China’s Xi is visiting Europe for the first time in five years – his goodwill tour will be an uphill struggle (www.cnn.com)
When Xi Jinping arrived in Italy for a state visit in 2019, he was given a lavish welcome, with private tours of Roman landmarks and a dinner serenaded by opera singer Andrea Bocelli, topped with a crowning flourish – Italy’s decision to join Xi’s signature Belt and Road infrastructure initiative....
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YouTube's war against third party apps is just as ridiculous as its war on adblockers (www.androidpolice.com)
The world's glitziest song contest starts this week. Here's what you need to know about Eurovision. (www.nbcnews.com)
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North Korean weapons are killing Ukrainians. The implications are far bigger (www.bbc.com)
On 2 January, a young Ukrainian weapons inspector, Khrystyna Kimachuk, got word that an unusual-looking missile had crashed into a building in the city of Kharkiv. She began calling her contacts in the Ukrainian military, desperate to get her hands on it. Within a week, she had the mangled debris splayed out in front of her at a...
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Driver dies after crashing into security barrier around the White House complex, authorities say (www.nbcnews.com)
The Secret Service said security protocols were put in place and that there was no threat to the White House....
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Israel is being charged with war crimes for killing a boy in the West Bank (www.infoterkiniviral.com)
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‘Huge win’: Brown University protesters reach an agreement to dismantle encampment (forward.com)
This article describes the little-reported on success that Brown University had in disbanding student protest… by conceding to let activists present a case for divestment at an upcoming hearing before the university’s investment board....
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Men Use Fake Livestream Apps With AI Audiences to Hit on Women (www.404media.co)
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The more things change, the more things stay the same (sh.itjust.works)
r*ddit
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Treating Wounds, Removing Bullets: This Student Is Saving Lives in Gaza (www.rollingstone.com)
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Neofetch is Dead! Here are 7 Alternatives for Your Linux System (itsfoss.com)
Farewell King Theoden (www.bbc.co.uk)
😢
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The lessons from colleges that didn’t call the police (www.vox.com)
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Samsung is recreating its mid-range Galaxy smartphone mess (www.notebookcheck.net)
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Estonia proposes blocking Russia in the Baltic Sea in the event of a Russian attack on any of the Baltic states (en.socportal.info)
The commander of the Estonian Armed Forces, General Martin Herem, has suggested that Western countries discuss and prepare for a possible blockade of the Russian Federation in the Baltic Sea. According to Herem, Estonia has the necessary means to achieve this goal, the Melitarny portal writes....
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GNU nano 8.0 Released with New Options and Various Improvements (9to5linux.com)
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Last Week in Fediverse – ep 67 (fediversereport.com)
Bridge to Bluesky silently launches to significant interest. New features for PeerTube. Increased federation between the forums, WordPress and Lemmy.
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Supreme Court leaves in place a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify users' ages (www.seattletimes.com)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to block a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify the age of their users....
Alan Wake II Has yet to Recoup Development and Marketing Expenses; Tencent Raised Stakes in Remedy to 14% (wccftech.com)
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How to download music from YoutubeMusic (music.youtube.com)
I have a **youtube music subscription **and have not figured out how or if I can download music/playlists from it. Note this is different than just downloading music from YouTube. Just wondered if anyone know a way to download to PC or MAC? Thanks
A proposed experiment could bring scientists closer to answering the long-standing question of whether gravity is a classical or a quantum phenomenon. (physics.aps.org)
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Hopes of Gaza ceasefire rise as Hamas delegation arrives in Cairo (www.theguardian.com)
Egyptian and US mediators have reported signs of compromise in recent days and Egyptian state news channel Al-Qahera said on Saturday that a consensus had been reached in the indirect talks over many of the disputed points but gave no further details. However, many analysts remain pessimistic after five months of stop-start...
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Big Tech passkey implementations are a trap | Proton (proton.me)
Big Tech has implemented passkeys in a way that locks users into their platforms rather than providing universal security...
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Drag restaurant slaps hate protestors with a lawsuit for relentless “groomer” accusations (www.lgbtqnation.com)
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