Month: May 2024

New volcanic eruption on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula

Reykjavik — A new volcanic eruption has begun on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland, the country’s meteorological office said Wednesday, shortly after authorities evacuated the nearby town of Grindavik. “An eruption has started near Sundhnuksgigar, north of Grindavik,” the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) said in a statement, almost three weeks after the end of a previous eruption that had been ongoing since March 16. “The eruption plumes reach a height of at least 50 metres,” it added. The nearby Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, Iceland’s biggest tourist attraction, said it had also evacuated its facilities on Wednesday. The eruption was the …

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Україна вже використовувала західну зброю для ударів по Росії – ЗМІ

Зараз Україні заборонено використовувати західну зброю проти російських літаків над територією РФ, військові повинні чекати, доки випущені такими літаками ракети опиняться над українською територією …

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Georgian parliament overrides veto of controversial foreign agent law

Tbilisi, Georgia — Georgia’s parliament on Tuesday overrode the president’s veto of a controversial foreign agent law, despite protests at home and criticism in Western capitals, including a U.S. threat to impose sanctions. The new measure is officially called the “Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence.” However, opponents have dubbed it the “Russian law,” a reference to Russia’s foreign agent law, which requires anyone who receives support from outside Russia, or is seen as acting under “foreign influence,” to register as a foreign agent.  “I was watching the live broadcast of the vote with my mother. Till the last moment, we …

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