cuban_Pete

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Ministers stepping up preparations for renationalisation of Thames Water (www.theguardian.com)
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New Zealand halts Cook Islands funding over China deals (www.bbc.com)
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Thai PM faces calls to quit after leaked phone call (www.bbc.com)
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U.S. Secretary of State congratulates Russian citizens on Russia Day (en.apa.az)
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Israel is poised to launch operation on Iran, multiple sources tell CBS News (www.cbsnews.com)
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Brazilian prosecutors sue China’s BYD over allegations of slave-like labor conditions (apnews.com)
 

“Working conditions were extremely degrading. Five settlements were kept by BYD, JinJiang and Tecmonta. Some workers slept on beds without mattresses and had their personal belongings alongside with their food,” the prosecutors’ office said. “There were few bathrooms, which were not gender-assigned. In one of the settlements, there was one toilet for 31 people, forcing workers to wake up at 4 a.m. for their personal hygiene before their work.”

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Wisconsin judge pleads not guilty to impeding immigrant's arrest (www.reuters.com)
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Syrian president says his government is holding indirect talks with Israel (edition.cnn.com)
Rebecca Shaw: I knew one day I’d have to watch powerful men burn the world down. But I didn't expect them to be such losers. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (3 children)

ManBara in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Maybe in order to understand manbara, we have to look at the word itself. Manbara. Basically, it's made up of two separate words - "manb" and "ara." What do these words mean? It's a mystery, and that's why so is manbara.

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Trump’s long-threatened tariffs against Canada and Mexico are now in effect, kicking off trade war (apnews.com)
 

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s long-threatened tariffs against Canada and Mexico finally went into effect Tuesday, putting global markets on edge and setting up costly retaliations by the United States’ North American allies.

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UK, France and Ukraine agree to work on ceasefire plan for Russia’s war in Ukraine (apnews.com)
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Ukraine 'may be Russian someday,' Trump suggests while announcing $500 billion rare earth 'agreement' (kyivindependent.com)
 

Following up on his earlier proposition of ensuring the U.S. support for Ukraine in exchange for rare earth minerals, Trump claimed that Kyiv has "essentially agreed" to a deal on a $500 billion resource deal.

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Slovakia threatens to cut electricity supplies if Ukraine ends Russian gas transit (kyivindependent.com)
 

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico announced on Dec. 27 that his government will evaluate potential reciprocal measures against Ukraine, including halting electricity supplies, if Ukraine stops the transit of Russian gas to Slovakia after January 1.

Russians see North Koreans as a ‘burden’ over ignorance of drones: South says in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 26 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (7 children)

Because the average orc coming in fresh from ~~bootcamp~~ prison has drone exposure?

Because I'm still seeing "Both parties are the same!" trolls in the comments in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 21 points 8 months ago (1 children)

My take is, both parties bad, one far worse.

Genetic variants linked to ADHD and Parkinson's, Queensland led study on brain size finds in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Have trouble thinking your whole life or have trouble thinking when old?

Ukraine reportedly reclaims territory in north of Kharkiv Oblast, almost entire Russian regiment destroyed in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 32 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Ukraine’s making gains while Russia’s struggling, even resorting to bringing in North Korean soldiers. That just shows how desperate things are getting for them. If Ukraine keeps this up, no amount of imported troops is going to save Russia's position.

India’s crimes in Canada and the politician allegedly behind them in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 22 points 8 months ago (12 children)

This kind of stuff has been an open secret for a while. The Modi government has a reputation for targeting Khalistan activists, and these incidents fit the pattern. Canada’s decision to publicly call it out just exposes what’s already been happening, and it’s about time the truth is addressed head-on, even if it means straining diplomatic relations.

Implants in c/[email protected]
The unseen struggle: Job dissatisfaction and minimal effort among young professionals in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 48 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Because some people's job helps others? Like a nurse does what they do to help save lives, not because they enjoy the workload.

Dont show the whole blade unless you're going for the kill in c/[email protected]
Young women are more liberal than they’ve been in decades, a Gallup analysis finds in c/[email protected]
China’s grip on Hong Kong just became a little tighter in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

There was a period in the early 2000's where China showed genuine signs it might open up and become somewhat democratic, giving its citizens greater rights and representation. Obviously they decided to revert to their authoritarian ways and brutally crack down on dissent to keep control over the people, but there was a time HK might've had a nice future under China.

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