On 24 February 1997, Jerry Linenger and his five crewmates faced a danger they hoped they’d never meet: a fire aboard their space station, which, at present, was hundreds of kilometres above the surface of Earth.
The blaze began shortly after dinner, when Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Lazutkin…
The French parliament has ratified an amendment to add consent to the legal definition of sexual assault and rape.
Previously, rape or sexual abuse in France had been defined as “any form of sexual penetration committed with the use of violence, coercion, threat or surprise”.
Now, the law will say…
The Pecherskyi District Court of Kyiv has imposed a preventive measure on former Ukrenergo head Volodymyr Kudrytskyi in the form of detention with the option of posting bail in the amount of more than 13.7 million hryvnias.
Judge Kristina Konstantynova announced the decision,…
The Pecherskyi District Court of Kyiv has imposed a preventive measure on former Ukrenergo head Volodymyr Kudrytskyi in the form of detention with the option of posting bail in the amount of more than 13.7 million hryvnias.
Judge Kristina Konstantynova announced the decision,…
The Hungarian government will not open its market to Ukrainian agricultural products after the entry into force of the updated trade agreement between the European Union and Ukraine, the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture reported, citing a statement by Minister István…
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Hurricane Melissa left dozens dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, toppled utility poles and water-logged furniture…
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy for investment and economic cooperation Kirill Dmitriev said he expects the war in Ukraine to end within a year.
According to Reuters, Dmitriev made this statement at an investment conference in Riyadh, the capital…
Two suspects in the jewel heist at the Louvre in Paris have “partially” admitted their participation and are believed to be the men who forced their way into the world’s most visited museum, a Paris prosecutor said on Wednesday.
Laure Beccuau told reporters at a news conference that the two…
Two suspects in the jewel heist at the Louvre in Paris have “partially” admitted their participation and are believed to be the men who forced their way into the world’s most visited museum, a Paris prosecutor said on Wednesday.
Laure…