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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17283165

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A man who stabbed South Korea’s opposition leader in the neck earlier this year was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday, court officials said.

The knife-wielding man attacked Lee Jae-myung, head of the liberal Democratic Party, South Korea’s biggest political party, in January after approaching him asking for his autograph at an event in the southeastern city of Busan. After being detained by police, he told investigators that he wanted to kill Lee to prevent him from becoming South Korea’s president.

 

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The controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate will be allowed to leave Romania while awaiting trial on charges of human trafficking, a court has ruled.

Tate, 37, had been banned from leaving the country but will now be permitted to travel within the EU without restrictions while awaiting the trial.

The self-professed “misogynist influencer” was indicted in June 2023 along with his brother, Tristan, and two Romanian female suspects for alleged human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women, allegations they have all denied.

 
 

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In an open letter to publishers, more than 30,000 readers, researchers, and authors begged for access to the books to be restored in the open library, claiming the takedowns dealt "a serious blow to lower-income families, people with disabilities, rural communities, and LGBTQ+ people, among many others," who may not have access to a local library or feel "safe accessing the information they need in public."

During a press briefing following arguments in court Friday, IA founder Brewster Kahle said that "those voices weren't being heard." Judges appeared primarily focused on understanding how IA's digital lending potentially hurts publishers' profits in the ebook licensing market, rather than on how publishers' costly ebook licensing potentially harms readers.

 
 

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Israeli soldiers have destroyed 11 homes and other structures in an isolated community in the occupied West Bank, leaving 50 people homeless, amid a reported uptick in house demolitions and spiralling violence in the Palestinian territory.

Contractors with bulldozers accompanied by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops arrived in Umm al-Kheir, a village mostly home to shepherds, on Wednesday morning and demolished six houses, tent residences, an electricity generator, solar cells and water tanks, according to residents and Israeli activists who documented the proceedings. Agricultural land and fences were also damaged and trees uprooted.

The demolition has destroyed about a third of the village’s infrastructure.

 

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The killer was only 14 and had lived in youth homes as a ward of the authorities since he was eight.

A year ago, a gang helped the boy escape, put him up in a hotel and gave him cannabis, food and new clothes. Six days later, gang members told him it was time to repay them for their kindness. They had a job for him.

Together with another youth, the boy, who as a juvenile cannot be identified, shot dead a 33-year-old Hells Angels biker. He was convicted by a court which described the case as a gangland contract killing.

As he was too young to be sentenced, he was handed back to social services and sent to another youth home.

Sweden has long prided itself on one of the world's most generous social safety nets, with a state that looks after vulnerable people at all stages of life.

But these days it also has another distinction: by far the highest per capita rate of gun violence in the EU. Last year 55 people were shot dead in 363 separate shootings in a country of just 10 million people. By comparison, there were just six fatal shootings in the three other Nordic countries - Norway, Finland and Denmark - combined.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

I think something similar was discussed by Raghuram Rajan at a press conference. A second colonisation. This time by billionaires from Gujarat

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

The issue here is that although India's National food regulatory body called FSSAI have maintained that the pesticide is within safe level of 0.1 mg per grams

But Rajasthan state government tested them at their own labs and found 7mg per grams of ethylene oxide. 70 times more than what's safe for consumption.

Ethylene oxide is a gaseous pesticide which is also used as a fumigant to preserve the spices. After the fumigation the spices have to be aerated for long enough so all of the ethylene oxide evaporates away.

Now clearly someone at the processing facility is either cutting corners or being pushed by operation management to meet targets and not aerating the spices for a sufficient duration.

And both. Indian and American federal regulators like FSSAI, FDA and USDA are just shrugging it off.

However some state regulators have taken the matter seriously. Ethylene oxide is a grade 1 carcinogen.

Kind of how FAA shrugged it off when a few 737 MAX dropped from the sky like it was nothing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

The products included MDH's Madras Curry Powder, Sambhar Masala Mixed Masala Powder, and Curry Powder Mixed Masala Powder, and Everest's Fish Curry Masala.

https://www.livemint.com/news/world/us-spice-body-says-treatment-of-spices-with-ethylene-oxide-is-safe-as-hong-kong-singapore-bans-mdh-everest-11715338554069.html

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Yeah but then most of his votebank is in UP, MP, Rajasthan. Shouldn't he be solidifying his rapport in those regions which keep him in power.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

It will be great but they have to change the laws first

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Sure I will. Thankyou.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Obviously this is not about Gujarati people. They are just the same people as anywhere else in India.

I have specifically mentioned Gujarati billionaires. You know which guys I am talking about.

There are many recent incidents to think of which points in a similar direction.

In Varanasi the livelihood of small boaters is being taken away by large steamers owned by Gujarati billionaires.

In Ayodhya 4500 houses and shops of poor people were bulldozed to build five star hotels owned by Gujarati property tycoons.

In Ahmedabad the biggest semiconductor plant is being built predominantly funded by tax money and low interest loans from Public sector banks but owned by Adani. I mean they literally own the country at this point and if you are paying taxes you are working for them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I have talked to gujrati middle class people and even they are unhappy with BJP- billionaires rule

Only a handful of billionaires are benefiting from the government policy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

That's exactly what is happening in India.

Even this contemporary push for hindu nationalism is already making inequality worse than before.

Corruption, unemployment, inflation is getting worse which will further expand the gap between haves and have nots and people are being distracted with culture wars.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

There is ample of evidence.

Gujarati businesses are taking over others and driving out local businesses with the help of the government.

A case study of this is the large steamers of Gujarati billionaires that are driving small boaters out of their livelihood in Varanasi

4500 Poor people's houses and shops bulldozed to build five star hotels owned by Gujarati property tycoons in Ayodhya

World's largest semiconductor plant being built in Ahmedabad completely bankrolled by taxpayers money but owned by Adani a Gujarati billionaire.

Go search yourself there is plenty of evidence.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

People who voted BJP in the cow belt are also voting for high caste appeasement.

Building temples is not going to fix unemployment; inflation; corruption; rape culture.

Ergo it's just appeasement. No real benifit. Like giving candy to a baby knowing their teeth will rot.

But most people voted for major issues this time like poverty, unemployment and inflation which affect the poor and middle classes

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