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British Broadcasting CorporationFor the past 72 hours, the menacing whirring sound above our heads has been the sound of Russian suicide drones flying past and then charging toward their targets.Now, the buzz is coming from a Ukrainian drone that, rather than being sent to kill, is relaying footage of the training ground to commanders at the base.We are taken to a secret training site in the Chernihiv region, where the latest troops are being whisked to the battlefield to once again stop Moscow’s onslaught.Amid the machine gun fire and the instructor’s orders, the most eye-catching thing about the scene was…
WARNING: This article contains details that readers may find distressingA girl jumped from a shopping mall in Yokohama, Japan and hit pedestrians below, killing two people. The 17-year-old high school student jumped from a building in a crowded shopping district on Saturday night and hit a 32-year-old woman who was out with friends. The two were immediately taken to hospital at around 18:00 local time (09:00 GMT), where the girl died an hour later. The woman also died shortly afterwards.It’s unclear why she took her own life, but according to official statistics, more people under 18 take their own lives…
Israel prepares for a general strike as protests continue over the government’s failure to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas.Tensions have been high since soldiers recovered the bodies of six hostages on Saturday, sparking outrage across the country.Tens of thousands of people rallied across Israel on Sunday, accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government of not doing enough to reach an agreement on the remaining hostages held by Hamas during the Oct. 7 attack.Histadrut, Israel’s largest union, called for a one-day strike on Monday, with its leader Arnon Bar-David saying the country was getting “body bags instead…
Guy HedgecoKike España says Málaga feels like a theme park with so many touristsKike España gazes at Malaga’s Plaza de la Merced. It was already morning, and the square was still quiet at this time – it was filled with jacaranda trees, an obelisk monument stood in the center of the square, and in the distance was the house where Pablo Picasso was born. But what worries Keck are the city’s visitors, many of whom have gathered at nearby cafes.”The situation is so saturated that Málaga has really reached a turning point where there is a feeling that the city…
ReutersThe UAE, whose largest city is Dubai, has been accused of arming Sudanese paramilitary forces suspected of genocideWhen fans saw that rapper Macklemore canceled an upcoming show, some of them thought it was in solidarity with Gaza.But that’s not the case. The show was in Dubai, which he canceled due to the war in Sudan that has killed tens of thousands, starved millions and triggered a humanitarian disaster.The charming Gulf city of Dubai is the largest city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which is widely accused of funding the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), one of Sudan’s warring sides.’Sudan’s crisis…
Titanic Cruise LinesThe ship has now lost a large portion of its railingIt’s this photo that makes the Titanic’s wreck instantly identifiable – the bow looming in the darkness of the Atlantic Ocean. But a new expedition has revealed the effects of slow decay, with much of the railing now lying on the seafloor.The missing railing – immortalized by Jack and Rose in the famous movie scene – was discovered during a series of dives by underwater robots this summer. The images they captured show how the wreck changed after more than 100 years under the waves.In April 1912, the…
WATCH: Russian missiles strike near Kharkiv subway and supermarketA Russian airstrike injured at least 41 people in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, officials said.Five children were among those injured, regional chief Oleh Syniehubov said, accusing Moscow of “specifically targeting the city’s civilian infrastructure”.He added that the damaged buildings included a supermarket and a sports stadium and were located in places where residents go every day.”Russia is once again terrorizing Kharkiv, attacking civilian infrastructure and the city itself,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said after the attack.ReutersZelensky once again called on Western allies to “provide Ukraine with everything it needs to defend itself.”Sinehubov…
ventricular tachycardiaIsraeli trade union leader Arnon Bar-DavidA major Israeli union has called for a nationwide general strike on Monday after the bodies of six hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip were discovered.Arnon Bar-David, president of the Histadrut trade union, which represents about 800,000 members, said: “We are getting body bags instead of a deal.” He called on workers to hold a one-day strike starting at 06:00 local time on Monday, adding that Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport would be closed from 08:00.The intervention came just hours after thousands of protesters took to the streets in Tel Aviv and…
Exit polls showed Germany’s anti-immigration party Alternative for Germany expected to win in the eastern state of Thuringia.Exit polls for public broadcaster ARD showed the AfD would win 30.5% of the vote, 6 percentage points ahead of the conservative Christian Democrats and well ahead of Germany’s three ruling parties.If confirmed, it would be the first time the far-right has won votes in the state parliament since World War II, although it is unlikely to form a government in Thuringia.About five million Germans are eligible to vote in two eastern state elections on Sunday. The Alternative for Germany also followed closely…
Twelve Problems: When a Few Financial Institutions Control EverythingJohn CoatesColombia Global Report2023 Industrial concentration in modern economies has long been a focus of academic and policy-makers’ attention, ultimately triggering intense conceptual and public policy debates about structure, behavior, and performance, as well as market-driven systems as a whole. Evidence over the years has shown that having the market on your side across the board of public policy goals is a good thing. Therefore, it is equally important to understand market dynamics and how the structure of the market itself promotes resource allocation efficiency and economic growth through available production factors,…