historical novel to explore the intertwining of […]
KOBLENZ, Germany (AP) — Sascha Skochilenko and Sofya Subbotina want to get married. In their native Russia, this was not an option, but now that they live in Germany, where same-sex marriages are recognized, it is possible. “We don’t know how or in which city we will do it, but that’s the plan,” Skochilenko, 33, […]
These are the key developments as the war enters its 900th day. Here is the situation on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. Kursk invasion Ukrainian army chief Oleksandr Syrskii said Kyiv controlled about 1,000 square kilometers of the Russian Kursk region after the surprise incursion across the border on August 6. Kursk Governor Alexei Smirnov told […]
These are the key developments as the war enters its 899th day. Here is the situation on Monday, August 12, 2024. Battle Officials in the Russian city of Kursk said 13 people were injured when debris from a destroyed Ukrainian missile fell on a nine-story apartment building. Alexei Smirnov, acting governor of Kursk, ordered local […]
These are the key developments as the war enters its 898th day. Here is the situation on Sunday, August 11, 2024. Battle According to the AFP news agency, explosions occurred in central and eastern Kyiv on Saturday night after the Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian missiles were heading towards the city. A 35-year-old man […]
(MENAFN- The Conversation) Humanoid robots have long been a staple of science fiction, but now real progress is being made. A number of new models being developed or supported by companies such as Boston Dynamics, Tesla and OpenAI can walk and move like humans, with tremendous agility and dexterity. But it is the ability to […]
These are the most important developments on the 897th day of the war. Here is the situation on Saturday, August 10, 2024. Battle A Russian missile hit a supermarket in the Ukrainian town of Kostiantynivka in the frontline region of Donetsk. At least 14 people were killed and 43 others injured, Ukrainian officials said. “Russian […]
(MENAFN- Newsroom Panama) Panamanian border police have dismantled an organization involved in human trafficking of Chinese migrants, creating a “VIP route” that can more easily traverse the inhospitable jungle of Darién on their way to the United States. “We have arrested 15 people linked to the crime of illegal migrant trafficking,” said prosecutor Emeldo Márquez. […]
Ukraine accused Russia of turning the Tauride Chersonese in Crimea, a UNESCO World Heritage site, into a “historical and archaeological park” and called on the United Nations to intervene. The site, an ancient city founded by Greeks in the 5th century BC on the northern coast of the Black Sea, was added to the UNESCO […]
