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Taiwan's defense ministry said Saturday it had detected 41 Chinese military aircraft around the island in a 24-hour window, a day after Beijing said "diehard" advocates of Taiwan's independence could face the death penalty. #Press | #PLEBchaiN | #GrowNostr…

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a mutual defense pact this week, vowing to “immediately provide military assistance” to the other in the case of an attack. The deal formalizes an arrangement that has strengthened since Putin’s invasion of Ukraine: Munitions-hungry Moscow…

Despite months of U.S.-led airstrikes against Yemen’s Houthi fighters, the once ragtag rebels have continued to threaten some of the world’s most vital shipping routes, drawing from an arsenal of increasingly advanced weapons to attack vessels in and around the Red Sea. Just this month, Houthi…

The death toll from tainted liquor in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu has reached 53, officials say, and is likely to rise, with many others in critical condition. The victims were sickened by drinking a bootleg brew with a high content of methanol. #Press | #PLEBchaiN | #GrowNostr | #CornyNews…

Results from a large clinical trial in Africa showed that a twice-yearly injection of a new antiviral drug gave young women total protection from HIV. The injection could herald a breakthrough in protecting a population that has the highest infection rates. #Press | #PLEBchaiN | #GrowNostr…

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal law that makes it a crime for people under domestic violence restraining orders to have guns, handing a victory to President Joe Biden's administration as the justices opted not to further widen firearms rights after a major expansion

Pharmacy benefit managers — like CVS Caremark, Optum Rx and Express Scripts — act as middlemen overseeing prescriptions for more than 200 million Americans. They’re meant to reduce drug costs. But instead, they steer patients toward pricier drugs, charge steep markups on otherwise inexpensive medicines and extract billions in hidden fees,

Tsingshan, one of the world's leading nickel producers, has made significant investments in Zimbabwe in recent years. Apart from the steel plant, Tsingshan also has ferrochrome, coking coal and lithium mining businesses in the southern African country. #Nostr | #growNostr | #Press | #PLEBchaiN | #News | #CornyNews…

Armenia officially recognized a Palestinian state on Friday in a move strongly condemned by Israel and welcomed by the Palestinian Authority. #Nostr | #growNostr | #Press | #PLEBchaiN | #News…

Serbia said it could leave the Euro 2024 football championship if its governing body UEFA doesn’t punish Croatia and Albania for anti-Serbian chants during a match. #Nostr | #growNostr | #Press | #PLEBchaiN | #News | #CornyNews…

A Russian-American woman arrested earlier this year while visiting family in Russia went on trial for alleged treason after authorities accused her of raising money to send to the Ukrainian army #Nostr | #growNostr | #Press | #PLEBchaiN | #News…