Hailed as the most faithfully filmed adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary characters. This acclaimed series stars Ronald Howard as the world-famous sleuth and H. Marion Crawford in a different portrayal of Dr. Watson than usual.
THE CASE OF THE THISTLE KILLER: A serial killer is on the loose in London. So far, he’s murdered six young women, each time leaving thistles behind. Holmes and company race to identify and capture the lunatic before he takes the life of a seventh victim.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky received a standing ovation after delivering an emotional speech to the EU Parliament on the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Zelensky vowed not to allow the Russian invasion to break him and his people, in a powerful speech to the European Parliament that reduced a translator to tears, reports our Brussels correspondent Joe Barnes.
Addressing MEPs over video-link, the wartime leader said every square in his country would be renamed “freedom square” in honour of Ukraine’s fight against the Russian invasion.
Nobody is going to enter and intervene with our freedom,” he said, from his secret bunker in Kyiv. “Believe you me every square, as of today, no matter what it’s called, is going to be called freedom square in every city of our country.
“Nobody is going to break us, we’re strong, we’re Ukrainians.”
President Zelensky also challenged EU leaders to “prove” they are Europeans by backing his bid for Ukraine to join the bloc.
“Prove you are with us, do prove that you will not let us go, do prove that you, indeed, are Europeans and then life will win over death and light will win over darkness,” he said.
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This episode, originally from season 1 of the anthology series TV Readers Digest, was broadcast by ABC on April 25, 1955. Restored and edited by PizzaFLIX with recreated titles.
Stars: Alex Nicol, Ted de Corsia, Dorothy Green
Director: Harold Daniels
A thief masterminds a daring daylight armored car heist. Can this be the perfect crime?
Switzerland joins EU sanctions on Russia, breaking neutral posture
Switzerland is ditching its deep-rooted tradition of neutrality and adopting the European Union’s sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
The move, which was announced by Swiss President Ignazio Cassis, is significant since Swiss banks include Russian oligarchs close to President Vladimir Putin among their clients.
Switzerland plans to immediately freeze the assets of Putin; his prime minister, Mikhail V. Mishustin; Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov; and 367 other individuals who were personally sanctioned by the EU last week.
“Switzerland reaffirms its solidarity with Ukraine and its people; it will be delivering relief supplies for people who have fled to Poland,” the government said, renewing its offer to mediate in the dispute.
The government said it would not maintain its traditional neutrality in the face of “the unprecedented military attack by Russia on a sovereign European state.”
Switzerland, which is not a member of the EU, has also moved to shutter its airspace to Russian planes.
Lavrov was scheduled to traveled to Geneva to address the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday, but the flight ban prompted him to cancel the trip, according to the Russian mission to the UN.
Russian entities have parked an estimated $11 billion in Swiss banks, according to data from 2020, according to the New York Times.
Initially, the Swiss were reluctant to go along with European sanctions against the Kremlin for fear it would damage their reputation as a neutral arbiter of diplomatic affairs.
But fierce anti-Russian sentiment triggered by the images of Russian bombardment of Ukraine and the humanitarian disaster that followed forced the government’s hand.
“There has been no provocation which could have justified such an intervention,” Cassis said.
Before he was Ukraine’s president, Zelensky voiced Paddington Bear
As Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky seals his political legacy, his legend grows in the US and UK.
British actor Hugh Bonneville, one of the stars of the hit “Paddington” movie franchise, revealed on Sunday that Zelensky, in fact, had voiced the beloved animated bear for the Ukrainian film audience.
“Until today I had no idea who provided the voice of @paddingtonbear in Ukraine. Speaking for myself, thank you, President Zelenskiy. [sic] #PaddingtonBear,” wrote Bonneville, whose message on Twitter attracted more than 37,000 likes.
Along with his tribute Bonneville, 58, shared a Ukrainian language promotional trailer for “Paddington 2” featuring then-actor and comedian Zelensky.
“Hello to my darling friends. I, Volodymyr Zelensky, will lend my voice to the wonderful, charismatic, friendly bear Paddington,” the 44-year-old politician can be heard telling viewers in the two-minute trailer, according to a report by Variety.
“Paddington’ [is a film] you can go to see with your whole family, and everyone will enjoy it regardless of your age,” he adds. “You know you will definitely walk out of the film in a fantastic mood.”
It’s been previously revealed that the wartime leader was once the star of Ukrainian televisions series “Servant of the People,” in which an unsuspecting teacher is thrust into the seat of Ukraine’s presidency — a role that inspired Zelensky to run for office in real life.
The former comedian and actor won Ukraine’s presidential election in 2019.
The anthropomorphic bear in a raincoat was voiced by Ben Whishaw (“No Time to Die”) for English-language audiences. “Paddington” starred Bonneville, Sally Hawkins (“The Shape of Water”), Julie Walters and Jim Broadbent in 2014. “Paddington 2” again saw Bonneville and Hawkins lead while adding Hugh Grant and Imelda Staunton (“The Crown”) to the sequel line-up in 2017.
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) speaks at CPAC 2022.
Saint Michael The Archangel and Coat of Arms of Kiev
The coat of arms of Kyiv features the Archangel Michael officially named as “Saint Michael the Archistrategos” (archistrategos, chief-general in the Ancient Greece), wielding a flaming sword and a shield on an azure field.
The supreme angel in Christian belief. Ukrainians shared many of the Christian beliefs about Saint Michael, particularly about his leading role in the struggle against Satan—hence, the name Arkhystratyh Mykhail ‘the Supreme Commander Michael.’ He was believed to have taken thunder away from Satan and handed it over to Saint Elijah. Ukrainians adopted Saint Michael as the patron saint of hunters and the city of Kyiv.
Saint Michael is an archangel, a spiritual warrior in the battle of good versus evil. He is considered a champion of justice, a healer of the sick, and the guardian of the Church. In art Saint Michael is depicted with a sword, a banner, or scales, and is often shown vanquishing Satan in the form of a dragon.
‘When I Found You’ was written by Jasmine Rae, Beau Golden and Sean Carey.
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