Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 02/12/2024www.bbc.com/news/article... From BBCbbc.comBowen: Syria's rebel offensive is astonishing - but don't write off AssadThe country's president has already shown he is prepared to go to brutal lengths to save his regime. 070
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 02/12/2024www.bbc.com/news/article... From BBCbbc.comSudan conflict: BBC hears of horror and hunger in massacre town El GeneinaMassacres scar the town of El Geneina in Darfur, now a near-empty city as Sudan's 19-month war grinds on. 160
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 02/12/2024www.bbc.com/news/live/c4... Also on BBCbbc.comHunter Biden pardon live updates: Joe Biden issues 'full and unconditional' pardon for sonThe US president repeatedly said he would not give his son clemency over gun and tax evasion charges. 040
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 02/12/2024WATCH: FBI should remain 'insulated from politics,' warns NSA Jake Sullivan www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-pre... Watch live on NBCnbcnews.comBiden admin ‘would like to ensure’ FBI remains ’insulated from politics,’ NSA Jake Sullivan saysNational security adviser Jake Sullivan reacts to President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for FBI director, Kash Patel, during an interview with Meet the Press. 020
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 02/12/2024GOP Sen. Mike Rounds expresses support for FBI director a day after Trump picks his replacement www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi... From NBC. Trump administration is full of crooksnbcnews.comGOP Sen. Mike Rounds expresses support for FBI director a day after Trump picks his replacementThe South Dakota senator noted that Donald Trump nominated Wray to the position during his first term and that FBI directors usually serve for 10 years. 000
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 02/12/2024President Biden pardons his son Hunter Biden www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe... Also from NBC. Trump will pardon Capitol Building attackers. We live in a strange worldnbcnews.comPresident Biden pardons his son Hunter BidenThe decision, which was first reported by NBC News, is a reversal for the president, who repeatedly said he would not use his authority to pardon his son or commute his sentence. 010
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 02/12/2024www.cnn.com/2024/12/01/e... From CNNcnn.comPutin approves record defense spending – a third of Russia’s budget | CNNRussian President Vladimir Putin has approved a record-breaking defense budget, setting aside a staggering third of the government’s total spending as the war in Ukraine drains resources from both sid... 000
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 02/12/2024www.cnn.com/2024/12/01/m... From CNN. Horriblecnn.comSyrian and Russian jets step up strikes on rebels after opposition seizes much of Aleppo | CNNSyrian and Russian jets are stepping up strikes on opposition forces in northern Syria in retaliation for the sudden offensive that has cost the regime control of the country’s second largest city, Al... 010
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 02/12/2024www.cnn.com/2024/12/01/w... From CNN. Horriblecnn.comCountries fail to reach agreement in UN plastic talks | CNNCountries negotiating a global treaty to curb plastic pollution have failed to reach agreement, with more than 100 nations wanting to cap production while a handful of oil-producers were prepared only... 000
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 02/12/2024www.cnn.com/2024/12/02/p... Will be interesting to see From CNNcnn.comAnalysis: Biden’s pardon of his son pours fuel on Trump’s claims of politicized justice | CNN PoliticsPresident Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter deepened an entanglement of politics and the rule of law that has tarnished faith in American justice and is almost certain to worsen in Donald Trump’s s... 000
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 02/12/2024www.cnn.com/2024/12/01/p... From CNN. Fair. No big offenses unlike Trump. He said he would pardon Capital Building attackerscnn.comPresident Biden pardons his son Hunter Biden | CNN PoliticsPresident Joe Biden announced Sunday that he has pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who faced sentencing this month for federal tax and gun convictions, marking a reversal as he prepares to leave office. 000
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 01/12/2024www.cnn.com/2024/11/30/p... From CNNcnn.comTrump threatens 100% tariff on BRICS countries if they pursue creating new currency | CNN PoliticsPresident-elect Donald Trump said he would require countries that are part of BRICS — a China- and Russia-backed group of emerging economies — to commit to not creating new currency or face 100% tarif... 131
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 30/11/2024www.cnn.com/2024/11/30/a... From CNNcnn.comNearly 1,000 endangered animals repatriated to Madagascar in anti-trafficking landmark | CNNThailand is sending almost 1,000 highly endangered tortoises and lemurs home to Madagascar in a landmark victory against animal trafficking, with the first batch on its way on Saturday. 080
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 30/11/2024www.bbc.com/news/article... From BBCbbc.comRupert Grint: Harry Potter star to pay £1.8m after losing tax battleThe former Harry Potter star is ordered to pay the sum after losing a tax appeal. 060
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 30/11/2024www.bbc.com/news/article... From BBCbbc.comIrish general election: Exit poll suggests tight three-way raceVoters have been casting their ballot to choose representatives to serve in the Irish parliament. 040
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 30/11/2024www.bbc.com/news/article... From BBCbbc.comUkraine war: Zelensky says Nato membership could end 'hot phase'But Zelensky points out no-one has yet made such an offer and whether Nato would consider a move is doubtful. 010
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 30/11/2024www.bbc.com/news/article... From BBCbbc.comGeorgia: Thousands protest in Tbilisi after EU bid suspendedThousands gather in Tbilisi for a second night running, after the government suspended its EU membership bid. 010
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 30/11/2024www.bbc.com/news/article... From BBCbbc.comHitman offered $71,000 for Canadian reporter's assassinationDaniel Renaud was targeted while covering hitman Frédérick Silva's trial in 2021, La Presse reports. 010
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 30/11/2024www.bbc.com/news/article... From BBCbbc.comAleppo: Syria rebels 'control majority of the city', say observersRussia launched air raids in parts of the city overnight "for the first time since 2016", a monitoring group said. 020
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 30/11/2024www.cnn.com/2024/11/30/m... From CNNcnn.comGaza’s hopes for ceasefire dim despite renewed US efforts following Lebanon truce | CNNAs an uneasy truce between Israel and Hezbollah offers the Lebanese a desperately needed reprieve, Palestinians in Gaza feel abandoned, even as the US pushes for a renewed effort to end the fighting i... 000
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 30/11/2024www.cnn.com/2024/11/29/e... From CNNcnn.comExplosion damages canal feeding Kosovo power plants; PM alleges Serbian ‘terrorist attack’ | CNNPristina, Kosovo (Reuters) - An explosion on Friday evening damaged a canal in northern Kosovo supplying water to two coal-fired power plants that generate nearly all of the country’s electricity, Pri... 000
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 30/11/2024www.cnn.com/2024/11/29/c... From CNNcnn.comTrump has assembled a team of China hawks. How will Beijing respond? | CNNOne called China an “existential threat.” Another called for a “whole-of-society effort” to confront China and was sanctioned – twice – by Beijing. A third claimed the Chinese military was “specifical... 010
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Today it’s Black Friday. Terrible waste of product 🇫🇮😎🇫🇮 140
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Just watched Monkeys Springing Money on Netflix with my wife. Highly recommended. Must confess though that I have stocks in Amazon, Apple and similar 030
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 29/11/2024www.cnn.com/2024/11/29/e... From CNNcnn.comAnalysis: Trump’s Ukraine envoy has a plan to end the war that Putin may revel in | CNNIn a single post, the president-elect told the world what the end of the Ukraine war might look like. And it is going to be a big diplomatic ask, to say the least. 120
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 29/11/2024www.cnn.com/2024/11/29/w... Breaking news from CNNcnn.comSyrian rebels claim to have entered Aleppo | CNNSyrian opposition forces claim to have entered Aleppo city from the western side, according to a statement released on Friday by the newly formed rebel coalition, the Military Operations Command. 010
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 29/11/2024www.cnn.com/2024/11/29/e... From CNN. Finland fiber was cut by the Chinese ship as wellcnn.comSweden asks China to cooperate in Baltic Sea cable investigation | CNNSweden has sent a formal request to China to cooperate with an investigation into suspected sabotage over the sudden disruption of two submarine internet cables in the Baltic Sea earlier this month, a... 000
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 29/11/2024www.cnn.com/2024/11/29/m... From CNNcnn.com‘Winter in Gaza means more people will die shivering’: The added threat for displaced Palestinians | CNNHundreds of thousands of Palestinians who have been displaced multiple times from Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip are now facing another threat – the arrival of harsh winter weather. 151
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 29/11/2024www.bbc.com/news/live/cv... From BBCbbc.comNotre-Dame: Watch as Macron tours Notre-Dame for first look inside Paris cathedral rebuilt after fireThe French president praises the cathedral's restoration with the building set to open to the public on 7 December. 000
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 29/11/2024www.bbc.com/news/live/cv... From BBCbbc.comNotre-Dame: Watch as Macron tours Notre-Dame for first look inside Paris cathedral rebuilt after fireThe French president praises the cathedral's restoration with the building set to open to the public on 7 December. 000
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 29/11/2024www.is.fi/formula1/art... Sorry. In my native Finnish. The Finnish Formula-1 driver Valtteri Bottas has a new agreement for next year.is.fiValtteri Bottaksen seuraava askel selvisiValtteri Bottas kilpailee myös tulevana vuonna. 010
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 29/11/2024kyivindependent.com/general-staf... From Kyiv Independentkyivindependent.comGeneral Staff: Russia has lost 738,660 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022This number includes 2,030 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day. 000
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 29/11/2024The Finland-Germany submarine fiber cable is fixed now. Cut by a Chinese ship 120
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 29/11/2024kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-nu... From Kyiv Independentkyivindependent.comUkrainian nuclear plants reduce output in response to large-scale Russian attackNuclear power plants in Ukraine reduced electricity production on Nov. 28 as a precautionary measure in response to a Russian mass aerial attack on Ukraine, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) c... 000
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 29/11/2024kyivindependent.com/russian-defe... From Kyiv Independentkyivindependent.comRussian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov arrives in North Korea for official visitBelousov will participate in meetings with "the military and political leadership of the DPRK," the Russian Defense Ministry said. 000
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 29/11/2024abcnews.go.com/US/pro-pales... From ABCabcnews.go.comPro-Palestinian protesters arrested for interrupting Thanksgiving paradePro-Palestinian protesters were arrested for blocking the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. 110
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 29/11/2024abcnews.go.com/Politics/bid... From ABCabcnews.go.comBiden says he hopes Trump rethinks tariffs, is thankful for 'peaceful transition'President Joe Biden spent Thanksgiving with his family giving back to first responders on Nantucket and weighing in on the transition to the next administration. 000
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 29/11/2024www.bbc.com/news/article... Do not believe in self driving cars. Have been working in the ICT industry since 1981. My car has navigation and all assistance helps. Keep it on stick shaker mode. The steering wheel gives a shake if not sticking on to lanes. Won’t give my car a chance to steerbbc.comBareilly bridge accident: Google Maps faces questions over India car plunge crashThree men allegedly using Google Maps for directions died after their car fell off an unfinished bridge. 010
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 29/11/2024www.bbc.com/news/article... From BBC. Georgia is not ready for membershipbbc.comGeorgia postpones EU membership bid until 2028The move sparks protests across Georgia, with thousands gathering outside the parliament in Tbilisi. 010
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 29/11/2024www.bbc.com/news/article... That is interestingbbc.comCan flights hit net zero by 2025 and at what cost to passengers?Governments don’t want to tell people they’re going to have to pay more, argues an expert. 000
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 29/11/2024www.bbc.com/news/article... The cable was cut by a Chinese ship. The same ship also cut Finland-Germany cablebbc.comSweden asks China to co-operate with severed cable investigationTwo cables in the Baltic Sea linking Sweden to Lithuania, and Finland to Germany, were damaged. 010
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 29/11/2024www.cnn.com/2024/11/29/e... From CNNcnn.comAnalysis: Trump’s Ukraine envoy has a plan to end the war that Putin may revel in | CNNIn a single post, the president-elect told the world what the end of the Ukraine war might look like. And it is going to be a big diplomatic ask, to say the least. 000
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 29/11/2024www.cnn.com/2024/11/29/m... From CNNcnn.com‘Winter in Gaza means more people will die shivering’: The added threat for displaced Palestinians | CNNHundreds of thousands of Palestinians who have been displaced multiple times from Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip are now facing another threat – the arrival of harsh winter weather. 000
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 29/11/2024www.cnn.com/2024/11/28/a... Breaking news from CNNcnn.comTech companies put on notice as Australia passes world-first social media ban for under-16s | CNNAustralia’s parliament has passed a law banning social media for children under 16, putting tech companies on notice to tighten security before a cut-off date that’s yet to be set. 000
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 29/11/2024www.cnn.com/2024/11/29/u... Breaking news from CNNcnn.comBritain set for vote on assisted dying, after emotional debate that has divided lawmakers | CNNBritish lawmakers are set to decide Friday whether to legalize assisted dying, a contentious proposal that would make the United Kingdom one of a small handful of nations to allow terminally ill peopl... 111
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 29/11/2024www.cnn.com/2024/11/28/p... From CNNcnn.comTrump and Mexican president say they had a good call – though no sign of backing down on tariff pledge | CNN PoliticsPresident-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he had a “productive conversation” with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, their first talks since Trump announced tariffs against the US’ southern n... 000
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 29/11/2024www.cnn.com/2024/11/06/p... From CNNcnn.comWhy Trump’s proposed tariffs could cost you $2,600+ per year | CNN PoliticsFormer President Trump is headed back to the White House. CNN’s Vanessa Yurkevich explains how his tariff plan could affect Americans. 000
Erkki Heliö @erkkih.bsky.social · 29/11/2024www.cnn.com/2024/11/28/e... From CNNcnn.com5 things to consider buying before new tariffs take effect | CNN BusinessWhile there’s a lot we don’t know about President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff plans, at least one thing is pretty certain: Tariffs will go up. If history is any indication, that means price increases ... 000