Mol Nyrt, the Hungarian oil company that’s faced criticism for maintaining strong reliance on Russian energy, sees a pipeline from the Ukrainian port of Odesa as its best bet at diversification.
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Ted Cruz Toured the Parthenon Before Heading Home to Texas Disaster: Report
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The European Union is considering setting up a €100 billion ($117 billion) fund to support Ukraine as its war with Russia following Moscow’s full-scale invasion shows no signs of ending.
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Trump, Netanyahu meet for a second time to discuss a Gaza ceasefire
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Trump, Netanyahu meet for a second time to discuss a Gaza ceasefire
The unscheduled talks come as Trump’s Middle East envoy said Israel and Hamas were closing their differences on a truce.Al Jazeera
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Eyewitness accounts at U.S.-run Gaza aid site say accusations of Hamas attacking GHF employees are
After the U.S.-run Gaza Humanitarian Foundation accused Hamas of attacking two American employees at its distribution center, eyewitnesses and local journalists say the GHF fired grenades on the crowd first before aid-seekers threw them back at them.Tareq S. Hajjaj (Mondoweiss)
These instructions to increase the character count also work with 4.4
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Increasing the Mastodon 4.3 post character and poll options limit
Last year, I wrote about how to raise the default Mastodon character limit. With the newly released version 4.3, a few things have changed. If you want to change the character limit the instructions for the previous versions will no longer work.René Fouquet
Ukraine's Fencing Federation (NFFU) is considering unspecified legal action after the sport's global governing body confirmed that three athletes would compete as 'neutrals' at this month's World Championships that the NFFU say have Russian military ranks.
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Funeral home owner accused of stashing decaying bodies expected to plead guilty in federal court
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The FBI is investigating ex-CIA chief #Brennan and ex-FBI head #Comey over alleged misconduct tied to 2016 Russia probe. Triggered by Trump-era referrals, the probes target officials long criticized by Trump. Scope unclear; no charges filed yet.
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Pair of covered preserves jars in the form of #cockatoos
Made in Austria, early 20th c.
Glass w/ silver plated tops & glass eyes
H 7 3/4 & 8in (19.5 & 20cm)
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New COVID-19 ‘Stratus’ Variant XFG Now In 38 Countries, WHO Monitoring.
XFG is a combination of LF.7 and LP.8.1.2, with 9 more spike mutations than NB.1.8.1. The spike protein helps the virus connect to human cells. New variants constantly compete to keep infecting and spreading.
Source: archive.md/pWhnv
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Anarchist Stickers Archive (@anarchist_stickers_archive@kolektiva.social)
Attached: 1 image "International day of solidarity with Marius Mason & all long-term anarchist prisoners" (EN: English) Source: instagram:@anarchistposters Original: https://gateway.ipfs.anarchiststickersarchive.kolektiva.social
Here are a few thoughts on Photo Finish by Ngaio Marsh, 1980, a very entertaining murder mystery set in New Zealand with a great opera diva! #BookReview #Storygraph #Braille @bookstodon
“My Journey With Long COVID”
"Rachel Hall-Clifford shares how long COVID shifted her baseline health and how she balances ongoing symptoms with family, work, and care appointments."
"I’m avidly following the science and the clinical research. I hope that there’s a cure or at least better treatments someday soon for all of us. I haven’t given up hope."
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Trump Tariff Deadline, Supreme Court Allows Mass Layoffs, More
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2025-07-09/trump-tariff-deadline-supreme-court-allows-mass-layoffs-more?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Why Beyond Meat isn't having success: too expensive?
When I first heard Beyond Meat was releasing a ground beef-like product, I immediately started anticipating what I would do with it once I gotblaffy (Ecency)
Undici mesi di carcere per l'italo-venezuelano De Grazia - America Latina - Ansa.it
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Undici mesi di carcere per l'italo-venezuelano De Grazia - America Latina - Ansa.it
I figli del 65enne oppositore italo-venezuelano Américo De Grazia hanno denunciato sui loro account X che "non c'è ragione né giustificazione legale perché sia in prigione" da 11 mesi, chiedendo la sua libertà e quella di tutti i prigionieri politici…Agenzia ANSA
Trump Vows No Tariff Extension Past August 1 | Balance of Power Late Edition 7/08/2025
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Grok Calls Itself 'MechaHitler,' Spouts Antisemitic Comments
Elon Musk's Grok chatbot has unleashed a slew of antisemitic commentary and praised Hitler after apparent change allowed to be 'politically incorrect'Miles Klee (Rolling Stone)
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Bluesky and the fediverse have constructed a narrative of how growth of the networks happen: when Musk does something particularly evil or stupid, people migrate in a wave looking for an ethical alternative. But what happens when that pattern breaks down? connectedplaces.online/growth-narra...
Growth narratives on the new s...
Growth narratives on the new social networks
The narratives that networks like the fediverse and Bluesky have about themselves how their network grows are a snapshot of a specific moments in time. How do these narratives evolve as the circumstances change again?connectedplaces.online
Africa Offers Promising Niches for Russian Business, Russian Export Center Says
All in all, Africa is of "particular interest to Russian business as a continent with many free market niches," the entrepreneur said.Sputnik Africa
Breaking Git with a carriage return and cloning RCE
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Visit downtown Manhattan courtesy of EarthCam's live streaming webcam. Watch as the camera pans around to deliver views of the Brooklyn Bridge, which was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1964.www.earthcam.com
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June evening near Hidden Lake, Fall Mountain, Plymouth, Connecticut. June 23, 2021, 7:36 PM.
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Why won’t Donald Trump shut the fuck up about Jeffrey Epstein?!?
I’m starting to get a little suspicious!
#DonaldTrump #JeffreyEpstein #EpsteinFiles
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Ubisoft Wants Gamers To Destroy All Copies of A Game Once It Goes Offline
Ubisoft makes changes to its EULA, which states that gamers must destroy all copies of the game once it is offline.
Intel layoffs begin: Chipmaker is cutting many thousands of jobs
Intel’s layoffs appear similar in scale to last year’s cuts and will have a profound effect on Oregon’s economy.
And Where Were You, On The Night Of The 37th At 72:00? Isn't true that on the night in question your cpu had a malfunction and you went to a black-market socket repair clinic? Don't deny it, your logs show your exact activity, but what we want to know, is why did you kill the psu?
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Gmail's New 'Manage Subscriptions' Tool Will Help Declutter Your Inbox - Slashdot
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Google announced on Tuesday that it's launching a new Gmail feature that is designed to help users easily manage their subscriptions and declutter their inboxes.tech.slashdot.org
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