Xi’s Warm Embrace of Putin in China Is a Defiance of the West (www.nytimes.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)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15602407...
Exclusive: Toyota repeatedly halted Mexico plant after suppliers hit by worker shortage, sources say (www.reuters.com)
Carnival Corporation Unveils New Solar Park at Amber Cove Port in Dominican Republic (www.prnewswire.com)
Dominican FM on Haiti gang violence crisis: Spillover threat? (www.aljazeera.com)
Haitians looking to escape violence and chaos face hostility in neighboring Dominican Republic (theconversation.com)
Mexican and Guatemalan presidents meet at border to discuss migration, security and development (apnews.com)
Google blasted for AI that refuses to say how many Jews were killed by the Nazis (nypost.com)
Google is coming in for sharp criticism after video went viral of the Google Nest assistant refusing to answer basic questions about the Holocaust — but having no problem answer questions about the Nakba.
SHILLING: Eight passengers stranded on African island after Norwegian cruise ship left without them end up rescuing 80 year old woman also abandoned by Norwegian (www.nbcnews.com)
NBC News writing pure propaganda for Norwegian in this article. Norwegian callously abandoned a sick elderly passenger, and didn’t inform her family she was in a coma on an African island? Thank goodness Norwegian also abandoned those other eight people so she could get some real help....
Multiple buildings have collapsed in Taiwan after a Pair of Massive 7.5 Earthquakes Strikes Triggering Tsunami Warnings (twitter.com)
Currently, a pair of powerful, massive earthquakes has just occurred. The first one measured a magnitude of 7.5, followed by a 7.4 magnitude aftershock moments later. Numerous reports indicate strong to violent shaking, with multiple buildings swaying back and forth. Additionally, multiple buildings have collapsed. Tsunami...
A California city is training AI to spot homeless encampments (www.theguardian.com)
Russian businessman Antipov questioned in fraud case - agencies (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/16299740...
CIA Vault7 WikiLeaks source sentenced 40 years (convicted of possessing child sexual abuse material) (www.aljazeera.com)
Ex-CIA software engineer who leaked to WikiLeaks sentenced to 40 years...
Arno A. Penzias, 90, Dies; Nobel Physicist Confirmed Big Bang Theory (www.nytimes.com)
Russia protest: Crowds clash with riot police as activist jailed (www.bbc.com)
Secret plan against Germany (correctiv.org)
This is what dominates the news in Germany right now. The right wing party AfD (Alternative für Deutschland - “Alternative for Germany”) is showing their fascist intentions. There are eerie similarities to the Third Reich.
Russia's economic growth shows Western sanctions very effective - for Russia itself (www.marketscreener.com)
World facing ‘hellish’ 3C of climate heating, UN warns before Cop28 (www.theguardian.com)
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