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New railway will turn Central Asia into a major Eurasian hub
China Daily· 1 hour agoA trilateral intergovernmental agreement on the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project was signed at a ceremony in Beijing on June 6. President Xi Jinping, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr ...
Ukraine's peace summit lacks clout as Russia, China and others stay away
CNBC· 6 days agoUkraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a military honour ceremony on June 7, 2024 in Paris,...
The Anglosphere Is Depressed
The Atlantic· 15 hours agoYou can find a summary of it on page 5 of this year’s World Happiness Report, a survey of thousands of people across more than 140 countries. “Between 2006 and 2023, happiness among Americans ...
See the elegant home where tennis icon Serena Williams lived. L.A. showstopper lists for $13.5M
DJournalnow· 2 days agoTennis icon Serena Williams once lived in this Bel-Air, California, home from 2006-2019 and now it’s...
The Era of Super-Wild Weather Is Already Here
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 1 day ago(Bloomberg) -- Wildfires in Canada that burned continuously for over a year. Floods that brought Dubai to a standstill. Deadly heat blanketing the...
In a smuggler paradise on Tunisia-Libya border, closure wrecks livelihoods
Al Jazeera· 12 hours agoNothing much is moving in Ben Guardane, Mohammed says. The money-changing kiosks sit silent and the...
The World’s 8 Biggest Mining Countries
Oilprice.com via Yahoo Finance· 4 days agoThe global landscape of material extraction reveals China's dominance in domestic materials, while Australia tops the list per capita, highlighting...
US Army names air defense system after soldier killed in Vietnam
Army Times· 4 days agoIn Vietnam, on March 12, 1970, U.S. Army Sgt. Mitchell William Stout grabbed an enemy grenade thrown...
G7 leaders strike deal on $50bn funding for Ukraine using Russian assets
The Independent via Yahoo News· 6 days agoUkrainian politicians say the loan secured against Russia’s frozen assets is the ‘first step of...
Ukraine Stalled Russia Near the Border. This Town Has Paid the Price.
New York Times· 7 days agoA month into Russia’s push across the border in northern Ukraine, Western weapons and Ukrainian...