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Germany ‘Island of peace’ Israeli-Palestinian restaurant in Berlin vandalised
The owners have said that wine glasses were smashed and the space was defiled by ‘disgusting acts’ in the attack
CrowdStrike broke Debian and Rocky Linux months ago, but no one noticed
CrowdStrike recently caused a widespread Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) issue on Windows PCs, disrupting various sectors. However, this was not an isolated incident, CrowdStrike affected Linux PCs also.
The UK says it conducted a 'groundbreaking' trial of a laser beam weapon that can neutralize targets for $0.12 a shot
The UK's MOD said it test-fired a laser weapon that can track multiple targets and costs just $0.12 a shot, as nations look at ways to combat drones.
Kremlin to pay soldiers £50,000 in Ukraine war recruitment drive
With as many as 1,000 casualties a day to cover, Russia is offering front-line troops four times the average civilian wage
Moscow Offers Record $22,000 for Russians to Fight in Ukraine
Russia hit by gas shortages as drones attack its biggest Black Sea refinery
HIV ‘vaccine’ could be made for just $40 a year for every patient
Generic version of a drug already on the market, which can suppress and prevent HIV, would still yield 30% profit if the current price was slashed, researchers say
Violence against women at 'epidemic' levels and is a threat on par with terrorism, UK police warn
Britain's police chiefs say that violence against women and girls has reached epidemic levels and police are treating it as a threat on the same scale as terrorism
Last Ukrainian church in occupied Crimea is demolished
Russian occupiers in temporarily occupied Yevpatoriia, Crimea, have begun dismantling the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, which belongs to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU). Former Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine Gyunduz Mamedov said that it was the last Ukrainian church in Crimea.
General Staff: Russia has lost 568,980 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
This number includes 1,220 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
Mediazona confirms identities of nearly 60,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine
Through open-source research, Mediazona, a Russian independent media outlet, together with BBC Russia, confirmed the names of 59,725 Russian soldiers who had been killed since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Hamas rocket launched toward Israel misfires, slams into Gazan school in Nuseirat
The rocket fired by Hamas did not enter Israeli territory, but rather fell on a school in Nuseirat. The IDF also reported on continued operations throughout Gaza, including a return to Khan Yunis.
Restaurants sit half-empty in Turkey, as inflation reaches 91% sending tourists and locals to neighboring Greece
'We're all getting poorer.'
Sharks off Brazil coast test positive for cocaine
The drug was found in all 13 wild Brazilian sharpnose sharks tested, with a concentration as much as 100 times higher than previously reported for other aquatic creatures.
Bulgaria may send surplus ammunition to Ukraine, minister says
"Some ammunition of certain types, can be provided to Ukraine. This package will also be linked to an agreement with an ally country on compensation, similar to the previous package we sent," Bulgarian acting Defense Minister Atanas Zapryanov said.
Pacific nations urge Japan to clean up WWII shipwrecks
Oil leaks put coral reefs, mangroves and fisheries at risk, researcher warns
The group of millionaires lobbying governments to be taxed more
As some company CEOs are receiving a salary more than 50 times higher than the average employee's, even the rich are starting to say it's time to rein in their wealth.
Israel's Netanyahu requests meeting with former President Trump, Politico reports
Joly tells China’s top diplomat Canada won’t ‘tolerate any form of interference in our democracy’
China interfering in Canadian elections, setting up illegal police stations and bullying diaspora communities were all put on the table in Beijing, as were its intimidation and disinformation campaigns, Joly said