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Rwanda marks 30 years since 1994 genocide of Tutsis (www.dw.com)
April 7 marks 30 years since the start of a genocide that would see nearly 1 million Tutsis and moderate Hutus murdered in Rwanda. Scars on survivors’ bodies remind Rwandans of the killings. A deep trauma also remains....
New Zealand tightens visa rules after migration hits ‘unsustainable’ levels (www.theguardian.com)
Net migration to New Zealand hit a near record high in 2023 after a new temporary work visa was introduced after the pandemic...
Left stranded and humiliated by Eurostar’s new wheelchair ‘policy’ (www.theguardian.com)
In Paris staff readily help a wheelchair passenger to and from a train, but not in London...
A WHO photographer in Gaza: ‘There’s just an overwhelming need for peace’ (www.theguardian.com)
Chris Black, who spent more than a month documenting the situation in Gaza for the World Health Organization, talks about the trauma and destruction he witnessed
MPs propose decriminalising abortion up to 24 weeks (www.theguardian.com)
Amendment tabled by cross-party group including Stella Creasy is latest plan to modernise abortion law in England and Wales...
Chef José Andrés says Israel engaging in ‘war against humanity itself’ in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
In response, White House pushes back and rules out putting US monitors on ground after seven aid workers killed in Gaza...
Nineteen California college students arrested over pro-Palestine protests (www.theguardian.com)
Pomona students charged for art protest as three expelled, one suspended and 20 on probation in Tennessee for Vanderbilt sit-in...
Carers threatened with prosecution over minor breaches of UK benefit rules (www.theguardian.com)
DWP is forcing tens of thousands of people looking after relatives to repay huge sums after buildup of erroneous overpayments...
Investigation launched after Boeing engine cover falls off during takeoff (www.theguardian.com)
Southwest flight returns to Denver airport after latest accident to afflict airline’s Boeing fleet...
Russia floods: waters rising in two cities and thousands evacuated after dam bursts (www.theguardian.com)
Federal emergency declared in Orenburg region and at least 6,000 homes inundated after Ural River overflows...
More than 90 dead in Mozambique ferry disaster as packed vessel sinks, say officials (www.theguardian.com)
Most passengers heading for island off Nampula province were trying to escape mainland due to panic over cholera outbreak, official says...
Myanmar's army massacred Rohingyas. Now it wants their help (www.bbc.co.uk)
The BBC learns of at least 100 Rohingyas conscripted in recent weeks to fight for the embattled junta....
Austrian Alpine Club warns country's glaciers will be gone in 45 years (www.euronews.com)
The report details the rapid shrinking of 93 glaciers in Austria in the last couple of years....
‘I didn’t want to hurt that girl. I just felt this pressure building …’ The sociopath who learned to behave – and found happiness (www.theguardian.com)
Patric Gagne has spent most of her life fighting terrible urges. She is also a loving sister, daughter, mother and wife. She talks about her remarkable journey
Attacks on Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant increases accident risk, IAEA head says (www.npr.org)
The head of the U.N.'s atomic watchdog agency on Sunday condemned a Ukrainian drone strike on one of six nuclear reactors at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, saying such attacks “significantly increase the risk of a major nuclear accident.”...
Medieval monks’ night staircase rebuilt at Furness Abbey (www.theguardian.com)
Project gives new views of atmospheric monastic ruins in Cumbria visited by likes of JMW Turner and Wordsworth
Over 92,000 exposed D-Link NAS devices have a backdoor account (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
A threat researcher has disclosed a new arbitrary command injection and hardcoded backdoor flaw in multiple end-of-life D-Link Network Attached Storage (NAS) device models.
Should You Pay For An Identity Theft Protection Service? (blog.thenewoil.org)
Identity theft is a common cause of anxiety in modern society, and it’s pretty justifiable. According to a recent survey from US News, almost three quarters of adults have experienced at least one case of identity theft, and 27% have experienced more than one. In 2022 there were more than 1.1 million reports of identity theft,...
Last Week in Fediverse – ep 63 (fediversereport.com)
Biden is posting into the fediverse. Vernissage is a new photo platform in development. Newsmast’s report on the diversity of communities in the fediverse.
Home Depot confirms third-party data breach exposed employee info (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Home Depot has confirmed that it suffered a data breach after one of its SaaS vendors mistakenly exposed a small sample of limited employee data, which could potentially be used in targeted phishing attacks.
Magnets are switching up the keyboard game (techcrunch.com)
The next big thing in mechanical keyboards is magnetic switches. Mechanical keyboards quickly went from a niche product to mainstream during the pandemic,