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When the mind survives trauma, which affects everyone differently, it can in some cases process the pain by omitting peripheral details. In doing so, deep hurt can be channelled into one specific detail. It can be anything. An image. An object. A smell. Anything. The brain latches onto a detail, a survival mechanism creating a focal point which evolves to become a locked box. You can live with it, but you can never forget its presence. For Vahid (Vahid Mobasseri), that detail is a sound. Specifically, the squeak made by a prosthetic leg. When he hears the unmistakable wheeze for the first time in years in…
The passage of time since the last great financial crisis has dulled the alertness of policymakers to risks building up in the system, Lagarde said. Listen AI generated Text-to-speech
Published on 03/10/2025 – 11:18 GMT+2 British authorities have arrested three people on suspicion of being involved in the attack that killed two people outside a synagogue in Manchester on Thursday morning. The attack took place at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in north Manchester, after worshippers had gathered to celebrate Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Jihad Al-Shamie, 35, a British citizen of Syrian descent who has been named as the attacker, was shot dead by police at the scene. On Friday, police said the two victims were Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, both…
On Thursday evening, a separate incident over Munich Airport forced air traffic control to suspend operations, leading to the cancellation of 17 flights and affecting nearly 3,000 passengers. “Munich Airport, in cooperation with the airlines, immediately took care of passenger care in the terminals. Camp beds were set up, blankets, drinks and snacks were handed out,” Munich Airport said in a statement Friday. Airport officials added that 15 incoming flights were diverted to Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Vienna and Frankfurt. In recent weeks, airports in Denmark and Norway have also suspended operations after drones were spotted in their airspace, fueling debate among…
Thousands of people took to the streets of major cities across the globe on Thursday after Israel intercepted the Gaza aid flotilla, which aimed to break the long-standing Israeli blockade and was carrying humanitarian relief to the Strip. The flotilla consisted of over 40 ships and about 500 activists, marking the largest attempt of its kind. On Thursday, hundreds of Israeli police officers were deployed to the southern port of Ashdod to process activists detained by the Israeli navy. Activists on board included climate activist Greta Thunberg, Nelson Mandela’s grandson Mandla Mandela, and former Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau and European…
Promising not to use Article 49.3 will likely hinder Lecornu’s ability to push a legislative agenda through a hung parliament. The clause allows the government to enact legislation without a vote but then affords opposition parties the opportunity to respond with a no-confidence motion. But using Article 49.3 dramatically raises the stakes of the legislative process by putting the government’s survival on the line each time it is used. Every budget since President Emmanuel Macron’s reelection in 2022 — as well as the deeply unpopular pension reform that raised the minimum retirement age — was rammed through using this mechanism.…
Shutdowns of the federal government usually don’t leave much economic damage. But the one that started on Wednesday looks riskier, not least because President Donald Trump is threatening to use the standoff to permanently eliminate thousands of government jobs and the state of the economy is already precarious. For now, financial markets are shrugging off the impasse as just the latest failure of Republicans and Democrats to agree on a budget and keep the government running. “Everyone seems quite complacent about the shutdown, assuming the Democrats and Republicans will come to terms and life will go on, as has been…
But, in EU speak, that law is a directive and not a regulation, meaning countries have a lot of leeway in how to apply it. It is also focused on keeping kids away from adult content, not off social media altogether, said Bas Palomares. There are guidelines under the Digital Services Act, but those guidelines are non-binding and help platforms comply with the EU’s landmark online safety law. Released this summer, the latest version still leaves age restrictions up to EU countries. The guidelines are reviewed annually, so the Commission could look to tighten the screws on platforms next year. But…
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The night of 9 November 1989 was undoubtedly one of the most dramatic of the 20th century. The Berlin Wall in Germany – the armed border that had separated citizens of East and West Berlin since 1961 – was finally opened, kickstarting its dismantling. But what should be done with the ghost line that remained? Erase it from memory as if it had never existed? In local politician Michael Cramer’s mind, an alternative idea was beginning to take shape. His vision was to retain some of the border’s components and to make a trail of its 160-km-long outline that would…