Judge quits courtroom after cross-examination of Trump witness Costello. (cbnumy.blogspot.com)
Linux Mint 22 Will Include Preinstalled App for Matrix (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)
tl;dr :...
Comet fragment lights up sky over Spain and Portugal 'like a movie' (www.reuters.com)
Did anyone here see it?
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash, official says (www.reuters.com)
German star at Cannes condemns ‘madness’ of protective culture for UK child actors (www.theguardian.com)
Is Britain leading the way in protecting young people and children from the potential traumas of working on a film set, or has it all gone far too far? Two of the most prominent European stars attending the Cannes film festival, both with high-profile premieres, have very different views....
Gaza detainees shackled, blindfolded and in nappies at Israel hospital (www.bbc.com)
Medical workers in Israel have told the BBC that Palestinian detainees from Gaza are routinely kept shackled to hospital beds, blindfolded, sometimes naked, and forced to wear nappies – a practice one medic said amounted to “torture”....
Brazil counts cost of worst-ever floods with little hope of waters receding soon (www.theguardian.com)
Spain recalls its ambassador to Argentina over Milei 'insult' | Buenos Aires Times (www.batimes.com.ar)
US lawmakers slam ICC prosecutor’s Israel arrest warrant requests (www.aljazeera.com)
The crew of the Dali, that hit the Baltimore bridge in februari, have been confined to their ship for almost 2 months now while investigations continue. (edition.cnn.com)
Update: the ship has been towed now
TIL that some people do not have an inner voice and think in different nonverbal ways. (humanities.ku.dk)
cross-posted from: lemmit.online/post/2916897...
Americans involved in foiled deadly coup, DR Congo military says | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
American citizens were involved in an attempted coup d’état that left at least three people dead on Sunday in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a military spokesperson told CNN Monday....
Foreign businesses operating in China and Taiwan raise concerns about Beijing's recently-revised state secrets law (www.dw.com)
China’s expanded Law on the Guarding of State Secrets, which was passed by lawmakers in February, took effect on May 1 to bring it into line with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent efforts to broaden national security-driven regulations....
College Professors Are Being Fired for Activism on Gaza War (theintercept.com)
You Can't Play Steam Games In Your New Tesla Anymore (kotaku.com)
Teen who ate spicy tortilla chip died of high chile consumption and had a heart defect, autopsy says (apnews.com)
HMD's Nokia Lumia remake with 108 MP PureView camera and Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 processor is in development (www.notebookcheck.net)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/15854044...
War in Ukraine: Peace on Russian terms will not mean an end to human suffering, Estonian Prime Minister says (www.eurointegration.com.ua)
Archived link...
Russia’s War Machine Revs Up as the West’s Plan to Cap Oil Revenues Sputters (www.nytimes.com)
The United States and its allies in the Group of 7 nations set two goals in 2022 when they enacted a novel plan to cap the price of Russian oil: restrict Moscow’s ability to profit from its energy exports while allowing its oil to continue flowing on international markets to prevent a global price shock....
Microplastics found in every human testicle in study (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15619941
BMW, Jaguar and VW imported banned Xinjiang parts - Senate probe (www.bbc.com)
BMW, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and Volkswagen (VW) used parts made by a supplier on a list of firms banned over alleged links to Chinese forced labour, a US congressional report has said....
Archie, the Internet’s first search engine, is rescued and running (arstechnica.com)
Apple slashes iPhone prices in China amid fierce Huawei competition (www.reuters.com)
Microsoft says “Prism” translation layer does for Arm PCs what Rosetta did for Macs (arstechnica.com)
EU Commission opens formal proceedings against Meta under the Digital Services Act related to the protection of minors on Facebook and Instagram (ec.europa.eu)
The Commission is concerned that the systems of both Facebook and Instagram, including their algorithms, may stimulate behavioural addictions in children, as well as create so-called ‘rabbit-hole effects’. In addition, the Commission is also concerned about age-assurance and verification methods put in place by Meta....
