Here are some excerpts from a great read on Medium about modern Russia: ALMOST EXACTLY FOUR YEARS AGO I WAS SITTING IN A TINY kitchen in Kyiv with two guys named Sasha, […]
To Russia With Love
The Internet was funded by the Pentagon and still controlled by the U.S. government but that is about to change
The Internet began as a Pentagon-funded project called ARPANET, a network linking computers in some American universities and government agencies. Eventually, it was opened up to become the world wide web, connecting […]
Breaking news: Flight MH370 ended in the southern Indian ocean – no survivors
Message from Malaysia Airlines to the families: ‘We deeply regret that we have to assume beyond any reasonable doubt that MH370 has been lost and that none of those on board have […]
15 years ago today, NATO began bombing Yugoslavia for 78 days
In the course of the campaign, NATO launched 2,300 missiles at 990 targets and dropped 14,000 bombs. Over 2,000 civilians were killed, including 88 children, and thousands more were injured. Over 200,000 […]
New music: Damon Albarn feat. Brian Eno – Heavy Seas Of Love
Now the Brian Eno collaboration “Heavy Seas of Love” is official out as a YouTube stream. The gorgeous track closes the April 29 Warner Bros. release, and features both men on vocals, […]
Medvedev: Crimea to receive status of special economic zone
Crimea could be granted the status of a special economic zone, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said. “We will need to provide additional preferences to the new Russian regions. I think that […]
Water cannons wipe out protesters: Video of fierce clashes in Chile
A mass protest was cut short in Santiago, Chile, after police dispersed activists with tear gas and water cannon. Thousands had gathered in the city center to urge newly-elected President Michelle Bachelet […]
Urawa Reds penalized for ‘Japanese Only’ banner
On Sunday, March 23, the Urawa Reds played Shimizu S-Pulse to a draw at a locked and empty Saitama Stadium 2002 in the first ever closed-door match enforced by the J-League, Japan’s […]
Photo of the day
Mongolian-born Ozeki Kakuryu won his first Emperor’s Cup on Sunday with a 14-1 record in the Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka. He has all but secured his promotion to sumo’s highest rank […]
Japanese prime minister visits Anne Frank House in Amsterdam
Message from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe: I am visiting the Netherlands in order to attend the Nuclear Security Summit. I visited the Secret Annex in which Anne Frank, author of The Diary […]
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