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An AI Salvador Dalí will answer any question when called on his famous 'lobster phone'

Ask Dalí, a new AI installation based on a copy of Dalí's iconic sculpture, allows visitors to pick up the crustacean-shaped receiver, ask a question, and hear Dalí's response.

WEKU

Guns are killing more U.S. children. Shooting survivors can face lifelong challenges

Guns are now the leading cause of death among American children. And many more children are injured in shootings, putting them at risk for life-altering disability, pain, and mental trauma.

WEKU

The winners and losers from IndyCar’s first 2024 qualifying session

On the streets of St Petersburg on Saturday, we enjoyed a great battle for pole between Team Penske’s Indy 500 winner Josef Newgarden and Felix Rosenqvist, who moved to Meyer Shank Racing from Arrow McLaren in the off season.

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How Jamie Chadwick is aiming to make a difference in 2024

Andretti Global driver Jamie Chadwick is adamant that podium results are possible in her sophomore Indy NXT campaign, which gets under way this weekend in St Petersburg. Chadwick finished 12th in last year’s drivers’ standings and was the fourth-best-placed rookie, recording a best finish of sixth in Portland towards the…

Autosport

St. Petersburg Commemorates 80th Anniversary of WWII Siege

St. Petersburg marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the WWII siege with memorial events. Putin lays flowers at monuments, honoring victims and survivors.

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Russian court jails woman for 27 years over killing of pro-Kremlin blogger

Darya Trepova was found guilty of killing Vladlen Tatarsky, who died in a blast at a St Petersburg cafe in April 2023.

Al Jazeera

Fire Breaks Out At Russian Gas Terminal Near St Petersburg

A blaze at a natural gas terminal in the Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga on Sunday was caused by an "external factor", said Novatek, Russia's biggest exporter of liquified natural gas.

International Business Times

At least 27 people were killed in an attack on Donetsk in Russian-occupied Ukraine

Russian-installed authorities in Donetsk said that the shells had been fired by the Ukrainian military and called it a "terrorist attack."

WEKU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 695

Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg oil terminal; efforts under way to reopen international airport serving Kyiv

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine claims drone flew over Putin's residence during attacks on St Petersburg

Russia’s defence ministry said anti-air defences intercepted two drones overnight

Evening Standard

A huge fire engulfs a warehouse in Russia outside the city of St Petersburg

Russian authorities say that a huge fire tore through a large warehouse used by Russia's largest online retailer south of St. Petersburg

The Independent UK

Russian singer who appeared on stage wearing nothing but a sock is detained

Maxim Tesli, front man of a band called Shchenki (The Puppies), is detained at a St Petersburg airport

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St. Petersburg seeks profile boost as new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark negotiations continue

Officials in St. Petersburg, Florida, want to make it clear that their city is the current and future home of the Tampa Bay Rays as negotiations continue on a proposed new $1.3 billion ballpark

The Independent UK

Russia rounds up migrants celebrating New Year’s Eve and enlists them to fight in Ukraine

Some 3,000 labour migrants detained in St Petersburg alone as Vladimir Putin takes to increasingly desperate measures to make up for Ukraine war losses

The Hindu

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar visits school named after Rabindranath Tagore in St Petersburg

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar visits school named after Tagore in St Petersburg, Russia, pays homage to Nobel laureate and meets Governor Beglov.

The Guardian - UK

Azerbaijan close to peace agreement with Armenia, officials say

Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev has met Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan for bilateral talks in St Petersburg

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The Guardian - UK

Sunshine returns to St Petersburg: Claudine Doury’s best photograph

‘This was taken during the city’s White Nights festival. There were girls standing in the streets, eyes closed, arms outstretched. Others were singing, dancing and drinking champagne. This girl didn’t move for a long time’

The Guardian - UK

Man arrested over 2013 killing of Russian art dealer in Amsterdam

Dutch police detain 62-year-old in relation to death of Aleksandr Levin, whose torso was found in IJ River

The Guardian - UK

Video emerges of Vladimir Putin in shell suit on 1990s Finland trip

Putin seen playing table tennis and accompanying then mayor of St Petersburg on fishing trip

The Independent UK

Tampa Bay Rays finalizing new ballpark in St. Petersburg as part of a larger urban project

The playoff-bound Tampa Bay Rays put the finishing touches on plans for a new 30,000-seat ballpark in St. Petersburg

The Independent UK

Austrian ex-foreign minister has ponies flown in on military plane as she moves to Russia

Karin Kneissl is relocating to Russia to lead a thinktank she established in collaboration with St Petersburg University

The Guardian - AU

Austrian ex-foreign minister moves to Russia – with ponies flown in on military plane

Karin Kneissl says she is moving to Russia to lead a thinktank she set up with St Petersburg University

The Conversation

Why Pope's message to young Russians not to forget 'great Russia of Catherine II and Peter I' has not gone down well in Ukraine

Pope Francis’s video speech to the All-Russian Meeting of Catholic Youth in St Petersburg, urging them to “not forget their heritage” has caused quite a stir. What struck a bitter chord internationally – and especially in Ukraine – about the remarks he delivered on August 25 was not so much…

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