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Gazette restaurant reviewer Aaron R. Conklin makes his case for trying Forage Kitchens selection of green and grain bowls, which feature predominantly local ingredients.

Journalists In Belarus Face Disastrous Situation, Media Watchdog Chief Says After Filing Complaint Over Plane Arrest May 27, 2021 14:16 GMT Share share Print The head of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has paid a visit to Lithuania in a show of support for journalists in Belarus, who he said are facing a "disastrous situation." Christophe Deloire spoke in Vilnius on May 27 following talks with Lithuanian prosecutors who have launched an investigation into the recent forced landing of a Lithuani...

Iran Harassing Families Of Those Killed In Downed Ukrainian Plane, Says Rights Watchdog May 27, 2021 18:08 GMT Share share Print Iranian security agencies have harassed and abused families of the victims of the Ukrainian passenger jet shot down by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) after takeoff from Tehran last year, Human Rights Watch said on May 27. "Irans Revolutionary Guard killed 176 people without a shred of accountability, and now Irans brutal security agencies are abusing vi...

Satria Perkasa / Unsplash High school seniors have all of the concerns that younger kids have right now. Theyre missing their friends, their schools, and their normal schedules. On top of that, they are uncertain about what their next steps will look like or how the deep economic ripples caused by the pandemic will affect them. Its anything but a fun summer. Stateside talked to three high school seniors about what its like when a major milestone gets overshadowed by a global ...

Belarusian Rights Group Declares Sapega A Political Prisoner May 27, 2021 10:44 GMT Share share Print The Belarusian rights group Vyasna has designated Sofia Sapega a political prisoner after a passenger flight she was on from Athens to Vilnius was diverted to Minsk, where she was detained along with her boyfriend, journalist Raman Pratasevich. The Minsk-based human rights group said Sapega, a Russian national, and four others had been added to its list of political prisoners, as their detenti...

Russia's Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit by U.S. biotech company Gilead Sciences that challenged the right of a Russian government decree to allow a domestic pharmaceutical company to produce a generic version of Gilead’s antiviral drug remdesivir without consent.

Russian Court Fines Twitter, Google, TikTok For Refusing To Delete Content May 27, 2021 16:06 GMT Share share Print A Moscow court has fined Twitter 19 million rubles ($259,000) for failing to delete content Russia deems illegal, in the latest chapter of a long-running dispute between authorities and the social network giant. Russia has already imposed a punitive slowdown on Twitter for refusing to delete content banned by the Russian government since March, part of a broader stand-off between ...

Belarus's opposition says it is preparing to stage a “new phase” of active protests against authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka.

Belarus’s defiant authoritarian leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka has accused the West of "crossing red lines" over its angry reaction to the country's diversion of a civilian airliner and arrest of a dissident journalist.

Iranian President Hassan Rohani has announced a four-month ban on all cryptocurrency mining in response to unplanned power cuts that have hit major Iranian cities.