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Pope Francis Denies Rumours of Possible Resignation

4Jul

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News

Pope Francis Denies Rumours of Possible Resignation

Pope Francis denies rumours that he may be stepping down soon due to health problems. However, he hopes to be able to travel to Kyiv and Moscow soon. "It never occurred to me," the pope said in an interview with Reuters news agency. “Not at the moment!” The interview was conducted on Saturday at his residence in the Vatican. The Pope had to cancel a trip to Africa in early July due to severe pain in the right knee. That pain has sparked speculation in recent weeks about a possible resignation of the pope, like his predecessor Benedict XVI. Francis, admittedly, reiterated that he could resign from office if his health prevented him from leading the Church. Asked about when that might happen, he replied: “We don't know. God will tell.” The pope noted that he suffered a "minor fra...

UN Finds Soup Borscht Endangered Ukrainian World Heritage

1Jul

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Europe, News, Ukraine

UN Finds Soup Borscht Endangered Ukrainian World Heritage

The United Nations has declared the vegetable soup borscht an endangered Ukrainian World Heritage Site. The UN culture organization UNESCO fears negative consequences for the tradition in Ukraine due to the Russian invasion on 24 February. The Ukrainian government in Kyiv welcomes UNESCO's decision as a victory in the "borsht war" with Russia. Because the Russians also claim the beetroot soup as a national dish. Moscow is therefore strongly against the move by UNESCO. "The victory is ours," said the Ukrainian culture minister. And according to him, Ukraine will also win the other war against Russia. Borscht, also written for example as borscht or borscht, is popular in many Eastern European countries.

Travel Industry and Travellers Important Target of Phishing This Summer

30Jun

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News, Technology

Travel Industry and Travellers Important Target of Phishing This Summer

Consumers should be extra vigilant during their holidays due to the heightened cybersecurity risks. That warning comes from Check Point, a leading provider of security solutions. The company sees, among other things, a phishing trend in which hackers pose as well-known travel companies because holidaymakers are looking for last minutes. Despite increased costs and problems at airports, international travel is expected to increase by 11 percent this summer. As a result, according to Check Point Research, hackers widely impersonate well-known travel industry companies for phishing attacks. 'Holiday travellers looking for last-minute available trips, hotels and attraction offers are sensitive to emails about those topics. For example, there is a fraudulent e-mail from Delta Airline...

Killnet Carries Out Series of DDoS Attacks on Lithuania

28Jun

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Lithuania, News, Russia, Technology

Killnet Carries Out Series of DDoS Attacks on Lithuania

The pro-Russian group Killnet is claiming a series of cyber attacks that disrupted internet traffic in Lithuania on Monday. The distributed denial of service attacks is said to be in retaliation for Lithuania's decision to block EU-sanctioned goods sent from the Russian border to the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad. DDoS The Lithuanian government says malicious internet traffic has disrupted some key components of its national security network. The local security services are said to have identified the main victims during the attacks and helped them counteract DDoS attacks in real-time. “There is a good chance that these and more intense attacks will continue to come in the coming days, especially against our communications services, energy suppliers and financial sector,” said...

Mars Probe on Windows 98 Gets Major Update After 19 Years

27Jun

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News, Technology

Mars Probe on Windows 98 Gets Major Update After 19 Years

As support for Windows 8.1 ends on Earth, a device further out in the solar system will receive a major update to its current system based on Windows 98 for the first time in 19 years. The Mars Express, a probe that departed for the red planet on June 2, 2003, and is still circulating there, is getting its first major update. Currently, the probe runs on MARSIS software, an operating system based on Windows 98. It is now being modernized with an upgrade. Many details about the hardware the system runs on, and whether much of the original Windows 98 remains, are unknown. The ESA does say that the update gives the Mars Express more options. This makes it possible to use radio waves to look much deeper under the surface of Mars, or the surface of its moon, Phobos. For example, the ...

Spain Also Wants to Talk About Southern Flank at Nato Summit

23Jun

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Europe, News, Spain

Spain Also Wants to Talk About Southern Flank at Nato Summit

During the NATO summit in Madrid next week, host country Spain wants to discuss the threats to the southern flank of the military alliance in addition to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares said on Wednesday. Spain faces neighbours in North Africa who are at odds with each other. Defense Secretary Margarita Robles stressed that the war in Ukraine is also impacting countries south of NATO, such as famine-stricken Somalia. In addition, Russia is increasingly present in certain Sahel countries. NATO wants to come out in Madrid with a united message regarding the Russian aggression. The question is whether Turkey will abandon its opposition to Finland and Sweden joining the alliance.

German Competition Watchdog Starts Investigation into Google Maps

22Jun

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Europe, Germany, News, Technology

German Competition Watchdog Starts Investigation into Google Maps

Limits in the terms of use of the service could be a form of monopoly abuse. The German antitrust watchdog has launched an investigation into Google Maps for possible anti-competitive practices. The organization wants to know whether the limits Maps places on combining its services with those of third parties could have given Maps a competitive advantage. Specifically, the watchdog wants to find out whether the terms of use for the charting platform may be illegal. These are conditions that make it difficult for app developers to combine the Google Maps API with that of alternative map makers. The cartel watchdog would also start an investigation of Google's Automotive Services. "We're going to see if Google extends its dominance in certain mapping services through this practice...

Heroine for US Conservatives: Lynn Fitch, the Woman Who Could Control Abortion in the US

21Jun

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News, US

Heroine for US Conservatives: Lynn Fitch, the Woman Who Could Control Abortion in the US

A heroine for American conservatives? That status is within reach for Lynn Fitch, the state attorney general of Mississippi. Under her impulse, the US Supreme Court is currently reviewing a 1970s ruling that upheld the right to abortion in the US at the time. If the judges follow Fitch - and that is expected - the right to abortion in several states will be called into question. It could happen any moment now: the US Supreme Court decision on "Roe v Wade," the landmark ruling in 1973 that enshrined the right to abortion for women in the United States. Will the 50-year-old judgment survive? The Supreme Court, which is governed by a majority of conservative judges, is expected to reverse the ruling. That would be a major - political - victory for Mississippi State Attorney General...

EasyJet Reduces Capacity for This Summer Due to Staff Shortage

20Jun

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Business, News, UK

EasyJet Reduces Capacity for This Summer Due to Staff Shortage

British low-cost airline easyJet is slashing its flight capacity this summer due to an acute shortage of staff. With the intervention, the company wants to avoid chaos, as has already been the case at various airports in recent weeks. At the same time, the group emphasizes that bookings remain “strong”, with those for the fourth quarter at a similar level to the same quarter of the pre-corona year 2019. The staff shortage at EasyJet has already caused many flights to be cancelled in recent months. Other airlines are also moaning about the shortage. For example, there have been discussions between Brussels Airlines and the trade unions for some time and it has been decided to strike the Belgian pilots of Ryanair on 24, 25 and 26 June. Today there is also a strike at Brussels Airp...

17Jun

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News, US

Two Dead in US Church Shooting

Two people were killed and another injured in a shooting at a church near Birmingham, Alabama, on Thursday, a police spokesman said. At St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills, someone opened fire on those in attendance. The shooter has been arrested. Police said nothing about his identity and a possible motive. The injured person was taken to a hospital. His condition is unknown, according to CBS News.