SSPX issues declaration of faith to Pope Leo XIV and cardinals ahead of consistory – EWTN News

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  1. SSPX issues declaration of faith to Pope Leo XIV and cardinals ahead of consistory  EWTN News
  2. Crisis looms for Pope Leo as splinter sect seeks to ordain far-right bishops  The Guardian
  3. SSPX doubles down on defiance of Vatican II in open letter  National Catholic Reporter
  4. Franciscan University professors urge SSPX to desist from schism  EWTN News
  5. Will We Be Excommunicated?  FSSPX Actualités
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AI helps read papyrus scroll burnt to crisp during Vesuvius eruption

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Previously hidden text revealed without unrolling scroll discusses stoic philosophy on ethics, art and human behaviour

The surviving part of an ancient scroll that was burnt to a crisp when Mount Vesuvius erupted nearly 2,000 years ago has been virtually unwrapped and read with help from artificial intelligence.

Researchers uncovered 20 columns of previously hidden text covering more than a metre of charred papyrus without physically unrolling the scroll. The work discusses stoic philosophy on ethics, art and human behaviour and dates to the second or late-third century BC.

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Colombia’s leftwing candidate concedes election to Trump-endorsed millionaire

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Leftist Iván Cepeda conceded to far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella who won by razor-thin margin

The defeated leftwing candidate in Colombia’s presidential runoff has conceded to the far-right, Trump-admiring millionaire lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella.

Since Sunday night, the preliminary count had already pointed to a De la Espriella victory by a razor-thin margin of less than 1% of the vote.

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China’s Assertions of Authority Over Foreign Ships Near Taiwan Draw U.S. Rebuke – WSJ

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  1. China’s Assertions of Authority Over Foreign Ships Near Taiwan Draw U.S. Rebuke  WSJ
  2. China angered, Taiwan cheered by Western allies' alarm over Chinese Coast Guard activities  Reuters
  3. China’s newest aircraft carrier sails through the Taiwan Strait  AP News
  4. Allies in Taipei condemn Chinese drills off eastern Taiwan  Taipei Times
  5. PLA’s advanced carrier Fujian transits Taiwan Strait amid military drills  South China Morning Post
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The pianist from the audience at La La Land in Concert was a global feelgood story – but all was not what it seemed

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Two orchestra members from the Sydney performance allege tensions behind the scenes were the cause of pianist failing to appear after intermission

When an audience member stepped in for a pianist at a Sydney performance of La La Land in Concert last month it made global headlines.

During the intermission of the concert at Darling Harbour Theatre on 30 May, the two-time Oscar-winning composer and conductor Justin Hurwitz appealed to the 2,000-strong crowd for an “amazing sight-reader”, saying one of his two keyboardists had fallen ill.

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Critic of Labor’s tax changes deletes anti-immigration AI video reposted from rightwing nationalist account

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Fund manager Geoff Wilson says he did not watch full video and deleted it after ‘inappropriate associations were identified’

The fund manager Geoff Wilson, a prominent public critic of the government’s tax changes, has deleted an inflammatory AI-generated video he reposted from a rightwing nationalist account portraying Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers taking money from white Australians and giving it to recently arrived migrants wearing Islamic face coverings.

Wilson said he had not watched the full video before sharing it or examined other accounts, some of whose content he reposted on Wednesday morning – which included content relating to the QAnon conspiracy theory – and deleted his posts after being contacted by Guardian Australia.

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Moscow missile strikes ‘threaten Putin’s grip on power’ – Yahoo

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  1. Moscow missile strikes ‘threaten Putin’s grip on power’  Yahoo
  2. Is Vladimir Putin Finally Feeling Pressure?  The New Yorker
  3. Why Does Putin Fiddle While Russia Burns? That's How the System Works.  The Moscow Times
  4. Former top officials say Putin being misled about progress of war as Russian advances in Ukraine slow  Новая газета Европа
  5. OPINION: In High-Stakes Bluff, Putin Holds a Losing Hand  Kyiv Post
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Moscow missile strikes ‘threaten Putin’s grip on power’ – Yahoo

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  1. Moscow missile strikes ‘threaten Putin’s grip on power’  Yahoo
  2. Is Vladimir Putin Finally Feeling Pressure?  The New Yorker
  3. Why Does Putin Fiddle While Russia Burns? That's How the System Works.  The Moscow Times
  4. Former top officials say Putin being misled about progress of war as Russian advances in Ukraine slow  Новая газета Европа
  5. OPINION: In High-Stakes Bluff, Putin Holds a Losing Hand  Kyiv Post
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German swimming lake criticised for ban on non-German speakers

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Policy at Heidesee lake in Halle introduced after cases in which visitors ignored rules and lifeguards’ instructions

An open air swimming lake in the eastern German city of Halle which has refused entry to bathers who don’t speak German has been told it must lift the ban or face possible legal action.

The Heidesee lake, a lake in a flooded former open-cast mine, recently introduced a check at the entrance to filter out visitors whose German was deemed not good enough to follow safety instructions.

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