International News (Page 624)

Russia-Ukraine James Whitney Hill, who grew up in Minnesota, had been sharing his experiences on Facebook. Ukrainian policemen carry a body away from a five-story residential building that partially collapsed after a shelling in Kyiv on March 18, 2022, as Russian troops try to encircle the Ukrainian capital as part of their slow-moving offensive. Sergei…Continue Reading

“The Outfit” is a cheap, talky and stagy chamber drama that thinks it is clever. But the smartest thing about director and cowriter Graham Moore’s film is casting Mark Rylance as Leonard (aka “English”) the main character, a cutter — not a tailor — who makes bespoke suits. (To be fair, the suits are quite…Continue Reading

After months of stalling debate, World Trade Organization member states appear to have finally reached a consensus in the stalemate negotiations for a COVID-19 intellectual property waiver that is a watered-down version of the one proposed by India and South Africa 18 months ago.  The original waiver called for the temporary suspension of all intellectual…Continue Reading

This story originally appeared on Winter is Coming. The streaming wars are in full swing, and it’s getting a little crowded on that battlefield. We’ve gotten to the point where there are too many streaming services for one person to reasonably follow without spending themselves into the poorhouse, with some companies even having multiple services you have…Continue Reading

In an unfortunate turn of events for sponge users, a recent study has revealed that those sudsy rectangular squares may be more optimal for bacteria growth than even a petri dish in a lab. When you think about the composition and environment of a sponge, some obvious aspects can help explain why; consider the consistent…Continue Reading

A robot car of the General Motors subsidiary Cruise is on a test drive.Andrej Sokolow | picture alliance | Getty ImagesDETROIT – General Motors is acquiring SoftBank Vision Fund 1’s equity ownership stake in its majority-owned Cruise autonomous vehicle unit for $2.1 billion, the automaker announced Friday afternoon.Softbank first acquired a minority ownership in Cruise…Continue Reading

Joe Biden speaks with Xi Jinping, March 18, 2022.The White HouseWASHINGTON — President Joe Biden held a nearly two-hour phone call on Friday morning with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.The call was seen as a critical test of whether Biden could convince China to stay on the sidelines of the…Continue Reading

An Amazon worker holds a sign at the Amazon building during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the Staten Island borough of New York City, March 30, 2020.Jeenah Moon | ReutersAmazon workers at a second warehouse on New York’s Staten Island will vote whether to form a union next month, according to a…Continue Reading

A sign is posted in front of a home for sale on September 28, 2021 in San Anselmo, California.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesHome value growth surpassed median salaries last year in 25 of 38 metropolitan areas across the country, according to research from real estate company Zillow.To compare, Zillow said only five of these metropolitan…Continue Reading