China frequently calls upon other countries to be “rational”, but it is worth asking whether it is applying the same standard to its own actions. Beijing’s requests for rationality are usually made of countries that China deems to be acting against its interests, and they are often made in the midst of controversies – from … Read more
New government statistics indicate that the U.S. maternal mortality rate is coming down, following a spike during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Thursday. About 680 women died last year in pregnancy-related deaths, according to provisional CDC data. That’s a drop from 2022, when 817 maternal deaths … Read more
ByteDance-owned TikTok and UMG have signed in Los Angeles what they describe as a “multidimensional licensing agreement” that would deliver significant industry-leading benefits for UMG’s global family of artists, songwriters and labels. “Music is an integral part of the TikTok ecosystem and we are pleased to have found a path forward with Universal Music Group,” … Read more
He was no more polite about London at the time, telling MSNBC’s Morning Joe that, “London and other places … are so radicalized that the police are afraid for their own lives.” A spokeswoman for then-British Prime Minister David Cameron said Trump’s comments on Muslims were “divisive, unhelpful and quite simply wrong.” Meanwhile, Boris Johnson, at the time the mayor … Read more
The Shell logo is displayed outside a petrol station in Radstock on February 17, 2024 in Somerset, England. Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty Images British oil giant Shell on Thursday reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter profit, boosted by higher refining margins and robust oil trading. Shell reported adjusted earnings of $7.7 billion for the … Read more
While Ivanishvili devoted his speech to calling out the enemies attacking Georgia, he didn’t namecheck Russia, even though Moscow occupies 20 percent of Georgian territories, backing local proxies in the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. He also vowed that the United National Movement, Georgia’s largest bloc of opposition MPs, would face “harsh political … Read more
People sit on an unusually high bench at the sunset in Copenhagen, on May 9, 2023. The height of a dozen public benches across Denmark was increased by 85 cm to draw attention to climate change. According to the World Climate Research Programme, the high-end global mean sea-level rise is now projected to be up … Read more
As the media’s resources dwindle, it’ll only get harder to tell fact from fake – POLITICO Skip to main content Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful … Read more
Escalation violates standards Despite the criticism, Georgian Dream has insisted the new rules are needed to protect the country’s sovereignty. Parliamentarians are expected to vote in favor of the bill at a second reading Wednesday. In a bombastic speech at a rally outside the parliament on Monday night, prominent oligarch and former Prime Minister Bidzina … Read more
Traian Băsescu Băsescu, a former sea captain and legendary dog-slayer, triggered an international outcry — including from film legend Brigitte Bardot — in 2001 when as Bucharest mayor he ordered hundreds of stray dogs to be rounded up and killed. At the time Bucharest had as many as 200,000 roaming stray dogs, according to media … Read more
