'Like a sci-fi movie': US baby born from 30-year-old frozen embryo breaks record
It is believed to be longest that an embryo has been frozen before resulting in a successful live birth.Danai Nesta Kupemba (BBC News)
Georgian Dream Donations in First Half of 2025 ‘Six Times’ Other Parties Combined – Civil Georgia
Transparency International (TI) Georgia, the country’s leading anti-corruption watchdog, said the ruling Georgian Dream party received GEL 6.6 million (USDBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Mary-Ann Stephenson confirmed as EHRC chair despite MPs’ objections
Stephenson to take over at equality watchdog even though committees raised concerns about breadth of experienceRowena Mason (The Guardian)
The Zangezur Corridor: The Geopolitical Flashpoint You’ve Never Heard Of
MEGHRI, ARMENIA—The last train left the old, abandoned Soviet station in this dusty, mountainous outpost just a few dozen yards from the Iranian border in 1989.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Akwesasne artist wins juried art show with salute to ironworkers
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Azerbaijani MFA responds to Russian official’s accusations over Aivazovsky bust
BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 1. The installation of a bust of the Armenian artist Ivan Aivazovsky (Hovhannes Ayvasyan) on Azerbaijani lands without the country'sBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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#OndertussenInDeKosmos Familieopstellingen zijn populair: hocuspocus of echt nuttig?
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Familieopstellingen zijn populair: hocuspocus of echt nuttig?
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Turkey’s ‘national’ social media platform faces licensing controversy over Mastodon code
A new Turkish social media platform introduced as a “domestic and national” innovation is facing scrutiny after reports revealed it was built on Mastodon, anBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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Human trafficking panel urges honesty in facing the problem
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This is another bumper episode, as we do a deep dive into the WSFS Business Meetings and then an almost equally deep dive into a little indie comic known as Superman. Listen here! octothorpe.podbean.com/e/140-n…
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Hammond man gets 82 years for bystander’s killing at E.C. gas station
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