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On This Day: Stern Gang assassinates UN mediator Count Folke Bernadotte

September 17, 2021 marks 73 years since the assassination of Count Folke Bernadotte, a Swedish diplomat who had worked as a mediator between Jews and Arabs, by the pre-state militia known as the Stern Gang (Lehi).Bernadotte was a member...

California fires: General Sherman and other sequoias given blankets

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Research shows gap in UK teachers knowledge about the Holocaust

In a study conducted between 2009 and 2020, researchers found that teachers in England lack basic knowledge regarding the Holocaust.The survey began in 2009 when the UCL Center for Holocaust Education conducted research within secondary...

Mohammed el-Kurd becomes the Palestine Correspondent for The Nation

The American journal, The Nation, announced that it had taken on Mohammed el-Kurd as its new "Palestine correspondent" in a tweet on Tuesday.For too long Palestinian voices have been silenced. The Nation is proud to have brought Mohammed...

US, Iran, Israel nuke standoff, everyone blinks - now what? - analysis

In the ongoing nuclear standoff involving the US and Iran – with Israel and the moderate Sunni Arab states the most actively interested parties commenting from the sidelines – everyone has now blinked to some extent.Where that means the...

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Spacewatch: James Webb telescope to launch in December - The Guardian

The European Space Agency (Esa), Nasa and Arianespace have announced that the James Webb space telescope’s target launch date is 18 December. It will be carried into space from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, atop an Ariane 5 rocket, whi...

Aukus: US and UK face global backlash over Australia defence deal

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Prince Andrew accused of playing game of 'hide and seek' - as US judge rules legal papers can be served Stateside

A US judge has ruled that legal papers relating to a sexual assault lawsuit can be served to Prince Andrew via his LA-based lawyers.The Duke of York, 61, has been accused of "actively evading" formal efforts to serve him with a lawsuit...

SpaceX tracker lets you see real-time location of all-civilian space crew - Digital Trends

SpaceX made history on Wednesday night with the first orbital launch of an all-civilian crew. The groundbreaking Inspiration4 mission marks the first significant step toward opening up space travel to so-called “amateur astronauts,” with private...

Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley Gets Its First Trippy Teaser - Vulture

The first teaser for Guillermo del Toro’s newest psychological triller Nightmare Alley is here. The rich, moody teaser gives us all of del Toro’s trademark visual finesse with a noir twist — the only monster in this te...

Pfizer and Moderna investors gird for eventual drop in vaccine sales - Financial Times

Pfizer and Moderna developed their Covid-19 vaccines at unprecedented speed, dominating the global market for jabs and sending their share prices to record highs.But as the landscape shifts from a pandemic to being endemic in the de...

Israel has vastly boosted Red Sea presence to counter Iran — outgoing navy head - The Times of Israel

Israel’s navy has stepped up its activities in the Red Sea “exponentially” in the face of growing Iranian threats to Israeli shipping, the country’s just-retired navy commander said in an interview. Vice Adm. Eli Sharvit stopped short of confir...

Samsung Galaxy A73 to have 108 MP main camera, rumor claims - GSMArena.com news - GSMArena.com

The first phone to sport a 108 MP main camera was the Xiaomi Mi Note 10, an upper-midrange offering launched in November of 2019. Since then, Xiaomi has expanded 108 MP sensors to a myriad of its products, but Samsung has so far only used this reso...