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Sergei Kurive during a conference on June 12, 2019 at the European Central Bank headquarters in Frankfurt (Germany). Bloomberg via Getty Images Sergei Kurive, a former chief economist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), was one of Vladimir Putin’s economic advisers in the early 2010s. Before being deported to France, After criticizing … Read more
Citizens buy food at a street stall in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, on June 22, 2021. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images China on Tuesday reported better-than-expected growth in retail sales, fixed asset investment and industrial production to start the year. Data releases combine January and February as usual at the Chinese Statistics … Read more
The social media outrage directed at Campion over her speech for best director stemmed from a certain moment that came after she acknowledged the other nominees in the category, all of whom are men. Dog Power then Heller said, “Venus and Serena, you two are marvels. However, you don’t play against guys, as I should.” … Read more
About 2.3 billion years ago, oxygen began to accumulate in the atmosphere, eventually reaching the life-sustaining levels we breathe today. A new hypothesis proposed by MIT scientists suggests a mechanism for how this might happen. In the photo are examples of ancient organisms. Credit: MIT News Microbes and minerals may have released Earth’s oxygen Scientists … Read more
The 49ers JC Jackson and Carlton Davis “missed” on Monday. However, there were some reports that the team was interested in Stephon Gilmore. The Niners signed a three-year deal with former chiefs CB Charvarius Ward on Monday night. The terminology is unclear, as Ian Rapoport and Adam Scheffer have different numbers: CB Charvarios Ward of … Read more
picture: Square Enix / Toshiyuki Ethana Cute Final Fantasy Racer Chocobo GB It arrived on the Nintendo Switch last week, and while it does have some solid kart racing mechanics, fans have expressed concerns about the game’s prize card, which serves as a seasonal pass. It’s not your traditional kart racer in this sense, as … Read more
A country under Russian bombs, and a president who became a national hero. How can Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zhelensky, who has no proposal for becoming president, be able to stand up to Vladimir Putin today? Who is Zhelensky really? A Red Line Inquiry by Pauline Revenas, Nicolas de Lapreier, Simon Terracier and Alexandre Funel. From … Read more
Being a consortium of private equity firms including Elliott Management Corp. Advanced talks to buy a TV rating company Nielsen Holdings NLSN 30.50% PLC for about $15 billion including debt, according to people familiar with the matter. People said funding talks with a number of banks are progressing and the takeover deal could be completed … Read more
Dolly Parton withdrew her nomination to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, saying she didn’t feel she “got it right”. The 76-year-old country legend was announced as one of the nominees for the year in February, along with 16 others, including Eminem, Carly Simon, Lionel Richie, Dionne Warwick, Pat Benatar, Duran … Read more
Zoom / Illustration of a swarm of small black holes in a gas disk orbiting a supermassive black hole. Samsing / Niels Bohr Institute In 2019, the LIGO/VIRGO collaboration picked up a gravitational wave signal from a black hole merger that proved to be one of the record books. Dubbed ‘GW190521’, it was the most … Read more
