Новости за 13.12.2021

Russia has been putting pressure on the West to talk about NATO expansion. Now, amid diplomacy over Ukraine, Moscow feels like it might be heard.

When the pandemic hit, a tribal college moved all its courses online and offered them without charge to any Native student.

Progress roundup: Governments are giving more freedom to those who’ve been denied it, from women in Saudi Arabia to Black drivers in U.S. cities.

The European Commission is proposing rules that seek to bring more clarity and fairness to the murky world of app-based self-employment.

Over the last year, prices rose by 6.8%, but economists are hopeful that inflation will start to decline within a few months. A few wildcards remain, however, including whether recent increases in workers’ wages will keep prices high.

Kim Jong Un came into power a decade ago this week. His rule over North Korea has been characterized by his consolidation of power and his larger-than-life personality. Now, Mr. Kim is facing his toughest period yet. How will he fare?

Does what goes on Facebook really matter? Almost a year after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, prosecutors are heavily weighing protestors’ online posts. In at least 28 federal crime sentences so far, prosecutors have requested stricter rulings based on social media posts.

To clean up East Baltimore, COR Health Institute develops community structure – among youth and the very buildings and streets they inhabit.

Quilting has often been a powerful form of activism, especially for Black women in the U.S. The Stitch Their Names Memorial Project, on display at Jackson State University in Mississippi, continues that legacy by honoring the lives of those lost to racial violence.

On Sunday, the Mayfield Consumer Products candle company said that while eight workers were confirmed dead, and eight remained missing, more than 90 others had been located.

Drawing on a Texas law to ban abortions, California Gov. Newsom wants to empower private citizens to enforce a ban on the sale of assault weapons.

G7 foreign ministers meeting in England Sunday warned Russia that invading Ukraine would result in severe economic pain for Moscow.