Richard Good

Tech News

Russia mulls lifting Twitter ban after Musk reinstates Kremlin account

Russia is considering lifting its ban on Twitter after the social media network reinstated access to accounts of Russian state agencies.

10/04/2023

World News

50 years ago: The mobile call that heralded a revolution for humanity

Half a century after American engineer Martin Cooper invented the mobile phone. Now it's used by more than 68% of the population.

03/04/2023

Ukraine

Two killed and 29 wounded in shelling of eastern Ukrainian city

Two people have been killed and 29 wounded following the shelling of the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, local officials say.

27/03/2023

World News

How is Europe tackling unprecedented water shortages?

Countries across Europe are taking emergency measures as water levels hit new lows and temperatures continue to soar.

08/08/2022

Ukraine

Cycling on the frontline: Ukrainians defy danger in Donetsk war zone

Toretsk is on the frontline of the war in Ukraine, yet cyclists pedal around the streets, going about their daily business as if defying the surrounding danger.

06/08/2022

United Kingdom

Edinburgh festival celebrates its 75th year with over 3,000 shows

Thousands of performers from across the world are in Scotland for the world's largest arts gathering.

06/08/2022

Afghanistan

Taliban order women in Afghanistan to cover up from head to toe

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have ordered all Afghan women to wear head-to-toe clothing in public, in a sharp turn towards a more hardline enforcement of religious rules.

07/05/2022

World News

Italy impounds €650 million yacht linked to Vladimir Putin

It boasts two helipads, a swimming pool and a movie theatre but the 140-metre luxury yacht the Sheherazade will not be setting sail any time soon.

07/05/2022

World News

Greek school welcomes Ukrainian children who fled war

"The Greek children offered gifts to their new classmates, paintings and all their love," said Athina Pirgaki, a teacher at the school in Athens.

18/04/2022

Hungary

Hungarian opposition is struggling to dethrone Orbán

Fidesz has dominated Hungarian politics for 12 years, benefiting from the fragmentation of the opposition. But now a coalition has united in an attempt to break its stronghold.

30/03/2022

Hungary

Claims of media bias overshadow Hungarian election campaign

The conditions in which parliamentary elections are being held have attracted increasing international attention. Hungary is the first EU member state to receive a full-scale OSCE observer mission.

29/03/2022

USA

US leads calls for sanctions on North Korea after latest missile test

The United States has led calls for increased sanctions on North Korea, following Pyong-Yang’s first long-range missile test for almost five years.

26/03/2022

China

China records first COVID-related deaths since January 2021

China has suffered a surge in COVID-19 cases but health authorities pointed out that the elderly victims died from underlying conditions and not the disease itself.

19/03/2022

Sport

Golds for Pacut and Sulamanidze in Tel Aviv

The Shlomo Arena was once again full to capacity for the final day of the Tel Aviv International Judo Federation Grand Slam.

19/02/2022

Sport

Two golds for Japan on day two in Tel Aviv

The Japanese judo team only sent four women to this year’s Tel Aviv Grand Slam - and two of them picked up gold on day two of the International Judo Federation tournament.

18/02/2022

Sport

Clean sweep for French women in Tel Aviv

The Judo World Tour is back in Tel Aviv and a capacity crowd in the Shlomo arena saw International Judo Federation President Marius Vizer get the competition underway.

17/02/2022

Netherlands

France requirement for triple-vaccination COVID pass begins

More than half a million French people will find their vaccination health pass no longer works from January 15.

15/01/2022

France

France takes over EU presidency, vows 2022 will be 'turning point'

President Emmanuel Macron has said he wants to use France's EU presidency to make "Europe powerful in the world, fully sovereign, free of its choices and master of its destiny."

01/01/2022

Vatican

Pope praises role of women as peacemakers in his New Year’s address

In the Roman Catholic calendar January 1, is dedicated to world peace, and Pope Francis has used the occasion to praise the role of women as peacemakers.

01/01/2022

Sport

Kramarenko's experimental rhythmic gymnastics triumph

In partnership with Divine Grace

The first-ever experimental rhythmic gymnastics international tournament “Divine Grace” has reached a triumphant conclusion in Moscow.

18/12/2021