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Month: April 2023

After months of Russian attacks, Ukraine will resume exporting electricity.

Ukraine is exporting electricity for the first time in six months as its energy infrastructure recovers from months of Russian attacks. Last October, Russia launched a long-planned assault on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. It resulted in power outages and scheduled blackouts,…

Women’s Finalissima: ‘England needed this test, and they passed it.’

England needed this test, and they passed it despite conceding a late equalizer and having to deal with the pressures of a penalty shootout at Wembley Stadium. Sarina Wiegman’s Lionesses appeared unbeatable at times. Winning silverware has become a habit,…

Job creation in the United States slows, but unemployment remains low.

The US job market slowed last month, but the unemployment rate remained low, according to official data. Employers added 236,000 jobs in March, which was close to expectations, with bars and restaurants leading the way. The number of new jobs…

Two Israeli women were killed in a shooting attack in the West Bank.

According to the Israeli military, two Israeli sisters were killed and their mother was injured in a shooting attack in the occupied West Bank. They were in a car that crashed after being shot near the Hamra Junction in the…

France protests: Macron’s favorite bistro, La Rotonde, is attacked

Protesters have attacked one of French President Emmanuel Macron’s favorite restaurants in Paris, as tensions over contentious pension reforms remain high. Riot police were forced to form a barricade around the La Rotonde bistro, which had briefly caught fire. Thursday…

Kansas prohibits transgender athletes from participating in women’s and girls’ sports.

Kansas has banned transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports from kindergarten through college, the first of several potential new laws restricting transgender people’s rights pushed through by Republican legislators against the Democratic governor’s wishes. The Legislature overrode Gov. Laura…

Tesla employees shared sensitive images captured by customer vehicles.

Tesla assures its millions of electric car owners that their privacy is “extremely important to us” and “will always be.” According to its website, the cameras it installs in vehicles to aid driving are “designed from the ground up to…

Iga Swiatek says tennis could have done better ‘from the start’ in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Tennis authorities should have banned Russian and Belarussian players, according to world number one Iga Swiatek. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, players from both countries were barred from competing at Wimbledon in 2022, but they were allowed to compete elsewhere…

The IOC says Ukraine’s boycott of qualifying events “raises serious questions.”

The International Olympic Committee says Ukraine’s decision to boycott Olympic qualifying events in Paris if Russians participate “raises serious questions” (IOC). On April 1, Ukrainian government minister Oleh Nemchinov announced the boycott. The International Olympic Committee has recommended that Russian…

Johnson & Johnson has offered $9 billion to settle talc claims.

Johnson & Johnson has proposed paying nearly $9 billion to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits in North America alleging that its baby powder and other talc-based products cause cancer. The healthcare giant said it still thought the claims were…