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Coronavirus: EU leaders reach recovery deal after marathon summit
EU leaders have struck a deal on a huge post-coronavirus recovery package following a fourth night of talks.
It involves €750bn (£677bn; $859bn) in grants and loans to counter the impact of the pandemic in the 27-member bloc. The talks saw a split between nations hardest hit by the virus and so-called "frugal" members concerned about costs. It is the biggest joint borrowing ever agreed by the EU. Summit chairman Charles Michel said it was a "pivotal moment" for Europe. The deal centres on a €390bn programme of grants to member states hardest hit by the pandemic. Italy and Spain are expected to be the main recipients. A further €360bn in low-interest loans will be available to members of the bloc. The package will allow members to maintain spending in the aftermath of lockdowns that badly affected public finances. -
Ukraine: Gunman holds 20 hostages on bus in Lutsk
Police in Ukraine are involved in a tense stand-off with an armed man who has taken about 20 people hostage on a bus in the western city of Lutsk.
Officers said they had come under fire and a grenade was thrown, although it did not explode. The hostages are said to be unharmed. The man has been named by police as Maksym Kryvosh, 44, from Russia who has previous convictions. He is said to be demanding that senior politicians state they are terrorists. Interior Minister Arsen Avakov is leading negotiations with the hostage-taker. He said the hostages, who have been on the bus for several hours, were well and the authorities were doing everything they could to resolve the crisis quickly and peacefully. He denied earlier reports that Kryvosh had undergone psychiatric treatment. -
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UK and US say Russia fired a satellite weapon in space
The UK and US have accused Russia of launching a weapon-like projectile from a satellite in space.
In a statement, the head of the UK's space directorate said: "We are concerned by the manner in which Russia tested one of its satellites by launching a projectile with the characteristics of a weapon." The statement said actions like this "threaten the peaceful use of space". The US has previously raised concerns about this Russian satellite. In his statement, Air Vice Marshal Harvey Smyth, head of the UK's space directorate, said: "Actions like this threaten the peaceful use of space and risk causing debris that could pose a threat to satellites and the space systems on which the world depends. -
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
UK and US say Russia fired a satellite weapon in space
The UK and US have accused Russia of launching a weapon-like projectile from a satellite in space.
In a statement, the head of the UK's space directorate said: "We are concerned by the manner in which Russia tested one of its satellites by launching a projectile with the characteristics of a weapon." The statement said actions like this "threaten the peaceful use of space". The US has previously raised concerns about this Russian satellite. In his statement, Air Vice Marshal Harvey Smyth, head of the UK's space directorate, said: "Actions like this threaten the peaceful use of space and risk causing debris that could pose a threat to satellites and the space systems on which the world depends. -
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
UK and US say Russia fired a satellite weapon in space
The UK and US have accused Russia of launching a weapon-like projectile from a satellite in space.
In a statement, the head of the UK's space directorate said: "We are concerned by the manner in which Russia tested one of its satellites by launching a projectile with the characteristics of a weapon." The statement said actions like this "threaten the peaceful use of space". The US has previously raised concerns about this Russian satellite. In his statement, Air Vice Marshal Harvey Smyth, head of the UK's space directorate, said: "Actions like this threaten the peaceful use of space and risk causing debris that could pose a threat to satellites and the space systems on which the world depends.Trump allowed the US Intelligence agencies to accuse* Papa Putin of doing something bad?
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US arrests three Chinese nationals for visa fraud
The US has charged four Chinese nationals with visa fraud for allegedly lying about their membership of China's armed forces.
Three are under arrest while the FBI is seeking to arrest the fourth, who is said to be in China's San Francisco consulate. FBI agents have also interviewed people in 25 US cities who have an "undeclared affiliation" with China's military. Prosecutors say it is part of a Chinese plan to send army scientists to the US. Members of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) applied for research visas while hiding their "true affiliation" with the military, US justice department attorney John C Demers said in a press release. "This is another part of the Chinese Communist Party's plan to take advantage of our open society and exploit academic institutions." -
You can now boot a Windows 95 PC inside Minecraft and play Doom on it
If you’ve ever wanted to build a real and working Windows 95 PC inside Minecraft, now is the time. A new VM Computers mod has been created for Minecraft that allows players to order computer parts from a satellite orbiting around a Minecraft world and build a computer that actually boots Windows 95 and a variety of other operating systems.
Naturally, the Minecraft community has been experimenting with the VM Computers mod, and someone has managed to get Doom running within Minecraft as a result. There’s bound to be a lot more experimentation on the way, especially once people build multiple PCs that boot different operating systems in Minecraft worlds. You could even play Minecraft on a PC within Minecraft.
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@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/25/entertainment/regis-philbin-dies/index.html
Saw a link about this on WSB. Sad
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@EddieJennings said in Non-IT News Thread:
Sad
Old people die. That's part of life. It was natural causes. so nothing to really be sad about.
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@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
@EddieJennings said in Non-IT News Thread:
Sad
Old people die. That's part of life. It was natural causes. so nothing to really be sad about.
True. I suppose I should say I'm pleased he made it to the next transition: death.
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BBC News - Peter Green: Fleetwood Mac co-founder dies aged 73
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BBC News - German crash: Three die as aircraft hits home in Wesel
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@EddieJennings said in Non-IT News Thread:
@JaredBusch said in Non-IT News Thread:
@EddieJennings said in Non-IT News Thread:
Sad
Old people die. That's part of life. It was natural causes. so nothing to really be sad about.
True. I suppose I should say I'm pleased he made it to the next transition: death.
If it's sad to you, great. No problem with that. You don't need to change the way you feel because Jared said so. Nobody gives a shit how he feels when someone dies, it's a subjective thing.
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@Obsolesce said in Non-IT News Thread:
You don't need to change the way you feel because Jared said so.
Jared's words are as authoritative as my lord and savior,
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BBC News - Olivia de Havilland, Golden Age of Hollywood star, dies at 104
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Coronavirus 'most severe health emergency' WHO has faced
Covid-19 is easily the most severe global health emergency ever declared by the World Health Organization (WHO), its leader has said.
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he would reconvene the WHO's emergency committee this week for a review. There have been five other global health emergencies: Ebola (two outbreaks), Zika, polio and swine flu. More than 16m cases of Covid-19 have been reported since January, and more than 650,000 deaths. "When I declared a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January... there were less than 100 cases outside of China, and no deaths," Dr Tedros said. "Covid-19 has changed our world. It has brought people, communities and nations together, and driven them apart." -
Dr. Richard Bartlett’s COVID ‘Silver Bullet' Budesonide Empties Hospital ICU
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Donald Trump Jr suspended from tweeting after Covid post
Twitter has banned the US president's eldest son from tweeting for 12 hours.
The punishment followed a post by Donald Trump Jr containing a video discussing the benefits of Hydroxychloroquine. Some, including President Trump, have suggested the drug works as a preventative measure against coronavirus, despite medical studies that indicate the contrary. Twitter said the post had violated its Covid-19 misinformation rules. Donald Trump Jr will still be able to browse Twitter and send direct messages in the interim.
