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The public utility company “City Cleanliness” is organizing a free bulky and electronic waste collection campaign on February 1st and 2nd. Residents of Belgrade can place unnecessary items next to dumpsters or in front of their yards, from where company teams will remove them. Priority is given to citizens with larger amounts of waste, and…
The company “Vocap” (WhatsApp) announced that almost 100 journalists and members of civil society were targeted by spyware from the Israeli company “Paragon Solutions”. The attack was identified and halted in December last year, and the affected users were notified. The “Graphite” software, similar to “Pegasus”, was used in the attack. “Vocap” has initiated legal…
Bill Gates, co-owner of Microsoft, stated that he is surprised by the emergence of a significant center-right group among the executives of tech companies in Silicon Valley, despite their longstanding support for the Democratic Party. Prominent tech leaders, such as Elon Musk and Ben Horowitz, have shifted their political support from Democrats to Republicans. David…
Experts analyzed the canvas weaving, paint pigments, and other characteristics of a painting bought at a garage sale in Minnesota, identified as an unknown portrait of Vincent Van Gogh. It is believed that the painting was created in 1889 during his stay in a psychiatric hospital in France. The analysis took four years, and the…
American President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet next Tuesday in Washington for a working meeting, followed by an informal dinner. The meeting is scheduled for February 4th, following the recently reached ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer declined gifts from American President Donald Trump, including two signed baseball caps, during his visit to New York. He also paid 170 euros for Taylor Swift merchandise he received during her tour in the United Kingdom. According to British rules, ministers can accept gifts worth up to 170 euros or…
The Berlin Higher Administrative Court has decided that Germany must grant refugee status to Russian citizens who fear mobilization and involvement in the war against Ukraine. This decision was made following the appeals of two military-capable Russians, whose requests for subsidiary protection had been rejected by the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF)….
Researcher Russell Edwards claims to have discovered the identity of Jack the Ripper using DNA analysis. The DNA from a shawl found at the crime scene completely matches the DNA of Aaron Kosminski, a Polish immigrant and barber, whom Edwards considers responsible for the murders. Kosminski is deceased, so he cannot be prosecuted, but Edwards…
Three opposition parties in Greece are planning to submit a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Mitsotakis’s government due to public dissatisfaction with how a train accident from two years ago was handled. The accident claimed 57 lives, and the public is upset over the delayed investigation and accusations of a cover-up. Relatives of the victims…
Two Dutch men, aged 35 and 31, were killed in a snow avalanche near Davos, Switzerland. They were on a skiing trip with a Swiss instructor and another person when the snow slide occurred at an altitude of over 2,700 meters, burying them. The area had a high avalanche risk for several days due to…
