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fromwww.socialmediatoday.com
23 hours ago

TikTok Joins European Advertising Standards Alliance

TikTok joined the European Advertising Standards Alliance to adopt EASA self-regulation standards, reassure ad partners, and align with EU advertising compliance and consumer protection.
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fromSlate Magazine
59 minutes ago
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Rubio's Message to the World This Weekend Was More Sinister Than It Seems

Munich conference showcased contrasting U.S. figures—Rubio's measured pro-European lines assuaged fears while AOC's vague rhetoric left the trans-Atlantic alliance's future unclear.
fromJezebel
14 hours ago
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Splinter at the Munich Security Conference: America, The Toxic Ex

U.S. officials shifted to a conciliatory tone at the Munich Security Conference while masking the crisis their prior policies initiated.
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fromQueerty
2 hours ago

Speedskating phenom Jordan Stolz celebrates gold medal win with a big ol' slice of cake! - Queerty

Jordan Stolz won the 500 and 1,000 meters, set an Olympic record, and is competing for additional golds at the Winter Games.
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fromwww.amny.com
2 hours ago

2026 Winter Olympics: USA, Canada hockey resume remarkable rivalry in gold-medal match Thursday | amNewYork

Team USA's suffocating defense and Aerin Frankel's goaltending have powered a dominant run, setting up a high-stakes rivalry rematch with Canada.
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fromIrish Independent
2 hours ago

Anger flares at FF party meeting as TDs warn schools faced 'unacceptable' cliff-edge loss of SNAs before pause

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has spoken to the Education Minister about school SNA allocations after anger at Fianna Fáil's parliamentary party meeting.
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fromBusiness Matters
23 hours ago

How Long Is the Driving Theory Test? A Complete Guide for UK Learners

The UK driving theory test takes about 1 hour 20 minutes: 57-minute multiple-choice and roughly 20-minute hazard perception, with around a 90-minute test centre appointment.
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fromESPN.com
23 hours ago

Norway's Tormod Frostad captures Olympic freeski big air gold

Tormod Frostad won Olympic big air freeskiing gold with 195.50 points, overtaking Mac Forehand on the final jump.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 hours ago

Thousands in Kosovo rally against war crimes trial of ex-KLA commanders

Thousands in Kosovo protested the Hague trial of former KLA leaders accused of wartime crimes while many locals view them as national liberation heroes.
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fromLGBTQ Nation
3 hours ago

European Parliament passes resolution that says trans women are women - LGBTQ Nation

European Parliament affirmed that trans women are women and urged full recognition, inclusion, and support for trans women and LGBTIQ+ rights in EU UN priorities.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 hours ago

Marco Rubio's warm words to Viktor Orban reinforce EU fears that US seeks disunity in Europe

In what bordered on an explicit political endorsement, Rubio told Orban that relations between Hungary and the US had entered a golden age and would stay like that for as long as Orban remains in power. If you face financial struggles, if you face things that are impediments to growth, if you face things that threaten the stability of your country,
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 hours ago

Ukraine skeleton racer Heraskevych gets $200,000 gift to support his career after Olympic DQ

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladislav Heraskevych received over $200,000 from Rinat Akhmetov after Olympic disqualification for wearing a remembrance helmet.
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fromReadWrite
4 hours ago

Netherlands orders Polymarket to stop operations

Dutch regulator ordered Polymarket to block access for Dutch users immediately or face weekly fines up to €840,000 for offering unlicensed games of chance.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 hours ago

Elana Meyers Taylor nearly lost hope. Her team, her husband and the Spurs helped her to Olympic gold

Elana Meyers Taylor won the women's monobob gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics after nearly quitting earlier that season.
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fromDefector
5 hours ago

Canada Needs Marie-Philip Poulin To Bail Them Out One More Time | Defector

Marie-Philip Poulin remains Canada's best player, but reliance on her injured performance underscores Canada's limited scoring depth ahead of the gold-medal game.
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fromwww.dw.com
14 hours ago

Ukraine updates: Peace talks in Geneva 'very tense'

Ukrainian and Russian negotiators held tense US-mediated Geneva talks aiming to end the war; sessions lasted six hours, produced no breakthrough and will continue.
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fromwww.dw.com
4 hours ago

Czech Republic: Government attacks public TV and radio

Czech government seeks to abolish licensing fees and politically control public broadcasters, following Slovakia's model under Robert Fico.
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fromIndependent
15 hours ago

What are other countries doing to curb children's social media access?

Ireland has launched an investigation into X and ministers such as Tánaiste Simon Harris support banning social media for children under-16 over mental health concerns.
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fromBusiness Insider
5 hours ago
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Ukrainian strikes hit a Russian explosive materials plant 1,000 miles away and a major Black Sea oil terminal, security official says

fromBusiness Insider
5 hours ago
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Ukrainian strikes hit a Russian explosive materials plant 1,000 miles away and a major Black Sea oil terminal, security official says

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fromHunker
5 hours ago

Avoid Painting Your Home Office These Colors At All Costs - Hunker

Choose mid-tone matte warm neutral or muted colors for home offices; avoid vivid, glossy, neon shades that distract, flare under lights, or cause eye fatigue.
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fromIntelligencer
7 hours ago

The Wild Olympic Curling Scandal Is a Sign of the Times

Sports provide clear rules and resolution, but they also expose human unfairness and institutional bias, exemplified by a curling scandal at the Olympics.
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fromThe Atlantic
11 hours ago

Europe Has Received the Message

The EU is rapidly building independent defense capacity and EU-wide financing to fund rearmament amid Russian aggression and reduced U.S. reliability.
fromwww.dw.com
14 hours ago

Ukraine updates: New round of peace talks begin in Geneva

Ukrainian and Russian officials are meeting in Geneva for another round of talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. The talks come just days before the 4-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of its neighbor. Fighting has continued in Russia's war against Ukraine despite many rounds of talks aimed at ending the conflict.
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fromwww.thelocal.de
7 hours ago

Germany-US relations have been badly damaged but not beyond repair

Meeting in Munich over the weekend, officials on both sides said they wanted to continue to work together. In the world of geopolitics all eyes were on Southern Germany over the weekend where the Munich Security Conference (MSC) served as the latest make or break moment for Germany-US relations. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivered the event's opening speech in which he acknowledged that a rift has opened up with the US, and urged trans-Atlantic partners to repair and revive trust.
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fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
22 hours ago

Russia spies forcing Ukrainian to burn and bomb - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

The SBU says the enemy has ramped up these operations, using phones, messaging apps, and even online dating platforms to trick people into carrying out dangerous acts. The SBU said, "During such operations, Russian agents telephone or message people, posing as employees of the SBU, the Main Intelligence Directorate, NABU, the National Police, and other law enforcement agencies." "The Security Service of Ukraine once again calls on citizens to maintain information hygiene and to exercise caution in contacts with unknown individuals," the SBU added.
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fromBusiness Insider
23 hours ago

Lufthansa is finally selling its complex Boeing 787 business class seats after a certification debacle

Lufthansa can finally start making money on its Boeing 787 Dreamliners after a certification debacle left one of its most lucrative cabins largely empty for months. The German flag carrier said on Monday that it will begin selling tickets for its Allegris business class on the 787. Allegris, Lufthansa's signature cabin concept, spans economy, premium economy, business, and first class, but the business class rollout has been particularly tricky.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
20 hours ago

The rise of the cocaine submarine podcast

These semi-submersible boats have been used for years by drug gangs to smuggle cocaine from South and Central America. In more recent months as the price of cocaine has plummeted, gangs have changed tactics: instead of letting the boats sink on delivery, they have started to reuse the vessels, setting up a refuelling platform at sea and sending the boats back so they can make as many journeys as possible.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
12 hours ago

Spain to probe social media giants over AI-generated child abuse material

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez pledges to end impunity' of platforms X, Meta and TikTok in promoting harmful content. The Spanish government has ordered prosecutors to investigate social media platforms X, Meta and TikTok for allegedly spreading AI-generated child sexual abuse material, the prime minister has said. These platforms are undermining the mental health, dignity, and rights of our children, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez posted on his X account on Tuesday. The state cannot allow this. The impunity of these giants must end.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
14 hours ago

Once a popular wartime leader among Ukrainians, Zelenskyy's shine fades

In the first months of Russia's full-scale invasion, his defiance and everyman image won him global acclaim and overwhelming support at home. list of 4 itemsend of list But that unity, exhausted by four years of full-scale war, has given way to a more complex mood. Now, while many Ukrainians still back him as an international figurehead, concerns about governance and corruption are reshaping his standing domestically.
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fromwww.dw.com
10 hours ago

Lower Saxony: AfD put on far-right intelligence watchlist

Lower Saxony's intelligence agency has designated the AfD as a far-right organization subject to ongoing state surveillance.
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fromwww.dw.com
11 hours ago

Spain to investigate big tech over AI child abuse imagery

Spain ordered prosecutors to investigate X, Meta, and TikTok for allegedly distributing AI-generated child sexual abuse material and to end platform impunity.
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fromwww.dw.com
10 hours ago

Lower Saxony: AfD state chapter designated extremist group

Lower Saxony's intelligence agency designates the AfD state chapter as an extremist surveillance object, enabling intensified monitoring, informants, and telecommunications surveillance.
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fromSilicon Canals
10 hours ago

UnionPay Cardholders Gain Access to Cash at NCR Atleos Cashzone ATMs Across the UK - Silicon Canals

UnionPay cardholders can withdraw cash at up to 13,000 NCR Atleos Cashzone ATMs across high-traffic UK locations, improving convenience for Chinese visitors.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
13 hours ago

US strengthens ties with European populists in its offensive against the EU project

The U.S. is actively supporting European populist and Eurosceptic leaders, notably Viktor Orban, to weaken the European Union and advance American strategic interests.
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fromComputerWeekly.com
13 hours ago

Italian Navy sets sail with Ericsson 5G | Computer Weekly

Ericsson and Leonardo conducted a successful maritime 5G Standalone test with the Italian Navy, deploying an end-to-end 5G SA network across naval vessels.
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fromwww.dw.com
7 hours ago

Italy enjoy historic Winter Games: Is home advantage real?

Home advantage at the Olympics has decreased over time but still contributed to Italy's record Winter Games success, driven by female athletes and facility familiarity.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
11 hours ago

It's betrayal': Shetland's scallop fishers brace for arrival of UK's largest salmon farm

Approval of the UK's largest planned salmon farm in Shetland intensifies conflict between local scallop fishers and fish-farm operators over ecological and economic strain.
fromwww.dw.com
13 hours ago

Spain: Five young people killed in Catalonia building fire

The fire service said in a statement that the blaze broke out Monday evening in a storage room on the top floor of a five-story building in Manlleu, a town around 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of Barcelona. The cause of the blaze has not been identified and officials are looking into it. The five people killed also didn't live in the building, police said.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
21 hours ago

This Is a Campaign Speech for Orban': Rubio Effusively Praises Hungarian Autocrat He Once Warned Trump About

Orban is currently facing a tough re-election fight against opposition leader Peter Magyar, who has presented the first realistic challenge to Orban's grip on power in years. Last week, President Donald Trump posted a glowing endorsement on his Truth Social account, calling Orban a a truly strong and powerful Leader who fights tirelessly for, and loves, his Great Country and People, just like I do for the United States of America.
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fromBusiness Insider
18 hours ago

Ukrainian drone pilot found hidden Russian depot, realized it was filled with horses and cars

Russian forces increasingly use unconventional transport—horses, civilian cars, bicycles—revealing equipment shortages and alternative logistics tactics in the Ukraine war.
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fromBusiness Matters
11 hours ago

NATO Innovation Fund backs SatVu with 30m investment to scale thermal intelligence

SatVu secured £30m, including NATO Innovation Fund backing, to scale a UK-built multi-satellite thermal imaging constellation for persistent activity intelligence.
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fromABC7 Los Angeles
10 hours ago

Vatican expands visitor experience at St. Peter's Basilica to mark 400th anniversary

St. Peter's Basilica will expand terrace access, add a larger snack bar, online reservations, multilingual Mass translations, and a Michelangelo-styled font for its 400th anniversary.
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fromRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
9 hours ago

EU Pushes Ukraine On Repair Of Druzhba Pipeline Carrying Russian Oil

Brussels coordinates with Ukraine to repair the damaged Druzhba pipeline while Hungary and Slovakia rely on reserves and seek alternative Russian oil routes.
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fromIndependent
18 hours ago

Colostomy bag thrown at welfare staff and workers physically and verbally attacked by customers

Welfare staff at Department of Social Protection faced abusive, harassing, and physical attacks from members of the public, including a thrown full colostomy bag.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
8 hours ago

Croatia refuses transit of Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

We request Croatia to enable the transport of Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia via the Adria pipeline, ‌as our sanctions exemption provides the possibility to import Russian ⁠oil by sea if pipeline deliveries are disrupted,
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fromwww.theguardian.com
17 hours ago

Madrid museum shuffles its pack charting decades of rapid change in Spain

The Reina Sofia's new rehang opens, quite pointedly, with a painting of a detained man sitting, head bowed and wrists shackled, as he waits for the arbitrary hand of institutional bureaucracy to decide his fate. The picture, Document No , was painted by Juan Genoves in 1975, the year Francisco Franco died and Spain began its transition to democracy after four decades of dictatorship.
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fromTheregister
14 hours ago

MoD ticks shopping list as PM considers weapons budget boost

UK may accelerate defense spending to reach 3% of GDP within the current Parliament while committing to new weapon systems and multinational long-range programs.
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fromIndependent
18 hours ago

Revealed: How plans for the murder of Keane Mulready-Woods were put in place

Robbie Lawlor orchestrated the 2020 murder of 17-year-old Keane Mulready-Woods during a gang feud in Drogheda, directing logistics and personally killing him.
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
7 hours ago

Ukrainian elite forces hit Russian bases deep 'behind enemy lines' - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

Ukrainian special forces have struck deep into Russian-controlled territory, targeting ammo depots, logistics hubs, and command posts, the SBU said yesterday. The Alpha Special Operations Center carried out precision raids on key enemy military infrastructure, crippling the invaders' ability to manage troops, resupply, and plan new attacks. "These strikes hit the enemy where it hurts most," the SBU said on Telegram. "We are disrupting their operations and slowing down their war machine."
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fromInvesting.com
13 hours ago

Factbox-European regulators crack down on Big Tech By Reuters

European regulators have opened multiple antitrust probes and imposed large fines on major tech firms, targeting Google, Amazon, and Apple for competition and content-rule breaches.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
12 hours ago

The Breakdown | France's creative heart Jalipont' can easily join rugby's great double-acts

Antoine Dupont and Matthieu Jalibert form a complementary half-back partnership driving France's spectacular attacking rugby and producing dominant victories.
fromwww.theguardian.com
23 hours ago

Six Sarah Ferguson-linked companies to close after Epstein revelations

Six companies linked to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, are being wound down in the wake of revelations about her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. According to Companies House, an application to strike off each company was filed after new details about Ferguson's contact with Epstein came to light in the millions of documents released by US authorities as part of the Epstein files.
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fromwww.dw.com
6 hours ago

'I wish I had died,' says migrant after weeks of rape

Migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in Libya face systematic, widespread abuses including torture, rape, arbitrary detention, forced labor, sexual violence and slavery.
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fromIndependent
18 hours ago

Colostomy bag thrown at staff among increase in physical and verbal assaults of welfare employees

Department of Social Protection staff endured verbal abuse, harassment, and physical attacks from clients, including being hit with a full colostomy bag and racial slurs.
#homicide
fromIrish Independent
7 hours ago
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Construction worker who killed Canadian tourist in Dublin with 'full force running kick' jailed for five-and-a-half years

fromIrish Independent
7 hours ago
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Construction worker who killed Canadian tourist in Dublin city with 'full force running kick' is jailed for five and a half years

fromIrish Independent
7 hours ago
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Construction worker who killed Canadian tourist in Dublin with 'full force running kick' jailed for five-and-a-half years

fromIrish Independent
7 hours ago
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Construction worker who killed Canadian tourist in Dublin city with 'full force running kick' is jailed for five and a half years

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fromwww.aljazeera.com
18 hours ago

Train derails in Switzerland, injuring five amid avalanches in the Alps

A regional train derailed near Goppenstein amid heavy snow and level-four avalanche warnings, injuring five while avalanches across the Alps caused multiple recent deaths.
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fromReadWrite
9 hours ago

KSA warns over Dutch coalition gambling ads reforms

Dutch gambling regulator warns advertising bans and licence caps could undermine goals to protect vulnerable players and combat illegal online gambling.
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fromIrish Independent
11 hours ago

Protest planned outside Hoxton Hotel over legal action against Yamamori Izakaya

Supporters protest to save Yamamori Izakaya from a High Court injunction over alleged noise and call on Dublin City Council to protect the venue.
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fromwww.dw.com
13 hours ago

Spain: At least five killed in building fire in Catalonia

Five young people died and five others were injured in a storage-room fire on the top floor of a five-story building in Manlleu.
#missing-persons
fromIndependent
18 hours ago
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'My hope is something will come of this' - after many false dawns can latest search bring closure to the families of Jo Jo Dullard or Deirdre Jacob?

fromIndependent
18 hours ago
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'My hope is something will come of this' - after many false dawns can latest search bring closure to the families of Jo Jo Dullard or Deirdre Jacob?

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fromwww.dw.com
17 hours ago

Ukraine: In Kyiv, exhausted repair crews work non-stop

Kyiv plumbers, electricians and heating engineers work around the clock to restore heat, water and electricity after missile attacks destroyed energy infrastructure.
fromIndependent
18 hours ago

Six Nations jury: Ireland's scrum pressure, is it time for a change at No 10 and what's most to fear from Twickenham trip?

Rúaidhrí O'Connor: The fact that the lesser heralded players are the ones making the big plays. Stuart McCloskey is the team's totem, Jamie Osborne was superb, and Robert Baloucoune and Cormac Izuchukwu are to the manner born. In the long run, the squad will be a lot stronger for the experience.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
5 hours ago

Deadly explosion rocks Russian military site near St Petersburg

An explosion collapsed several floors of a military police facility in Sertolovo near St Petersburg, killing at least three and wounding multiple others.
fromTheregister
10 hours ago

Gentoo moves to Codeberg amid GitHub Copilot concerns

Gentoo's official migration from Microsoft-owned GitHub to Codeberg is underway, as the Linux distribution fulfills a pledge to ditch the code shack due to "continuous attempts to force Copilot usage for our repositories." The decision was made public last month, when Gentoo confirmed it intended to migrate repository mirrors and pull request contributions to the new home. On February 16, the organization revealed it now had a presence on Codeberg, where contributions could be submitted.
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fromArchDaily
19 hours ago

Naples Architecture City Guide: 15 Projects of History, Density, and Continuity

Set on the edge of the Mediterranean and shaped by centuries of continuous occupation, Naples is a city where architecture is inseparable from time. Layers of Greek foundations, Roman infrastructures, medieval churches, Baroque palaces, and Modern interventions coexist within a dense and compact urban fabric. Naples reveals itself as an accumulation of structures, adaptations, and reuse, where buildings are rarely isolated objects and more often part of a larger spatial, social, and historical system.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
11 hours ago

Austrian football shaken after hidden cameras found in Altach women's team's changing room

We were completely shocked, she said. The rug was pulled from under our feet. She described how the players have been trying to process what has happened but said: One thing is for sure: this will take a long time There are better and worse days. But my thoughts are of course often on this case. And when that happens you think about how disgusting and grim it is what has been going on here.
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