Rock made a joke about GI Jane, a movie in which Demi Moore plays a soldier with that bobbed hair nickname. Smith reacted furiously: After slapping Rock, he said, “Keep my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth.” On social media, many people were quick to point out to their followers that Jada Pinkett-Smith suffered from alopecia, a condition that …
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Taliban ban BBC and Voice of America news broadcasts | Abroad
The Taliban banned the British news channel BBC and the American news channel Voice of America (VOA) from broadcasting information intended for the Afghan media. The BBC reported on Sunday that their Persian, Uzbek and Pashto broadcasts had been canceled in Afghanistan. The Taliban also reportedly ordered local BBC partners to withdraw international broadcasters. In a statement, the British broadcaster …
Read More »Russia deports citizens of Mariupol to its own territory
Inga Serbina (45), a resident of Mariupol, has her passport checked by pro-Russian troops.Image REUTERS / Alexander Ermoshenko According to Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk, some 40,000 civilians have already been relocated to Russian-occupied territory without the Ukrainian government having a say. Satellite images show a temporary camp with about 5,000 people east of the city. Five minutes to …
Read More »Antarctic sea ice the size of the city of Rome is collapsing
The now loose sea ice has been shrinking for more than 15 years, but according to NASA scientist Colello Walker, this only happened gradually until early 2020. In early March, however, it turned out that compared to the January measurements, only half of the pack ice remained. Arctic explorer Peter Neff said in a video on Twitter and TikTok, like …
Read More »Fjodor de Zeewolde moves 400 Queen Elizabeth bells today
“So far I have been able to make all the clocks,” explains the Dutch expert. “Finding specific parts can be a challenge. Because the materials are so old, there is sometimes only one solution: to copy a spare part yourself.” Fjodor van den Broek, originally from Zeewolde, had more than six years of training and several years of professional experience …
Read More »US wants tougher sanctions on North Korea after long-range missile launch
US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield pointed to a 2017 Security Council resolution committing member states to “update and strengthen the sanctions regime” if North Korea fires an intercontinental ballistic missile. “That’s exactly what happened,” Thomas-Greenfield said. “So now is the time to act.” The US ambassador to the UN announced that the United States would table a draft …
Read More »US wants tougher sanctions on North Korea after long-range missile launch
US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield pointed to a 2017 Security Council resolution committing member states to “update and strengthen the sanctions regime” if North Korea fires an intercontinental ballistic missile. “That’s exactly what happened,” Thomas-Greenfield said. “So now is the time to take that step.” The US ambassador to the UN announced that the United States would table …
Read More »Tourists equipped with water guns against harmful seagulls Venice
According to the hotel owners, the seagulls are “aggressive and annoying”. For example, they loot guests who eat out. In recent years, the nuisance of seagulls in the Italian city has gotten out of control. These images show a seagull snatching an ice cream from a girl’s hands in a Venetian street: It may be funny to see, but hotels …
Read More »Prince Harry’s lawyer reprimanded by a judge: “Completely unacceptable” | royals
On Thursday, it was announced that some of the documents discussed in the trial would not be made public. A London Supreme Court judge agreed at the request of both parties. However, the prince’s legal team had broken the embargo on this decision by forwarding a copy to someone who is not a lawyer. The judge described the leak of …
Read More »Biden: We would respond if Putin used chemical weapons, Russia must also exit G20 | Abroad
“It’s up to the G20 to decide. We talked about it today and I said that I think Russia should leave. However, other countries do not agree, such as Indonesia. He also believes that Ukraine should be able to attend G20 meetings. Indonesia, which currently chairs the G20, has called a summit for next fall. Russia has been invited and …
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