"Roman texts convey little meaningful information about Indian political dynasties and offer even less about the practical operations of Indo-Roman trade. A series of Egyptian documents has recently revolutionised understanding of the logistical and political requirements for moving bulk goods from India across the Sahara and...
The Catholic Church sold around 30,000 children to adoptive parents without their mother's consent or knowledge, new testimonies reported by Het Laatste Nieuws reveal.
Since Greasemonkey is no longer being updated and /kbinStyles has been thriving, with people creating a lot of userscript for added functionality, I thought I should introduce Violentmonkey here. It is a really good opensource alternative for Tampermonkey and works well....
Freight rates for Indian shipments headed to Europe and Africa could surge as much as 25-30 per cent if the ongoing security concern along the Red Sea trade route – the shortest trade route for ships moving from Asia to Europe – were to continue, according to Indian merchandise exporters....
Conservative pundits and right-wing Christian media figures have rejected the scientific consensus that human activity is fueling the warming climate and exacerbating extreme weather events, instead claiming that God controls the weather and attributing natural disasters to “demonic attack,” biblical prophecy, or a supposed...
An award-winning reporter from Hong Kong has gone missing following a business trip to China in late October, people close to the matter have told Kyodo News....
Residents say Israeli forces dropped leaflets warning Palestinians to flee parts of southern Gaza. That signals a possible expansion of their operations to the zone where most of the territory’s population has fled to escape Israel’s bombardment and ground assault.
Israel ordered people out of swathes of the main southern city in the Gaza Strip on Monday as it pressed its ground campaign deep into the south, sending desperate residents fleeing even as it dropped bombs on areas where it told them to go.
Although a peace deal is reportedly ready to be signed, Washington wants the kingdom to instead join a naval 'task force' that will confront Sanaa's forces in support of Israel
"The assessment is based on terrorist interrogations and the police’s investigation of the incident, among other things, which reveal that the terrorists intended to infiltrate Re’im and other kibbutzim near the Gaza border....
A WIRED analysis of leaked police documents verifies that a secretive government program is allowing federal, state, and local law enforcement to access phone records of Americans who are not suspected of a crime.
Government incentives have led to a spike in construction projects in the city. Residents are suffering from the resultant increase in pollution levels.
'Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi proposes a government resolution to halt any state advertising, subscriptions or other commercial connection with the Haaretz daily newspaper, due to what he describes is the left-wing publication’s “defeatist and false propaganda” against the State of Israel during wartime.'
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned there will be “problems” with neighboring Finland after it joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) earlier this year.
Edelman’s trust barometer is “quoted everywhere as if this is some credible, objective research from a thinktank, whereas there is a fairly obvious commercial background, and it’s fairly obviously a sales tool,”
A marketing team within media giant Cox Media Group (CMG) claims it has the capability to listen to ambient conversations of consumers through embedded microphones in smartphones, smart TVs, and other devices to gather data and use it to target ads, according to a review of CMG marketing materials by 404 Media and details from a...
The Indian cricket board has identified a window between September and October for the annual tournament, which could potentially go live in 2024. If it happens, industry executives say the global narrative of the game will change faster than previously believed.
TIL passage of merchandise over the Silk Road was a mere trickle compared with the maritime flow of goods between India and Rome during the first-millennium CE (scroll.in)
"Roman texts convey little meaningful information about Indian political dynasties and offer even less about the practical operations of Indo-Roman trade. A series of Egyptian documents has recently revolutionised understanding of the logistical and political requirements for moving bulk goods from India across the Sahara and...
Catholic Church put up 30,000 children for adoption without mothers' consent (www.brusselstimes.com)
The Catholic Church sold around 30,000 children to adoptive parents without their mother's consent or knowledge, new testimonies reported by Het Laatste Nieuws reveal.
Violentmonkey, an opensource alternative for Tampermonkey
Since Greasemonkey is no longer being updated and /kbinStyles has been thriving, with people creating a lot of userscript for added functionality, I thought I should introduce Violentmonkey here. It is a really good opensource alternative for Tampermonkey and works well....
Freight rates could surge 25-30% if trouble along Red Sea route continues (indianexpress.com)
Freight rates for Indian shipments headed to Europe and Africa could surge as much as 25-30 per cent if the ongoing security concern along the Red Sea trade route – the shortest trade route for ships moving from Asia to Europe – were to continue, according to Indian merchandise exporters....
Threats, insults, and Kremlin 'robots': How Russian diplomacy died under Putin (www.bbc.com)
Russian diplomacy is no longer about co-operation but "putting Westerners in their place", say ex-Kremlin insiders.
Conservative commentators and right-wing Christian media deny climate change by claiming God controls the weather (www.mediamatters.org)
Conservative pundits and right-wing Christian media figures have rejected the scientific consensus that human activity is fueling the warming climate and exacerbating extreme weather events, instead claiming that God controls the weather and attributing natural disasters to “demonic attack,” biblical prophecy, or a supposed...
Hong Kong journalist goes missing following business trip to Beijing (english.kyodonews.net)
An award-winning reporter from Hong Kong has gone missing following a business trip to China in late October, people close to the matter have told Kyodo News....
About change in ownership and discussion about some rules
Hi, I have taken over as the owner of anime_titties as it had been classified as abandoned. I will do my best to make this place active again....
Israel signals wider offensive in Gaza's south, where hundreds of thousands have fled (apnews.com)
Residents say Israeli forces dropped leaflets warning Palestinians to flee parts of southern Gaza. That signals a possible expansion of their operations to the zone where most of the territory’s population has fled to escape Israel’s bombardment and ground assault.
US thwarted plot to kill Sikh separatist on American soil (www.ft.com)
Washington warned India over concerns of government involvement in assassination conspiracy...
Elections Around the World in 2024 (time.com)
2024 is not just an election year. It’s perhaps the election year....
Researchers Test 2,400-Year-Old Leather and Realize It's Made of Human Skin (gizmodo.com)
A group of horse-riding warriors kept some gruesome battle trophies.
Israel orders more Gazans to flee, bombs areas where it sends them (www.reuters.com)
Israel ordered people out of swathes of the main southern city in the Gaza Strip on Monday as it pressed its ground campaign deep into the south, sending desperate residents fleeing even as it dropped bombs on areas where it told them to go.
Maternal mortality: Pregnancy is 'shockingly dangerous' (www.dw.com)
Almost 300,000 people died during pregnancy or childbirth in 2020. That includes the US, where maternal death rates are up. But India's MMR is down.
US pressures Saudi Arabia to postpone imminent peace deal with Yemen (new.thecradle.co)
Although a peace deal is reportedly ready to be signed, Washington wants the kingdom to instead join a naval 'task force' that will confront Sanaa's forces in support of Israel
Israeli Security Establishment: Hamas Likely Didn’t Have Advance Knowledge of Nova Festival (archive.is)
"The assessment is based on terrorist interrogations and the police’s investigation of the incident, among other things, which reveal that the terrorists intended to infiltrate Re’im and other kibbutzim near the Gaza border....
Secretive White House Surveillance Program Gives Cops Access to Trillions of US Phone Records (www.wired.com)
A WIRED analysis of leaked police documents verifies that a secretive government program is allowing federal, state, and local law enforcement to access phone records of Americans who are not suspected of a crime.
How a construction boom led to toxic air in Mumbai (scroll.in)
Government incentives have led to a spike in construction projects in the city. Residents are suffering from the resultant increase in pollution levels.
Israel communications minister proposes sanctions against Haaretz for ‘false propaganda’ (www.timesofisrael.com)
'Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi proposes a government resolution to halt any state advertising, subscriptions or other commercial connection with the Haaretz daily newspaper, due to what he describes is the left-wing publication’s “defeatist and false propaganda” against the State of Israel during wartime.'
How the dead are counted in Gaza (www.bbc.com)
The BBC has been looking in detail at how the casualty figures are totalled.
Putin warns of ‘problems’ with neighboring Finland after West ‘dragged it into NATO’ (edition.cnn.com)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned there will be “problems” with neighboring Finland after it joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) earlier this year.
Revealed: how top PR firm uses ‘trust barometer’ to promote world’s autocrats (www.theguardian.com)
Edelman’s trust barometer is “quoted everywhere as if this is some credible, objective research from a thinktank, whereas there is a fairly obvious commercial background, and it’s fairly obviously a sales tool,”
Marketing Company Claims That It Actually Is Listening to Your Phone and Smart Speakers to Target Ads (www.404media.co)
A marketing team within media giant Cox Media Group (CMG) claims it has the capability to listen to ambient conversations of consumers through embedded microphones in smartphones, smart TVs, and other devices to gather data and use it to target ads, according to a review of CMG marketing materials by 404 Media and details from a...
Joe Biden Moves to Lift Nearly Every Restriction on Israel’s Access to U.S. Weapons Stockpile (theintercept.com)
To get arms for its Gaza war, Israel is drawing on a U.S. arms stockpile. Joe Biden wants to remove all the restrictions on the arms.
Exclusive: BCCI readies plans to launch a Tier-2 white ball tournament ‘similar’ to IPL (www.moneycontrol.com)
The Indian cricket board has identified a window between September and October for the annual tournament, which could potentially go live in 2024. If it happens, industry executives say the global narrative of the game will change faster than previously believed.