Turkey approves pardon-like bill for thousands of PKK militants: the hour's strongest signal
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Global Affairs/Europe/Signal 52
Turkey approves pardon-like bill for thousands of PKK militants
Turkey’s parliament on Monday approved legislation that would introduce a conditional pardon for thousands of Kurdish militants in a bid to advance the government’s peace initiative with their insurgent group. FRANCE 24's Jasper Mortimer shares further analysis and insights.
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 48
Magnitude 7.4 quake rocks western Colombia, killing at least 111 people
4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 111 people, damaging hundreds of buildings and leaving many trapped under debris while their loved ones and rescue workers searched through rubble.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 48
'Evil incarnate': Hunter Biden, Tucker Carlson bond over criticism of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu
The interview with Carlson focused at length on the controversies surrounding Hunter himself, his drug addiction, the laptop that became a political weapon against the Biden family, and Israel.
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 44
Jackie, the California bald eagle who became an internet sensation, dies after illness
Jackie, the bald eagle who became an internet sensation and a symbol of the species' recovery in California, died Monday after being treated for an illness at a veterinary facility, her caretakers announced.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
'Mocks voters': Tally Gotliv blasts 'despicable' Likud decision to reserve slot for Israel Katz
Posting on social media, the Likud lawmaker said the defense minister was "terribly afraid of the primaries' results," slamming what she called a "despicable step that mocks Likud voters."
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Saudi Arabia-Turkey-Pakistan defense agreement exposes limits of US military reliance- interview
Cyril Widdershoven, senior advisor at Blue Water Strategy, said that “Gulf leadership increasingly doubts that US power is able actually to prevent missile attacks and drone warfare."
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Houthi missile strike on ship in Bab el-Mandeb kills two Pakistanis, one Indonesian
Bab el-Mandeb is located between Yemen and the Arabian Peninsula, connecting the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
MK Dan Illouz quits Knesset after switch to Yisrael Beytenu, haredi man takes Likud spot
Illouz will be replaced in the Knesset by the next person on Likud's list, Shabtai Katash, a haredi (ultra-Orthodox) member of Lod's Religious Council.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Arab-Israeli activist Yoseph Haddad gets into a scuffle with California House candidate
In a video later released on social media, candidate Dennis Feitosa can be seen grabbing at Haddad's hand as Haddad gestures while speaking, as the two fought verbally.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Chinese Autonomous Buses are Spreading Around the World
S. was the dominant industrial power. We enjoyed conveniences and luxuries not readily available in other parts of the world, from air conditioning to appliances to cutting-edge vehicles.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Roof Racks That Automatically Lift and Lower the Load For You
These powered arms eliminate the single biggest hassle of a roof rack: The loading and unloading. They're made by multiple Chinese manufacturers you've never heard of, like Sionto and Kayjay.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Combining Computational Design with Wicker
Wicker story is the name of an initiative by architect Priyanka Narula and her firm, Hyderabad-based Prelab Design Studio. "The project was a response to a prolonged quest to define the future of design in the Indian context," Narula writes.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Unitree's Impressive Off-Road Dog-Bot/Pack Mule
It might seem silly to develop a dog robot that can breakdance, as Chinese robotics brand Unitree has done. However, they've put all that agility to practical use.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Sonic's Focus on the UX of Pencil Cases
Here Japanese stationery manufacturer Sonic rethinks the humble pencil case, which is typically a form-follows-function rectangle.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Modhaus' Wireless Phone Charger with a Concrete Base
To prevent sliding around on a tabletop, most wireless chargers have rubber feet or silicone pads under their bases. The folks over at Modhaus , a South Korean product brand, went with a more extreme solution: The base of their Upright charger is cast concrete.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
U.S. Government Bans Foreign-Made Robots
Recently we've covered a number of robots, ranging from creepy to nifty: UBTECH's U1 companion robots. Unitree's crazy off-road AS2-W . Hyundai's parking robots .
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 40
New optical method reveals internal dynamics of elusive Wigner crystals
Researchers at the University of Basel and the Technical University of Munich have developed a new method to reveal the collective motion of electrons in one of the most elusive states of matter: the Wigner crystal.
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Investigative/Global/Signal 39
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky mocks Putin’s reliance on North Korea after deadly strike deep inside Russia - The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky mocks Putin’s reliance on North Korea after deadly strike deep inside Russia The Independent Russian aerial attacks kill 9 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy warns Moscow is getting more North Korea help The Hill Russian attacks kill six in Ukraine's…