Alternative for Germany politician defends plans for Russia trip

Alternative for Germany politician defends plans for Russia trip

A European lawmaker for the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) has defended his party’s plans for a trip to Russia against fierce criticism from mainstream parties. Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Hans Neuhoff told the Handelsblatt business newspaper in comments published on Saturday that the accusations that he was too close to the Russian…

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The Allure—and the Policing—of Subway Surfing

The Allure—and the Policing—of Subway Surfing

​​Are thrill-seeking kids like birds, deterred by metaphorical spikes on the roof? In late October, the M.T.A. did install barriers—vertical pads made of hard rubber—in between cars on some trains operating on the 7 line, restricting climbing routes. These experiments in design cannot obscure the fact that the problem has mostly been handed off to…

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Turkiye issues arrest warrant for Israel’s Netanyahu over Gaza ‘genocide’

Turkiye issues arrest warrant for Israel’s Netanyahu over Gaza ‘genocide’

Turkiye says it has issued arrest warrants for genocide against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior Israeli officials. Among 37 suspects listed are Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and army chief Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, according to a Friday statement from the Istanbul prosecutor’s office, which did not…

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Australian state weighs rule change to allow dingoes to be pets

Australian state weighs rule change to allow dingoes to be pets

Nov. 7 (UPI) — The state government in Queensland, Australia, is considering a classification change that would allow for dingoes to be kept as household pets. The Queensland Department of Primary Industries is weighing a potential change that would see dingoes reclassified as Canis familiaris, also known as domestic dogs. The change is being considered…

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Siemens wins $2.5 billion order from Swiss railway for 116 trains

Siemens wins .5 billion order from Swiss railway for 116 trains

A Siemens Mobility “Mireo” train stands in Buchloe station after a test run. Germany’s Siemens Mobility has received an order by Switzerland’s national railway service SBB for 116 double-decker trains. Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa Germany’s Siemens Mobility has received an order by Switzerland’s national railway service SBB for 116 double-decker trains. “Siemens Mobility submitted the most advantageous…

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Kenya demands safety for its citizens after Tanzania’s post-poll crackdown

Kenya demands safety for its citizens after Tanzania’s post-poll crackdown

The safety of Kenyans caught up in post-election violence in neighbouring Tanzania must be guaranteed, Kenya’s foreign minister has told his Tanzanian counterpart. Kenyan citizens are living in fear in Tanzania after being reportedly targeted in a brutal crackdown on the protests that followed last week’s disputed election. President Samia Suluhu Hassan won the poll…

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Tehching Hsieh Turned Every Second Into Art

Tehching Hsieh Turned Every Second Into Art

At Dia, the cage has been reconstructed in full, complete with Hsieh’s boots and his tally marks gouged into the wall. Every day, Hsieh was photographed by his friend, and the photos, which are wrapped around the gallery, show his facial expression fixed from week to week, month to month—relaxed and blank. The only element…

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