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Partially Sighted Podcasts
When you are blind or partially sighted, many people believe your options are limited. However, we believe the possibilities are limitless! Brought to you by Blind Beginnings, the Limitless podcast will inform, entertain, and provide insight and interviews on many diverse topics and with many interesting people. With every episode you will see that the opportunities for people who are blind or partially sighted are truly ... limitless!
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The National Trust Magazine is our ‘thank you’ to our members for helping us to look after special places. We’ve created this audio version so our blind and partially sighted members, or those who prefer to listen rather than read, can enjoy the magazine too. Look out for new episodes of this podcast in January, May and September.
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Double Tap is the show where blind people talk tech! If you’re blind or partially sighted and have an interest in technology, this is the show for you. Everyone is welcome no matter how old you are or how much or how little experience you have with technology. Each week the team will help you better understand how technology can help your everyday life, even if you have little or no sight.
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RNIB Connect Radio is the UK radio station sharing stories of people living with sight loss. Listen to blind and partially sighted people talk about a wide range of topics of relevance to them and join the conversation yourself by emailing [email protected] Other great podcast channels from RNIB Connect Radio Connect - Our main channel with news, features and articles on sight loss. Read On - The Audiobook show all about accessible reading. Tech Talk - Technology for blind and partially sigh ...
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If you are blind or partially sighted and have an interest in sport, whether it be as a participant or as an observer, this podcast is for you! Get involved and join the conversation by emailing [email protected] Other great podcast channels from RNIB Connect Radio Connect - Our main channel with news, features and articles on sight loss. Conversations - Blind and partially sighted people speaking about a wide range of topics. Read On - The Audiobook show all about accessible reading. Tech T ...
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RNIB Connect Radio is the UK radio station for blind and partially sighted people to find out what is happening in the community. You can also contribute and share your stories by emailing [email protected]. Get involved and join the conversation. Other great podcast channels from RNIB Connect Radio Conversations - Blind and partially sighted people speaking about a wide range of topics. Read On - The Audiobook show all about accessible reading. Tech Talk - Technology for blind and partially ...
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Tech Talk is a podcast and radio show for blind and partially sighted people who are interested in accessible technology. Find out about the latest products from specialist equipment to off the shelf solutions. Get involved or join the conversation by emailing [email protected] Other great podcast channels from RNIB Connect Radio Connect - Our main channel with news, features and articles on sight loss. Conversations - Blind and partially sighted people speaking about a wide range of topi ...
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If you want to find out what's on TV and what is audio described, check out our daily TV Guide podcast from RNIB Connect Radio. Other great podcast channels from RNIB Connect Radio Connect - Our main channel with news, features and articles on sight loss. Conversations - Blind and partially sighted people speaking about a wide range of topics. Read On - The Audiobook show all about accessible reading. Tech Talk - Technology for blind and partially sighted people. Sport - See sport differentl ...
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Global Voice is the official podcast of the World Blind Union, bringing together diverse perspectives from blind and partially sighted people worldwide. This podcast consists of various standalone series that explore key topics such as accessibility, advocacy, inclusive policies, and innovations shaping the future. Through insightful conversations with experts, activists, and community leaders, WBU's Global Voice Podcast amplifies the experiences and leadership of those who are blind or part ...
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Torch Trust is a Christian organisation with a worldwide vision for people with sight loss. We produce a weekly radio programme called Reflections which airs on RNIB Connect Radio. The show focuses on faith and disability in today's world and here you can find a podcast version of the show. Uploaded weekly, after our Sunday broadcasts, this version has had music tracks removed.
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Host Grant Hardy leads a weekly in-depth discussion on issues impacting the disability community across Canada.
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A weekly show all about audiobooks recorded at the RNIB Talking Book studios. We talk to your favourite authors and narrators, along with reviews and news about new audiobooks. Presented and produced by Robert Kirkwood, you'll find a new episode here every Friday at 1pm plus bonus content such as longer uncut interviews and episodes of our occasional extra show, The Book Group. Talking Books is a free service from RNIB giving access to over 40,000 fiction and non fiction books for adults and ...
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Join Kelly MacDonald and contributors from the blind, partially sighted and disability community for lively one-hour discussions about arts, entertainment and the lifestyle issues that matter to you.
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Every day we bring you the most important news and feature stories from hundreds of sources in Russia and across the former Soviet Union.
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Current content form the Popular Science Magazine
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The brainchild of the Baptist Men's Movement it distributes tapes and CDs 10 times a year and carries news from the Baptist Times and BMS World Mission as well as a review of activities from around the regions and activities at the colleges.
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Within Our Reach is a podcast by reachAbility Association that focuses on accessibility, inclusion and leveling the playing field at work and in your community.
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The Access For All Podcast Series aims to explore a variety of topics related to the intersection of Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind, Partially sighted, visually impaired and physically disabled individuals lives as it relates to mental health, well-being and the accessing of mental health services. The Access For All podcast series is meant to create awareness, reduce stigma, educate and create opportunity for discussion around issues related to the intersection of physical disability and ment ...
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Russians who remotely obtained Kazakhstani bank cards are reportedly being called in for questioning by police in Russia
In September, Russians who have remotely obtained Kazakhstani bank cards began receiving summonses for questioning at Russian police stations, according to the Telegram channel Ostorozhno, Novosti. It’s unclear how many people are being called in. The channel reported that officers told some recipients there was interest in “more than a thousand pe…
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15,000 monthly supporters now have Meduza’s back. Thank you!! Our crowdfunding campaign continues after hitting a crucial milestone
A little more than two weeks ago, Meduza launched an emergency crowdfunding campaign, explaining that our dwindling resources would prevent us from continuing our work without a surge in support from our readers. We asked people living outside Russia to consider making donations to save Meduza. To survive, we needed a radical increase in the number…
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More questions than answers. Navalny’s widow says lab tests confirmed he was poisoned, but details are scarce. Here’s what we know and what we don’t.
The late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s associates have made a new breakthrough in their investigation into his death. On Wednesday, his widow, Yulia Navalnaya, released a video announcing that her team had obtained samples of Navalny’s biomaterials taken in 2024 and managed to smuggle them abroad. They then sent these samples to labora…
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The call went out from WRECs studios in downtown Memphis at 6:57 p.m. Central War Time: Doctors and nurses were urgently needed in communities south and west of the city.
The call went out from WRECs studios in downtown Memphis at 6:57 p.m. Central War Time: Doctors and nurses were urgently needed in communities south and west of the city.
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If you happen to find yourself in south Texas and spot a strikingly colored bird , be sure to snap a photo.
If you happen to find yourself in south Texas and spot a strikingly colored bird , be sure to snap a photo.
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In the weeks before the actual Nobel Prizes are announced, the scientific community gathers every year for something a little more lighthearted : The Ig Nobel Prizes.
In the weeks before the actual Nobel Prizes are announced, the scientific community gathers every year for something a little more lighthearted : The Ig Nobel Prizes.
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With spooky season just on the horizon, Halloween decorations are beginning to pop up everywheretombstones, pumpkins , and of course, tons and tons of fake spiderwebs .
With spooky season just on the horizon, Halloween decorations are beginning to pop up everywheretombstones, pumpkins , and of course, tons and tons of fake spiderwebs .
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Touch Beyond Vision: Bringing Photographs to Life Through Touch and AI
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Discover how Carveco’s tactile art technology is transforming the way blind and visually impaired people experience images. From 3D-printed wedding photos to iconic portraits of Winston Churchill, Mo Farah, and Dame Judi Dench, this London exhibition reveals the emotional power of touchable art. Recorded live in London, England, Steven Scott and Sh…
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‘They forgot about him’. Three years ago, Putin’s ‘partial mobilization’ sent 9,000 men from two Siberian regions to war. Today, a third are dead or disabled.
A cap at a memorial ceremony in Buryatia for a Russian serviceman killed in the war in Ukraine. Gusinoozyorsk, Russia. March 5, 2022. When Vladimir Putin announced a “partial mobilization” in September 2022 — Russia’s first call-up since World War II — thousands of men from Siberia were sent to the front. From the Irkutsk region and the Republic of…
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Russia’s federal censorship agency, Roskomnadzor, has proposed requiring mobile operators in the country to report which SIM cards are being used in roaming mode, in order to enforce new restrictions on WhatsApp and Telegram accounts registered to those numbers. In an interview with Izvestia, agency head Andrey Lipov said that despite the governmen…
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S2 Ep1356: Nature In Art Launch Totally Tactile Exhibition
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Nature In Art museum and gallery in Gloucester have launched their totally tactile exhibition. Visitors can explore exhibits using touch from wood to metal, from realistic animals to abstract interpretations. They’re also rolling out other accessibility features including audio guides and tablets with high contrast images. Amelia spoke to Hattie Re…
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S2 Ep1176: AD TV Show Review - Wednesday Pt 2
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If you fancy something creepy and a little bit kooky, season two of Tim Burton's Wednesday series is fully out on Netflix and available with audio description. Let's find out what Emmy thought as she caught up with the last half of the show. Image shows the poster for the show with Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams. In her signature sharp collared b…
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442: A look forward to the Wigtown Book Festival
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Looking forward to this year's Wigtown Book Festival by listening to chats with Graham McRae Burnett, Stuart Kelly, Alex von Tunzelmann, Henry Manse, Paula Hawkins and Maggie O'Farrell. Plus we find some brand new books in the RNIB Library.By RNIB Connect Radio
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S2 Ep1355: RNIB’s Sonali Rai Previews RNIB’s Accessible Media Symposium 2025
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S2 Ep1354: Charity Chief Exec's Customer Update 20/09/2025
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Each week, RNIB Connect Radio's Allan Russell sits down with Matt Stringer, CEO of RNIB, to look at some of the big stories coming from the UK sight loss charity. This week Matt talks about some big accessibility events at the London HQ and political work ahead of the party conferences. If you, or someone you know, would like information on the sup…
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S2 Ep1353: What The BBC Offers IN Terms Of Audio Description
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S2 Ep1352: Jonny Marshall on RNIB’s Audio Description Work
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S2 Ep1351: Jonathan Abro on Audio Description
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S2 Ep1273: Explore Your Paralympic Potential This October
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Could you be a future Paralympian? The Paralympic Potential event at the University of Warwick on the 25th October is your chance to try out a variety of parasports. Amelia spoke to Ben Quilter, Athlete Recruitment Network Manager, to learn more. Learn more on the Paralympics GB website - ParalympicsGB | Paralympic potential: how to become a paraly…
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S2 Ep1344: Vidar Hjardeng MBE - Fat Ham, AD Theatre Review
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RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey is joined again by Vidar Hjardeng MBE, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant for ITV News across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands for the next of his regular audio described theatre reviews. This time we have the European premier of ‘fat Ham’ at the Royal Shakespeare Company’s swan Theatre in Str…
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A fragment of a drone was found after washing up on a beach in western Latvia, the country’s military reported on Friday. Latvian Defense Ministry Andris Spruds said the piece came from the tail section of a Russian Gerbera drone, often described as a decoy drone, since Moscow uses them as false targets to “overload” air defense systems. Šodien Ven…
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Russia appeals U.N. aviation authority ruling holding it responsible for 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17
Russia has appealed to the International Court of Justice over a decision by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council that held Moscow responsible for the 2014 downing of a Malaysia Airlines plane over Donbas, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. Moscow argued that the ICAO ruling was driven by “opportunistic political motives” an…
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U.S. President Donald Trump said that Russian President Vladimir Putin had “really let me down” on efforts to resolve the war between Russia and Ukraine, Bloomberg reported. “He has let me down. I mean, he’s killing many people, and he’s losing more people than he’s, you know, than he’s killing,” Trump said on Thursday. Asked by reporters whether i…
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It took time for ancient humans to finally arrive in present-day Europe .
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Unmasking Moscow’s sex toy bombers. Journalists expose the operatives behind Russia’s European package plot
In July 2024, a series of packages exploded and caught fire at freight and courier company warehouses across the United Kingdom, Germany, and Poland. The parcels — later traced back to Lithuania — contained, rather improbably, both neck massagers and sex toys, as well as homemade bombs fitted with timers. Western intelligence agencies have now tied…
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Nobody wants to watch shaky video.
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The red hind grouper ( Epinephelus guttatus ) is big on grunting.
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Vladimir Putin has signaled his willingness to abolish Russia’s labor patent system — the country’s work permit program for migrants, which requires citizens of visa-free countries to get special authorization for employment. The president told parliamentary faction leaders on Thursday, “Getting rid of the labor patent system for migrants is someth…
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Since last year Google has been testing an online video editor for businesses and organizations signed up to Google Workspaceand now, its rolling out to individual users too , free of charge.
Since last year Google has been testing an online video editor for businesses and organizations signed up to Google Workspaceand now, its rolling out to individual users too , free of charge.
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In plain sight. How a restroom sign shown by a Russian propagandist revealed the hidden headquarters of Moscow’s most secretive and lethal drone unit
Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov Journalists from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty have geolocated the headquarters of Rubicon, a classified Russian Defense Ministry unit for advanced drone technology, to an exhibition pavilion at Patriot Park, a state-run military museum and theme park outside Moscow. One of the giveaways came in a segment …
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‘Americans, don’t take this sitting down’. Russians say the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s show feels familiar. Here’s what became of the country’s TV comedy shows that dared to criticize the Kremlin.
Puppets on the set of the Russian political satire show Kukly. June 29, 2000. On Wednesday evening, the American TV network ABC announced that it was indefinitely suspending comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show. The news came just hours after the head of the FCC, the U.S. broadcast regulator, who was appointed by President Donald Trump, bla…
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Police in Moscow have reportedly charged punk musician Vladimir Bolobolov with storing explosives after allegedly torturing him and planting evidence. Bolobolov, 37, disappeared on August 27 after visiting a coffee shop near his home. Relatives filed a missing person report the next day. He later told his family that he was attacked as he left the …
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In remarks to Russia’s parliamentary faction leaders on Thursday, Vladimir Putin described veterans of the war in Ukraine as “our successors,” endorsing their advancement to senior positions across government. “I know that combat veterans are joining your ranks. I am confident they will make a positive contribution to the work of political parties,…
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Weve long known that dogs are pretty smart.
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Its a little complicated to weigh a dying person on a hospital bed, but that didnt matter to Duncan MacDougall.
Its a little complicated to weigh a dying person on a hospital bed, but that didnt matter to Duncan MacDougall.
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Japans Hyabusa2 space probe is currently about 105.5 million miles away , en route to its second asteroid rendezvous .
Japans Hyabusa2 space probe is currently about 105.5 million miles away , en route to its second asteroid rendezvous .
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Meta Connect 2025: Meta Ray-Ban Gen 2, Oakley Vanguard & Display Glasses
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Explore Meta Connect 2025’s biggest reveals — from the new Meta Ray-Ban Gen 2 smart glasses to the Oakley Vanguard wraparound design, plus the debut of the Meta Ray-Ban Display with Neural Band control. Discover battery upgrades, camera improvements, conversation-enhancing audio, and what these innovations mean for blind and low-vision users. Steve…
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Russian forces dropped an FAB-250 bomb on a residential area in the Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka on Thursday morning, killing five civilians, the Donetsk regional police said. The victims were two women, ages 62 and 65, and three men, ages 65, 67, and 74. Four apartment buildings were damaged in the strike. Ukrainian police have opened an inves…
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‘The whole country will feel it soon’. Meduza’s Russian readers on life inside the Kremlin-approved Internet
This fall, mobile Internet has finally begun to return to Russia’s regions after months of regular shutdowns, allegedly imposed to counter the threat of Ukrainian drone strikes. But what’s coming back isn’t full access to the web — it’s a “whitelist” of Kremlin-approved sites accessible even when the rest of the mobile Internet is cut off. We asked…
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St. Petersburg school security guard sentenced to five years in prison for sharing post about Russian atrocities in Bucha
A St. Petersburg court has sentenced a former school security guard named Alexander Glushkin to five years in prison on charges of spreading “disinformation” about the Russian army. The St. Petersburg courts’ press service said Glushkin pleaded partially guilty. According to investigators, in April 2022, Glushkin reposted “false” information about …
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S2 Ep1348: RNIB Accessible Media Symposium- Professor Sabine Braun, AI for AD
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The RNIB’s Accessible Media Symposium (16 - 17 September 2025) brought together broadcasters, streamers, technology companies, creatives, researchers and people with lived experience to explore the future of accessible media. As storytelling, platforms and technologies evolve, so too must the ways we think about access. This two-day event is a chan…
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S2 Ep1349: RNIB Accessible Media Symposium- Marie Campbell from Red Bee Media
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The RNIB’s Accessible Media Symposium (16 - 17 September 2025) brought together broadcasters, streamers, technology companies, creatives, researchers and people with lived experience to explore the future of accessible media. As storytelling, platforms and technologies evolve, so too must the ways we think about access. This two-day event is a chan…
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S2 Ep1350: RNIB Accessible Media Symposium- Jonathan Penny from Channel 4
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The RNIB’s Accessible Media Symposium (16 - 17 September 2025) brought together broadcasters, streamers, technology companies, creatives, researchers and people with lived experience to explore the future of accessible media. As storytelling, platforms and technologies evolve, so too must the ways we think about access. This two-day event is a chan…
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S2 Ep1345: Staging Theatre Picasso at Tate Modern
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Tate Modern is inviting visitors to enter ‘Theatre Picasso’, a major exhibition marking the centenary of Picasso’s painting ‘The Three Dancers’ 1925. The exhibition will bring together around 50 works by one of the most influential figures of the 20th century, exploring how he imbued his work with a sense of theatricality. Coinciding with Tate Mode…
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Three people in St. Petersburg have been arrested on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack on orders from Ukrainian intelligence, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said. The suspects allegedly planned to plant a homemade explosive device under the car of the head of a defense industry enterprise. The suspects are a man and two women, born …
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A Russian military court sentenced contract soldier Dmitry Shamanaev to 16 years in a maximum-security prison for murdering a civilian who was allegedly “rude” to him. The killing occurred during Shamanaev’s second unauthorized absence from his military unit. He was also convicted of stealing a mobile phone as well as his victim’s passport. Records…
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‘Nothing short of delightful’. How a corruption scandal and power struggle in the Z-blogosphere could paralyze the Russian military’s grassroots funding pipeline
TV host Vladimir Solovyov In a society that no longer tolerates public criticism of the state’s military policies, why are Russia’s “Z-bloggers” allowed to publish speech that would land others behind bars? Journalist Ivan Filippov, who monitors pro-invasion Telegram channels, argues that Z-bloggers enjoy special treatment because the army relies o…
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While its not helping fly the Millennium Falcon , marine biologists have discovered a new type of deep-sea coral in the western Pacific Ocean that bears a striking similarity to a certain beloved ...
While its not helping fly the Millennium Falcon , marine biologists have discovered a new type of deep-sea coral in the western Pacific Ocean that bears a striking similarity to a certain beloved Star Wars character.
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