Research and development in Finland hasn’t yet recovered the cruising speed of 3.54% of GDP that it had in 2008, which reached such a high level thanks to the phenomenal contribution of Nokia’s research. According to Sari Multala, the minister of Science and Culture for the Nordic country, the current government has proposed...
One of the TikTok trends is to show the process of loading a projectile into a tank and firing it. Another is to put trance music to a video, along with the words “2-3, sha-ger.” This is the order that a military drone operator is given to drop a bomb, with the syllables separated so that the message is clear. The trend...
Many young Nepalis had gone to Russia on student visas, but then joined the Russian Army, lured by the promise of a handsome salary and eventual Russian citizenship....
America’s media and political class is analyzing, debating, and shaping a narrative in Gaza that’s entirely different from the one being discussed in Israeli media and among Israeli political leaders. This gap, born from casual racism, deliberate credulity, and reflexive alignment with the US government’s party line, is...
Bryant Walker Smith, a University of South Carolina law professor, called the judge’s summary of the evidence significant because it suggests “alarming inconsistencies” between what Tesla knew internally, and what it was saying in its marketing....
An investigation by the media organization The Markup found the pixel by Facebook and Instagram-parent Meta on dozens of popular websites targeting kids from kindergarten to college, including sites that students are all but required to use if they want to participate in school activities or apply to college....
Eine Zuckersteuer auf Erfrischungsgetränke würde in Deutschland allein innerhalb der nächsten zwei Jahrzehnte bis zu 16 Milliarden Euro sparen und zahlreiche Erkrankungen vermeiden. Zu diesem Ergebnis kommt eine Studie der Technischen Universität München und der britischen Universität Liverpool im Fachmagazin “PLOS...
In a statement, Northvolt says its validated cell is more safe, cost-effective, and sustainable than conventional nickel, manganese and cobalt (NMC) or iron phosphate (LFP) chemistries and is produced with minerals such as iron and sodium that are abundant on global markets....
Nach dem Urteil des Bundesverfassungsgerichts zum Haushalt ringen die Parteien darum, wie es weitergehen soll. CDU-Chef Friedrich Merz forderte einen Verzicht auf die Kindergrundsicherung, das Heizungsgesetz und auf ein höheres Bürgergeld. “Es geht eben nicht mehr alles”, sagte er in der ARD-Talkrunde “Maischberger”....
The latest victim was Nerry Ushindi, a journalist with Radio Télévision Ishango (RTI), a community radio station based in Kasindi, a small border town in the northeastern corner of the province. Three armed masked individuals forced their way into his home in Kasindi on the night of 9 November....
"In the current geopolitical situation, our industry is competing with companies that are directly or indirectly supported by their own governments,” Christian Ehler, lawmaker of centre-right EPP group and chief negotiator for the law, says....
The EU delegation in each non-EU country is the diplomatic representation of the EU in the territory, under the European External Action Service (EEAS)....
While many have their own hobbies that keep them going through the cold dark winter months here – ice swimming, cross-country skiing, walking on the “ice road” out into the archipelago – one thing remains a problem: loneliness. In an attempt to counter that, authorities in Luleå have launched a campaign to ease that...
China’s President Xi Jinping made the comments in a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese state television reported, fortifying ties with its European trading partner after Macron visited China in April....
Macron responded that foreign companies in the Chinese market should come with fair competition conditions – echoing the several EU companies and countries that have often complained about China’s opaque law on foreign companies.
Xi’s ‘tempting’ words come as China faces an anti-subsidy investigation launched by the European Commission on 4 October, looking into whether China is involved in an alleged illegal subsidisation scheme.
In the call, Macron also expressed “deep concerns” about the Russian-North-Korean military cooperation, which he said could have an impact on Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Macron also called on China to maintain relations with the Ukrainian authorities, despite China’s refusal to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and despite Russia’s withdrawal from two arms treaties, the reiteration of its readiness to use nuclear weapons and its nuclear test in November.
The artist Sasha Skochilenko was sentenced for 7 years in prison for replacing five supermarket price tags with pieces of paper with facts about the cost of the war in Ukraine....
Bohdan Yermokhin – whose name was spelled “Bogdan Ermokhin” on the Russian civil registry – is one of thousands of Ukrainian children who disappeared into Russia from orphanages, schools and foster homes, most of whom are still being sought by Kyiv....
Google fought to keep the Spotify numbers private during its antitrust fight with Epic, saying they could damage negotiations with other app developers who might want more generous rates. Google’s User Choice Billing program, launched in 2022, is typically described as shaving about 4 percent off Google’s Play Store...
In a statement, Google did not provide specifics but also did not deny implementing an artificial wait time. “To support a diverse ecosystem of creators globally and allow billions to access their favorite content on YouTube, we’ve launched an effort to urge viewers with ad blockers enabled to allow ads on YouTube or try...
<a href="">YouTube Says New 5-Second Video Load Delay Is Supposed to Punish Ad Blockers, Not Firefox Users</a>
Firefox users are reporting an ‘artificial’ load time on YouTube videos. YouTube says it’s part of a plan to make people who use adblockers “experience suboptimal viewing, regardless of the browser they are using.”
In January 2024, a UN committee expectedly calls on Russia to answer about the children deported from Ukraine: about their number; about granting Russian citizenship to them, in contradiction with international humanitarian law; about guarantees for their return to Ukraine and the preservation of their identity, citizenship,...
Recent reports have confirmed that Russia has transferred more than 19,000 Ukrainian children – and possibly significantly more – in a campaign of “Russification” aimed at their forced assimilation and permanent separation from their nation, write Payam Akhavan, Human Rights Chair at the University of Toronto’s Massey...
The Russian doctors have addressed President Vladimir Putin demanding the release of Alexandra Skochilenko, a 33-year-old woman sentenced to seven years in prison for protesting against Russia’s offensive in Ukraine in a supermarket. Skochilenko had replaced price tags in a supermarket with slogans criticizing the Russian...
Johann Tschürtz, Klubobmann der FPÖ im burgenländischen Landtag, sagte anschliessend, die Abschiebung „war nicht für die Schüler gedacht, da diese ja auch nicht straffällig sind“....
Boost public and private investment in R&D to 4% of GDP: This is how Finland is looking for its next Nokia (english.elpais.com)
Research and development in Finland hasn’t yet recovered the cruising speed of 3.54% of GDP that it had in 2008, which reached such a high level thanks to the phenomenal contribution of Nokia’s research. According to Sari Multala, the minister of Science and Culture for the Nordic country, the current government has proposed...
On TikTok, the war in Gaza is a game (english.elpais.com)
One of the TikTok trends is to show the process of loading a projectile into a tank and firing it. Another is to put trance music to a video, along with the words “2-3, sha-ger.” This is the order that a military drone operator is given to drop a bomb, with the syllables separated so that the message is clear. The trend...
Abortion restrictions and discouragement of female university students: Moscow wants Russian women to focus on childbearing (english.elpais.com)
Here’s how to find more funds for Ukraine – liquidate Russia’s $300bn in frozen assets --- [Opinion] (www.theguardian.com)
Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of deliberately attacking civilians and journalists in Lebanon (feddit.de)
Cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/6542850...
Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of deliberately attacking civilians and journalists in Lebanon (www.hrw.org)
Ukraine's human rights envoy calls for a faster way to bring back children deported by Russia (abcnews.go.com)
Graves of Nepali soldiers in Russia (nepalitimes.com)
Many young Nepalis had gone to Russia on student visas, but then joined the Russian Army, lured by the promise of a handsome salary and eventual Russian citizenship....
The “Hunt for Hamas” Narrative Is Obscuring Israel’s Real Plans for Gaza (www.thenation.com)
America’s media and political class is analyzing, debating, and shaping a narrative in Gaza that’s entirely different from the one being discussed in Israeli media and among Israeli political leaders. This gap, born from casual racism, deliberate credulity, and reflexive alignment with the US government’s party line, is...
Judge finds evidence that Tesla, Musk knew about Autopilot defect that led to killing of Florida man (feddit.de)
Cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/5939073...
Judge finds evidence that Tesla, Musk knew about Autopilot defect that led to killing of Florida man (www.reuters.com)
Bryant Walker Smith, a University of South Carolina law professor, called the judge’s summary of the evidence significant because it suggests “alarming inconsistencies” between what Tesla knew internally, and what it was saying in its marketing....
Facebook Watches Teens Online As They Prep for College (themarkup.org)
An investigation by the media organization The Markup found the pixel by Facebook and Instagram-parent Meta on dozens of popular websites targeting kids from kindergarten to college, including sites that students are all but required to use if they want to participate in school activities or apply to college....
Skandale bei der Lachszucht: Verendeter Fisch als Premium-Lachs (taz.de) German
Lachszucht ist eine Goldgrube, vor allem, je weniger Rücksicht auf das Tierwohl genommen wird. Doch die Branche verliert nun Kundschaft.
Deutschland: Zuckersteuer könnte bis zu 16 Milliarden Euro sparen (www.tagesschau.de) German
Eine Zuckersteuer auf Erfrischungsgetränke würde in Deutschland allein innerhalb der nächsten zwei Jahrzehnte bis zu 16 Milliarden Euro sparen und zahlreiche Erkrankungen vermeiden. Zu diesem Ergebnis kommt eine Studie der Technischen Universität München und der britischen Universität Liverpool im Fachmagazin “PLOS...
Swedish company Northvolt develops new state-of-the-art sodium-ion battery produced with locally sourced materials, entirely independent of traditional battery value chains (feddit.de)
Cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/5922898...
Swedish company Northvolt develops new state-of-the-art sodium-ion battery produced with locally sourced materials, entirely independent of traditional battery value chains (northvolt.com)
In a statement, Northvolt says its validated cell is more safe, cost-effective, and sustainable than conventional nickel, manganese and cobalt (NMC) or iron phosphate (LFP) chemistries and is produced with minerals such as iron and sodium that are abundant on global markets....
CEO of Chinese online game streaming firm arrested amid executive crackdown: "no reason has been given for arrest," company says (feddit.de)
Cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/5922505...
[DE] Debatte über Haushaltskrise: "Es geht eben nicht mehr alles" (www.tagesschau.de) German
Nach dem Urteil des Bundesverfassungsgerichts zum Haushalt ringen die Parteien darum, wie es weitergehen soll. CDU-Chef Friedrich Merz forderte einen Verzicht auf die Kindergrundsicherung, das Heizungsgesetz und auf ein höheres Bürgergeld. “Es geht eben nicht mehr alles”, sagte er in der ARD-Talkrunde “Maischberger”....
Attacks on reporters threaten right to information in DRC’s Nord-Kivu province, Reporters Without Borders says (rsf.org)
The latest victim was Nerry Ushindi, a journalist with Radio Télévision Ishango (RTI), a community radio station based in Kasindi, a small border town in the northeastern corner of the province. Three armed masked individuals forced their way into his home in Kasindi on the night of 9 November....
Gaza crisis: aid agencies warn of ‘tragic, avoidable surge’ in child deaths as 160 children are already being killed every day (feddit.de)
Cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/5906446...
EU Parliament set to back exclusion of Chinese renewables' manufacturers (www.euractiv.com)
"In the current geopolitical situation, our industry is competing with companies that are directly or indirectly supported by their own governments,” Christian Ehler, lawmaker of centre-right EPP group and chief negotiator for the law, says....
European Parliament to open Kyiv office following Zelenskyy request (www.euractiv.com)
The EU delegation in each non-EU country is the diplomatic representation of the EU in the territory, under the European External Action Service (EEAS)....
‘You live in your own bubble’: Swedish city of Luleå takes on loneliness with a simple hi (www.theguardian.com)
While many have their own hobbies that keep them going through the cold dark winter months here – ice swimming, cross-country skiing, walking on the “ice road” out into the archipelago – one thing remains a problem: loneliness. In an attempt to counter that, authorities in Luleå have launched a campaign to ease that...
Activist calls for a stronger international response to ongoing human rights violations in China's Xinjiang region, ahead of the anniversary of a deadly fire in the provincial capital Urumqi - Feddit (feddit.de)
Cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/5900301...
China wants French companies to invest more, Xi tells Macron according to Chinese state media (asia.nikkei.com)
China’s President Xi Jinping made the comments in a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese state television reported, fortifying ties with its European trading partner after Macron visited China in April....
Nadya Tolokonnikova: "Just like Pussy Riot, Sasha Skochilenko has incurred Putin’s wrath. But we won't let him win." (feddit.de)
Cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/5894967...
Rishi Sunak Reportedly Said "It Was Okay To Just Let People Die" Rather than Impose a Second Lockdown During the Pandemic, UK Covid Inquiry Hears (feddit.de)
Cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/5894634...
Nadya Tolokonnikova: "Just like Pussy Riot, Sasha Skochilenko has incurred Putin’s wrath. But we won't let him win." (www.theguardian.com)
The artist Sasha Skochilenko was sentenced for 7 years in prison for replacing five supermarket price tags with pieces of paper with facts about the cost of the war in Ukraine....
Orphaned Ukrainian teen taken to Russia returns home to Ukraine on 19 November – his 18th birthday (feddit.de)
Cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/5890698...
Orphaned Ukrainian teen taken to Russia returns home to Ukraine on 19 November – his 18th birthday (www.lemonde.fr)
Bohdan Yermokhin – whose name was spelled “Bogdan Ermokhin” on the Russian civil registry – is one of thousands of Ukrainian children who disappeared into Russia from orphanages, schools and foster homes, most of whom are still being sought by Kyiv....
A secret Google deal let Spotify completely bypass Android’s app store fees (www.theverge.com)
Google fought to keep the Spotify numbers private during its antitrust fight with Epic, saying they could damage negotiations with other app developers who might want more generous rates. Google’s User Choice Billing program, launched in 2022, is typically described as shaving about 4 percent off Google’s Play Store...
YouTube Says New 5-Second Video Load Delay Is Supposed to Punish Ad Blockers, Not Firefox Users (www.404media.co)
In a statement, Google did not provide specifics but also did not deny implementing an artificial wait time. “To support a diverse ecosystem of creators globally and allow billions to access their favorite content on YouTube, we’ve launched an effort to urge viewers with ad blockers enabled to allow ads on YouTube or try...
YouTube limits Video Viewing for Ad blocker Users (samrome58.substack.com)
Belgian Representatives call on China to end the coercion of Tibetan children: "One million Tibetan children forcibly separated from their families in state-run schools" (feddit.de)
Cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/5867015...
United Nations set to investigate Russia's "militarization of childhood as a state crime" (feddit.de)
Cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/5873446...
United Nations set to investigate Russia's "militarization of childhood as a state crime" (adcmemorial.org)
In January 2024, a UN committee expectedly calls on Russia to answer about the children deported from Ukraine: about their number; about granting Russian citizenship to them, in contradiction with international humanitarian law; about guarantees for their return to Ukraine and the preservation of their identity, citizenship,...
Canada must do everything possible to combat Russia’s abduction of Ukrainian children --- [Opinion] (feddit.de)
Cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/5873289...
Canada must do everything possible to combat Russia’s abduction of Ukrainian children --- [Opinion] (www.theglobeandmail.com)
Recent reports have confirmed that Russia has transferred more than 19,000 Ukrainian children – and possibly significantly more – in a campaign of “Russification” aimed at their forced assimilation and permanent separation from their nation, write Payam Akhavan, Human Rights Chair at the University of Toronto’s Massey...
One-Year Anniversary: Human Rights Watch Urges China to Allow Commemorations of "White Paper" Protests, Calls for Release of People detained for Peacefully Protesting Against the Government (feddit.de)
Cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/5854842...
U.S. President Biden says "Gaza and the West Bank should be reunited under single government" and "extremist violence against Palestinians in the West Bank must stop" (feddit.de)
Cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/5830159...
Over 100 doctors appeal to Putin for the release of Alexandra Skochilenko, imprisoned for a protest act in a supermarket (zlive-network.com)
The Russian doctors have addressed President Vladimir Putin demanding the release of Alexandra Skochilenko, a 33-year-old woman sentenced to seven years in prison for protesting against Russia’s offensive in Ukraine in a supermarket. Skochilenko had replaced price tags in a supermarket with slogans criticizing the Russian...
Abgeordneter verliest in österreichischem Regionalparlament die Namen von 21 Volksschulkindern und fordert dann "Abschiebung straffälliger Asylwerber" (burgenland.orf.at) German
Johann Tschürtz, Klubobmann der FPÖ im burgenländischen Landtag, sagte anschliessend, die Abschiebung „war nicht für die Schüler gedacht, da diese ja auch nicht straffällig sind“....
Bernie Sanders will, dass Du wütend auf den Kapitalismus wirst (jacobin.de) German