Amidst ongoing humanitarian operations, Martin Griffiths told ambassadors he had come to brief them in New York on “the widespread death, destruction, displacement, and suffering” taking place since the invasion of 24 February, and the challenges that the continuing violence and winter weather were exacerbating. “Over 14 million people remain forcibly displaced from their homes in Ukraine, including 6.5 million internally displaced in Ukraine, and over 7.8 million refugees recorded across Europe”, he detailed. Health under fire Citing the UN human rights office OHCHR, he said that 17,023 civilians have been killed since 24 February, including 419 children, but “we…
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Two years ago at this time, with all four of its teams below .500, the once-proud NFC East was the laughingstock of the NFL. Washington would go on to become the third team to win its division with a losing record (7-9), and the division narrowly avoided finishing with the worst combined winning percentage in league history.But no one’s laughing at the NFC East now — in part because they’re too busy poking fun at the NFC South.Here’s how well things are going for the division, which could become the first to put all four of its teams in the…
Debut author Chelsea Banning was filled with excitement ahead of her first book signing over the weekend in Ashtabula, Ohio, sharing exclamation-filled tweets and memes of a cheering SpongeBob. But she was quickly crestfallen when a crowd failed to materialize, despite 37 people who responded online that they would attend.“Only 2 people came to my author signing, so I was pretty bummed about it,” she typed on Twitter. “Kind of upset, honestly, and a little embarrassed.”The fantasy author didn’t feel down for too long, however, as superstar authors swiftly chimed in to share memories of their own book signings that…
KYIV, Ukraine — When Russian forces launched a military campaign against infrastructure in Ukraine nearly two months ago, they opened a front that carried the war along power lines, water mains and heating systems to homes, schools, offices and churches.The government in Kyiv and the Western countries that have backed it with billions in military aid now are scrambling along with the United Nations and aid groups to get blankets, insulation, generators, medical supplies, cash and more essentials into the invaded country as winter looms.Millions of Ukrainians are without regular access to heat, electricity and water in sub-freezing temperatures, Martin…
Airbus unveiled a new flying laboratory designed to test technologies destined to improve aircraft performance and reduce helicopters’ CO2 emissions at its annual summit. The DisruptiveLab will evaluate the new aerodynamic architecture intended to reduce fuel consumption, as well as pursuing the implementation of hybridisation with a fully parallel hybrid propulsion system that enables the battery to be recharged in-flight. The architecture features an aerodynamic aluminium and composite fuselage, specifically designed to reduce drag and thus reduce fuel consumption. The blades are integrated into the rotor in a way that allows for a more compact rotor head which reduces drag…
Kathy Hilton knows how to steal the show. During the 2022 People’s Choice Awards, held Dec. 6 at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif, Mariska Hargitay was presented with the award for Drama TV Star of 2022 by the cast of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. In her impassioned acceptance speech, the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit expressed her gratitude for her fans and desire for unity in the world. (See all the winners here and all the stars on the red carpet here.) “I love this award so much because of the two words in it,” Mariska said. “The word of course,…
The Windy Glow Big Apple Hands-Free Extra Long Leash is a handy accessory for dog owners to help them keep control over their pet, while also enabling them to go about their routine with ease.The leash is characterized by its oversized length, which can be worn across the body like a bag strap to eliminate the need to hold it in the hand. This gives the leash a decidedly stylish appearance that likens it to a luxury accessory rather than a conventional leash. The bright-red finish of the leather leash transforms it into a fashion accessory rather than just a…
Australians are currently confronting a cost of living crisis that includes soaring energy prices. Ministers have been working for weeks on a strategy to contain the prices of coal and gas, driven up by the fallout from the Ukraine war. It’s the toughest, most complicated policy issue so far faced by Anthony Albanese, and it’s involved some head-butting with the NSW and Queensland governments. In this podcast, we talk with Professor Bruce Mountain, Director of the Victoria Energy Policy Centre at Victoria University, about this energy policy conundrum, and the attempt to deal with it by price caps. Mountain says:…
Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock was declared the winner Tuesday night in Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff race against Republican challenger Herschel Walker, giving the incumbent’s party a 51-49 advantage in the upper chamber and helping to temper the obstructionist power of the GOP and right-wing Democrats like West Virginia’s Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona.”Democrats can do a lot more with 51 Senate seats.”The Associated Press, NBC News, Decision Desk HQ, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and other outlets projected a Warnock victory as tallied ballots from heavily Democratic metro Atlanta gave the incumbent a late surge of support over Walker, an…
Austin, Texas-based 3D printing construction company ICON has gotten some pretty significant projects off the ground in recent years, from a 50-home development in Mexico to a 100-home neighborhood in Texas. This week the company won a NASA contract that will help it get an even bigger project much further off the ground—all the way to the moon, in fact. The $57.2 million contract is intended to help ICON develop technologies for building infrastructure on the moon, like landing pads, houses, and roads. The goal is for ICON to build these lunar structures using local material—that is, moon houses built…