Month: August 2021

Соціологи про толерантність українців: 47% негативно ставляться до ЛГБТ

Соціологічна група «Рейтинг» у своєму опитуванні до 30-річчя Незалежності України, серед іншого, дослідила рівень толерантності в суспільстві. «Як показує аналіз цінностей, українці охоче декларують важливість універсалізму та доброти, однак вони не дуже виявили терпимості у блоці дослідження толерантності», – йдеться у дослідженні. Так, за даними соціологів, 47% респондентів негативно ставляться до ЛГБТ-спільноти, 42% – до чайлдфрі (люди, які вирішили не мати дітей – ред.). «Молоді жінки 16-24 років створили окремий тренд за рівнем високої толерантності – з них третина ставиться позитивно до ЛГБТ та чайлдфрі, при тому що в серед хлопців цього ж віку таких втричі менше», – мовиться у …

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Why Russia Backs China in Disputes with Third Countries

Russia, once a thorn in China’s side, is backing Beijing in its disputes with third countries, including a maritime sovereignty flap in Southeast Asia, to counter Washington’s influence in Asia, scholars believe.With the world’s second strongest military, after the United States, Russia holds occasional military exercises with China – with at least four events publicized to date — sells arms to its giant neighbor to the south and joins it in criticizing the West.Officials in Moscow are trying now to boost Beijing’s claim to the contested South China Sea without overtly taking its side over five other Asian governments that …

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US Ships Pfizer Vaccine to Kosovo amid Delta Variant Surge

Thursday, the United States plans to ship 35,100 doses of Pfizer vaccine to Kosovo through COVAX, the United Nations vaccine-sharing mechanism, a White House official told VOA.The doses are part of the purchase of half a billion Pfizer doses secured by the Biden administration earlier this year.Kosovo is experiencing another spike in infection, largely due to the delta variant. There have been 120,862 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 2,295 deaths according to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center. Fewer than 550,000 vaccine doses have been administered in the country.In addition to the $2 billion donated to COVAX, the Biden administration …

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Проголошення Незалежності України сьогодні підтримали б 80% громадян – опитування

Соціологи кажуть: за 30 років Незалежності України зросло покоління людей, яке за своїми поглядами, ідеями, цінностями та мріями помітно вирізняється серед інших демографічних груп …

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Top Businessman to Face Trial for Malta Journalist’s Murder 

One of Malta’s wealthiest businessmen, Yorgen Fenech, has been indicted for the murder of anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, prosecutors said in court documents filed on Wednesday. No date for the trial has yet been set. Fenech has been under arrest since November 2019, accused of complicity to murder. He has since been undergoing a pre-trial compilation of evidence where he pleaded not guilty. Caruana Galizia was blown up by a car bomb as she drove out of her residence on Oct. 16, 2017, in a killing that shocked Europe and raised questions about the rule of law in the European Union’s smallest …

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Europe Braces for Fleeing Afghans, But Fearful, Reluctant to Accept Many

The interior ministers from the Five Eyes intelligence alliance, comprising the U.S., Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, held a conference call Wednesday to discuss how to coordinate safe and legal migration routes for Afghans fleeing the Taliban.British officials said most of the focus was on the immediate security and logistical challenges of extracting Afghan officials and others, mainly civilians, who have worked with Western security forces during the 20 years of the NATO deployment in Afghanistan.The meeting came hours after French President Emmanuel Macron promised not to abandon Afghans who had served or partnered with French forces in Afghanistan. …

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Прокуратура відкрила справу через поранення цивільної внаслідок обстрілу Золотого-4

За даними прокуратури, дії бойовиків вказують на «порушення законів та звичаїв війни з боку незаконних збройних формувань, контрольованих Російською Федерацією» …

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Pope Francis Makes Urgent Appeal on Behalf of COVID-19 Vaccination

Pope Francis says people who get the coronavirus vaccine would be committing “an act of love” towards their fellow men and women. The pontiff made the personal appeal in a filmed public service message that was released Wednesday online and on television.  “Thanks to God’s grace and to the work of many, we now have vaccines to protect us from Covid-19,” Pope Francis said in the message, which he made on behalf of the U.S.-based nonprofit group the Ad Council. He said the vaccines “bring hope to end the pandemic, but only if they are available to all and if we collaborate with …

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US, UK Say Taliban Will Be Judged by Actions Not Words 

Britain and the United States say they will work with other nations to develop a coordinated strategy for Afghanistan, and that when it comes to the Taliban’s pledges for how it will operate, the group’s actions are ultimately what matter”We will judge this regime based on the choices it makes, and by its actions rather than by its words, on its attitude to terrorism, to crime and narcotics, as well as humanitarian access, and the rights of girls to receive an education,” Johnson told members of parliament Wednesday.FILE – Schoolgirls attend class in Herat on Aug. 17, 2021, following the …

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