Israel releases prominent Palestinian activists in east Jerusalem | News | DW | 06.06.2021

57793754_6.jpgMuna and Muhammad el-Kurd are leading campaigners against evictions in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Jerusalem. The two were released after being detained Sunday. Source: Israel releases prominent Palestinian activists in east Jerusalem | News | DW | 06.06.2021

Modi announces federal takeover of India′s vaccination program | News | DW | 07.06.2021

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking in a televised national address on Monday, declared that the federal government would once again be taking control of the country’s coronavirus vaccination program and offering free vaccinations to all adults in the country.

“All those above 18 will get free vaccinations,” Modi said, announcing that the program will start on June 21, “Whether it is the poor, the lower-middle class, the middle class, or the upper-middle class — under the federal government program, everyone will get free vaccines.”

“We will increase the speed of procuring vaccines and also increase the pace of the vaccination program,” the prime minister said. Under the new policy, 75% of all vaccines made in India are to be purchased by the national government with private hospitals able to purchase the remaining 25%.

Source: Modi announces federal takeover of India′s vaccination program | News | DW | 07.06.2021

Italy: Police dismantle antisemitic neo-Nazi group planning NATO facility attack | News | DW | 07.06.2021

Italian police announced on Monday they had broken up an online neo-Nazi group dedicated to antisemitic and racist propaganda that encouraged young people to carry out extreme acts of violence against Jews and foreigners.

Italian postal police and Carabinieri paramilitary police said individuals aged between 26 and 62 were allegedly involved in the group.

What caused the crackdown?

Twelve people were present on Facebook and Russian social network VK under the name, “Ordine Ario Romano,” which is believed to be a reference to the racist writings of fascist author Julius Evola, a Carabinieri police statement said.

The group’s social media postings were “inspired by Nazi, antisemitic and Holocaust-denial ideologies, as well as by anti-Jewish conspiracy theories,” the statement added…

…Under investigation since 2019, the 12 suspects belonged to “an antisemitic and racist group particularly active on social media,” Lamorgese added.

The crackdown included blacking out the networks website, which claims to have over 17,000 members, including many users abroad.

Police said the 12-person hate group, along with help from members of a Portugese far-right political movement, was in the early stages of planning an attack on an unnamed NATO facility using homemade explosives…

Source: Italy: Police dismantle antisemitic neo-Nazi group planning NATO facility attack | News | DW | 07.06.2021

US investigators recover crypto from fuel pipeline ransom | News | DW | 07.06.2021

US investigators said on Monday that they have clawed back millions in cryptocurrency paid as a ransom to hackers who shut down a key pipeline last month.

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said the US Justice Department had seized 63.7 Bitcoins, currently worth $2.3 million (€1.8 million), paid by the Colonial Pipeline company after a cyber attack last month led to massive shortagesat gas stations on the east coast.

Source: US investigators recover crypto from fuel pipeline ransom | News | DW | 07.06.2021

Aosta și valea

Google translation of introduction: Aosta and the valley – Before and after the ascent to the tops of the Gran Paradiso National Park, I chose the headquarters of the expedition to be Aosta, a city a short distance from France and Switzerland.

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Înainte și după ascensiunea pe vârfurile din parcul național Gran Paradiso, am ales ca sediul expediției să fie Aosta, oraș aflat la mică distanță de Franța și Elveția.

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Aflat la poalele munților, serviciile sunt excelente peste tot, în ciuda faptului că turismul este de masă.

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Toată regiunea este perfect bilingvă, indicatoarele informative sunt pretutindeni în franceză și italiană, la fel și actele publice, iar localnicii conversează perfect în ambele limbi.

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Din 1948, Val d’Aosta are statut de regiune autonomă pe plan administrativ, nu-ți dai seama dacă ești mai mult în Franța sau mai mult în Italia. Sau într-o ,,mică Elveție”.

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Centrul este predominant comercial, cu buticuri de profil montan, fie cu produse alimentare regionale, fie cu echipament de alpinism.

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În centru, am vizitat monumente din epoca romanilor, Porta Pretoria, Arcul lui Augustus, ambele din secolul 1 (î.Hr).

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În piața principală, am admirat clădirea impozantă a primăriei și palatele din…

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Guest Post by Aarushi✍🏻

Soni's thoughts

Hi! I am Aarushi from Little chef’s apron
I am really thankful to Soni. for this opportunity to guest post. I bake, cook, share recipes on the blog mentioned above. I also write and share my thoughts on my other blog,.Burn the writing oil . Do check out both of them and follow for more updates.
This post is all about happiness. I hope you like it and do share your thoughts with me as well.
What is happiness?
Have you ever wondered what is the meaning of true happiness? It is a different perception for each one of us.

It is an emotional state where you would feel the positivity, joy and contentment in you. You would know what true happiness is when you have the ability to face all your problems. Happiness is when fear transforms into belief. It gives you the courage and motivation to do…

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“Don’t You Just Know It”| Huey “Piano” Smith & The Clowns — America On Coffee

His piano playing incorporated theboogie styles of Pete Johnson, Meade Lux Lewis, and Albert Ammons, the jazzstyle of Jelly Roll Morton and the rhythm-and-blues style of Fats Domino. Steve Huey of AllMusic noted that “At the peak of his game, Smith epitomizedNew Orleans R&B at its most infectious and rollicking, as showcased on his classic…

“Don’t You Just Know It”| Huey “Piano” Smith & The Clowns — America On Coffee

Hundreds of places with racist names dot the U.S. – Axios

More than 1,000 towns, lakes, streams, creeks and mountain peaks across the U.S. still bear racist names, according to a federal board under the Department of the Interior.

Why it matters: The legacies of sites with names such as Squaw Lake, Minn., and Dead Negro Spring in Oklahoma endure, even amid a national push to remove Confederate monuments and change designations of public buildings named for racists.

Source: Hundreds of places with racist names dot the U.S. – Axios

Endless Searching

Michael Stephen Wills Photography

Gulls, an omnipresent element of any beach stroll. Pestiferous, abounding and incessant the gull is simple to deal with. Keep any and all foodstuffs under wraps.

Click for “Florida” in my Fine Art Galleries.

For those who adore a crowd of gulls

Conversely, for those who adore a crowd of raucous opportunists simply pull out the food and offer it to the air. There is more about this photograph at this post, “Lady Feeding Gulls, Cocoa Beach Dawn.”

Click any photograph for a larger view.

Beach Walking

Pam and I developed a habit of hanging out in Florida during Finger Lakes Winters when the gorges are closed for safety and even walking the streets is perilous, stray black ice encounters abound. We trade icy falls for beach walks.

It is natural to become inured to the flight of gulls along the shore. For all my carting along the Sony Alpha…

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How Many People Lived in the Angkor Empire? – SAPIENS

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“One of the world’s largest ancient cities lies in the jungles of Southeast Asia in the greater Angkor region located in contemporary Cambodia. This medieval site was home to the Angkor or Khmer Empire from the ninth to the 15th centuries. You might be familiar with the famous Angkorian temple, Angkor Wat, one of the largest religious monuments in the world.

But most people don’t realize that Angkor Wat is just one of more than a thousand temples in the greater Angkor region. Our research suggests that this settlement may have been home to between 700,000 and 900,000 people at its height in the 13th century. This means that the population of Angkor was roughly comparable to the almost 1 million people who lived in ancient Rome at its height.

Here’s how our interdisciplinary team came up with our population estimate for Angkor and how it grew over time.” Read more at link below…

Source: How Many People Lived in the Angkor Empire? – SAPIENS