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Putin Holds Extended Meeting With Ministry of Defense

RIA Novosti  

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Russia's conflict with its opponents extends beyond the battlefield to all areas of public life, including culture, education and the economy.

Medway take spoils in derby

KentOnline (kentonline.co.uk) 

Fast-starting Medway were always in control for a 33-19 Regional 2 South East win at Dartfordians.

Territorial rivalries in Northern Syria spark clashes

France24.com (en) 

While the majority of central and southern Syria seems calm after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad, a series of territorial rivalries in the north has erupted into open combat. Most of the clashes involve Kurdish groups under the name of the Syrian Democratic Forces and Turkish-backed factions. Residents now living in fear since the latest clashes broke out. FRANCE 24’s Marie-Charlotte Roupie and Charlotte Hughes sent us this report.

World Cement Association predicts "unprecedented transformation" in cement demand over next 25 years

Dezeen.com 

The World Cement Association has predicted that global demand for cement and clinker will decrease more than previously expected by 2050 due to changing market trends and sustainable material advancements. In its white paper, Long-Term Forecast for Cement and Clinker Demand, the association predicted that global cement use would decrease from 4.2 billion tonnes per

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Israeli airstrikes in Syria 'most violent' since 2012, monitor says - Euronews

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  1. Israeli airstrikes in Syria 'most violent' since 2012, monitor says  Euronews
  2. Watch: Israeli strike in Syria causes ‘seismic’ explosion  The Telegraph
  3. Israel strikes Syria as Netanyahu approves plan to expand Golan Heights settlement  The Guardian
  4. Israel strikes missile depots, air defences in Syria’s Tartous region  Al Jazeera English
  5. Israel’s Use of Force Against Syria and the Right of Self-Defense  EJIL: Talk!

Why the long-awaited Lightning ban still took Apple by surprise

Macworld.com 

Macworld

You know how it is: you’ve got all year to do your Christmas shopping, but you always end up leaving it so late that you have to pay for premium delivery. Despite our best intentions to get things done early, we always do them at the last minute. Work expands to fill the time available for its completion.

This, I assume, is what’s been going on at Apple Park, whose residents seem bizarrely unprepared for the looming EU ban on the use of Lightning ports to charge smartphones. Читать дальше...

A look behind the curtain at the best books of 2024

Feedblitz.com 

A look behind the curtain at the best books of 2024

Every year, Oxford University Press’s trade program publishes 70-100 new books written for the general reader. The vast audience for these trade books comprises everyone from history buffs, popular science nerds, and philosophy enthusiasts pursuing intellectual interests, as well as parents and caregivers seeking crucial advice or support—all readers browsing the aisles of their local bookstore (or the Amazon new releases) for literature... Читать дальше...

Milei: “Taxes are theft”

«MercoPress» (en) 

Argentine President Javier Milei said this weekend in an interview with the Italian TV Quarta Repubblica to be aired Monday that taxes “are theft.” The South American leader also insisted that “public spending cuts are not an unpopular measure.” Milei spent the weekend in Rome where he had a meeting with Prime Minister Georgia Meloni and participated in other business and political engagements.