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There is “clear” Russian involvement in the far-right riots and security services will be looking closely at the instigators, a former head of the MI6 Russia desk has said....
Interesting essay looking at the role of friction in human development, and how a particular vision of technology’s function in society - one that seeks to eliminate friction - paradoxically reduces our autonomy, rather than enhancing it....
Aug 10 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pledged on Saturday to “strengthen our Ukrainian spiritual independence”, suggesting that the country’s leadership was moving towards effectively banning the branch of the Orthodox Church that has links to Moscow....
Growing emphasis on military training for civilians reflects heightened nationalism under Xi Jinping – and a growing risk of war over Taiwan...
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TIL that in 1972 a 33-year-old Hungarian geologist attacked Michelangelo’s Pietà statue in St. Peter’s Basilica wielding a geologist’s hammer and shouting, “I am Jesus Christ—risen from the dead”. Prior to this, he had moved to Rome intending to be recognised as Christ by the Pope.
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Here are all the combinations that are under consideration from the R&D center in Nanjing Science and Technology Park, China....
The Catalan independence leader managed to slip into Barcelona, give a speech, and flee. A Spanish judge has accused local police of collusion....