All-perovskite tandem PV cell based on carboranes hits 27.2% efficiency (www.pv-magazine.com)
'Stop threatening Taiwan', its new president William Lai tells China (www.bbc.com)
Taiwan’s newly inaugurated president William Lai has called on China to stop threatening the island and accept the existence of its democracy....
Post-Brexit trade border controls to cost UK $6 billion (www.dw.com)
The UK’s public spending watchdog said government expenditures on implementing new rules for post-Brexit imports would total some $6 billion. The report criticized “uncertainty” surrounding government plans....
UCLA’s Unholy Alliance - Boston Review (www.bostonreview.net)
Between April 25 and May 2, UCLA experienced the worst episode of both anti-Semitic and anti-Palestinian/Islamophobic/racist violence in the university’s century-long history. White nationalists and neo-Nazis joined forces with Zionists (including some saying they were Israelis) to attack UCLA’s Palestine Solidarity...
EU will demand Labour’s Brexit plan involves European Court (www.politico.eu)
Keir Starmer wants to sign a new agreement with the EU — one which would smooth disruption to trade, solve the Northern Ireland border issue, and make life simpler for farmers, all in one go....
Chinese nationals are trying to get to Australia by boat over a weak economy and political oppression at home (www.abc.net.au)
As night fell over the Indian Ocean, Li thought he would die in his boat....
MX Linux 23.3 “Libretto” released (mxlinux.org)
Would any of you be interested in a semi-curated NixOS config?
I’m currently working on a small setup for myself to have my complete home server in a Nix-config. That means, services, backup, etc. And if I can, having everything nice and separated into different files....
I think he wanted to thank me for petting him but did not realize he's licking the cone (i.imgur.com)
He’s such an idiot sometimes. I love him
Iran's president, foreign minister and others found dead at helicopter crash site (apnews.com)
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange facing pivotal moment in long fight to stay out of US court [ BRIAN MELLEY | May 18, 2024 | Associated Press] (apnews.com)
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After the only hospital in town closed, a North Carolina city directs its ire at politicians (apnews.com)
Weeds have punctured through the vacant parking lot of Martin General Hospital’s emergency room. A makeshift blue tarp covering the hospital’s sign is worn down from flapping in the wind. The hospital doors are locked, many in this county of 22,000 fear permanently....
Kyrgyzstan Unrest Escalates: Hackers Target Nation Amidst Mob Violence (thecyberexpress.com)
Amidst the physical violence, Kyrgyzstan’s digital infrastructure is under severe attack from various hacktivist groups.
Minnesota Lynx Announce 2024 (ttrpg.network)
Tale Year: David Kahn, Kurt Rambis and the Dumbest Intra-Business Drama At any time 2009 The Minnesota Timberwolves indicator Kurt Rambis towards a 4 12 months deal toward be their franchises upcoming train just after firing Hibbing indigenous and School of Minnesota legend Kevin McHale.2011 Kurt Rambis consists of gained merely...
Sony Xperia 1 VI review (gsmarena.com)
Prime Minister of Estonia: NATO troops training in Ukraine will not lead to an escalation of war (westobserver.com)
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Some clouds and trees (discuss.tchncs.de)
US Senator Rubio says he won't accept election results if 'unfair' (www.reuters.com)
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, an ally of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, will not accept the results of the Nov. 5 election if they are “unfair,” he said on Sunday....
‘Only Hamas can defend us’: Israeli raids and Fatah failures boost support in West Bank (www.theguardian.com)
Khalil, a shy 21-year-old whose name has been changed, was arrested in a pre-dawn raid last October for his allegiance to Hamas. But when Israeli forces smashed through the door of his family home, they didn’t tell him why they were detaining him. He was imprisoned for six months without charge, in conditions he described as...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs admits he beat ex-girlfriend Cassie: ‘I take full responsibility’ (www.theguardian.com)
The rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs admitted in a video apology that he punched and kicked his ex-girlfriend in 2016 in the hallway of a hotel after CNN released footage of the attack, saying he was “truly sorry” and his actions were “inexcusable”....