Hiker killed in attack by herd of cows in Austrian Alps
A 67-year-old hiker has died after being attacked by a herd of cows in Austria, authorities said, in the latest fatal incident involving livestock in the Alps.
The woman was attacked by what police described as a "mid-double-digit number" of cows in a pasture in the alpine district of Lienz in East Tyrol on Sunday afternoon.
Her 65-year-old husband was also seriously injured.
Authorities said the reasons for the animals' aggressive behaviour remain unclear.
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A 67-year-old hiker has died after being attacked by a herd of cows in Austria, authorities said, in the latest fatal incident involving livestock in the Alps.
The woman was attacked by what police described as a "mid-double-digit number" of cows in a pasture in the alpine district of Lienz in East Tyrol on Sunday afternoon.
Her 65-year-old husband was also seriously injured.
Authorities said the reasons for the animals' aggressive behaviour remain unclear.
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Strong tornado leaves damage in rural Nebraska
A strong tornado was reported in central-eastern Nebraska, damaging homes in a mostly rural area, according to preliminary reports.
The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Hastings, Nebraska, issued a Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS) tornado warning for parts of Howard, Merrick and Nance counties at 6:08 p.m. local time on Sunday.
The tornado was seen between the communities of Saint Libory and Palmer before lifting, according to storm chasers who captured video of the storm as it moved through the area.
Some homes were damaged, with several appearing to have partially collapsed.
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A strong tornado was reported in central-eastern Nebraska, damaging homes in a mostly rural area, according to preliminary reports.
The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Hastings, Nebraska, issued a Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS) tornado warning for parts of Howard, Merrick and Nance counties at 6:08 p.m. local time on Sunday.
The tornado was seen between the communities of Saint Libory and Palmer before lifting, according to storm chasers who captured video of the storm as it moved through the area.
Some homes were damaged, with several appearing to have partially collapsed.
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🇦🇺8.4 inches of rain in 48 hours triggers flood warnings and traffic chaos in South East Queensland, Australia
South East Queensland is facing an intense weather event, with parts of the region recording more than 200 millimetres of rainfall over a 48-hour period.
A 4000-kilometre northwest cloud band, stretching from Darwin to past Melbourne, has merged with an offshore surface trough to trigger the relentless downpours along the east coast.
Gold Coast Hinterland and Coast Saturated The Gold Coast has experienced some of the highest precipitation totals since Sunday morning, with weather stations logging upwards of 175 millimetres across two days.
Natural Bridge recorded a staggering 214 millimetres.
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South East Queensland is facing an intense weather event, with parts of the region recording more than 200 millimetres of rainfall over a 48-hour period.
A 4000-kilometre northwest cloud band, stretching from Darwin to past Melbourne, has merged with an offshore surface trough to trigger the relentless downpours along the east coast.
Gold Coast Hinterland and Coast Saturated The Gold Coast has experienced some of the highest precipitation totals since Sunday morning, with weather stations logging upwards of 175 millimetres across two days.
Natural Bridge recorded a staggering 214 millimetres.
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Trans extremist admits executing parents after mom questioned transition surgery
The Law&Crime Network channel on YouTube obtained the police interview of trans militant Collin Bailey, aka "Mia," admitting to the double murder of his "transphobic" parents in Washington City, Utah in June 2024.
In the interview, Bailey blamed his mother for allegedly interfering with his planned transgender surgery.
Bailey said his mother contacted the hospital to warn staff that her son had serious issues that needed to be addressed.
He decided to kill his entire family as revenge.
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The Law&Crime Network channel on YouTube obtained the police interview of trans militant Collin Bailey, aka "Mia," admitting to the double murder of his "transphobic" parents in Washington City, Utah in June 2024.
In the interview, Bailey blamed his mother for allegedly interfering with his planned transgender surgery.
Bailey said his mother contacted the hospital to warn staff that her son had serious issues that needed to be addressed.
He decided to kill his entire family as revenge.
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So where does wokeism come from? A French intellectual gives the perfect bite-sized explainer
How did wokeism happen?
A French intellectual, who goes by Brivael Le Pogam on X, has written a tightly focused and brief explanation of it worthy of Eric Hoffer, putting his finger on the thinking of French philospher-historian Michel Foucault, French philosopher Jacques Derrida, and French philospher-literary critic Gilles Deleuze, the first of whom claimed there was no such thing as truth, just power relationships, the second of whom claimed truth was malleable, and the third of whom made the really weird claim that seeds were greater than fully developed trees because becoming was more important than being, poor romantic devil.
Married to guilt-tripping academics of the U.S., he explains how wokery was the result.
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How did wokeism happen?
A French intellectual, who goes by Brivael Le Pogam on X, has written a tightly focused and brief explanation of it worthy of Eric Hoffer, putting his finger on the thinking of French philospher-historian Michel Foucault, French philosopher Jacques Derrida, and French philospher-literary critic Gilles Deleuze, the first of whom claimed there was no such thing as truth, just power relationships, the second of whom claimed truth was malleable, and the third of whom made the really weird claim that seeds were greater than fully developed trees because becoming was more important than being, poor romantic devil.
Married to guilt-tripping academics of the U.S., he explains how wokery was the result.
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The lines we thought machines wouldn't cross
In 2000, the world braced for Y2K. It came with a date and a remedy.
There was panic about doomsday but as I and other programmers stretched the year field from two to four characters, apart from scattered hiccups, the lights stayed on.
Everything about Y2K was known — the problem, the solution, and the deadline.
Q-Day is something else entirely: Q-Day is shorthand for the moment when quantum computing crosses a line we assumed would hold — when the mathematics that secures modern life can be broken, and broken quickly.
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In 2000, the world braced for Y2K. It came with a date and a remedy.
There was panic about doomsday but as I and other programmers stretched the year field from two to four characters, apart from scattered hiccups, the lights stayed on.
Everything about Y2K was known — the problem, the solution, and the deadline.
Q-Day is something else entirely: Q-Day is shorthand for the moment when quantum computing crosses a line we assumed would hold — when the mathematics that secures modern life can be broken, and broken quickly.
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Depopulation won't save us or the planet
In recent years, a strand of environmental thinking has emerged that places population at the center of ecological crises.
Some activists, including figures associated with the Extinction Rebellion and the Stop Having Kids movements in the United Kingdom and the United States have expressed anti-natalist views, arguing that choosing not to have children is a meaningful response to climate change.
The reasoning is lucid and, at first glance, convincing: fewer people should mean less consumption, lower emissions, and more space for the natural world to recover.
Yet this argument becomes less compelling when examined more carefully.
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In recent years, a strand of environmental thinking has emerged that places population at the center of ecological crises.
Some activists, including figures associated with the Extinction Rebellion and the Stop Having Kids movements in the United Kingdom and the United States have expressed anti-natalist views, arguing that choosing not to have children is a meaningful response to climate change.
The reasoning is lucid and, at first glance, convincing: fewer people should mean less consumption, lower emissions, and more space for the natural world to recover.
Yet this argument becomes less compelling when examined more carefully.
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Pentagon quietly shut legally required program to prevent civilian deaths by military, watchdog finds
Trump administration accused of cutting military's civilian harm program in light of US strike on girls school in Iran.
The Pentagon has quietly dismantled a program it is legally required to operate to prevent and respond to civilian deaths in US military operations, according to its internal watchdog.
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Trump administration accused of cutting military's civilian harm program in light of US strike on girls school in Iran.
The Pentagon has quietly dismantled a program it is legally required to operate to prevent and respond to civilian deaths in US military operations, according to its internal watchdog.
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Inside the historic crossroads facing the Fatah movement
As Fatah holds its Eighth Congress, insiders tell Mondoweiss that the dominant movement in Palestinian politics for over 50 years is in disarray.
With Palestinians under threat on multiple fronts, the meeting may be the last chance to fix the crisis.
Today, the Palestinian National Liberation Movement, commonly known as Fatah, held its Eighth Congress in Ramallah.
As the ruling faction in the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the dominant force within the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), the movement's Congress convened during what PA President Mahmoud Abbas described at its opening session as a "pivotal" milestone in the Palestinian struggle.
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As Fatah holds its Eighth Congress, insiders tell Mondoweiss that the dominant movement in Palestinian politics for over 50 years is in disarray.
With Palestinians under threat on multiple fronts, the meeting may be the last chance to fix the crisis.
Today, the Palestinian National Liberation Movement, commonly known as Fatah, held its Eighth Congress in Ramallah.
As the ruling faction in the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the dominant force within the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), the movement's Congress convened during what PA President Mahmoud Abbas described at its opening session as a "pivotal" milestone in the Palestinian struggle.
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🇨🇳Why Trump's China trip signifies the end of American primacy
Washington is no longer confronting Beijing from a position of unquestioned domination.
Last week's Trump-Xi summit produced no dramatic declaration or historic treaty - yet its importance may prove far greater than any immediate deliverable.
What happened in Beijing was not a breakthrough in policy but breakthrough in recognition: the United States openly acknowledged China as an equal center of global power.
That alone marks a historic turning point.
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Washington is no longer confronting Beijing from a position of unquestioned domination.
Last week's Trump-Xi summit produced no dramatic declaration or historic treaty - yet its importance may prove far greater than any immediate deliverable.
What happened in Beijing was not a breakthrough in policy but breakthrough in recognition: the United States openly acknowledged China as an equal center of global power.
That alone marks a historic turning point.
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WHO in 'panic mode' as World Health Assembly kicks off
Today is first day of the World Health Organization's 79th annual World Health Assembly, where delegates come together to set policies and priorities for global health.
Essentially, it's a week-long exercise in saying, as loud and long possible, "We're really important." And thank goodness it came along when it did, because...wow.
The hantavirus outbreak is tearing through the world at the unstoppably terrifying rate of five whole deaths every two months.
That's about 30 deaths in a year or about 0.25% of the number of people who'll died from falling down stairs.
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Today is first day of the World Health Organization's 79th annual World Health Assembly, where delegates come together to set policies and priorities for global health.
Essentially, it's a week-long exercise in saying, as loud and long possible, "We're really important." And thank goodness it came along when it did, because...wow.
The hantavirus outbreak is tearing through the world at the unstoppably terrifying rate of five whole deaths every two months.
That's about 30 deaths in a year or about 0.25% of the number of people who'll died from falling down stairs.
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🇨🇦Canada's assisted suicide program could include children and the mentally ill
Canada's MAID program is the subject of ongoing concern among anti-globalist movements across the western world.
The assisted suicide system kills around 15,000 or more Canadians each year and is quickly expanding to include more and more people who are not terminally ill.
Almost all assisted suicide programs are created by liberal governments and all of them are initially promoted as a way to "end the suffering" of people who are close to death anyway.
However, this is merely the first stage of the greater goal, which is to normalize the government sanctioned killing of almost anyone for any reason.
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Canada's MAID program is the subject of ongoing concern among anti-globalist movements across the western world.
The assisted suicide system kills around 15,000 or more Canadians each year and is quickly expanding to include more and more people who are not terminally ill.
Almost all assisted suicide programs are created by liberal governments and all of them are initially promoted as a way to "end the suffering" of people who are close to death anyway.
However, this is merely the first stage of the greater goal, which is to normalize the government sanctioned killing of almost anyone for any reason.
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🇯🇵Russian hiker attacked by black bear in Japan amid spike in incidents
A Russian hiker has been mauled in a bear attack in Okutama, a mountainous town west of Tokyo, becoming the latest victim of intensifying human-animal conflict in Japan.
Authorities said the man, reported to be in his 30s but not named, sustained serious injuries to his arm and face.
He remained conscious and was airlifted to a local hospital.
According to local media, emergency services received a call reporting the incident at around noon on Sunday.
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A Russian hiker has been mauled in a bear attack in Okutama, a mountainous town west of Tokyo, becoming the latest victim of intensifying human-animal conflict in Japan.
Authorities said the man, reported to be in his 30s but not named, sustained serious injuries to his arm and face.
He remained conscious and was airlifted to a local hospital.
According to local media, emergency services received a call reporting the incident at around noon on Sunday.
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🇬🇳Undersea volcano erupts in Papua New Guinea's Bismarck Sea prompting tsunami concerns
A volcano is erupting under the ocean in the Bismarck Sea, prompting warnings of possible tsunamis from authorities as ash and smoke bellow into the sky.
Papua New Guinea authorities have warned of falling pumice, ash, unpredictable swells and turbulent currents in the area near the eruption of the provisionally-named Titan Ridge Volcano.
Satellites have captured the event unfold from space, while seafarers in the area have seen it unfold.
One fisherman, Kennedy Masis, was searching for tuna when he "saw smoke coming out of the sea", he told the ABC. "Twelve years as a fisherman I've never seen anything like that ... it's scary.
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A volcano is erupting under the ocean in the Bismarck Sea, prompting warnings of possible tsunamis from authorities as ash and smoke bellow into the sky.
Papua New Guinea authorities have warned of falling pumice, ash, unpredictable swells and turbulent currents in the area near the eruption of the provisionally-named Titan Ridge Volcano.
Satellites have captured the event unfold from space, while seafarers in the area have seen it unfold.
One fisherman, Kennedy Masis, was searching for tuna when he "saw smoke coming out of the sea", he told the ABC. "Twelve years as a fisherman I've never seen anything like that ... it's scary.
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🇨🇳Severe flooding across central and eastern China after a foot of rainfall overnight - at least 10 killed (UPDATE)
Heavy rains swept across central and eastern China over the weekend, hitting provinces including Jiangxi and Hunan, with more downpours expected.
The National Meteorological Center (NMC) forecasts that over the next three days, heavy rainfall will gradually move eastward and southward.
Since Friday evening, torrential rain in Ganzhou city, Jiangxi, has raised river levels and caused localized flooding.
Shangyou county was hardest hit, especially Dongshan township, where rising waters disrupted electricity and water supplies, submerged streets and swept away vehicles.
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Heavy rains swept across central and eastern China over the weekend, hitting provinces including Jiangxi and Hunan, with more downpours expected.
The National Meteorological Center (NMC) forecasts that over the next three days, heavy rainfall will gradually move eastward and southward.
Since Friday evening, torrential rain in Ganzhou city, Jiangxi, has raised river levels and caused localized flooding.
Shangyou county was hardest hit, especially Dongshan township, where rising waters disrupted electricity and water supplies, submerged streets and swept away vehicles.
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🇨🇳Severe flooding across central and eastern China after 14 inches of rain in just 12 hours - at least 12 killed (UPDATE)
Heavy rains swept across central and eastern China over the weekend, hitting provinces including Jiangxi and Hunan, with more downpours expected.
The National Meteorological Center (NMC) forecasts that over the next three days, heavy rainfall will gradually move eastward and southward.
Since Friday evening, torrential rain in Ganzhou city, Jiangxi, has raised river levels and caused localized flooding.
Shangyou county was hardest hit, especially Dongshan township, where rising waters disrupted electricity and water supplies, submerged streets and swept away vehicles.
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Heavy rains swept across central and eastern China over the weekend, hitting provinces including Jiangxi and Hunan, with more downpours expected.
The National Meteorological Center (NMC) forecasts that over the next three days, heavy rainfall will gradually move eastward and southward.
Since Friday evening, torrential rain in Ganzhou city, Jiangxi, has raised river levels and caused localized flooding.
Shangyou county was hardest hit, especially Dongshan township, where rising waters disrupted electricity and water supplies, submerged streets and swept away vehicles.
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🛸Eight never-before-seen UFO videos at center of explosive disclosure battle detailed by insider
A battle over UFO transparency has erupted in Washington as 'certain intelligence agencies' have been accused of withholding evidence from the American public.
Investigative journalist Jeremy Corbell told the Daily Mail there is a 'bottleneck' inside US Central Command where footage of unidentified flying objects is being blocked from reaching officials seeking access to it.
Corbell said some members of Congress are now 'dead set' on forcing the release of the material 'come hell or high water,' with some lawmakers prepared to escalate the fight if agencies continue withholding records.
The growing disclosure battle has now centered on 46 classified military UFO videos that lawmakers recently demanded from the Department of War last month, which have yet to be released.
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A battle over UFO transparency has erupted in Washington as 'certain intelligence agencies' have been accused of withholding evidence from the American public.
Investigative journalist Jeremy Corbell told the Daily Mail there is a 'bottleneck' inside US Central Command where footage of unidentified flying objects is being blocked from reaching officials seeking access to it.
Corbell said some members of Congress are now 'dead set' on forcing the release of the material 'come hell or high water,' with some lawmakers prepared to escalate the fight if agencies continue withholding records.
The growing disclosure battle has now centered on 46 classified military UFO videos that lawmakers recently demanded from the Department of War last month, which have yet to be released.
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The Noble Savage
Eisenhower warned us: "Beware the military-industrial complex." Those words are widely remembered.
Less so the companion warning: "Holding scientific discovery in respect, as we should, we must also be alert to the equal and opposite danger that public policy could itself become the captive of a scientific technological elite." That second warning may prove the more prophetic.
The convergence of those two forces - the industrial machinery of power and the technological elite capable of shaping reality itself - is where we now find ourselves.
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Eisenhower warned us: "Beware the military-industrial complex." Those words are widely remembered.
Less so the companion warning: "Holding scientific discovery in respect, as we should, we must also be alert to the equal and opposite danger that public policy could itself become the captive of a scientific technological elite." That second warning may prove the more prophetic.
The convergence of those two forces - the industrial machinery of power and the technological elite capable of shaping reality itself - is where we now find ourselves.
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Study reveals one of world's first cities prospered as wealth-gap shrank
New research reveals that the 4,000-year-old city of Mohenjo-daro defied the 'rules' of history by becoming more equal as it became more successful.
For decades, historians have generally agreed that the progress of small villages as they evolved into cities came at the price of widening inequality.
A small group of leaders, Kings and priests, would inevitably seize control of the wealth and the gap between rich and poor would grow.
But a new study at the University of York delves into the archaeology of Mohenjo-daro, the Indus civilisation's largest city, and shows the opposite was true.
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New research reveals that the 4,000-year-old city of Mohenjo-daro defied the 'rules' of history by becoming more equal as it became more successful.
For decades, historians have generally agreed that the progress of small villages as they evolved into cities came at the price of widening inequality.
A small group of leaders, Kings and priests, would inevitably seize control of the wealth and the gap between rich and poor would grow.
But a new study at the University of York delves into the archaeology of Mohenjo-daro, the Indus civilisation's largest city, and shows the opposite was true.
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