Powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan, tsunami alert issued A powerful earthquake struck off the northern Japanese coast, and the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami alert in the region.

BREAKING: A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes off the northern Japanese coast, with a tsunami alert issued.

German champions for a 35th time, Bundesliga champions for a 34th time. One title was in 1932. Bundesliga founded in 1963.

A humanoid robot sprints to victory in Beijing, beating the human half-marathon world record A humanoid robot has won a half-marathon race for robots in Beijing, running faster than the human record.

Robot wins a half marathon faster than a human. And what is the point? Why not drive a car or shoot a rocket, they’re faster too.

(Unless the idea is to develop humanoid robots that will kill us some day.)

(AP) #Robot 🤖

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Das ist alles nur noch absurd

A toilet on a sidewalk beside a road in Berlin. Berliners just discard anything they don’t want any more out on the street. Sometimes they write “zu verscheken” (to give away) like they’re doing people a favor, other times they don’t bother. Either way, the streets are a dumping group for all kinds of useless crap.

Zu verschenken.

#Berlin #zuverschenken

A 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon goes into effect A 10-day truce in Lebanon appears to be holding as U.S. President Donald Trump calls it a “historic day for Lebanon.”

Seems pretty hopeful.

“It remained unclear whether Israel would completely stop strikes on Hezbollah, and whether the militant group would recognize a deal it did not play a role in negotiating and which will leave Israeli troops occupying a stretch of southern Lebanon.”

(AP) #Lebanon #Israel

Marie-Louise Eta, the Bundesliga's first female coach, just wants to get on with her job Union Berlin's Marie-Louise Eta says she understands the commotion over becoming the first female head coach in the Bundesliga.

Marie-Louise Eta, the Bundesliga’s first female coach, just wants to get on with her job

(AP) #FCUnion #Eisern #Bundesliga #history

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Children killed in Lebanon as Israeli strikes hit homes far from front lines of war with Hezbollah Of more than 2,000 people killed in Lebanon since Israel's current war with Iran-backed Hezbollah began, 168 are children.

Israel is killing children in Lebanon just like it did (and is still doing) in Gaza.

At least 168 children killed – of more than 2,100 people altogether – by Israeli strikes in the last six weeks.

(AP) #Israel #Lebanon #Gaza #warcrimes

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Union Berlin pushes back on sexist comments aimed at trailblazing coach Marie-Louise Eta After naming Marie-Louise Eta the first female head coach in Europe’s “big five” soccer leagues, Union Berlin says the club “has her back” as it condemns sexist comments on social media.

Union Berlin pushes back on sexist comments aimed at trailblazing coach Marie-Louise Eta

(AP) #FCUnion #Eisern #Bundesliga #history #sexism

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What's behind Péter Magyar's ascent to power in Hungary after Prime Minister Orbán's defeat Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar has brought about an end to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's 16-year rule.

Péter Magyar, the insider who turned and brought Viktor Orbán’s system down

(AP) #Hungary #Magyar #Orban 🇭🇺

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“I got satisfaction out of doing things that were difficult. It was an incredible feeling."

Forty-six years ago today, Terry fox "dipped his artificial leg in the murky waters of St John’s harbour and set off on the greatest adventure of his life."

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Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán concedes defeat in a European electoral earthquake Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has conceded defeat after what he called a ″painful″ election result, ending 16 years in power for a dominant figure in the far-right movement allied with U.S.

Cautiously happy for my Hungarian friends. Last time I was there (2022) none of them imagined this was even possible.

(AP) #Hungary #Orban #Magyar 🇭🇺

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There are five games left. If she gets 21 points from those Union should keep her as coach and let her run the whole club.

Union Berlin makes history with Marie-Louise Eta as first woman to lead a Bundesliga men’s team Union Berlin has appointed Marie-Louise Eta as the first female coach in charge of a men’s team in the Bundesliga as it bids to ensure its league survival.

Union Berlin has appointed Marie-Louise Eta as the first female coach in charge of a men’s team in the Bundesliga

(AP) #FCUnion #Eisern #Bundesliga #history

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Every time I do something fun, I feel my dad is with me enjoying it too, like I’m showing him something he wouldn’t have seen otherwise.
You’re amazing, you’ve achieved so much, and I’m sure your dad is so proud of you. He’s with you if you think of him, so he probably also enjoyed the concert ❤️

AP reporter describes intense Israeli attacks that stunned Beirut An AP reporter describes how Israel's massive bombardment of Beirut stunned the city. Israel's biggest coordinated attack of the current war hit 100 targets in the space of 10 minutes on Wednesday aft...

Beirut 💔

(AP) #Beirut #Lebanon #Israel #whenwillitstop

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Live updates: US, Israel and Iran agree to a 2-week ceasefire Iran, the United States and Israel reached a tentative, two-week ceasefire Wednesday in the war that tore across the Middle East and disrupted the global energy market, with U.S. President Donald Trum...

“The two-week ceasefire plan includes allowing both Iran and Oman to charge fees on ships transiting through the Strait of Hormuz … The world had considered the passage an international waterway and never paid tolls before.”

(AP) #Iran #Israel #USA

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Woke up this morning relieved to hear a whole civilization wasn’t destroyed overnight ☮️

"Trying to 'engage' with fascism is like trying to have an intimate emotional relationship with a running chainsaw. The very act of framing fascism as a reasonable partner for dialogue is an act of propaganda that validates and normalizes fascism."

Good read on the utter failure of corporate media:

Doctors warn that Israel is targeting Lebanon's health care system, as it did Gaza's Since the war between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah reignited on March 2, Israel has pushed deeper into southern Lebanon.

Israel is taking its Gaza-playbook to Lebanon, increasingly targeting Lebanese first responders and medical centers.

Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 57 health professionals since March 2, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.

(AP) #Israel #Lebanon #Gaza #warcrimes

AP says it will offer buyouts as part of pivot away from newspaper-focused history The Associated Press says it will offer buyouts to an unspecified number of its U.S.-based journalists as part of an acceleration away from the focus on newspapers and their print journalism that sust...

AP is offering staff buyouts as it turns away from the newspaper and print journalism that sustained the company since the mid-1800s.

“We’re not a newspaper company and we haven’t been for quite some time,” AP executive editor Julie Pace says.

(AP) #AP #media #changes

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Lebanon: UN experts call for international independent investigation into Israel’s killing of journalists GENEVA – The targeted killing of three Lebanese journalists constitutes another egregious attack on press freedom by Israeli forces and must be promptly, fully and independently investigated by an int...

Israel has killed at least 259 journalists since 2023.

"We denounce strongly what has now become a standard, dangerous practice of Israel to target and kill journalists and then claim, without providing any credible evidence, that they were involved with armed groups."

Spinning on His Axel: The Right-Wing Politics of the Billionaire Businessman Taking Over the Telegraph Julian Petley investigates what really motivates the German media mogul taking over Britain's leading conservative broadsheet

🔴Spinning on His Axel: The Right-Wing Politics of the Billionaire Businessman Taking Over the Telegraph

Julian Petley investigates what really motivates the German media mogul taking over Britain’s leading conservative broadsheet

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You know this guy is good, of course you do, but I'll tell you exactly how good I think he is: I can be bothered to zoom to read his cartoons, every time, and he never disappoints.

A stranded whale in Germany’s Baltic Sea weakens as hopes of its return to the Atlantic fade A stranded humpback whale in Germany’s Baltic Sea looks weaker, and experts fear it won't be able to find its way back to the Atlantic.

Hopes are fading for a weakened humpback whale stranded in the Baltic, that he/she can make it back to the Atlantic.

(AP) #Whale #Germany #Baltic #Ostsee 🐳

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CAF reacts to chaotic Africa Cup final with host of changes. General secretary Mosengo-Omba departs African soccer’s governing body has announced a raft of “changes and improvements” to its statutes and regulations as it deals with the fallout from a contentious Africa Cup of Nations final.

Still dealing with the fallout from a contentious Africa Cup of Nations final, CAF announced a raft of “changes and improvements” to its statutes and regulations.

And Véron Mosengo-Omba is gone after five years as CAF general secretary.

(AP) #CAF #AfricaCup #AFCON

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A photo of Ali and Fatima in their press vests and hats, smiling at the camera with Lebanon in the background

Two of the journalists assassinated in South Lebanon this morning by Israel were Lebanese correspondents Ali Shoeib and Fatima Ftouni.

They become the 252nd and 253rd journalists killed by Israel in the last two years.

Unprecedented.

(📸 Cradle Media)

Neo-Nazis attack two people with machete - The Berliner In Friedrichshain last night, attackers targeted two 19-year-olds while shouting Nazi slogans.

Neo-Nazi machete attack injures two teenagers in Berlin. One of the wounds went down to the bone. www.the-berliner.com/english-news... The attackers shouted Sieg Heil before running off.

“Both the US and UK suppressed or sidelined warnings that would have helped avoid the slaughter.”