Category: World News
Zelenskyy says Ukrainian city of Bakhmut ‘only in our hearts’ after Russia claims seizure
Fox News The status of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut was in question after Russia claimed it had gained control of it with the assistance of Wagner forces, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke solemnly of the city. Speaking in Hiroshima, Japan Sunday during the G-7 Summit, Zelenskyy remarked that Bakhmut was “only in our…
Read MoreRevenge of the orcas? Killer whales have sunk 3 boats in unusual attacks.
Washington Post Scientists say hundreds of “disruptive” interactions off the Iberian coast may have been triggered by a traumatic incident between a killer whale and a boat. https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2023/05/21/orca-killer-whale-boat-attacks/
Read MoreThe Evidence for Therapy
New York Times Does talk therapy work? It’s complicated. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/21/briefing/therapy.html
Read MoreLive Updates: Biden Addresses G7 as Zelensky Laments ‘Tragedy’ in Bakhmut
New York Times President Biden is speaking at a news conference in Japan after meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky. The Ukrainian leader said Russia had destroyed the eastern city of Bakhmut, but his spokesman denied Moscow’s claim of its capture. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/05/21/world/russia-ukraine-news
Read MoreIn the footsteps of Jesus: 2,000-year-old trade receipt found in Jerusalem
Fox News An ancient 2,000-year-old receipt was discovered by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) along the City of David’s Pilgrimage Road in Jerusalem, according to an announcement Wednesday. A small fragment of a stone tablet was found with the name “Shimon” inscribed in Hebrew, reportedly accompanied by lines of letters and numbers suggesting a financial…
Read MoreChristian group urges congressional action after Biden’s ‘muted response’ to crisis
Fox News A Christian advocacy group submitted a letter to the U.S. Congress this week urging action to help Armenians still cut off in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. “Washington’s lax approach has only emboldened Azerbaijan, who since December has been holding 120,000 Armenian Christians hostage in an attempt to extract concessions from Armenia in the long-delayed,…
Read MoreMoscow mayor introduces quarantine in 16 city districts amid bird flu outbreak
Fox News Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin on Thursday ordered a strict quarantine for multiple districts in Russia’s capital due to an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, known as the bird flu. According to a document published on the mayor’s website, the order enacted on May 16 placed 16 of Moscow’s 125 districts in quarantine identifying…
Read MoreWhat Number Comes Next? Ask the Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences.
New York Times This year the “mathematical equivalent to the FBI’s voluminous fingerprint files” enters its 50th year, with 362,765 entries (and counting). https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/21/science/math-puzzles-integer-sequences.html
Read MoreWith Bakhmut ‘only in our hearts,’ Zelensky makes impassioned G-7 plea
Washington Post The Ukrainian leader met with President Biden, who promised a $375 million tranche of military assistance on the last day of the Group of Seven gathering. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/21/zelensky-bakhmut-biden-g7-aid/
Read MoreUkraine live briefing: Bakhmut is ‘only in our hearts,’ Zelensky says at G-7, after Russia claims control
Washington Post President Biden announced a new tranche of military assistance for Ukraine, including ammunition, artillery and vehicles. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/21/russia-ukraine-war-news/
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