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Diplomatie.gouv.fr (en) 

A Weimar Agenda for a strong, geopolitical European Union (Weimar, 22 May 2024)

Joint Statement by Foreign Affairs Ministers of France, Germany and Poland Our security is under threat. We live in an age of systemic rivalry in which certain autocratic regimes are using their power to undermine and destroy the international order that is based on the Charter of the United Nations. Russia is waging an illegal war of aggression against one of our neighbours, is openly rejecting and actively undermining the European security architecture and has already engaged in malign (…)

Esa.int 

Watch EarthCARE launch live

ESA’s Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) mission is getting ready for lift-off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg, California, with a target launch date of no earlier than 28 May 2024. Save the date and watch the launch live on ESA WebTV or ESA YouTube.

Podium Cafe 

Giro d’Italia Stage 18 LIVE

Fiera di Primero - Padova 178 km

It’s that odd sprinters stage right in the middle of a huge mountain block.

Estimated finish time: 17:00-17-25 CEST

Odd sprinter of the Day: Jonathan Milan

Just based on him being the best form guy here I’m guessing he’ll have coped best with the climbing. Also he has just looked consistently on top this whole race.

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Sports - Google News (us) 

College sports could see a dramatic change. Here’s what you need to know - CNN

  1. College sports could see a dramatic change. Here’s what you need to know  CNN
  2. College athletes on brink of getting $2.8 billion, revenue-sharing model in House v. NCAA settlement  CBS Sports
  3. Could impending NCAA settlement save March Madness?  Yahoo Sports
  4. Sources -- NCAA, Big Ten, ACC, Big 12 vote to settle House v. NCAA case  ESPN
  5. NCAA's Antitrust Settlement Has Plenty of Red Flags  Sportico

CBC 

Mercury poisoning near Grassy Narrows First Nation worsened by ongoing industrial pollution, study suggests

A new study suggests historic problems in northwestern Ontario from mercury contamination in the 1960s and 70s are being made worse by ongoing industrial pollution. Researchers at the University of Western Ontario have released the results of a study which found that discharge from the Dryden Paper Mill is combining with mercury dumped into the English-Wabigoon river decades ago to create an even more toxic compound: methylmercury.

France24.com (en) 

'Moment to make peace': 'No military solution to Palestinian question', only solution is 'political'

Spain, Ireland and Norway said Wednesday that they would recognize a Palestinian state on May 28, a step toward a long-held Palestinian aspiration that came amid international outrage over the civilian death toll and humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip following Israel’s offensive. Currently, seven members of the 27-nation European Union officially recognize a Palestinian state. Five of them are former east bloc countries who announced recognition in 1988, as did Cyprus, before joining the bloc. Читать дальше...

BangkokPost.com 

Hospital: No ‘life-threatening’ cases from turbulence

Twenty people who were aboard a Singapore Airlines flight that hit severe turbulence and made an emergency landing in Bangkok on Tuesday remain in intensive care but none have life-threatening conditions, say hospital officials.

OurSports Central 

May 23, 2024 Sea Dogs Game Notes

'DOGS WIN IN LATE INNING RALLY The Portland Sea Dogs explode for eight runs in the final two frames to come back and defeat the Hartford Yard Goats 11... - EL Portland Sea Dogs

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

TMC MP Saket Gokhale concerned over EC not disclosing voter turnout data

Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale accused the Election Commission of hiding voter turnout data. he said that the EC told the Supreme Court that disclosing such data would disrupt the ongoing Lok Sabha polls. Gokhale questioned the EC's delay in releasing the data, citing the 'Handbook for Returning Officers' which states it only takes seconds to display the total votes polled. He criticized the EC for alleged dishonesty and secrecy.