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Overnight strikes kill one and hit two St Petersburg oil sites
At least one person was killed and five injured in an overnight attack on St Petersburg that hit two oil facilities, the city’s governor said. The strikes matter because they target infrastructure that generates revenue for Russia, as both sides intensify attacks on energy sites ahead of winter. Fires were reported at the St Petersburg…
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EUROPE’s JOEY TEMPEST Reflects On JOHN NORUM’s 1986 Departure: ‘It Was A Sad Day Because We Started The Band’
Joey Tempest says John Norum left Europe earlier than the eve of the band’s 1986 tour for “The Final Countdown”. Tempest described the departure as painful because the two had started the band together, and said the pressures of sudden mainstream success contributed to tensions. Norum had told the band he wanted to try a…
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Bob Dylan dusts off classic for the first time in two decades: The full setlist from Oslo
Bob Dylan opened his UK and European tour in Oslo on 17 October with a 19-song set, returning to the stage after a break since his last show in Nashville on 1 August. The performance included “Crash on the Levee”, played live for the first time since 2005, alongside several other rarely performed or debut…
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European Parliament votes to confront Muslim Brotherhood, ‘Islamist entryism’ in overwhelming vote
The European Parliament adopted a resolution calling for an EU strategy to counter what it describes as Islamist “entryism” and the influence of Muslim Brotherhood networks. Its sponsor, French MEP Céline Imart, called the vote a European first and a shift in policy, while an extremism researcher said it reflected growing support for action among…
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3 One-Hit Wonders From the 2000s That Were Somehow No. 1 Hits
Three songs from the 2000s that reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 are presented as one-hit wonders: Terror Squad’s “Lean Back”, Daniel Powter’s “Bad Day” and Mims’ “This Is Why I’m Hot”. Their chart-topping success shows how varied pop and hip-hop hits defined the decade. “Lean Back”, produced by Scott Storch, is described…
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Devastating floods as biblical storm lashes Spain as mother is swept away by raging torrent and streets are turned into rivers
A woman in her 40s is feared dead after being swept away while trying to cross a swollen stream with her young daughter in Cabrera de Mar, near Barcelona. Her husband managed to save their daughter as torrential rain flooded streets across parts of Spain, prompting dangerous weather warnings and widespread emergency responses. The woman…
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Feature: Box Art Brawl – Duel: Metal Slug Advance (GBA)
This week’s Box Art Brawl compares the North American and European cover for Metal Slug Advance with Japan’s design, prompted by the game’s release on Switch Online. The feature invites readers to judge the two covers, praising the western artwork’s detailed composition and noting the Japanese version’s more dynamic use of space. Metal Slug Advance…
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Ukrainian drone attack sets fire to oil terminal and data centre in St Petersburg
Ukraine launched a large drone attack on St Petersburg, setting fire to a Russian oil terminal, an e-commerce logistics hub and a data centre. The strike killed one person and injured five, and comes as tensions between Kyiv and Washington are rising over US policy towards Russia and support for Ukraine. Leningrad Region governor Alexander…
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Ryan Gosling’s Zero-G Stunts on ‘Project Hail Mary’ Broken Down by the Space Epic’s VFX Supervisors
The visual effects team behind Ryan Gosling’s “Project Hail Mary” used stunt rigs, digital adjustments and practical experiments to make its space scenes feel physically convincing. At a conference in Turin, supervisors Paul Lambert and Mag Sarnowska described how they aimed to ground the film’s spectacular imagery in realistic movement, light and camera behaviour. Gosling…
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Russian artist describes mistreatment during seven-year sentence over anti-war protest
Russian activist and artist Aleksandra “Sasha” Skochilenko says she endured severe mistreatment in detention after replacing five supermarket price tags with anti-war messages in April 2022. Her case shows how a small act of protest against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine led to a lengthy prison sentence and serious concerns about the treatment of detainees. Skochilenko…