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Ukrainian comedians cope with war through humour newsthirst.

Vitaliy Shevchenko BBC Monitoring Russia editor Anton Tymoshenko/Underground Standup Stand-up comedy helps Ukrainians cope with the war, according to comedian Anton Tymoshenko On 14 October 2023, an unusual event was held in Ukraine’s most prestigious venue, Palace Ukraine in Kyiv. Anton Tymoshenko became the first Ukrainian stand-up comedian to give a solo performance there. “I…

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Off-duty police assaulted in Sydney brawl with one ‘repeatedly punched and kicked’ in the head | Australian police and policing newsthirst.

Two off-duty police officers have been assaulted in Sydney with one knocked to the ground and repeatedly punched in the head, New South Wales police allege. Police said they were called to a brawl on Enmore Road in Newtown late on Wednesday. “Officers … attended and found a 25-year-old man unconscious on the roadway,” a…

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Microsoft’s business development chief Chris Young resigns newsthirst.

Christopher Young, executive vice president of business development at Microsoft Corp., speaks during the GeekWire Summit in Seattle, Washington, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. The GeekWire Summit brings together business, tech and community leaders for discussions about the future. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft‘s head of business development Chris Young, who…

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Nvidia supplier SK Hynix posts record quarterly profit on strength of AI boom newsthirst.

SK Hynix Inc. signage at the company’s office in Seongnam, South Korea, on Monday, April 22, 2024. SK Hynix is scheduled to release earnings figures on April 25. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images South Korea’s SK Hynix, one of the world’s largest memory chipmakers, posted record quarterly earnings…

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Academy says Oscars will go on as planned and ‘honor’ LA amid fires | California wildfires newsthirst.

The Oscars will go on as planned in March, though with special accommodations to acknowledge to devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, according to a new update from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. A letter from the CEO, Bill Kramer, and president Janet Yang, sent to all members on Wednesday, confirmed that the…

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