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☆ Bosnia floods kill at least 21 people, leaves dozens missing
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The N1 TV reported that 21 people died and that dozens went missing in the Jablanica area, 70 kilometres (43.5 miles) southwest of Sarajevo. A drone view shows debris following a landslide in a flooded residential area in Donja Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Saturday. Marko Djurica/ReutersRubble lies around a flooded residential area in Donja Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Saturday. In Donja Jablanica many houses were still under rubble. Due to flash flooding on Friday a quarry above Donja Jablanica collapsed and rubble poured over houses and cars in the village.

Persons: Marko Djurica, ”, Begovic, “, Enes Imamovic, ” Imamovic Organizations: Reuters, Rescuers, N1, Mountain Rescue Service, Bosnian Football Association Locations: Donja Jablanica, Sarajevo, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Bosnian, Balkans, Europe

☆ It turns out that hitting the snooze button is not that bad for you. Here's why you should stop, but also don't stress about it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Hannah Nwoko | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A 2022 sleep study found that 57% of participants hit the snooze button regularly. A neuroscientist explains how hitting the snooze button can fragment your last minutes of sleep. AdvertisementAt 6:45 a.m., your first alarm goes off, and you press the snooze button. Then again, every nine minutes until you realize you can't press the snooze button anymore or you'll be late for work. "Let's say you start your day with 30 minutes of snoozing — your last 30 minutes of sleep was poor-quality interrupted sleep.

Persons: —, Emily McDonald, McDonald, they're, Cristina Garcia, Garcia, it's Organizations: Service, Psychiatry, University of Arizona, Center for Sleep, Wellness Locations: Florida

☆ This massive TV folds up like something out of 'Transformers' — and costs as much as a sports car
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A luxurious foldable TV from C Seed costs $283,000. The display folds up at multiple points when not in use to better blend into a living room. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementFor the millionaire who has a garage full of sports cars, there's now a folding TV that costs just as much as a new vehicle. Enter the C Seed N1, a massive 4K TV that unfolds like a machine in "Transformers" and then folds back up again to become a gleaming metal sculpture when not in use.

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☆ Bangladesh prime minister resigns as deadly anti-government rallies grip nation
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Isaac Yee | Tanbirul Miraj Ripon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Dhaka, Bangladesh CNN —The prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, resigned on Monday after weeks of deadly anti-government demonstrations gripped the South Asian nation. Protesters told CNN that ⁠the military was blocking Dhaka Medical College Bakshibazar Gate. Men run past a shopping center which was set on fire by protesters, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 4. Activists grapple with police in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 30, as they stage a march for the victims of nationwide protests. Protesters in Dhaka told CNN that the university campus was surrounded by armed forces.

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☆ Croatia: Assailant kills five people at care home for the elderly, media reports say
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Story Associated Press | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Zagreb, Croatia AP —An assailant entered an elderly care home on Monday in central Croatia, killing and wounding several people, Croatian police said. Media reports said five people were killed. The Index news portal said five people died immediately, while others were still receiving medical assistance. The suspect fled the scene, but the police soon caught him in a cafe near the facility in the town of Daruvar, the report said. Police said they were informed after 10 a.m. Monday that a man using firearms killed and wounded several people at the nursing home.

Persons: ” Organizations: Croatia AP, Media, Police, Authorities Locations: Zagreb, Croatia, Daruvar, Slavonia

☆ Serbia: Police officer shot with arrow in suspected terror attack at Israeli embassy in Serbia
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Mostafa Salem | Eve Brennan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A police officer at the Israeli Embassy in the Serbian capital Belgrade was shot in the neck with a crossbow in a suspected terror attack on Saturday, CNN affiliate N1 reported. The police officer shot the attacker who later died, according to N1. The officer has been taken to hospital and will need an operation to remove an arrow from his neck. Serbia’s Interior Minister Ivica Dacic called the incident a “terrorist attack,” saying several people believed to have been linked to the incident had been arrested. A spokesperson for the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs also called the incident an “attempted terrorist attack” in a statement.

Persons: Ivica Dacic, Dacic Organizations: CNN, Embassy, Belgrade, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hamas Locations: Serbian, Islam, Israel, Europe, Gaza

☆ Taylor Swift's clock obsession is good for business
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Amanda Krause | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewThere's much more to being a Taylor Swift fan than memorizing new albums and spending thousands of dollars on concert tickets. Taylor Swift wears a Lorraine Schwartz clock necklace at the 2024 Grammys. Advertisement"I Googled 'watch necklace Taylor Swift,' and I found necklaces from my Etsy shop," she said. Avery Borders also said she'd noticed the "Taylor Swift Effect" on her small business, Mundus Magica Creations. Taylor Swift is the best teacher you could ever ask for," another fan wrote on X.from teaching about spelling to telling the time, it’s official!

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☆ Three new moons discovered orbiting Uranus and Neptune
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Astronomers have discovered three previously unknown moons around Uranus and Neptune, the most distant planets in our solar system. In the future, the tiny satellite will be named after a Shakespearean character, in keeping with the tradition of Uranus’ moons bearing literary names. He worked with Marina Brozovic and Bob Jacobson of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, to determine the moon’s orbit. The outer moons orbiting all the giant planets across our solar system — Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — share similar configurations. “Even Uranus, which is tipped on its side, has a similar moon population to the other giant planets orbiting our Sun,” Sheppard said.

Persons: ”, Scott S, Sheppard, Marina Brozovic, Bob Jacobson, Scott Sheppard, David Tholen, Chad Trujillo, Patryk Sofia Lykawka, ” Sheppard, Neptune Organizations: CNN —, Carnegie Institution for Science, Planet, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Carnegie Science, Subaru, University of Hawaii, Northern Arizona University, Kindai University Locations: Chile, Pasadena , California, Kea, Japan, Neptune

☆ Neuralink is less advanced than these 4 brain-computer devices. See Elon Musk's competition.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Hilary Brueck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Elon Musk's brain-computer interface company, Neuralink, has implanted into a first human patient. AdvertisementElon Musk announced his brain interface company, Neuralink , implanted its first human brain chip last week. Courtesy of Blackrock NeurotechToday, most people who have a BCI implanted in their head have a Blackrock device. For now, all implanted BCIs are a way for people with severe forms of paralysis to regain independence, using their thoughts to control devices and access the internet. The neurodegenerative condition rendered key muscles in her face limp, but a BCI device is helping her communicate again.

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☆ Forever working: Gadget plans to tap into your productivity while you sleep by inducing lucid dreaming
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Prophetic, a new startup founded earlier this year, is developing a device to induce lucid dreaming. AdvertisementA new venture-backed startup is capitalizing on the productivity that can be channeled while lucid dreaming, Fortune reports. Allowing customers to tap into lucid dreaming could pave the way for productivity at nighttime— for example, engineers could code in their sleep, per Fortune. Prophetic wants to subvert the lack of activity that happens during sleep by inducing a lucid dream state. The product is grounded in ongoing research by the Donders Institute in the Netherlands that targets specific brain areas and ultrasound frequencies for optimal lucid dream induction.

Persons: —, Afshin Mehin Organizations: Service, Elon, Donders Institute Locations: Netherlands

☆ Instant View: Canada gains 17,500 jobs in October, jobless rate rises to 5.7%
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

TORONTO, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Canada's economy gained a net 17,500 jobs in October, entirely in part-time work, and the jobless rate rose to 5.7%, Statistics Canada data showed on Friday. Employment in the goods producing sector grew by a net 7,500 jobs, largely in construction. STORIES:MARKET REACTION: CAD/LINK: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/231103/dq231103a-eng.htm?HPA=1COMMENTSDEREK HOLT, VICE PRESIDENT OF CAPITAL MARKETS ECONOMICS AT SCOTIABANK:"So most of the jobs were part time. In terms of Bank of Canada, we got another set of jobs numbers before their next decision and a lot more data before the December meeting. You'd really need to see some strong holiday shopping and end of year activity in order to get a beat on Q4."

Persons: DEREK HOLT, you've, Steve Scherer, Denny Thomas Organizations: TORONTO, Statistics, ECONOMICS, SCOTIABANK, Bank of Canada, Thomson Locations: Statistics Canada, it's

☆ Nigerians outraged over government spending plans as millions face hardship
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Nimi Princewill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Lawmakers rejected the plans for a presidential yacht before approving the N2.1 trillion ($2.7 billion) supplementary budget on Thursday, following a public outcry. Local media reported Thursday that the Nigerian House of Representatives reallocated the amount for the presidential yacht to the student loan scheme before passing the spending bill. Onanuga, who is Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, did not comment on the government’s plan to acquire luxury vehicles for the presidency. Last month, Nigeria’s Senate unveiled plans to acquire luxury vehicles for its 469 members despite the country’s struggling economy. Anti-corruption activist Ogunsanya told CNN that Nigerians were yet to reap the benefit of monies saved from the removal of the fuel subsidy.

Persons: Nigeria CNN —, ”, Reno Omokri, Yomi Ogunsanya, Ken Eluma Asogwa, Bayo Onanuga, ” Onanuga, It’s, Tinubu, Karimi, Ogunsanya Organizations: Nigeria CNN, Lawmakers, Twitter, CNN, World Bank, Nigerian, Nigeria’s Senate Locations: Abuja, Nigeria, India, “, Nigerian

☆ VIEW Canada's annual inflation cools in September
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

TORONTO, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Canada's annual inflation rate edged down to 3.8% in September on broad-based price reductions for some travel-related services, durable goods and groceries, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday. This beat analysts' expectations for annual inflation to remain at 4.0%. "It's pretty clear that (the central bank) won't be raising rates in my opinion in October. I think if we had gotten another inflation print like August in September - that was the big risk to have another hike. DEREK HOLT, VICE PRESIDENT OF CAPITAL MARKETS ECONOMICS AT SCOTIABANK"I think on a trend basis, the Bank of Canada is behind the inflation wage cycles.

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☆ Toxic smoke from Croatia depot fire spreads in region, may spell ecological risks
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Residents near the outskirts of Osijek where the fire began were urged to remain indoors and keep windows shut as clouds of thick, black smoke enshrouded the area. Schools were closed and there were unconfirmed reports the smoke was moving towards Bosnia in the south. Ivan Anušić, governor of the Osijek-Baranja region, accused the owners of the depot, Drava International, which makes plastics, of neglect and violations of law. "This has created an ecological disaster which will hit the whole region, and some neighbouring (regions) as well." [1/5]A firefighter stands near the fire at Drava International factory near Osijek, Croatia, October 4, 2023.

Persons: Ivan Anušić, Anusic, Antonio Bronic, Dragan Vulin, Zeljko, Daria Sito, Bernadette Baum Organizations: Residents, Drava, REUTERS, Reuters Television, Thomson Locations: OSIJEK, Croatia, Croatian, Osijek, Bosnia, Baranja, Drava's

CNN —Kosovo police said Sunday that they have killed three armed attackers and arrested another amid an ongoing shootout in the village of Banjska in northern Kosovo. Kosovo is majority Albanian, but like other villages in the north, Banjska is predominantly Serbian. Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008 but Serbia sees Kosovo as a breakaway state. Kosovo Police and a group of armed, masked men stand in front of the Banjska Monastery in North Kosovo. Tensions between Kosovo and Serbia have escalated in recent months with violent protests erupting in May over controversial local elections.

Persons: “, ”, Veton Eljsani, Albin Kurti, Josep Borrell, ” “, Borrell Organizations: CNN, Kosovo police, Police, ”, Facebook, “ Kosovo Police, Kosovo Police, . Police, AP, Kosovo, Serbia’s Foreign, EU, KFOR, NATO Locations: Banjska, Kosovo, ” Kosovo, Serbian, Serbia, Belgrade, Pristina, “, North Kosovo, Banjska Monastery, EULEX

☆ There's only one home left at a popular tiny-home community near Tampa. It's $250,000 and 540 square feet — see inside.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Brittany Chang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Tiny-home builder Escape Homes built a community of its own units near Tampa, Florida. Of the 33 tiny homes, only one has yet to be sold: the $249,550 540-square-foot "N1" build. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyThere's only home left in a wildly popular tiny-home community near Tampa, Florida. But if you want to move in, be prepared to spend nearly $250,000 for 540 square feet. But the little lodges at Escape Homes' "The Oaks" neighborhood aren't designed for short-term daytime use.

Organizations: Escape Homes, Service Locations: Tampa , Florida, Wall, Silicon

☆ Europe weather: Heatwave in Greece likely to become longest one country has ever recorded
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Duarte Mendonca | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A heat wave baking Greece is likely to become the longest the country has ever recorded, experts say, as the country battles wildfires and restricts access to its popular tourist sites. He told CNN that the streak could go beyond those days, but at the moment “it’s hard to predict.”The longest continuous heatwave that Greece has faced was 12 days long, back in July 1987, Lagouvardos said. The country also experienced record-breaking heat, with capital Rome hitting a new high temperature of 41 degrees Celsius on Tuesday. Scientists are warning that the extreme weather may only be a preview of what’s to come as the planet warms. “The weather extremes will continue to become more intense and our weather patterns could change in ways we yet can’t predict,” said Peter Stott, a science fellow in climate attribution at the UK Met Office told CNN.

Persons: National Observatory of Athens Kostas Lagouvardos, Lagouvardos, Socrates Baltagiannis, ”, Peter Stott Organizations: CNN, Staff, Research, National Observatory of, Reuters, Getty, Rome, UK Met Office Locations: Greece, National Observatory of Athens, Athens, Rhodes, Europe, Veneto, Balkans

CNN —A blistering and deadly heat wave is sweeping Europe, potentially bringing record-breaking temperatures. Parts of Spain, France, Greece, Croatia and Italy are all facing intense heat, with temperatures rising above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit). Heat is one of the deadliest natural hazards – more than 61,000 people died in Europe’s searing summer heat wave last year. Sardinia and Sicily are expected to be close to the current European temperature record of 48.8 degrees Celsius (nearly 120 Fahrenheit), according to the ESA. Temperatures were expected to stay around 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) across the region into next week.

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CNN —Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani condemned the brawl that erupted Thursday in Kosovo’s parliament between opposition and ruling party MPs, CNN’s affiliate N1 reported. In a live video broadcast of the Kosovan parliament, Prime Minister Albin Kurti was interrupted by opposition MPs and had water thrown at him following some shoving and brawling between ruling Vetevendosje party and opposition MPs. Glass was also heard breaking and the President of the Kosovo Assembly, Gljauk Konjufca, was also heard calling the police in the video. Fight breaks out between the opposition and ruling parliament members while Kosovan Prime Minister Albin Kurti was giving a speech. Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama also condemned the brawl.

Persons: Vjosa Osmani, Albin Kurti, Kurti, Glass, Gljauk Konjufca, Erkin, Osmani, ”, Edi Rama Organizations: CNN, Kosovo, Kosovan, Anadolu Agency, Getty, Albania’s, Edi, Federal Locations: Kosovo’s, Kosovo, Albanian, Kosovo Assembly, Serbia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Montenegro, Serbs

☆ South Africa deputy president's police escorts face charges after being filmed attacking motorists
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Nimi Princewill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The plainclothes officers then proceeded to kick and stomp on the two men. “One of the occupants in the SUV was pointing a firearm at the victims’ vehicle. The victims’ vehicle was subsequently boxed in by more SUVs and forced, in formation, to the left side of the N1 highway,” the statement said. “The occupants of the SUVs exited their vehicles surrounding the victims’ vehicle and attempted to smash the windscreen of the victims’ vehicle. Upon not being successful in that attempt, the assailants proceeded to smash the back window of the victims’ vehicle and assault the occupants of that vehicle,” it continued.

Persons: Paul Mashatile’s, It’s, Mashatile, “, abhors, Athlenda Mathe, ” Mathe, ”, Bheki Cele Organizations: CNN, South, South African National Defence Force, VIP, National, Independent Police, Directorate, South Africa . Police Locations: Johannesburg, Pretoria, South Africa, Africa’s

Tensions have risen in the past week after ethnically Albanian mayors took office in northern Kosovo, a majority Kosovo Serb area, following April elections that Kosovo Serbs had boycotted. NATO’s Kosovo Force (KFOR) said the recent developments prompted them to increase their presence in northern Kosovo on Monday morning, which they later said turned violent. Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expressed her sympathy for the Italian KFOR soldiers injured in the clashes, adding in a statement, “What is happening is absolutely unacceptable and irresponsible. But Serbia still considers Kosovo to be an integral part of its territory as do the Serbs living in northern Kosovo. NATO has troops stationed in Kosovo to maintain peace, with tensions often flaring between Serbia and Kosovo.

CNN —At least eight people have been killed and 13 wounded in a shooting in the Serbian village of Dubona, the country’s Interior Ministry spokesperson told CNN. The incident happened on Thursday night at 11pm local time, Serbia’s Interior Ministry spokesperson said. All special police units are engaged, including an anti-terrorism unit, helicopter unit, and police forces from the cities of Belgrade and Smederevo. Until this week, mass shootings were rare in Serbia, despite the country’s high rate of gun ownership. Serbia has the highest level of civilian gun ownership in Europe, and the fifth-highest in the world – a legacy of years of conflict in the 1990s.

BELGRADE, May 3 (Reuters) - A 14-year-old boy shot his teacher in a Belgrade classroom on Wednesday morning before opening fire on other students and security guards, killing at least one person and wounding five, police and witnesses said. Milan Milosevic, the father of one of the pupils at the Vladislav Ribnikar elementary school, said his daughter was in the classroom when the shooting began. (The boy) ...first shot the teacher and then he started shooting randomly," Milosevic told broadcaster N1. Police said a security guard was killed and five students were wounded, and that a seventh-grade student had been arrested. Later I heard three shots," a girl who attends a high school adjacent to Vladislav Ribnikar told state TV RTS.

CNN —A boy was arrested on Wednesday after allegedly opening fire in an elementary school in the Serbian capital Belgrade, authorities said. Five children were wounded in the incident, CNN affiliate N1 reported, before a seventh-grade student – typically aged 12 or 13 – was placed under arrest. The Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs said in a statement on Facebook that it was informed at 8.40 a.m. local time (2.40 a.m. ET) that a school shooting had occurred at the Vladislav Ribnikar Elementary School in Vračar, an upscale area of the Serbian capital. It will be updated…

Veselin Milic, head of Belgrade police, said the attacker had two guns and two petrol bombs and had planned everything carefully. Wednesday's shooting happened at Vladislav Ribnikar, an elementary school in Vracar, a central Belgrade district. But then I saw the security guard falling to the ground," she said, adding that she then ran away. [1/5] People react after a 14-year-old boy opened fire on other students and security guards at a school in downtown Belgrade, Serbia, May 3, 2023. (The boy) ... first shot the teacher and then he started shooting randomly," Milosevic, who had rushed to the school, told broadcaster N1.

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