Tag: West
Nothing new in the West wins 7(!) trophies at an important film award
Nothing new in the west is a hit in all areas. The German Netflix anti-war film was critically acclaimed and has been nominated for nine Oscars, which is very rare…
Forbidden West in your €14 PS4 & PS5 subscription
Sony is adding new games to the PS Plus Extra and Premium games catalog for February, and in Horizon Forbidde West there’s a real killer game. What is PS Plus…
A shortage of munitions may limit Ukraine’s ability to fight wars – the West reacted slowly to the increase in need, says researcher Ilmari Käihkö
Ukraine currently consumes more ammunition than is produced in Western countries. In the West, the possibility of a shortage of ammunition has been known for a long time, but progress…
The West must help Ukraine defeat the tyrant Putin, by Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Mikhail Khodorkovsky knows exactly what Vladimir Putin is capable of. For having defied the “tsar” and denounced the corruption of his regime, the former boss of the oil giant Yukos,…
How Adidas Could Lose Millions to Kanye West
It only took one lost, or rather broken, contract for the German equipment manufacturer Adidas to find itself in the red. In a press release, the new managing director, Bjorn…
Sam Fender to Way Out West
After a few years as a critic’s favorite, Briton Sam Fender had his big breakthrough with the song “Seventeen going under” last year. Australian King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard…
two employees of Doctors Without Borders killed in an attack in the North West
A Doctors Without Borders (MSF) team was attacked in Burkina Faso on Wednesday 8 February. The humanitarian NGO condemns the assassination of two of its Burkinabè employees and suspends its…
Putin is now inciting extremists to a “holy war” against the West – according to a military professor, there was a complete change in the conversation
When Russia invaded Ukraine in February of last year, the president appointed Vladimir Putin as a “special operation” of his war. Now the tone of voice is far from a…
NATO is wooing the increasingly sympathetic Japan and South Korea into the ranks of the West, but arms aid to Ukraine is still a tricky matter
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg asks Japan and South Korea for direct military aid to Ukraine. ‘s Asian correspondent Kirsi Crowley writes that a few years ago the request would…
Cobalt, the electric dream in the West and the reverse in Africa?
From extraction to sale, the history of the cobalt industry – essential for running the batteries of smartphones and electric cars – is riddled with scandals. And 70% of world…