Day: August 16, 2022

Russian court slams fine on streaming platform Twitch for alleged misinformation

A court in Russia has fined streaming service Twitch 2 million roubles (an equivalent of $33,000) for hosting a short video containing what it calls “fake” information about alleged war crimes in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday. Russia has repeatedly threatened to fine sites – including Google, Twitter and… Read More Russian court slams fine on streaming platform Twitch for alleged misinformation

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Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga rejects presidential election result

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga rejected as “null and void” the result of an August 9 presidential election he was declared to have lost, adding on Tuesday that Kenya’s democracy faces a long legal crisis. His first comments on the result came minutes after four of the seven election commissioners said they stood by their… Read More Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga rejects presidential election result

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Estonia to remove Soviet memorials in Russian-speaking city of Narva

Estonia will remove all public Soviet memorials in its majority Russian-speaking city of Narva, the government said on Tuesday, citing rising tensions in the city and accusing Russia of trying to exploit the past to divide Estonian society. Once part of the Soviet Union, Estonia is a member of both NATO and the European Union,… Read More Estonia to remove Soviet memorials in Russian-speaking city of Narva

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Vietnamese court upholds jail sentence of activist Le Van Dung for ‘anti-state’ activities

A Vietnamese court on Tuesday upheld a five-year prison term for a prominent social commentator convicted of making propaganda videos against the tightly-controlled state, his lawyer said. The Hanoi People’s High Court rejected the appeals by Le Van Dung, 52, to a March ruling centred on online videos found to have offended “the honour and… Read More Vietnamese court upholds jail sentence of activist Le Van Dung for ‘anti-state’ activities

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First grain shipment bound for Africa leaves Ukrainian port of Pivdennyi

The ship Brave Commander has left the Ukrainian port of Pivdennyi, carrying the first cargo of humanitarian food aid bound for Africa from Ukraine since Russia’s invasion, Refinitiv Eikon data showed on Tuesday. Ukraine’s grain exports have slumped since the start of the war because of the closure of its Black Sea ports, driving up… Read More First grain shipment bound for Africa leaves Ukrainian port of Pivdennyi

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U.S., South Korea and Japan hold missile defense exercise

The United States, South Korea and Japan participated in a ballistic missile defense exercise off Hawaii’s coast last week, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, reviving combined drills with an eye on North Korea as well as China. It was the first time the three countries have held such drills since 2017, after relations between Seoul… Read More U.S., South Korea and Japan hold missile defense exercise

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