Japanese officials considering supporting Ukraine’s recovery attempts
Japan would use its own experience recovering from war and natural disaster to help Ukraine.
Day: June 24, 2023
Ramzi Choueiri, who brought foodie celebrity to Arab world, dies at 51
For millions of food lovers across the Arab world, “Chef Ramzi” was their first celebrity in the kitchen.
What role will liability waivers play in the aftermath of the Titan sub tragedy?
The five passengers on the fatal submersible trip to the Titanic wreckage site were likely asked to sign liability waivers.
Wildfires: ‘Reduce mismanagement’
I agree with Ric Bailey’s Op-Ed “Forest ‘thinning,’ aka logging, is not going to save us from wildfires,” [June 15, Opinion]: A wise manager avoids the “firefighting trap” where one tries to deal with immediate problems but fails to address underlying …
Android’s Emergency Call Shortcut Is Flooding Dispatchers With False Calls
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Police forces in the UK are seeing a “record number” of false calls to 999, the UK’s emergency services number, and the culprit is apparently Android. As the BBC reports, Android 12 added an easy-a…
Wildfires: What about corporate actions?
Re: “Don’t accept a future of mega-wildfires” [June 19, Opinion]: Not only will I not accept a “future of mega-wildfires,” but I will not accept Eric Artz’s five bullets as sufficiently addressing “the role of … personal action for prevention.” With 22…
Man charged in Federal Way double homicide outside Safeway
A third man was also wounded in the June 16 shooting. The suspect told detectives he shot the men in self-defense, court documents say.
Yevgeny Prigozhin: Wagner chief blames war on defence minister
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