Tag: Europe

4 Killed, 10 Injured at Moscow Mall After Hot Water Pipe Bursts

MOSCOW—Four people were killed and 10 injured on Saturday after a hot water pipe burst at a shopping mall in western Moscow, officials said. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said some of those injured had suffered burns, and that emergency services were working on the scene. Russian news agencies quoted investigators as saying that there had been…


[EXCLUSIVE] Matt Taibbi: How Hidden Actors Distort Reality, Manipulate the Public, and Enforce Consensus

“This is the new technology of speech in America: You can dial people all the way up to ‘everybody sees it,’ and you can dial someone else down to ‘it’s almost impossible to see them.’ And that is extremely dangerous, and it’s especially dangerous if it’s done in secret and nobody knows exactly how it…


Italian Teen Cyclist Dies After Crash in Austria

Italian cyclist Jacopo Venzo, 17, died after a crash during a race in Austria, his team Campana Imballaggi Geo&Tex Trentino said in a statement on Saturday. The crash occurred during the first stage of the Junioren Rundfahrt on Friday. Jacopo was flown to the Kepler clinic in Linz in a rescue helicopter, before succumbing to…


[PREMIERING NOW] [EXCLUSIVE] Matt Taibbi: How Hidden Actors Distort Reality, Manipulate the Public, and Enforce Consensus

“This is the new technology of speech in America: You can dial people all the way up to ‘everybody sees it,’ and you can dial someone else down to ‘it’s almost impossible to see them.’ And that is extremely dangerous, and it’s especially dangerous if it’s done in secret and nobody knows exactly how it…


Drone Attack in Crimea Prompts Evacuation, Brief Bridge Closure

A drone attack on an ammunition depot in Crimea prompted authorities to evacuate everyone in a five-km (3.1-mile) radius and briefly suspend road traffic on the bridge linking the peninsula to Russia, the regional governor said on Saturday. Sergei Aksyonov said there was an explosion at the depot in Krasnohvardiiske in central Crimea but reported…


Beauty Pageant Miss Italy Bans Biological Males Who Identify as Transgender From Competition

The beauty pageant Miss Italy (Miss Italia) has stated that contestants must be “a woman from birth,” thereby banning biological males who identify as transgender from the competition. Patrizia Mirigliani, the official patron of the competition, told radio station Radio Cusano that the standard has not changed since the competition’s inception, reported Italian news outlet Il Primato Nazionale….


[PREMIERING 7:30PM ET] [EXCLUSIVE] Matt Taibbi: How Hidden Actors Distort Reality, Manipulate the Public, and Enforce Consensus

“This is the new technology of speech in America: You can dial people all the way up to ‘everybody sees it,’ and you can dial someone else down to ‘it’s almost impossible to see them.’ And that is extremely dangerous, and it’s especially dangerous if it’s done in secret and nobody knows exactly how it…


Italian City Removing Lesbian Mothers From Children’s Birth Certificates

An Italian city has begun removing the names of non-biological mothers of same-sex couples from children’s birth certificates—a move that the country’s government insists is in line with the existing laws. The cancellation of birth certificates is happening in Padua, a city located in the northern region. Italy has refused to give full adoption rights…


[PREMIERING 7/22, 7:30PM ET] [EXCLUSIVE] Matt Taibbi: How Hidden Actors Distort Reality, Manipulate the Public, and Enforce Consensus

“This is the new technology of speech in America: You can dial people all the way up to ‘everybody sees it,’ and you can dial someone else down to ‘it’s almost impossible to see them.’ And that is extremely dangerous, and it’s especially dangerous if it’s done in secret and nobody knows exactly how it…


Putin Tells Poland Any Aggression Against Belarus Is Attack on Russia

MOSCOW—President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused NATO member Poland of having territorial ambitions in the former Soviet Union, and said any aggression against Russia’s neighbour and close ally Belarus would be considered an attack on Russia. Moscow would react to any aggression against Belarus, which forms a “Union State” with Russia, “with all the means…