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A human rights group calls on the United Kingdom to stop arming Israel as its campaign in the strip continues. London, United Kingdom – Mass extermination and mass expulsion are “identifiable strategies” of Israel’s military campaign in the Gaza Strip, a human rights group warns, as it calls on the United Kingdom to impose an arms embargo. Restless Beings, which is based in the UK, decried Israel’s “policies of colonialist occupation” on Monday in a report that has won support from Afzal Khan, a member of the UK Parliament with the opposition Labour Party. “Rather than meeting the stated intention…

Last year, I called the Google Pixel 7a a “great potential swan-song” for Google’s budget Pixel A-series line of phones. I couldn’t have been more wrong about the “swan-song” part, though, because I’ve been using a Pixel 8a for the past several days.That’s fine, though, because Google’s track record of making really good $500 Android handsets has remained consistent over the years, and is unchanged in 2024. While I’m not totally enamored with every “new” feature packed into the Pixel 8a (enough with the AI stuff), its remarkable parity with a phone that was $200 more back in October makes…

In this article, I’ll uncover the 10 best cafes in Da Nang. Vietnam’s 5th largest city is a popular hub for visitors and is a great location to consider if you’re a digital nomad or work remotely. Da Nang has a fantastic cafe culture and plenty of comfortable and friendly cafes just waiting to be explored and I can’t wait to tell you more. Whether you’re after the perfect cup and a tasty snack, or a productive place to work for the afternoon, I’ll cover the top spots in this post. I’ve recently spent a lot of time around central…

Prosecutors already have acknowledged Cohen’s flaws to jurors. During opening statements, assistant district attorney Michael Colangelo told the jury: “You will need to keep an open mind” about Cohen, and “keep in mind all the evidence that corroborates Michael Cohen’s testimony”. Prosecutors have introduced a paper trail of texts, emails, phone calls, bank records and legal contacts Cohen left as he brokered payouts to Ms Daniels and another woman, Playboy model Karen McDougal, in exchange for their silence. They have called on multiple corroborating witnesses, like former tabloid publisher David Pecker and Ms Daniel’s former attorney Keith Davidson, to shed…

Bernie Sanders urged Denmark to force its most valuable company, Novo Nordisk A/S, to lower its drug prices, in a letter submitted by the US senator to one of the Nordic country’s largest newspapers. Sanders, who chairs the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, called on Danes to pressure Novo to “significantly reduce the outrageously high prices for Ozempic and Wegovy in the US and other parts of the world,” according to the letter, published by the Politiken newspaper on Monday. Sanders has also called on Novo directly to lower its prices and has asked the drugmaker to reply to a series of…

At least 17 people still missing after heavy rains washed mud and cold lava down the slopes of Mount Marapi. At least 41 people have now been confirmed dead after hours of torrential rain triggered flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano in western Indonesia over the weekend. A local disaster official told the AFP news agency that 17 other people remained missing after the downpour on Saturday night swept ash and large rocks down Mount Marapi, the most active volcano on Sumatra island. Three people are missing in the Agam district and 14 in Tanah Datar, both…

The U8N also lets you control the volume output of its optical port with the TV remote, making it much simpler to control older audio systems that don’t support HDMI ARC/eARC, like my original KEF LSX speakers. If you decide to settle for the onboard sound, the U8N’s 2.1.2 speaker system offers some decent detail, and a bit of extra bass punch for its woofers. The TV is well stocked on the gaming front, including VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) and AMD FreeSync Premium Proto for fluid high frame-rate gaming, as well as ALLM (Auto Low Latency Mode) for low input…

President Joe Biden will double, triple and quadruple tariffs on some Chinese goods this week, unveiling the measures at a White House event framed as a defense of American workers, people familiar with the matter say. Biden will hike or add tariffs in key sectors after nearly two years of review. The total tariff on Chinese electric vehicles will rise to 102.5% from 27.5%, the people said, speaking on condition of anonymity ahead of the announcement. Others will double or triple in targeted industries, though the scope remains unclear. Biden and his staff spent recent weeks finalizing the measures, including…

In its more than 180-year history, Cunard Line has evolved from offering essential transatlantic transportation to leisure travel. Its current fleet offers several classes of cabins with plush furnishings and modern comforts that still evoke nautical ocean-liner style. Although the options might seem confusing at first, they’re fairly easy to understand once broken down. Across inside, outside, balcony and suite categories, Cunard offers four accommodation classes, each with its own dining room. Regardless of cabin type, passengers have access to the same public areas — including pools and sun decks, gyms, theaters and spas. Although, some categories do have their…

  President proposes Andrey Belousov as defence minister with Sergei Shoigu to become secretary of Security Council. Russian President Vladimir Putin has begun a cabinet reshuffle, proposing to remove Sergei Shoigu as defence minister and reappoint him as secretary of the Security Council. Putin proposed appointing Andrei Belousov, a former deputy prime minister who specialises in economics, as the new defence minister, the Kremlin said on Sunday. The shake-up comes as Putin begins his fifth term in office. In line with Russian law, the entire cabinet resigned on Tuesday after Putin’s inauguration in the Kremlin. Belousov’s candidacy will need to…

Americans have been indulging in “revenge travel” with gusto since pandemic-era restrictions were lifted, and the dollar’s recent surge has made that even more attractive. In fact, so many Americans have been heading to Europe that many cities are scrambling for ways to staunch over-tourism. That’s because the Federal Reserve’s aggressive rate hikes and higher-for-longer stance have boosted the dollar against top global currencies, which have slumped as other central banks are expected to start cutting rates soon. The U.S. Dollar Index, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies, has jumped about 4% year to date and 5.6%…

Russian regional governor accuses Ukraine of shelling residential building in Belgorod city, near the border with Ukraine. At least six people have been killed and 20 others injured after a building collapsed in the Russian border city of Belgorod, according to Russian officials. A video released by the Russian Ministry of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief on Sunday showed firefighters and rescuers working on a huge pile of rubble. The ministry said that six bodies had been recovered from the rubble. “The number of injured, according to the latest data, is 20 people,” emergency services were quoted as saying…