Romanian navy blasts riverbed to protect nuclear plant
Romania's military detonated part of the Danube riverbed to redirect water towards the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant.
Early Social Media Use Linked to Lower Grades Years Later, Study Finds – Gizmodo
- Early Social Media Use Linked to Lower Grades Years Later, Study Finds Gizmodo
- Longitudinal effect of early social media use on standardized learning outcomes during school career Nature
- Children using social media at younger age appear to do worse in school tests The Guardian
- Early social media use among children linked to lower grades The Times
- Study reveals that early use of social media leads to poorer academic results theportugalnews.com
Threat to oil tankers in Middle East worst since start of Iran war, analysts say
Fresh attacks on alternative shipping routes have left tankers facing an increasingly complex situation, analysts say.
Indian court acquits ex-wrestling chief in sexual harassment case
Top female wrestlers vow to appeal following the controversial acquittal.
French boy thrown from Tate balcony has ‘smile back’ after hospital release
Family update on GoFundMe page says child, who was six when badly injured in 2019 incident, is now back at school
A boy thrown from the viewing balcony in London’s Tate Modern art gallery has a “smile back on his face” after being discharged from hospital, his family have said.
The French youngster, whose name remains undisclosed for privacy reasons, was six when he was badly hurt in an attack by then teenager Jonty Bravery at the London attraction on 4 August 2019.
Continue reading...Anti-war politician flees Russia amid pre-election crackdown on dissent
Boris Nadezhdin, who gained prominence after standing against Putin in 2024, says he is now in France
The prominent Russian anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin has fled to Paris as Moscow tightens its grip on dissent before parliamentary elections later this year.
Nadezhdin, a veteran liberal politician, gained international prominence during Russia’s 2024 presidential election when his long-shot campaign against Vladimir Putin unexpectedly gathered momentum before electoral authorities barred him from running.
Continue reading...Inside the Secretive Boards Deciding Trans Troops’ Fate – The New York Times
Inside the Secretive Boards Deciding Trans Troops’ Fate The New York Times
Ukraine energy chief says infrastructure attacks will shape war’s outcome – politico.eu
- Ukraine energy chief says infrastructure attacks will shape war’s outcome politico.eu
- 'Winter is coming': Ukraine fears its toughest test since Russia's full-scale invasion CNBC
- Russia will try to target Ukraine's water system – Ukrainian energy minister Українська правда
- Putin Wants Ukraine to 'Break From Exhaustion' This Winter, Energy Chief Shmyhal Warns— And He's Coming A Benzinga
- Ukraine faces €650 million energy funding gap ahead of winter, government urges partners to act Межа. Новини України.
How Israel and the European far right tried to exploit Ceuta
A potent narrative is emerging linking migration to anti-Semitism in an effort to undermine pro-Palestinian solidarity.
John Oliver on police surveillance: ‘Big Brother on steroids’
The host tore into ‘wildly invasive’ cameras, microphones and license plate readers that police use to track Americans
John Oliver discussed the tools that police are using to keep track of Americans on the latest episode of Last Week Tonight.
In recent years, the use of surveillance technology has exploded among local police forces due to decreasing prices and federal funding, with one local mayor comparing modern systems to “Big Brother on steroids”.
Continue reading...Australia’s under-16 social media ban failing, study shows: What it means
Australia's internet regulator revealed in a recent study that teenagers are continuing to use social media despite ban.
Organizers unveil hymn for Seoul WYD – Vatican News
- Organizers unveil hymn for Seoul WYD Vatican News
- Countdown to World Youth Day Seoul 2027 begins: Here’s what we know so far EWTN News
- (Video) One year to go!: World Youth Day Seoul releases theme song aleteia.org
- Ahead of WYD 2027, Laudato Si' Movement Launches Global Tree-Planting Campaign Radio Veritas Asia
- ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Official hymn for Seoul WYD 2027 unveiled: "Take courage; I have overcome the world" Agenzia Fides
Tigray refugees flee into Sudan after deadly violence on Ethiopia border
Ethiopian army accused of attacking Tigray forces in Shererina amid escalating tensions at the Sudan-Ethiopia border.
Paris prosecutor investigates alleged bullying in government departments after suicide attempt
Internal inquiries also opened after two suicides and two attempted suicides of staff in departments connected to PM’s office
The Paris state prosecutor has opened a preliminary inquiry into alleged workplace bullying after the attempted suicide of a staff member in a department connected to the French prime minister’s office, France Inter radio has revealed.
The public radio station reported on Monday that two government workers in different departments had ended their lives in the past year, and two others had attempted suicide. The radio station said complaints of alleged workplace bullying had been made.
Continue reading...Farage needs the border to be the battle of the summer – politico.eu
- Farage needs the border to be the battle of the summer politico.eu
- France hits out at Reform UK plan to return migrants using Royal Navy BBC
- Former navy officer criticises Reform plan to use military to stop small boats The Guardian
- Reform UK proposes military-led operation to stop asylum seekers Reuters
- Reform UK promises large-scale ‘military operation’ to block small boat crossings Financial Times
Most Sydney road tolls to keep rising after Transurban accused of blocking reforms
Handful of tollroads to get one-off price cuts but WestConnex toll to keep rising at least 4% a year
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The cost of using Sydney’s biggest toll road will continue to rise at least 4% a year after the multinational private operator was accused of blocking the state government’s push for sweeping reforms.
Only a handful of Sydney’s motorways will receive one-off toll cuts under a deal announced by the state Labor government on Monday, as the tolling bill footed by taxpayers surpasses $1bn.
Continue reading...Alan Jones argues ‘rivalry’ and ‘treachery’ but after decades wielding the sword of public opinion, he’s the one on trial
His legal strategy was apparent from the very first. Jones will, it was explicitly stated, seek to undermine the ‘credibility and reliability’ of his accusers
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Alan Jones has enjoyed decades as the centre of attention, as the wielder of power.
The booming voice, the vast radio audience, the bully pulpit of an eponymous TV show, the great and the good on speed-dial, a staffer in the prime ministerial office dubbed the “minister for Alan Jones”: these were not ancillaries peripheral to the Jones empire, they were central to it.
Continue reading...Pentagon boosts Patriot, THAAD interceptor output amid stockpile strain
Defence giants Lockheed and Northrop see billion-dollar deals as Pentagon accelerates missile arsenal production
Russian Embassy in Rome blames Ukraine for deadly Italian restaurant bombing in Moscow – AP News
- Russian Embassy in Rome blames Ukraine for deadly Italian restaurant bombing in Moscow AP News
- Female bomber kills at least three, injures 21 near Moscow restaurant, authorities say Reuters
- Improvised Bomb Kills 3 at an Upscale Moscow Restaurant nytimes.com
- What we know about the Moscow attack that killed at least five and injured 19 Le Monde.fr
- Steve Rosenberg at the Moscow restaurant where bomb killed three BBC
A Putin critic leaves Russia after he is barred him from running for parliament – AP News
- A Putin critic leaves Russia after he is barred him from running for parliament AP News
- Putin critic Boris Nadezhdin says he’s ‘alive and free’ in Paris, after Russia designated him a ‘foreign agent’ CNN
- Russian Opposition Politician Flees to France The New York Times
- Anti-war politician flees Russia amid pre-election crackdown on dissent The Guardian
- Russian anti-war politician says he has fled the country BBC