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When you are both pro-life and pro-war (lemmygrad.ml)

Moon may be ‘40m years older’ than previously thought, researchers say (www.theguardian.com)

It has shone down upon the dinosaurs, inspired the greatest poets, and been explored by intrepid astronauts. But despite its enduring presence, quite when the moon came into being has remained a matter of debate. Now researchers say they have the answer, revealing the Earth’s satellite is 40m years older than previously...

India conducts space flight test ahead of planned mission to take astronauts into space in 2025 (www.politico.com)

India successfully carried out Saturday the first of a series of key test flights after overcoming a technical glitch ahead of its planned mission to take astronauts into space by 2025, the space agency said.

Angry Egyptians denounce staged pro-Palestine rallies amid Israel-Hamas war (www.aljazeera.com)

UN chief calls on Israel to open aid ‘lifeline’ for Gaza (www.aljazeera.com)

Ukraine displays recovered artifacts it says were stolen by Russians (apnews.com)

Israel plans to sever links with Gaza after three-phase war (www.ft.com)

In the most explicit comments yet on the government’s strategy, defence minister Yoav Gallant told the Knesset foreign and defence committee that Israel would no longer have “responsibility for life in the Gaza Strip” once the war was over.

China to build three solar panel factories in Malaysia (www.investmentmonitor.ai)

Among the top investors, the government in Kuala Lumpur attracted over $10bn from China-based Risen Energy, which introduced plans to build a photovoltaic cell plant in Kulim Hi-Tech Park in Kedah, in the northwest of the country....

Paris 2024 Olympics headquarters, event management firms raided (www.reuters.com)

Undiplomatic impunity: Chinese embassy leaves New Zealand landlord with $900 bill (www.theguardian.com)

Russian studio fled country to finish game (www.polygon.com)

Man accused of Finland psychotherapy hack charged with 21,000 counts of extortion (www.theguardian.com)

The Supreme Court’s very brief, very revealing new decision about guns, explained (www.vox.com)

Highlights: Late Monday afternoon, the Supreme Court handed down a very brief order establishing that sellers of “ghost guns,” weapons that are sold dismantled in ready-to-assemble kits, must comply with the same gun safety laws and anti-crime laws as any other gun seller....

Indian Government Gets More Uneasy Buying Russian Oil With Chinese Yuan (markets.businessinsider.com)

Lords of the Fallen - Patch v.1.1.195 - Steam News (store.steampowered.com)

Inside Nintendo in the 1990s: Star Fox, late nights and making the N64 (www.eurogamer.net)

There are some great stories from legendary program Giles Goddard (Star Fox, 1080 Snowboarding) in this piece....

CEO Bobby Kotick will leave Activision Blizzard on January 1, 2024 (arstechnica.com)

A reminder that Tankie Instances didn't even last 24 hours being federated with the rest of the fediverse (sh.itjust.works)

Assistant with Bard may be limited to Tensor-powered Pixel, Galaxy S24 at first (9to5google.com)

Families of U.S. citizens held hostage by Hamas urge the Biden administration to 'do more' and plead for information (www.nbcnews.com)

Relatives of U.S. citizens feared to have been taken hostage by Hamas urged the Biden administration Tuesday to help free their loved ones, saying they had yet to receive “formal communication” from the White House....