Month: December 2023

Російська армія використовує один із ракетоносіїв для прикриття повітряного простору в Криму – речник ВМС України

«І це такий цікавий момент, що це малий ракетний корабель, який є носієм крилатих ракет, але його використовують для прикриття повітряного простору в пункті базування, бо, як ми розуміємо, як саме носій він не використовується, два роки як спущений на воду, але випробування пройти не може» …

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US Upbeat About Ukraine’s Membership Talks at EU Summit

STATE DEPARTMENT — The top diplomat on European and Eurasian affairs at the U.S. State Department expressed optimism regarding Ukraine’s accession to the European Union, despite Hungary’s looming threat to veto the bid at a two-day summit starting Thursday. The senior official also predicted that Russian President Vladimir Putin will “wait through” the results of European elections in 2024 and the U.S. presidential election next November before making peace in Ukraine. On Wednesday, James O’Brien, assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, spoke to VOA State Department bureau chief Nike Ching on issues facing Eurasia countries.   Putin “thinks …

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Spanish Newspapers Fight Meta in Unfair Competition Case

Madrid — More than 80 Spanish media organizations are filing a $600 million lawsuit against Meta over what they say is unfair competition in a case that could be repeated across the European Union. The lawsuit is the latest front in a battle by legacy media against the dominance of tech giants at a time when the traditional media industry is in economic decline. Losing revenue to Silicon Valley companies means less money to invest in investigative journalism or fewer resources to fight back against disinformation. The case is the latest example of media globally seeking compensation from internet and social …

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Hong Kong-Raised British Painter Launches ‘Silent Protest’ Show in London

London — In 1979, British painter Martin Lever was only 9 years old when he moved to Hong Kong because his father was employed as a surveyor in the Hong Kong Housing Department. He tells VOA’s Cantonese service that growing up in the multicultural city gave him a very different upbringing, one he is grateful for to this day. Lever returned to England to attend university and worked there for several years. But he returned to Hong Kong, where he pursued a career in the advertising industry. By the time he left in May 2022, he had spent a total of …

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New Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk Sworn in With Government

WARSAW, Poland — The new Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk was sworn in by the president on Wednesday morning in a ceremony where each of his ministers was also taking the oath of office. The swearing-in ceremony of the pro-European Union government took place in the presidential palace in Warsaw. It is the final step in a transition of power that has taken place this week. It marks the end of eight tumultuous years of rule by a national conservative party, Law and Justice. The government change follows a national election on Oct. 15 that was won by a group of …

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В окупованому Сімферополі аеропорт не відкриватимуть – Аксьонов

Раніше в РФ повідомили, що аеропорт Краснодара, закритий з першого дня повномасштабного російського вторгнення в Україну майже два роки тому, може бути відкритий після проведення «тестового польоту» 15 грудня …

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