#theguardian.com. #Jan.28.2025 × ‘No, I’m not phoning to say I’m dying!’ My gruelling week of calling gen Z friends rather than texting them. Phone calls can be inconvenient, stressful or actively unpleasant – especially if you’re part of my generation. At 27, can I survive seven days without texts or group chats? And will I still have a soc
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#theguardian.com. #Jan.28.2025 × Can communities living side by side with wildlife beat Africa’s national parks at conservation?. Across the continent, millions of hectares of land are being used and run by local people coexisting with wildlife in spaces where both can thrive
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#bbc.com. #Jan.28.2025 × Abramovich dodged millions in tax with superyachts-for-hire scheme. Shell companies were used to charter the sanctioned oligarch’s yachts to himself, evading VAT, BBC reveals.
#computerweekly.com. #Jan.28.2025 × Datafy promises to slash massive EBS overprovisioning costs | Computer Weekly. AWS Elastic Block Storage is often over-provisioned. Datafy virtualises EBS volumes to allow customers to scale capacity up and down and will cut costs or not charge customers
#Tech #United Kingdom #Europe
#bbc.com. #Jan.28.2025 × Trump says Microsoft in talks to buy TikTok. The US President says he would like to see a "bidding war" over the sale of the social media app.
#Politics #Tech #Microsoft #USA #North America
#oilprice.com. #Jan.28.2025 × Sinopec to Boost Refining Rates by 100,000 Bpd in February | OilPrice.com. Sinopec, China's largest refiner, plans to increase its refinery run rates to meet travel demand during the Lunar New Year and to build inventories before planned maintenance shutdowns.
#Business #PublicHoliday #New Year's Eve #China #New Year #Asia #Americas
#aljazeera.com. #Jan.28.2025 × Switzerland releases, deports Palestinian American journalist Ali Abunimah. The Electronic Intifada’s executive director says his offence was ‘being a journalist who speaks up for Palestine’.
#Business #Politics #director #Palestine #USA #Switzerland #Europe #Asia #North America #Americas
#aljazeera.com. #Jan.28.2025 × What might be the fallout of forcing Palestinians from their land?. US President Donald Trump’s plan to relocate Palestinians is rejected by Jordan and Egypt.
#Politics #Africa #Palestine #USA #Asia #North America #Egypt #Jordan
#theguardian.com. #Jan.28.2025 × Sam Abdulrahim: Gangland figure known as ‘the Punisher’ reportedly shot dead in Melbourne. Man shot and killed in car park on High Street in Preston on Monday morning in what police believe was a targeted attack
#Australian continent #Australia #Insular Oceania
#theguardian.com. #Jan.28.2025 × Expand assisted dying bill to help those with Parkinson’s and dementia, MPs to hear. Current terms of the law for England and Wales passing through parliament will only aid those with terminal cancer, former judge to say
#huffingtonpost.co.uk. #Jan.28.2025 × Trump Orders Freeze On All Federal Grants And Loans. Democrats warned that Trump’s latest order could harm programs used by millions of Americans, including early childhood programs, and food and rent assistance.
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#theguardian.com. #Jan.28.2025 × New Zealand relaxes visa rules to lure digital nomads and influencers. Changes mean visitors and influencers working for foreign employers can stay longer in bid to boost tourism
#Insular Oceania #New Zealand
#oilprice.com. #Jan.28.2025 × Protests Shut Two Oil Terminals in Libya | OilPrice.com. Protests in Libya have forced the shutdown of two key oil export terminals, threatening the country's oil production and export targets.
#Business #Libya #Africa
#theguardian.com. #Jan.28.2025 × Social media influencer manufactured symptoms that caused one-year-old to have brain surgery, Brisbane court hears. The woman, 34, is accused of torturing an infant and posting videos of the little girl online to build a social media following and solicit donations
#Australian continent #Australia #Insular Oceania
#huffingtonpost.co.uk. #Jan.28.2025 × Trans Woman Sues After Being Notified Of Transfer To Men’s Prison. One of the women sued the Trump administration, alleging the order violates her constitutional rights and puts her “at an extremely high risk of harassment, abuse, violence, and sexual assault.”
#Politics #USA #North America
#theguardian.com. #Jan.28.2025 × Trump ends DEI in US military and reinstates troops who refused Covid vaccines. President also signs order to eliminate ‘gender radicalism in the military’ and seeks to develop missile defense system
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#washingtonpost.com. #Jan.27.2025 × Countries refusing deportees could hinder Trump’s immigration plans. Among the obstacles for Trump’s mass deportation campaign are the countries refusing to take back their undocumented migrants.
#Politics #China #South America #Cuba #Asia #North America #India #Venezuela
#theguardian.com. #Jan.28.2025 × Trump administration puts about 60 USAid officials on leave after aid freeze. Memo said some actions in agency ‘appeared to be designed to circumvent’ Trump’s orders and ‘America First’ policy
#USA #North America #Americas
#theguardian.com. #Jan.28.2025 × The Omagh bombing inquiry: one father’s 26-year fight for the truth - podcast. Journalist Shane Harrison and campaigner Michael Gallagher chart the long legal struggle for a public inquiry into the 1998 atrocity, which begins by hearing from survivors and bereaved families
#theguardian.com. #Jan.28.2025 × Bluey: Australian cartoon tops US streaming charts for 2024. The series about a family of blue heelers racked up an extraordinary 55.62 billion viewing minutes – but has yet to announce a new season
#USA #Australian continent #Australia #North America #Insular Oceania
#huffingtonpost.co.uk. #Jan.28.2025 × Trump Vows To Put Tariffs On Computer Chips, Drugs, Steel And Aluminum. If he follows through, it could raise prices on many day-to-day items as economists are almost unanimous that tariffs are passed on as consumer price increases.
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#wired.com. #Jan.28.2025 × Hands On With DeepSeek’s R1 Chatbot. DeekSeek’s chatbot with the R1 model is a stunning release from the Chinese startup. While it’s an innovation in training efficiency, hallucinations still run rampant.
#Tech #China #Asia
#huffingtonpost.co.uk. #Jan.28.2025 × Bill Gates Reveals His Biggest ‘Regret,’ And Surprisingly It’s Not About Jeffrey Epstein. “You would have to put that at the top of the list,” the tech billionaire said of his biggest mistake. “There are others but none that matter.”
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