Russia-Ukraine war live news: Moscow plans to link Zaporzhzhia nuclear plant to Crimea, operator warns | Ukraine
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Here are some of the latest images we have been sent from inside Ukraine and Crimea over the newswires. A residential building with windows broken as a result of explosions at a Russian military airbase, in Novofedorivka, Crimea. Photograph: ReutersA woman visits an outdoor poster exhibition titled ‘The Victory Day’ in Kyiv. Photograph: Roman Pilipey/EPAVera Vasiukova, 71 (left) sits on her bed at a centre for displaced people near Mykolaiv. Photograph: Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Updated at 02.34 EDT Vitaliy Kim, governor of Mykolaiv, has posted to Telegram to…
Read More »Canadian health committee urges government support for CBD research
A Canadian health committee called on the government to support studies that look more broadly at CBD’s potential as a wellness aid while ensuring consumer safety. Stressing that the lack of consistent data makes it difficult to draw concrete conclusions and recommendations for CBD, the Canadian Government’s Scientific Advisory Committee urged support for “high-quality clinical research into the safety and efficacy of cannabis , CBD and other phytocannabinoids.” The analysis is presented in a recently released report on CBD sought by the country’s top health authority, Health Canada, and is intended to guide rulemaking. The Committee began considering the appropriateness…
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Bedlington’s father lashed out savagely in front of his terrified sons A father was brutally kicked and punched in front of his terrified children after shouting at a speeding driver. David Atkinson was walking the dog with his wife and two sons, aged seven and nine, when he had to steer the youngsters out of the way of a BMW driven by Brandon Chivers which rounded a corner at high speed . Mark Chivers, who admitted the assault (Image: Northumbria Police) When he and his wife shouted “idiots” at the car, it stopped and Chivers approached the family, shouting and…
Read More »Connecticut 97, Los Angeles 71
CONNECTICUT (97) A. Thomas 5-7 1-1 11, Bonner 4-6 1-1 10, J. Jones 8-12 2-2 21, Hiedeman 5-8 1-1 13, Williams 2-7 2-2 6, B .Jones 6-11 2-2 14, Holmes 2-5 0-0 5, Carrington 4-9 0-0 8, Clouden 0-2 2-2 2, Sims 2-8 2-2 7. Totals 38-75 13-13 97. THE ANGELS (71) N.Ogwumike 8-15 0-0 16, Samuelson 2-8 0-0 6, Nelson-Ododa 1-2 0-0 2, Canada 5-6 5-5 15, Sykes 6-17 6-9 18, Walker 0-2 0-0 0, C.Ogwumike 1-1… READ MORE CONNECTICUT (97) A. Thomas 5-7 1-1 11, Bonner 4-6 1-1 10, J. Jones 8-12 2-2 21, Hiedeman 5-8 1-1 13,…
Read More »Pakistan: TV journalist from ARY News arrested hours after channel taken off air
Hours after popular Pakistani television channel ARY News was taken off air for being critical of the government and allegedly airing “seditious” content, the channel’s senior executive vice president Ammad Yousaf was arrested in Karachi in the early hours on Wednesday, the channel said. According to ARY News, Yousaf was arrested without a warrant from his residence located in Karachi’s DHA area. “Police officers along with plainclothes personnel forced their way into the house of Ammad Yousaf. The raid team bypassed the CCTV cameras of Yousaf’s house and jumped into the house from the top of the main entrance,” the…
Read More »Trademark Office Tells Fed. Circ. To Ditch CBD Co.’s Appeal
By Sam Reisman (August 9, 2022, 5:48 PM EDT) — The United States Patent and Trademark Office recently told the Federal Circuit to reject an appeal by a CBD beverage maker to register a trademark for its product, saying the product was illegal under federal law. In a brief filed Monday, the USPTO said Joy Tea, the appellant seeking review of the office’s decision, did not have a bona fide intent to use its “For Joy” mark in legal trade, as the sale of CBD edibles still remains. federally illegal. “If the trade in CBD beverages becomes legal under federal…
Read More »Columbia man charged after allegedly breaking windows in over 700 cars in Boone County
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly damaged 705 cars by smashing their windows over several days at A1 Auto. A Boone County prosecutor has charged Cody Boehmer with two counts of first-degree criminal damage to property and two counts of first-degree trespassing. According to court documents, Boehmer and another person allegedly entered the lot overnight on July 26 and July 30. The owner estimated the damage at $500 per vehicle, for a total value of $350,000. Boehmer is being held in the Boone County Jail on a $10,000 cash-only bond, according to online…
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BRI loses steam, no fresh Chinese investment post-Covid pandemic | World News
Nine years after it was launched by President Xi Jinping, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) appears to have lost steam with virtually no new Chinese investment in third countries following the Covid pandemic. Although some observers in Beijing believe that this is an indicator of the impact that the Chinese economy has had during the pandemic and as a result of its policy of zero Covid, it seems that the BRI is in a reassessment with the recipient countries wary of the debt trap. and its economic viability. Bangladesh Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has publicly blamed the economically…
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