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ReutersThe American flag and TikTok logo are seen in this illustration taken on January 8, 2025.TikTok will appear before the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday in a last-ditch effort to overturn a ban, in a case testing the limits of national security and free speech.The popular social media platform is challenging a law passed last year ordering the company to be separated from its Chinese owner or blocked in the United States by January 19.The U.S. government says that without sales, TikTok could be used by China as a tool for espionage and political manipulation.But TikTok rejects this claim, arguing…
EPA-EFEWang Xing’s case is a grim reminder of Southeast Asia’s booming scam industry.A small-time Chinese actor had been missing for two days in Thailand when his girlfriend decided to turn to the Internet for help. “We have no choice but to borrow the power of the Internet to amplify our voices,” Wang Xing’s girlfriend wrote on Chinese social network Weibo on January 5. The plea went viral after being shared by some of China’s biggest celebrities, including singer Lay Zhang and actor Qin Lan. Wang, 31, had the country’s attention – as well as that of his government.On January 7,…
BBCIn a verified video, a police officer is seen hitting a protester with a baton.The death of a teenager has sparked violent protests in a city in northwest China, the BBC has confirmed through verified video.In videos shared on social media, protesters can be seen throwing objects at police and officers beating some demonstrators in Pucheng, Shaanxi province.Authorities said the teen died Jan. 2 in an accident in his school’s dormitory. But after his death, allegations began spreading on social media that there had been a cover-up.Protests broke out shortly after and lasted for several days, before being apparently put…
According to the FT, Donald Trump has already postponed his campaign promise to end the conflict quickly. The British daily cited conversations with two European officials who have met with the president-elect’s associates in recent weeks.These indicate that there is still no decision on how to end the war. Meanwhile, President Trump’s inauguration ceremony, scheduled for January 20th, is approaching.“The whole[Trump]team is attracted to strength and to appearing strong. That is why they are recalibrating their approach to Ukraine,” said one of the FT’s interlocutors. .Easter is six months and 100 days away. Different variations to end the warIn a…
President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that more decisive action is needed to remove the effects of the oil spill in the Black Sea. He said existing efforts are insufficient to control the ecological disaster. President Putin described the situation in the Black Sea as “one of the greatest ecological challenges we have faced in recent years,” Reuters reported.During the government meeting, Russian leaders criticized the lack of effective coordination of actions between regional and federal authorities.”From what I see and from the information that has been provided to me, everything that has been done to date to limit the damage…
Donald Trump has not yet taken office, but he has already talked about the annexation of Greenland, the use of force in Panama or the annexation of Canada. It is as if the old alliances, treaties and international obligations no longer apply. The reactions of world leaders are different. Some downplay it, others tone it down, others warn, others mock or are silent.Greenland is not for sale and will not be – say the authorities of the island, seven times the size of Poland, but with a population of just over 50,000 people, little surprised that the world has suddenly…
In April 2024, agents of the Federal Criminal Service arrested suspects in Düsseldorf (North Rhine-Westphalia) and Bad Homburg (Hesse). His home and workplace were also searched. Investigators suggest that at the time of their arrest, the suspects were negotiating on a research and development project that could help strengthen China’s navy, according to a statement from prosecutors.She said the main suspect had been working as an agent for Chinese Ministry of Security officials since 2017. With the help of a company owned by two alleged partners (a husband and wife), he obtained information about innovative technologies that could be used…
Due to the heavy rain in Szczecin, several bus lines are operating with problems on Thursday evening. Four service vehicles of line 87 in the area of Dunska and Rostoka streets, on ul. In general, bus number 68 stopped on the road. Snowfall in Szczecin and the region caused traffic problems. Some city buses will be delayed. Several cars got stuck under the hills. “The biggest problem is on route 87. Four cars are stuck on Szczecinska, Rostocka and Dunska streets,” he informed the dispatcher of the Department of Automobile Transport and Communal Services. – Bus line 68 is standing…
I am surprised that PiS’s candidate for the post of president has words that are harmful to Poland and Poland’s foreign policy, said Grzegorz Szetyna in “Kropka nad i”. The guest of Monika Oleynik thus referred to the statement of Karol Navroki, who said that he cannot imagine Ukraine in the EU and NATO.Karol Nawrocki said about Ukraine that he could not imagine “a country with such a deep burden (…) to create international institutions, such as the European Union or NATO.” According to Schetina, Nawrotsky “says words that are against Poland” and “directly attacks the national interests of Poland.”-…
Traveling piano, Vienna, circa 1820Source: National Museum in WarsawCabinet, Friedrich Gottlob Hoffmann, Leipzig, circa 1790Source: National Museum in WarsawTraveling Dressing Table, Vizagapatam (India), circa 1750Source: National Museum in WarsawFront of built-in wardrobe, Torun, 1762Source: National Museum in WarsawLittle leather mascots: a girl in a yellow scarf and a pig, Anna Narzymska-Praus, circa 1946 – 1949Source: National Museum in WarsawThe former building of the furniture hall will be converted into a place for storing large-scale works of art. The National Museum of Warsaw has bought a property on Puławska Street and plans to build an open studio warehouse for its design…