Month: June 2022
US to Give Ukraine advanced Rockets
Russian forces were attempting to consolidate their hold on Ukraine’s industrial city of Sievierodonetsk on Thursday, edging closer to claiming a big prize in their offensive in the eastern Donbas region. In a boost for Ukraine, locked in a grinding struggle against Russia’s invading army, the United States announced a $700 million weapons package for
Sheryl Sandberg to leave Facebook
Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook’s parent company Meta, has announced that she is leaving the business after 14 years. Her departure comes as Meta faces a slowdown in advertising sales and more competition from rivals such as TikTok. Ms Sandberg, whose husband died suddenly in 2015, is getting re-married this summer. She
Queen’s Jubilee birthday honours
A man who helped worshippers stay in touch with their local churches during the pandemic has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) for his services to the community. During the pandemic, he created an online platform for people to access church services and other church events and used QR codes to allow people to
Virtual Reality Gig in Mussenden Temple
Virtual reality is technology which allows someone to immerse themselves in a three-dimensional environment, wearing a special headset or goggles. It has mainly been used, so far, in video games but is increasingly being used by other arts and industries, including music. During the coronavirus pandemic a few European rock bands tried the approach after
End to remote working at Tesla
Tesla boss Elon Musk has ordered staff to return to the office full-time, declaring that working remotely is no longer acceptable. Mr Musk said working in the office full-time was what the company asks of its factory employees and in-person collaboration was critical to the firm’s success. Companies in many industries are wrestling with whether
Sanctions on Russia
Economic measures to cut Russia off from the world’s financial arteries are the most powerful implements a West unwilling to meet a nuclear adversary on the battlefield has dared wield in response to the invasion of Ukraine. But it has wielded them savagely. No major economy in the modern world has ever been hit so
European Tariffs on Russian Gas
Even as russia has invaded Ukraine, terrorised civilians and flattened Mariupol, the European Union has spent €44bn ($46bn) buying its oil and gas. On April 27th Russia announced that it had stopped supplying gas to Bulgaria and Poland, which had refused its demand to pay in roubles. Because the eu can easily buy oil, but
Russia advances in eastern Ukraine
The threat of encirclement looms for Ukrainian troops. Several things told Arif Bahirov it was time to leave Severodonetsk: the bodies on the streets, left because local officials could no longer remove them; the fires that were no longer being extinguished; the missile that landed in the apartment downstairs, shaking him to the core.The Russia
Johnny Depp’s ‘ and Amber Heard on TikTok’
The trial between two Hollywood actors turned warring spouses is a reminder that when it comes to certain stories the idea of a mass media or a mainstream media dominated by a few major news organisations is beginning to look a bit creaky. There have been essentially two cases here – one decided by a
‘de-platforming’ law blocked in Texas
A Texas law forbidding social media giants from regulating certain forms of online speech has been blocked by the US Supreme Court. The legislation would have prevented larger tech companies from banning or censoring Texas users for their views. Industry groups suing against the legislation argued that it violated the right to free speech, which