Several streets in the center of Copenhagen were closed during rush hour this morning due to the heavy fire at Børsen. The iconic spire has collapsed. At 7.36am, the first message of the fire in the historic building came in. Emergency services and army are present on a large scale to keep everything under control. […]
A national study published by JAMA Health Forum found that there was an abrupt surge in permanent sterilization procedures among young adults ages 18 through 30 after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling, which reversed the constitutional right to an abortion....
April 10, 2024 - Today Uniswap Labs received a Wells notice from the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), notifying us that they are planning to recommend a legal action against us. In the meantime, our entire suite of current products will continue to be available, and we will continue to...
European Union countries willing to recognise the State of Palestine should move in tandem in order to "trigger significant progress" in building peace in the war-torn region, European Council President Charles Michel has said. #EuropeNews
The UN Human Rights Council passed its first ever resolution on Thursday 4 April over tackling discrimination against intersex people, despite opposition from several countries to the terminology used. The resolution passed in the 47-member council with 24 votes in favour, none against and 23 abstentions.
Congress has oversight over American weapons sales to allies. Some Democrats say lawmakers should try to delay or even block them until Israel agrees to conditions on its offensive in Gaza....
Argentina’s libertarian president Javier Milei is under fire from his counterparts in the region for comments made during an interview with CNN Español. In response to his explosive comments, wherein he called Colombia’s president a “terrorist assassin”, Colombia’s Foreign Ministry announced the expulsion of...
Despite a widening rift with the Israeli government, the Biden administration continues to authorize the transfer of 2,000-pound bombs and other weapons...
Editor’s notes: The list below is CPJ’s most recent and preliminary account of journalist deaths in the war. Our database will not include all of these casualties until we have completed further investigations into the circumstances surrounding them.
Smoking weed is not compulsory in Germany, Olaf Scholz tells Chinese students (www.thetimes.co.uk)
Copenhagen’s historic Boersen building goes into flames - The Copenhagen Post (cphpost.dk)
Several streets in the center of Copenhagen were closed during rush hour this morning due to the heavy fire at Børsen. The iconic spire has collapsed. At 7.36am, the first message of the fire in the historic building came in. Emergency services and army are present on a large scale to keep everything under control. […]
Witness' Ordeal in Netanyahu Trial Shows How Deeply the Prime Minister Has Corrupted Israel [MSN - Haaretz] (www.msn.com)
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Sterilization Procedures Have Surged Among Young People Following “Dobbs” (truthout.org)
A national study published by JAMA Health Forum found that there was an abrupt surge in permanent sterilization procedures among young adults ages 18 through 30 after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling, which reversed the constitutional right to an abortion....
XZ Backdoor: Timeline and Overview (youtu.be)
The worst backdoor in the history of open source software was narrowly avoided just days ago....
Open Source Security (OpenSSF) and OpenJS Foundations Issue Alert for Social Engineering Takeovers of Open Source Projects (openssf.org)
XZ Utils cyberattack likely not an isolated incident...
Fighting for DeFi (blog.uniswap.org)
April 10, 2024 - Today Uniswap Labs received a Wells notice from the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), notifying us that they are planning to recommend a legal action against us. In the meantime, our entire suite of current products will continue to be available, and we will continue to...
Group of EU states should recognise Palestine together, Michel says (www.euronews.com)
European Union countries willing to recognise the State of Palestine should move in tandem in order to "trigger significant progress" in building peace in the war-torn region, European Council President Charles Michel has said. #EuropeNews
NYC’s AI chatbot was caught telling businesses to break the law. The city isn’t taking it down (apnews.com)
Italy arrests 22, seizes millions in EU fund fraud case (www.reuters.com)
UN finally passes a resolution recognising one of society’s most marginalised groups About time (www.thecanary.co)
The UN Human Rights Council passed its first ever resolution on Thursday 4 April over tackling discrimination against intersex people, despite opposition from several countries to the terminology used. The resolution passed in the 47-member council with 24 votes in favour, none against and 23 abstentions.
Taiwan’s earthquake preparedness saved a lot of lives — and prevented a catastrophe for the global tech economy (www.vox.com)
From Taiwan to South Korea to Silicon Valley, some of the most important nodes in the global tech economy are in disaster-prone places.
Here’s How Congress Can Use Leverage on Weapons Sales to Prod Biden on Israel (www.nytimes.com)
Congress has oversight over American weapons sales to allies. Some Democrats say lawmakers should try to delay or even block them until Israel agrees to conditions on its offensive in Gaza....
Is Germany targeting Jewish voices? (thespectator.com)
Germany finds itself in a situation where it is being asked to side with some Jews against others....
Palestinian teen shot dead during Israeli West Bank raid, Wafa news agency reports (www.reuters.com)
Israeli forces shot dead a 13-year-old Palestinian boy during a raid in the occupied West Bank...
Argentine diplomats expelled from Colombia following explosive comments by Milei (peoplesdispatch.org)
Argentina’s libertarian president Javier Milei is under fire from his counterparts in the region for comments made during an interview with CNN Español. In response to his explosive comments, wherein he called Colombia’s president a “terrorist assassin”, Colombia’s Foreign Ministry announced the expulsion of...
U.S. signs off on more bombs, warplanes for Israel (www.washingtonpost.com)
Despite a widening rift with the Israeli government, the Biden administration continues to authorize the transfer of 2,000-pound bombs and other weapons...
Rousseau Predicted a Problem With Sam Bankman-Fried’s Plan (time.com)
The philosopher explained, almost 300 years ago, why something like effective altruism was fatally flawed....
Search the database journalists built to document who died after police restrained them (apnews.com)
The AP and PBS "Frontline" found over 1,000 people from 2012 through 2021 died after police used tactics that were not supposed to be lethal....
Journalist casualties in the Israel-Gaza war (cpj.org)
Editor’s notes: The list below is CPJ’s most recent and preliminary account of journalist deaths in the war. Our database will not include all of these casualties until we have completed further investigations into the circumstances surrounding them.
Georgia GOP Leader, a 2020 Election Denier, Illegally Voted Nine Times (www.rollingstone.com)
Texas man changes his name to ‘Literally Anybody Else’ and launches presidential bid (www.independent.co.uk)