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German Shepherd wrote that Liv von Boetticher has given Germany a reality check. She reported having been in Syria last September and seen sushi in Aleppo as well as yoga classes in Damascus. From her perspective, it is not understandable why there are no repatriations to Syria. https://t.co/JmUUmynC1P #Deutschland #Syrien #Realitätscheck (translated)

Aija Kaija wrote that after treatment at the Oncology Center, she was discharged from the hospital on Wednesday, although it was initially planned for Tuesday. According to her, the doctors wanted to perform a lung CT scan. Kaija emphasized that the medical staff at the Riga East Clinical University Hospital (RAKUS) had been careful and professional in her experience. She noted that she received her last brachytherapy procedure on Tuesday, and this time it was easier, thanks to a different anesthesiologist and the removal of instruments by her treating doctor. Kaija advised patients to discuss the use of sedatives and painkillers with their doctors. She also expressed concern for elderly Silvija, who, as Kaija wrote, could not use either chemotherapy or anesthesia during brachytherapy due to heart failure. Kaija also mentioned a woman over 70 years old with stage 4 cervical cancer and a second recurrence. Kaija wrote that her doctors Māra and Zane were satisfied with the treatment results. Zane, according to Kaija, noted that in her experience, patients with similar indicators had recurrence of cancer in less than 10% of cases within a few years. However, whether the cancer has completely disappeared, Kaija wrote, she would find out in three months. She warned that, in her opinion, a break in chemotherapy significantly increases the risk of recurrence and that treatment should be carried out according to the plan. Kaija shared that her friend Sabīne has to stay longer in the hospital during treatment and has settled in Kaija's private room. Kaija noted that the cost per day has increased from 25 to 33 euros. She wrote that Sabīne would not be able to go home on weekends because getting sick during the virus season could interfere with treatment. Regarding her own well-being, Kaija wrote that she feels a pronounced fatigue and lack of energy after therapy, also experiencing menopausal symptoms at the age of 42. She expressed sadness over the fact that she will no longer be able to have children and said she would soon share news about the tests that will show whether the cancer has been overcome. #onkoloģija #veselība #dzīve (translated)

Carlos Jiménez stated that Feliciano Rodríguez, alias El Dámaso and whom he identified as the leader of the Tláhuac Cartel, was extorting, trafficking, robbing people, and invading properties. He said he operated in Tláhuac Renace and sent part of his profits to the son of El Ojos, who, according to Jiménez, was imprisoned in a federal penitentiary. He added that agents from the Investigation Police located and arrested him in Gran Terraza Coapa, and that he was later made available to the CDMX Attorney General's Office. #CrimenOrganizado #Justicia #SeguridadCiudadana (translated)

Cristiano Tinazzi argued that disinformation played a central role in hybrid warfare and that its dissemination through a public television program constituted a national problem. He pointed to "In Mezz’ora" on Rai and Gian Micalessin’s reports, stating that in the past the journalist had been in Bashar al-Assad's court to present him as a defender of Christians. Tinazzi also recalled a report on Maidan that, in his opinion, the BBC had termed false: Micalessin had interviewed people presented as Georgian snipers, claiming that the protesters had shot themselves. Tinazzi stated that other freelancers had been excluded from mainstream media for much less, while Micalessin continued to work and move with the Russian occupiers. He linked the situation to the journalist's historical ties with Monica Maggioni, whom he described as his former partner and founder of GM News Produzioni, where Maggioni had been a managing partner. In his view, this created a serious conflict of interest, on which the Rai Supervisory Commission had also taken an interest in 2022. Tinazzi said that one should expect rigor and seriousness from a public television program, and not a showcase for Russian propaganda. He cited an interview by Micalessin with Kostyantyn Suvkov, whom he defined as a representative of ultranationalist and militarist Russian propaganda. According to Tinazzi, that content contributed to polluting information and was part of a psychological warfare operation aimed at terrorizing Western public opinion and weakening military support for Kyiv. #Disinformazione #GuerraIbrida #MediaResponsabili (translated)

In Syria, the exclusion of women from certain university courses at two universities in Damascus has led to public criticism of the Islamist authorities, as this is seen as discriminatory and an additional obstacle for women. #Syrien #Frauenrechte #Bildungsgerechtigkeit (translated)

Jan Betlach recommended a video from the account MorEdge_Insight, which he believed explained why the accusation that Israel was founded on "stolen land" was incorrect. He claimed that this criticism more accurately pertained to Jordan. Betlach stated that after World War I, Britain received the mandate territory of Palestine, where a Jewish national homeland was supposed to be established while protecting the rights of other inhabitants. In 1922, according to him, Britain separated about 77 percent of the territory, closed it to the Jews, and handed it over to Abdullah, the prince of Hejaz, which is today part of Saudi Arabia. He claimed that Abdullah had no relation to Transjordan and that his appointment to the throne was imposed by the British after France expelled his brother Faisal from Damascus; the League of Nations merely approved this formally, according to him. He described Jordan as a state created on territory taken from the mandate and ruled by a foreign dynasty. He added that the UN in 1947 recommended dividing the remaining 23 percent of the mandate territory west of the Jordan River, with the Jews accepting the plan and the Arabs rejecting it. Betlach asserted that Israel did not steal any land, whereas Britain divided the territory, and Arab states subsequently invaded the remainder. He argued that the accusations should be directed at Britain and Jordan, not at Israel. https://t.co/ugceLv8fS3 #Izrael #Jordánsko #historie (translated)

Carl Eos wrote that the Swedish Academy had decided to award Cecilia Uddén the Nobel Prize in Literature and described her Middle Eastern reporting for Sveriges Radio as fiction that had freed itself from reality. He claimed that events and causal relationships in her reporting were subordinated to an internal narrative logic and mentioned Gaza, Beirut, and Damascus as environments that served as backdrops. According to Eos, the award rewarded a literary development in which the outside world no longer corrected what was depicted. #Nobelpriset #Litteratur #Journalistik (translated)

The Bove bill, which provides for mandatory resuscitation courses for high school students, is stalled in Parliament, provoking controversy and leading the president of Salvagente, Mirko Damasco, to start a hunger strike to urge its approval, while every year in Italy 500 children die in preventable accidents. #PrimoSoccorso #LeggeBove #Salvagente (translated)

The Planeta do Futebol profile reported that Messi's farewell from the Argentine national team would feature ten shows, fireworks, and a surprise performance. The program would begin at 5:30 PM (Brasilia time), with the Argentine music streaming show Un Poco de Ruido, followed by Sebastián Mendoza, Román, El Original, Amar Azul, Santi Cairo, Q'Lokura, and Damas Gratis. According to the profile, Fabio Santana, a former Falklands combatant, would sing the Argentine anthem, and guitarist Gaspar Benegas would perform during the intermission. Drones and fireworks were scheduled for 10:03 PM, before the shows by La Sole and Ulises Bueno. A surprise attraction would close the night. #Messi #Argentina #Show (translated)

"Translated from the Future" - Capsule event with Xia Jia, Milena Adam, and Wolfgang Tress moderated by Felix Meyer zu Venne October 14, 2026 | 8:00–9:00 PM | Otherland (Bergmannstraße 25, 10961 Berlin) Let us imagine we could bridge decades in cryosleep until incurable diseases are defeated. But what does it feel like to awaken in a world where our friends and relatives are no longer there? And what does a world look like where a pandemic has resulted in only children living there? On the third evening of "Translated from the Future," the question arises of how to translate feelings that one does not (yet) know. Time: 8 PM Location: Otherland Bookstore, Bergmannstraße 25 10961 Berlin Admission: Free - please register by emailing [email protected] Language: English Xia Jia writes science fiction, engages academically with the genre, and translates. She teaches Chinese literature at Jiaotong University in Xi’an as a professor. Her style is described as "Porridge Science Fiction" because her stories are sprinkled with numerous elements atypical of the genre, such as references to myths. Her short stories "In the Clouds," "Night Walk of the Dragon Horse," and "Tongtong’s Summer" have been published in capsule publications. Milena Adam is a translator and interpreter from French and English. For Matthes & Seitz Berlin, she has translated works by Sandra Newman, Eileen Myles, Ken Kesey, Alain Damasio, and Cal Flyn, among others. She lives in Berlin. Lucie Rico and Milena Adam were shortlisted for the PRIX Premiere #5 (2024/25). Felix Meyer zu Venne is a sinologist, translator, and Chinese teacher. Since 2018, he has been part of the editorial team of the science fiction magazine "Kapsel"; since 2021, he has been a co-editor of the magazine. He has translated works by Jia Pingwa, Xia Jia, Jiang Bo, Baoshu, Regina Kanyu Wang, and Chi Hui into German. Wolfgang Tress is a co-owner of the Otherland Bookstore in Berlin, which has specialized in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and role-playing games in German and English for over 25 years. His favorite quote is from Ursula K. Le Guin's essay "The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction": "The stories we tell ourselves create the reality in which we live." (translated)

Summary of information from around the world 🌍. Thursday - 🇯🇵 Tokyo. 34 days of rain in a row. Record - ⚒️JSW: employment will drop by 4248 people in 2026 - 🚗CEO Ford: "Too late. Europe will lose the auto sector" - 🧑‍🍳 40% of Poles buy too much food. They throw it away - 🇵🇱 increase of the tax threshold from 120 to 130 thousand PLN - ⚽️Ronaldo is leaving the Portugal national team - USA expelled the Iranian delegation "abused hospitality" - 🇵🇱 NBP: Poland's foreign debt is 2.2 trillion PLN - 🐞Biedronka unions: +1000 PLN. 30% more people - 🇫🇷 France. Public debt is the highest since 1946 - 🇵🇰 Pakistan: we will defend Saudis 🇸🇦 against Houthis - 🇲🇳 Mongolia has fuel for 11 days. The whole country will stop. - 🛖mortgage in the USA is already 7.6% interest - 🇸🇦 more oil facilities are burning in Saudi Arabia - 🇸🇾 Explosion of a gas pipeline to Tishreen near Damascus - 🗣️Polish ElevenLabs worth 22 billion $. Voice AI - 🪖Rutte: "Putin knows he will never win against NATO" - 🇬🇧 UK government is considering returning to 🇪🇺 - 🇺🇸 Google releases Gemini 4 Argon - 🇱🇹Lithuania wants to cover the costs of US soldiers in its territory - 🇩🇪 Volkswagen: union members want a 5% raise - 🇮🇳 India: explosion at the largest oil refinery - 🇺🇸 8 nuclear power plants ☢️ in the USA will be built by Koreans -🌱Vegetarianism Day (How does a vegetarian call her husband for a meal? Dinner withers 🙃) #świat #informacje #Polska (translated)

A União Europeia pretende fortalecer a parceria com a Síria e aumentar investimentos, condicionando este apoio à garantia de segurança, respeito pelo Estado de direito e igualdade de género, conforme declarado pela chefe da diplomacia europeia, Kaja Kallas, durante sua visita a Damasco. #Síria #UniãoEuropeia #Reconstrução

🇸🇾🇮🇱 Na jihu Sýrie roste odpor proti izraelským zásahům – a zároveň frustrace z nové vlády v Damašku. Izraelské síly od pádu Asadova režimu podle lidskoprávních organizací zadržely v oblasti přes 240 Syřanů. Více než 40 jich zůstává nezvěstných nebo jejich osud není jasný. #Sýrie #Izrael #lidskáPráva #SY #IL

O artigo de Rita Damasceno questiona o modelo de financiamento dos lares de idosos em Portugal, sugerindo que em vez de pagar apenas pelo esforço, deveríamos também considerar e remunerar os resultados obtidos na qualidade do cuidado prestado. #ResidênciasSéniores #FinanciamentoSocial #EnvelhecimentoAtivo