Microsoft reports that the Russian hackers and espionage organizations behind the interference in the 2016 presidential election have stepped up again — targeting political parties, their advisers, and American human rights activists. According to a Microsoft blog, since September 2019, Russian hackers from Strontium — better known as Fancy Bear or APT28 — have focused their efforts on more than 200 different organizations. The blog authors add that it has…

Donald Tusk, chairman of the European People's Party (EPP Group) and ex-chairman of the EU Council, proposed nominating Belarusian oppositionists Svetlana and Sergei Tikhanovskikh for the Nobel Prize. “I am grateful to you all for the absolute support of our friends from Belarus. — he said, addressing the EPP members in the European Parliament — We do not know when and how their struggle for freedom will end, but we…

Diana Rigg — the famous British actress and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, best known for her roles as Emma Peel in The Avengers and Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones — has died at her home. She was 82 years old. According to Rigg's daughter, Rachel Stirling, her mother died of cancer surrounded by relatives. The actress was diagnosed back in March. “She has spent…

The parents of a 13-year-old boy who died from carnivorous bacteria hope their son's story will serve as a warning to other families. Tanner Lake Wall of Tent died in early August after contracting a brain-eating amoeba while on a camping trip in North Florida, the 13-year-old's relatives said. “He was an active child. — recalls with tears in her eyes his mother, Alicia Whitehill — He loved nature, hunting…

Jessica A. Krug admitted that she grew up in Kansas City as a white child of Jewish descent. The professor published a post on Medium last week that led to an investigation at the university, where she was a history professor, specializing in Africa, Latin America, colonialism and imperialism. In her confession, Krug revealed that she pretended to be black “in her youth,” and then continued to do so as…

Berlin authorities have tightened security measures at the Berlin Charité after the poisoning of Navalny. This measure was taken after reports of improving the health of the opposition politician. On Monday, Charité confirmed that Navalny came out of a coma. The police want to prevent further assassination attempts. According to DER SPIEGEL, Navalny can speak and eat again. It is also likely that the politician will remember the details of…

Waking up on Wednesday, Californians living in the San Francisco Bay Area witnessed an eerie sight. The sky outside the window turned a dull orange color — making many think that the apocalypse had come. “California never seems to be dawn anymore,” joked one of the eyewitnesses, writer Andrew Leonard. As of Wednesday afternoon, at least 32 fires raged in California, more than 64 thousand people were ordered to evacuate….

According to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, films that want to compete for an Oscar in the Best Picture category must meet certain criteria. In this regard, the Academy has established four new “standards” to improve representation and inclusion in the film industry. By 2025, only films that meet at least 2 of these standards will be eligible for the award. In the future, Oscar-nominated feeds should…

The officers ransacked Britney Pennington's garden in Virginia Beach, USA, only to find out that the “deceased woman” she found was in fact an abandoned sex doll. A 25-year-old girl had a twisted stomach when she and 29-year-old Taylor Day saw a bare leg sticking out of the bushes by a stream near their home. The couple spent half an hour trying to figure out what it was before finding…

According to the Cook County Attorney's Office, a young woman used a knife given to her by her mother to kill a 15-year-old girl due to family feuds on social media. The controversy began on Facebook and escalated into a violent street brawl late last month. Barbara «Mickey» Clifton's mother argued with her sister on Facebook and allegedly got into a fight on August 26 near Hamilton Park. She also…