raymondpert

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I have traded the Musk for the Tusk. ☮️ 🇩🇰 🇹🇭 🇨🇦

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raymondpert, to Bulgaria

France's Charles-de-Gaulle aircraft carrier to deploy first time for Mediterranean Mission

> In a historic move, the Charles-de-Gaulle aircraft carrier will be deployed under command for the first time, embarking on a mission in the Mediterranean aimed at demonstrating ’s commitment to the alliance, particularly in light of ’s actions in .
https://www.firstpost.com/world/frances-charles-de-gaulle-aircraft-carrier-to-deploy-first-time-for-mediterranean-mission-13759274.html

raymondpert, to Russia

China helping Moscow in biggest military expansion since Soviet times, US says

> US officials are hoping the release of the intelligence will encourage European allies to press China, as Chancellor Olaf Scholz heads to Beijing this weekend and Group of Seven foreign ministers meet next week in Italy.
https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240412-china-helping-moscow-biggest-military-expansion-since-soviet-times-us-says

raymondpert, to Israel

Canada warns citizens against all travel to Israel and Gaza

> Canada has warned citizens to avoid all travel to Israel, Gaza and the West Bank, upgrading its risk assessment of the region due to the increased threat of attacks on Israeli territory.
Foreign Minister Melanie Joly posted a statement on social media site X late on Friday and said Canadians already in the area should consider leaving by commercial means.
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canada-warns-citizens-against-all-travel-israel-gaza-2024-04-13/

raymondpert, to Texas

Argentina's populist president meets billionaire Elon Musk in Texas — and a bromance is born

> Tech executive Elon Musk and Argentine President Javier Milei have sealed their budding bromance at a Tesla electric car factory in — their first meeting after months of mutual admiration on social media
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/argentinas-populist-president-meets-billionaire-elon-musk-texas-109183577

raymondpert, to iran

Iran seizes cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media says

> Iran's Revolutionary Guards seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, the Iranian state-run IRNA news agency reported, days after Tehran warned it could close the area to sea traffic.

> IRNA reported that a Guards helicopter had boarded and taken into Iranian waters the Portuguese flagged MSC Aries. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/ukmto-receives-report-incident-50nm-northeast-uaes-fujairah-2024-04-13/ #Iran #Israel #StraitofHormuz

raymondpert, to Canada

PBS NewsHour co-host Robert MacNeil dies at 93

> Longtime PBS news anchor Robert MacNeil died Friday. He was 93.

> MacNeil died of natural causes at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City, his daughter Alison MacNeil confirmed.

> in a post on X, described the Canadian-born news anchor as "a driving force behind the show."
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/04/12/robert-macneil-death-pbs-news-hour/5631712946521/

raymondpert, to Ohio

Biden's Ballot Access in Ohio and Alabama Is in the Hands of Republican Election Chiefs, Lawmakers

> Democratic President 's reelection campaign is wrangling with -dominated state governments in and to assure he is listed on their fall ballots, as once-mundane procedural negotiations get caught up in the nation's fractious politics.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/ohio/articles/2024-04-13/bidens-ballot-access-in-ohio-and-alabama-is-in-the-hands-of-republican-election-chiefs-lawmakers

raymondpert, to iran

Lufthansa stops using Iran airspace, keeps halt on Tehran flights

> German airline Lufthansa said Friday its planes would no longer use Iranian airspace as it extended a suspension on flights to and from Tehran amid soaring Middle East tensions.
"Due to the current situation, #Lufthansa is suspending its flights to and from Tehran up to and including Thursday, 18 April," a company spokesperson said Friday.
https://archive.ph/2024.04.13-083346/https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/lufthansa-stops-using-iran-airspace-keeps-halt-on-tehran-flights/article68060642.ece #GazaWar #airlines #Iran

raymondpert, to Ukraine

Ukraine parliament passes bill to overhaul army draft rules

> Ukraine's parliament passed a bill on Thursday to overhaul how the armed forces drafts civilians into its ranks, after a general told the chamber that Russian forces outnumbered Kyiv's troops up ten times on the battlefield in the east.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/12/world/ukraine-army-draft-bill-overhaul/

raymondpert, to geopolitics

Lithium industry braces for long-term oversupply after price instability

> A stuttering recovery in lithium prices is providing a fresh reminder of why the dramatic rally of recent years was followed by an even more breathtaking collapse: a fast-expanding industry that is more prepared than ever to keep pumping out supplies.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/04/12/markets/lithium-boom-bust/

raymondpert, to random

Chlamydia vaccine triggers immune response in early trial

> A vaccine has triggered immune responses in an early trial, raising hopes that one day it might help curb the spread of the sexually transmitted infection (). https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2024/04/12/chlamydia-vaccine/5381712937823/

raymondpert, to Israel

Despite promises, Israel still restricts aid to Gaza

> The Erez Crossing in the north of the #GazaStrip, which provides direct access to this largely cut-off territory, has not reopened. Thirty kilometers from the enclave, officials at the port of #Ashdod, whose industrial infrastructure would enable a massive influx of humanitarian aid, are still awaiting instructions to begin deliveries, according to the Israeli press.
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/04/12/despite-promises-israel-still-restricts-aid-to-gaza_6668211_4.html #Israel #GazaWar

raymondpert, to France

France urges no travel to Iran, Lebanon, Israel and Palestinian territories

> on Friday warned its citizens to “imperatively refrain from travel in the coming days to , , and the Palestinian territories,” the foreign minister’s entourage told AFP. https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/04/12/france-urges-no-travel-to-iran-lebanon-israel-and-palestinian-territories-

raymondpert, to twitter

Lyrak to take on X by combining the best of Twitter with fediverse integration

> There’s no shortage of X competitors in the months following the acquisition of the text-based social network formerly known as by . Now you can add one more startup to that lineup: , a new X rival that aims to differentiate itself by focusing on real-time news and monetization options for creators, as on X, but with integrations
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/11/lyrak-to-take-on-x-by-combining-the-best-of-twitter-with-fediverse-integration/

raymondpert, to Russia

Austria rocked by massive Russian spying scandal

> For years, an ex-intelligence agent provided Moscow with sensitive information, including the private Vienna address of the investigator behind numerous revelations that embarrassed the Kremlin.
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/04/12/austria-rocked-by-massive-russian-spying-scandal_6668207_4.html

raymondpert, to Israel

Argentine Court Blames Iran and Hezbollah for Deadly 1994 Jewish Center Bombing

> Argentina’s highest criminal court has reported a new development in the elusive quest for justice in the country’s deadliest attack in history — the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center headquarters https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-04-12/argentine-court-blames-iran-and-hezbollah-for-deadly-1994-jewish-center-bombing

raymondpert, to random

If O.J. Simpson's assets go to court, Goldman, Brown families could be first in line

> O.J. Simpson died without having paid the lion's share of the $33.5 million judgment a civil jury awarded to the families of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/oj-simpsons-assets-court-goldman-brown-families-line-109156178

raymondpert, to China

China exports decline by 7.5%, far more than forecast

> China's exports in March decelerated sharply after four months of growth, reflecting the unstable recovery plaguing the world's second-largest economy.

> Total overseas shipments declined 7.5% on the year in dollar terms, reversing the 7.1% gain in the first two months of 2024, according to data released by the country's customs office on Friday, hours later than usual.
https://archive.ph/2024.04.12-075141/https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Trade/China-exports-decline-by-7.5-far-more-than-forecast

raymondpert, to thailand

Exodus to Thailand continues after fall of key Myanmar border town

> MAE SOT, Thailand, April 12 - A stream of people, some fearing air strikes, queued at a border crossing to flee #Myanmar early on Friday, a day after the strategically vital town of #Myawaddy near #Thailand fell to anti-junta resistance that is gaining strength. https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/exodus-thailand-continues-after-fall-key-myanmar-border-town-2024-04-12/ #SouthEastAsia #TootSEA

raymondpert, to Bulgaria

EU ‘declaring war’ on energy sector methane emissions

> The European Parliament adopted a pioneering new law to reduce methane emissions in the energy sector on Wednesday (10 April), but the oil and gas sector quickly pointed to potential implementation problems. https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/news/eu-declaring-war-on-energy-sector-methane-emissions/

raymondpert, to magASEAN

Vietnam tycoon sentenced to death in $12.5 billion fraud case

> A court in Vietnam handed the death sentence on Thursday to real estate tycoon Truong My Lan for her role in a 304-trillion-dong ($12.5-billion) financial fraud, the country's biggest on record, state media said.

> Her trial, begun on March 5 and ending earlier than planned, was one dramatic result of a campaign against corruption
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/vietnam-tycoon-sentenced-death-12-billion-fraud-case-state-media-reports-2024-04-11/

raymondpert, to Unions

Lufthansa reaches pay deal with cabin crew after strikes

> German flag carrier #Lufthansa has agreed a pay rise for cabin staff. After ground crews and airport security personnel reached similar deals, a wave of early-year strikes should now be over.
https://www.dw.com/en/lufthansa-reaches-pay-deal-with-cabin-crew-after-strikes/a-68792547 #unions #strike #labour #solidarity #unionstrong #labor

raymondpert, to China

tried to meddle in the last two Canadian elections but the results were not impacted and it was "improbable" Beijing preferred any one party over another

> In sworn testimony before a commission conducting a public inquiry into alleged foreign interference in the 2019 and 2021 Canadian elections, Mr. Trudeau answered questions about intelligence briefings he had received and asserted the elections were "free and fair."
https://archive.is/2024.04.11-082819/https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/canada-election-meddling-inquiry-justin-trudeau/article68053434.ece

raymondpert, to internet

Elon Musk 'Secret' Account: Business Mogul Admits To Posing as a Child on X

> During a legal deposition, admitted to using two secret alternate accounts on platform X (formerly Twitter). He acknowledged briefly using one account for "testing purposes," where he impersonated a child.
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/elon-musk-secret-account-business-mogul-admits-posing-child-x-1724275

raymondpert, to Germany

Germany detains two Iraqis suspected of IS genocide against Yazidi minority

> The detention of the married couple follows a resolution by the German parliament last year that recognizes crimes committed by IS against the Yazidi religious minority in as . The intent of its authors was to facilitate prosecutions against such crimes in ’s courts.
https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-arrests-two-iraqi-nationals-over-ties-with-yazidi-genocide-charges-crimes-against-humanity/

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