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Iya Rudzitskaya. Photo: Reuters

92-year-old Jewish-Ukrainian finds refuge in Poland

For the second time in her life, Iya Rudzitskaya had to flee Kyiv. Once from the Germans, now from the Russians.  see more
Society 20:28
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Pfizer director taped claiming company attempted mutating coronavirus

The reason for wanting to mutate the virus was so that the company could stay ahead of the game and continue to develop effective COVID vaccines.  see more
Society 14:46
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NASA to test-trial nuclear-powered spacecraft by 2027

The agency’s officials view the technology as crucial for sending humans beyond the moon and deeper into space.  see more
Society 13:53
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Shipments disrupted at several French refineries due to strikes

Many workers in France have started strikes this month to protest against government plans to increase the retirement age.  see more
Society 11:24
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Scotland: rapist changes gender, asks to serve sentence in women’s prison

Claims of the perpetrator’s long-perceived transsexuality are disputed by the person’s wife.  see more
Society 09:51
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Around 54 killed by blast in north-central Nigeria

Conflicts between Fulani pastoralists and farmers are common in north-central Nigeria, also known as the Middle Belt.  see more
Society 08:27
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Russian officials not invited to Auschwitz camp liberation commemoration

Russian officials were not invited due to their aggression towards Ukraine Auschwitz Museum spokesman said.  see more
Society 08:20
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Man teaches fish to play Pokémon, fish commits credit card scam, identity theft

Teach a man to fish, and he will never go hungry. Teach a fish to play Pokémon and it will commit credit card fraud.  see more
Society Wed, 22:33
Members of the Spanish National Police stand next to a corpse in Algeciras, southern Spain, 25 January 2023. A man was arrested after stabbing a church assistant to death and injuring four more people at San Isidro's church, among which there is a priest. The attacker burst into the church carrying a machete while shouting 'Allah', for which it is being investigated as a possible act of terrorism. Photo: EPA/A. Carrasco Ragel

Sword-wielding man kills at least 1 person, injuring several others in Spanish church

A sacristan at the Iglesia Mayor de la Palma church in Algeciras was reportedly killed.  see more
Society Wed, 22:15
Known members of the Musketeers. On the right, the founder of the organization, Stefan Witkowski (photo from Adrian Sandak’s archive). From the top left: the well-known pre-war actress Mieczysława Ćwiklińska and Teresa Łubieńska – in her flat was the first headquarters. Below: designer Antoni Kocjan, murdered at the Pawiak prison; engineer and inventor Kazimierz Leski, president of the Warsaw Insurgents’ Association in the 1990s. Photo NAC / IKC, Wikimedia Common – Public domain

Intelligence intrigues of a conspiracy spy ring

Mysterious founder, perishing female agents, the Abwher, “white” Russians and scandal with general Anders.  see more
Society Wed, 20:45

Jews don't like Bandera's streets either [INTERVIEW]

The former Cossack elites helped to build the cultural foundations of the modern Ukrainian national project, according to Professor Serhii Plokhy, historian.  see more
Society Wed, 20:32