Passengers flee after man sets fire to Milan airport check-in desk
A major European airport was forced to close off parts of its terminal after a man reportedly set fire to a check-in desk, according to the Lombardy Airports Association.
Day: August 21, 2025
Not just Braveheart: black Scots become TikTok hit among African Americans
Glaswegian teacher’s moan about the weather has racked up 4m views – and opened conversations about race on both sides of AtlanticIt began with a good-natured rant about the Scottish summer weather and has developed into a global conversation about his…
DOF seals Brazilian charter at $113,000 per day as bosses bank stock options
Norwegian owner pushes up rate for Petrobras work in latest in series of charters
Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 denies role in Congo massacres
The Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 has denied involvement in recent massacres in eastern Congo.
450-Year-Old Doerner Fir, One Of World’s Tallest Trees, Burning In Oregon
One of the world’s tallest and oldest trees has been burning for several days as firefighters race to preserve it. Oregon’s Doerner Fir, a 450-year-old Douglas fir towering more than 325 feet, caught fire on August 17.
QUIC-LEAK Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Drain Server Memory and Cause DoS
Security researchers at Imperva have disclosed a critical pre-handshake memory exhaustion vulnerability in the widely-used LSQUIC QUIC implementation that enables remote attackers to crash servers through denial-of-service attacks. The flaw, designated…
Trump touts his peace deal between ‘Aberbaijan and Albania’ – getting both countries’ names wrong
‘Er Albania, I mean […],’ President Trump said, while referring to the decades-long conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan
DeepSeek details V3.1 and says it surpasses R1 on key benchmarks and is customized to work with next-gen Chinese-made AI chips, after unveiling it on August 19 (Bloomberg)
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DeepSeek details V3.1 and says it surpasses R1 on key benchmarks and is customized to work with next-gen Chinese-made AI chips, after unveiling it on August 19 — DeepSeek unveiled an update to an older model that it says …
What’s causing Pakistan’s deadly floods?
Further flooding is predicted in cities including Karachi in the south of Pakistan.
US senators urge Rubio to press Israel over journalist killings
The senators call for the protection of journalists in Gaza and international media access to the territory.