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☆ EU official channels gloom over Russia's war in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Gabriela Baczynska | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"Leaders... were realizing it's quite expensive," said the official, who is involved in preparing a Dec.14-15 summit in Brussels of the EU 27 member states' national leaders. But it's not easy," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss talks between EU leaders held behind closed doors. While Hungary was openly calling for a new EU strategy on Russia's war in Ukraine, the official said others in the bloc were also increasingly asking questions about the future of the war following failed hopes for Ukraine's counteroffensive. "Will we continue to support Ukraine financially, military? The consensus is to continue to provide support to Ukraine, but some of those questions are coming."

Persons: it's, Gabriela Baczynska, William Maclean Organizations: Union, Kyiv, European Commission, EU, Ukraine's, Thomson Locations: BRUSSELS, Ukraine, Kyiv, Brussels, Hungary, EU, U.S

☆ As Earth’s temperature rises, so do deaths among people with mental health problems
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Patrick Hogan | Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

But there’s another group for whom the climate crisis is a potentially lethal threat — people with mental health problems such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or anxiety. People with certain mental health problems are more at risk for experiencing the dangers of the climate crisis, experts say. Lifestyle habits important for managing mental health symptoms can also take a hit. Warm temperatures can also interfere with sleep, an important factor for managing mental health symptoms, experts said. And climate disasters are certainly a stress.”Homelessness is also high among people with mental health conditions, especially in the schizophrenic population.

Persons: ”, Robert Feder, —, Peter Crank, Joshua Wortzel, Feder, ” Feder, Wortzel, “, ” It’s, What’s, ” Wortzel, you’re Organizations: CNN, Psychiatric, Medical Society, Health, “, University of Waterloo, Bradley Hospital, Brown University Locations: British Columbia, New Hampshire, Canada, Rhode Island

☆ U.S. Military Aid Is Killing Civilians in Gaza - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Josh Paul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Palestinian intelligence officials would be provided with target information by Israel, and Palestinian forces would be expected to take on missions previously conducted by the Israel Defense Forces to detain those targets. Even worse, in 2008 and ’09, when Israel’s Operation Cast Lead, which resulted in over 1,300 Palestinian deaths in Gaza, sparked protests in the West Bank, it was the Palestinian Authority Security Forces that physically stood between demonstrators and the Israel Defense Forces. In hindsight, it was perhaps the death knell for the legitimacy of the Palestinian Authority in the eyes of its people. The United States could also start conditioning its military assistance to Israel (as it does for many other recipients) on certain verifiable political conditions being met. Doing so would require structuring assistance in a way that enables Palestinian society control over its own security forces.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Biden, — Organizations: Israel Defense Forces, Palestinian, West Bank, Palestinian Authority Security Forces, Palestinian Authority Locations: Israel, Palestinian, Gaza, Ramallah, Washington, United States, U.S

☆ Five countries ask International Criminal Court to investigate the situation in Palestinian territories
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Michael Rios | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor Karim Khan says his office has received a referral from five countries to investigate whether crimes have been committed in the Palestinian territories as part of Israel’s response to the October 7 Hamas terror attacks. He noted that his office was already conducting an investigation on the situation in the Palestinian territories over possible crimes committed since June 2014 in Gaza and the West Bank. A UN report said last month said it was collecting evidence of war crimes in the wake of the Hamas attack. Earlier this month, Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, called the October 7 attacks “atrocities”, saying they – and the holding of hostages – were war crimes. That has not stopped the court from investigating its actions in the occupied Palestinian territories.

Persons: Karim Khan, Khan, ” Khan, Benjamin Netanyahu, Volker Türk, –, Israel, “ We’re, ”, Bensouda, … Organizations: CNN, Criminal, West Bank, State Party, Palestinian Ministry of Health, United Nations, UN, Israeli, Human Rights, South Africa’s Department of International Relations, Cooperation, Humanitarian, Geneva Conventions, NBC, ICC Locations: South Africa, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Comoros, Djibouti, Rome, Palestinian, Gaza, States, Israel, Ramallah, East Jerusalem, Geneva

☆ Worried about Western jets, Russia is likely to risk its early warning planes near the front lines to give its formidable S-400s an edge, intel says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Russia has likely started using its valuable early warning planes in the Ukraine war, UK intel said. British intelligence said Moscow may be worried about Kyiv deploying Western fighter jets. Russia will likely "accept more risk" by flying A-50 Mainstay D aircraft close to the front line, the group said. "This adds to Mainstay's core mission of co-ordinating fighter aircraft," the intelligence update said. The Beriev A-50 Photo by Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesAny potential concern over Western fighter jets comes as Ukrainian pilots and personnel are training on how to fly and maintain American-made F-16 fighter jets.

Persons: —, Wojciech Grzedzinski, Sefa Karacan, they're Organizations: intel, Western, Service, Anadolu Agency, Getty, Russia, US, Patriot Locations: Russia, Ukraine, British, Moscow, Kyiv, Kostiantynivka, Britain, Europe

☆ Senior EU Official Channels Increasing Gloom Over Russia's War in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

Persons: Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS, it's, Gabriela Baczynska, William Maclean Organizations: Union, Kyiv, European Commission, EU, Ukraine's Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Brussels, Hungary, EU, U.S

☆ Luis Díaz inspires Colombia to emotional victory as his father watches from stands after kidnap release
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Luis Díaz scored two goals to help Colombia stun Brazil in a World Cup qualifier on Thursday, as his father watched on from the stands just a week after being released by kidnappers. On October 28, Díaz Sr. was abducted along with his wife, Cilenis Marulanda, by ELN gunmen in his hometown of Barrancas, northeastern Colombia. Marulanda was rescued later that day, but Díaz Sr. was handed over just under two weeks later to a mixed commission of UN personnel and Catholic priests on Thursday in nearby city Valledupar. Footage once again showed Díaz Sr. passionately celebrating with tears in his eyes. The five-time World Cup champion has now slipped to fifth in the qualifying standings, with Colombia up to third.

Persons: CNN — Luis Díaz, Luis Manuel Díaz, Díaz, Cilenis, Marulanda, Gabriel Martinelli, Allison, Luis Díaz, Juan Barreto, “ I’m, ” Díaz, –, Ronald Araújo, Darwin, Lionel Messi, Ballon, “, ” Messi, TyC Organizations: CNN, Estadio Metropolitano, UN, Liverpool, Brazil, Getty, BBC Sport, Messi’s, TyC Sports, Reuters, “, ”, FIFA Locations: Colombia, Brazil, Barrancas, Valledupar, Barranquilla, Brazilian, AFP, Messi’s Argentina, Argentina, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, ” Argentina

☆ If Your Child Is Addicted to TikTok, This May Be the Cure
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Ginia Bellafante | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Over the past few years, hundreds of families and school districts around the country have sued big tech companies on the grounds that the hypnotic properties of social media popular with children have left too many of them unwell. Tech companies, claiming First Amendment protections, have sought to get these sorts of suits quickly dismissed. But on Tuesday, a federal judge in California issued a ruling to make that more difficult. Forty years ago, drunken driving was an epidemic, claiming the lives of young people, a seemingly unmanageable problem until a group of mothers committed themselves to pushing for laws that brought accountability. It was a pivotal moment in the modern history of public health, and, in the same way, 2023 is likely to be remembered as an inflection point in the health crisis surrounding social media.

Persons: ideation, Letitia James, — Organizations: Seattle Public Schools, New, Meta, Facebook, Tech Locations: New York, California

☆ YouTube debuts AI tool that mimics vocals of artists like John Legend, Demi Lovato
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Stefan Sykes | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The new product, called "Dream Track," is a collaboration with nine musical artists including John Legend, Demi Lovato, T-Pain, and Sia, among others. It will be limited to YouTube Shorts, the platform's short-form video sharing feature which rivals TikTok, owned by Chinese technology giant ByteDance. The company also featured statements from the artists themselves, who framed the platform as a way to have a stake in the emerging AI music space. Lovato added, "The development of AI technology is rapidly changing the way we navigate the landscape and I believe as artists we need to be a part of shaping what that future looks like." In April, Universal Music Group petitioned YouTube and other music sharing sites to remove the song over copyright claims.

Persons: John Legend, Demi Lovato, Sia, Lyor Cohen, Toni Reid, —, Lovato, Drake Organizations: YouTube, TikTok, Google, Universal Music Group, CNBC Locations: U.S

☆ Mass visa cancellations at Saudi airport puts relations with Nigeria in spotlight
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Nimi Princewill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Abuja, Nigeria CNN —Diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Nigeria have come under scrutiny after 177 Nigerians were refused entry to the country on Monday. The mass cancellation of visas occurred as Nigera’s President Bola Tinubu was still in Saudi Arabia after holding bilateral talks with the Saudi government. “There was a total lack of sensitivity (by Saudi officials) because the president (of Nigeria) was visiting that country,” Okhai said. Saudi Arabia is a popular pilgrimage destination for thousands of Nigerian Muslims. However, Monday’s deportation of Nigerian nationals is not the first time travelers have been refused entry to Saudi Arabia.

Persons: Bola Tinubu, It’s, ”, ” Victor Okhai, ” Okhai, Reno Omokiri, ” Omokri, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Organizations: Nigeria CNN —, Air, country’s Ministry, Hajj, Saudi, Jeddah …, Africa Summit, Guinea Bissau, African Diaspora Foundation, CNN, United Arab Emirates, UAE, reoccurrence Locations: Abuja, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Jeddah, Mecca, Saudi, Guinea, Independence, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

☆ Sierra Space lays off hundreds in push toward first Dream Chaser spaceplane launch
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Former Sierra Space employees told CNBC that the layoffs included a significant number of contractors, with the cuts including hundreds of personnel in total. Sierra Space this week shipped the first Dream Chaser, named Tenacity, for pre-launch testing at NASA's Armstrong facility in Ohio. The first Dream Chaser launch was previously scheduled for late last year, but delays in the development of United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket pushed back that timeline. Dream Chaser is planned to launch on ULA's second Vulcan mission, with the first Vulcan launch targeting December. Dream Chaser has won NASA contracts to fly seven cargo missions to and from the International Space Station.

Persons: Eren, Sierra, Jeff Babione, Gupta Organizations: CNBC, Sierra Space, NASA's Armstrong, Sierra, Sierra Nevada Corp, Fatih, Sierra Space's, Space, NASA Space Shuttle, United, Vulcan, NASA, International Space Locations: The Colorado, Sierra, Ohio

The groups said in a press release that “measles continues to pose a relentlessly increasing threat to children.”Estimated measles cases increased 18% last year while deaths increased 43%, according to the report. About 9 million cases of measles and 136,000 deaths – mostly among children – were reported globally in 2022. “Measles cases anywhere pose a risk to all countries and communities where people are under-vaccinated. Low-income countries reported the lowest vaccination rates and showed no signs of recovery from the vaccination coverage decline during the pandemic. “The lack of recovery in measles vaccine coverage in low-income countries following the pandemic is an alarm bell for action.

Persons: –, ” John Vertefeuille, Kate O’Brien Organizations: Centers for Disease Control, World Health Organization, Democratic, Pan American Health Organization Locations: Angola, Brazil, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Madagascar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, U.S, Ohio, Americas

☆ Motorola Solutions CEO Greg Brown: We're doubling down on all things public safety
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMotorola Solutions CEO Greg Brown: We're doubling down on all things public safetyMotorola Solutions chairman and CEO Greg Brown joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the company's mission of providing safety across communities and businesses, investing in security solutions, growth outlook, A.I. implementation, and more.

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REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBEIJING, Nov 15 (Reuters) - European firms "urgently" need China to give clearer definitions of key terms in its cross-border data transfer rules, a European business lobby group said on Wednesday, warning that firms also stood to waste millions of euros storing non-sensitive data in China. The world's second-largest economy has in recent years tightened its data laws amid President Xi Jinping's increased focus on national security, and foreign firms fear their lack of clarity could trip them up. The chamber's report echoes recent comments from a European Commission official, who said in September that European businesses were especially concerned about a lack of clarity in China's data laws. The most common type of data European firms transfer abroad is employee's personal information followed by suppliers' and customers' personal information, the survey showed, 96% of which is sent to companies' headquarters and other regional offices. A third of companies indicated it would cost them "several million euros" to store their data in China if they failed the cross-border transfer security assessment now required by CAC.

Persons: Jason Lee, Xi Jinping's, Brenda Goh, Kim Coghill Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Chamber of Commerce, European Commission, Government, CAC, Thomson Locations: China, EU, Beijing, Rights BEIJING

“Allowing confidential sources to be ordered revealed means that the public will have less information. Abrams represented New York Times reporter Judith Miller, who spent 85 days in jail after being held in contempt for refusing to divulge a source in an investigation of leaks about an undercover CIA agent. “The First Amendment interest in protecting journalists’ sources is at its highest in cases, like this, involving reporting on national security,” Philbin wrote in court papers. That settlement resulted in a contempt order being vacated against a journalist who was being asked to name her sources. Courts have recognized that journalists have a limited privilege to keep confidential their sources, allowing reporters to block subpoenas in the past.

Persons: Catherine Herridge, Yanping Chen, Chen, Herridge, Christopher Cooper, —, It’s, ”, Floyd Abrams, Abrams, Judith Miller, Cooper, Herridge’s, Chen's, Patrick Philbin, Trump, “, ” Philbin, they’ve, Steven Hatfill, Gabe Rottman, Rottman, ” ___ Richer Organizations: WASHINGTON, FBI, Fox News, U.S, District, New York Times, CIA, CBS, Justice Department, White, CBS News, Department, Courts, Freedom, Press, group's Technology Locations: Washington, Virginia, Boston

☆ Premarket stocks: Why the American Whiskey industry is freaking out
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Between June 2018 and December 2021 there was a 25% tax imposed on the spirit, which decreased American whiskey exports by 18%. American whiskey exports to the EU jumped 118% in the first half of 2023 when compared to the same period in 2022. They went back and forth until 2021 when the tariffs on American whiskey were suspended and we took a great sigh of relief. The Biden administration’s leadership and efforts on this have enabled the suspension of tariffs on American whiskey and all distilled spirits products, but we are rightly anxious because a 50% tariff on American whiskey would be beyond devastating to exports. Since those tariffs have been suspended, we’ve seen American whiskey exports rebound to beyond pre-pandemic levels.

Persons: Bell, Chris Swonger, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Ursula von der Leyen, we’re, Biden, We’ve, we’ve, It’s, Gina Raimondo, ” Raimondo, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Raimondo, ”, Read, Bill Ackman, Leslie Wexner, —, “, Claudine Gay, Dean, Harvard College Rakesh Khurana, Gay Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, EU, European Commission, European Union, Biden administration’s, US, China, Commerce Department, Harvard, Harvard University, Pershing, Harvard College, Harvard College Jewish Alumni Association, ” Harvard, “ Harvard, Council, Advancement Locations: New York, United States, EU, China, Taiwan, Israel

☆ Russia to limit only VPN services which pose a 'threat' to security, RIA reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Demand for VPN services soared after Russia restricted access to some Western social media after President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into Ukraine in February 2022. A 2017 Russian law obliged providers of VPN technology to cooperate with the Russian authorities and to restrict access to content banned by Russia or be banned themselves. Many VPN services remain widely in use throughout Russia and there has been a public debate among lawmakers about how much further to go in blocking VPN services which still allow access to banned information but also a host of other information. "On the basis of a decision by the expert commission... the filtration of certain VPN services and VPN protocols can be carried out on the mobile communication network for foreign traffic which is identified as a threat," RIA quoted the ministry as saying. RIA said that the ministry said that circumvention of restrictions on certain information was considered a threat.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Anton Tkachev, RIA, Guy Faulconbridge Organizations: Private Networks, Reuters, Thomson Locations: MOSCOW, Russia, Ukraine, Russian

☆ The Scenes of Genocide I Saw in Israeli Morgues
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Qanta A. Ahmed | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Review and Outlook: The Secretary-General abandons Israel, a state the U.N. helped to create. Images: Zuma Press/AP/Getty Images Composite: Mark KellyA fetal heartbeat flutters and then stills, a bullet lodged in the embryonic heart. A body that has been decomposing for almost three weeks lies on the autopsy table, riddled with knife and bullet wounds. As an observant Muslim, I felt a duty to come and bear witness. What I saw will remain with me forever.

Persons: Israel, Mark Kelly, Kobi Valer Organizations: Zuma Press, Foreign Affairs Ministry, Israel Defense Forces Locations: Israel

☆ SpaceX chief told employees to 'focus on your job' for humanity's sake after they raised workplace complaints, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

SpaceX's COO told employees to "focus on your job" when they raised workplace concerns in 2022. AdvertisementAdvertisementSpaceX COO Gwynne Shotwell told employees in a 2022 email to "focus on your job and the mission of SpaceX — to get humanity to Mars as quickly as possible," after they raised workplace complaints in an open letter, Reuters reported. Shotwell's email was in response to an open letter written by SpaceX employees that criticized the company's dismissive attitude toward employee concerns and inconsistent enforcement of discipline policies, per the report. Nine employees were fired for raising complaints in the letter — and eight of those have since filed unfair labor practice complaints with the National Labor Relations Board. SpaceX's mission "to go to Mars as fast as possible and save humanity permeates every part of the company," Tom Moline, a former SpaceX engineer who was fired after he made workplace complaints, told Reuters.

Persons: Elon, —, Gwynne Shotwell, Tom Moline Organizations: Reuters, Service, SpaceX, National Labor Relations Board Locations: Brownsville , Texas, Hawthorne , California, McGregor , Texas, Brownsville

☆ Philip Schlamberg: Final US combat death of World War II was Jewish teen in Japan
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

“The Last Fighter Pilot” says when the service saw those scores, Schlamberg was offered his pick of jobs and chose to be a fighter pilot. During that trip, he saw Japanese war veterans up close and felt a kinship, he said. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty ImagesFitting endingsYellin died in December 2017, shortly after “The Last Fighter Pilot” was published. In the foreword to “The Last Fighter Pilot,” Yellin recounted how World War II’s end was fitting for the times. “And that the final combat life in the defense of freedom would be laid down by a teenage Jewish fighter pilot who had not yet learned to even drive a car.”

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Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex looks on outside the Rolls Building of the High Court in London, Britain June 7, 2023. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Prince Harry, singer Elton John and five other high-profile British figures can have their lawsuit against the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper alleging widespread unlawful behaviour heard at trial, the High Court in London ruled on Friday. Publisher Associated Newspapers (ANL) had sought at hearings in March to have the case thrown out, saying the claims that were brought in October 2022 were outside a six-year time limit for legal action. Harry, the younger son of King Charles, along with Elton John, and the other five claimants accuse ANL, which publishes the Daily Mail and the Mail on Sunday, of phone-hacking and other serious privacy breaches dating back 30 years. Reporting by Michael Holden and Sam Tobin; Editing by Kate Holton and Alex RichardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Toby Melville, Prince Harry, Elton John, Harry, King Charles, ANL, Matthew Nicklin, Nicklin, Hamlins, John, David, Liz Hurley, Sadie Frost, Doreen Lawrence, Simon Hughes, David Sherborne, Murdoch, NGN, Michael Holden, Sam Tobin, Kate Holton, Alex Richardson Organizations: Court, REUTERS, Daily Mail, Associated Newspapers, Mail, Sunday, Rupert Murdoch's News Group, Group, Mirror Group, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, British

'X' logo is seen on the top of the headquarters of the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, California, U.S., July 30, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBRUSSELS/STOCKHOLM, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's X social media platform has just 2,294 content moderators to ensure users comply with EU online content rules, significantly fewer than Google (GOOGL.O) and TikTok, a senior European Commission official said on Friday. X has triggered concerns after Musk laid off many employees responsible for monitoring and regulating content amid the spread of disinformation on the platform. According to reports the companies submitted to the EU in September, X's 2,294 EU content moderators compared with 16,974 at Google's YouTube, 7,319 at Google Play and 6,125 at TikTok, the senior Commission official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Regulators are hoping that X will feel the pressure to boost its number of content moderators to catch up with its rivals, the official said.

Persons: Carlos Barria, Elon Musk's, Musk, Foo Yun Chee, Jan Harvey Organizations: REUTERS, Google, European Commission, EU's Digital Services, Apple, Microsoft, EU, YouTube, DSA, Big Tech, Thomson Locations: San Francisco , California, U.S, BRUSSELS, STOCKHOLM, X's, TikTok, EU

☆ Philippines denounces China for 'unprovoked acts of coercion' to block resupply mission
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Damir Sagolj/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsMANILA/BEIJING, Nov 10 (Reuters) - The Philippines on Friday condemned China's coast guard for "unprovoked acts of coercion and dangerous manoeuvres," including its use of a water cannon against one of its boats in an attempt to disrupt a resupply mission in the South China Sea. China's coast guard said two small Philippine transport ships and three coast guard ships entered the waters without the permission of the Chinese government and urged the Philippines to stop infringing on Beijing's sovereignty. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said during his visit to Manila on Saturday that his country, the Philippines and the United States were cooperating to protect the freedom of the South China Sea. China's use of water cannons followed a series of incidents in the South China Sea, including the collisions between China's vessels and two Manila ships on Oct. 22. The Philippines accused China coastguard of "intentionally" colliding with its vessels.

Persons: Carlos Dominguez, Gao Hucheng, Damir Sagolj, Thomas, Thomas Shoal, Wang Wenbin, Fumio Kishida, Neil Jerome Morales, Bernard Orr, Christopher Cushing, Gerry Doyle, Christina Fincher Organizations: Philippine, China's, REUTERS, South China, Official Development, China coastguard, Beijing, Thomson Locations: Beijing, China, MANILA, BEIJING, Philippines, China's, South China, South, Manila, Ayungin, Philippine, Thomas Shoal, United States, Japan, Japanese, Washington, Hague

☆ Philippines accuses Chinese vessels of firing water cannon on ships resupplying South China Sea military outpost
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | Larry Register | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Manila accused Chinese ships of firing water cannons and making “dangerous maneuvers” toward Philippine vessels resupplying a remote military outpost on Friday, in the latest of a string of incidents between the two countries in the disputed South China Sea. The Philippines also claimed that vessels belonging to a Chinese maritime militia were involved in the harassment and that two Philippine boats were subjected to “reckless” and “dangerous” harassment by inflatable boats belonging to the Chinese coast guard. That claim is hotly disputed by China and the two countries have been involved in increasingly frequent run-ins in the highly contested waterway. The Philippine Embassy in Beijing has protested to the Chinese Foreign Ministry over the latest incident. The South China Sea is widely seen as a potential flashpoint for global conflict.

Persons: Thomas, Thomas Shoal, Beijing –, Gan Yu, Philippines “, Shoal, “, China’s, ” Organizations: CNN, BRP, BRP Sierra Madre, US Navy, ”, Philippine Embassy, Chinese Foreign Ministry Locations: Manila, China, Chinese, “, BRP Sierra, Philippines, Beijing, China’s Nansha, Philippine, Spratly, South China

Aldean and Anthony's dominance wasn't long — and Combs did earn a 2024 Grammy nomination for best country solo performance — but Wallen stands out as an obvious exclusion. While “Last Night” is nominated for best country song, a songwriter's award, Wallen himself isn't despite his successful year. Monét has also picked up record of the year and best R&B song nominations for her glossy, brassy “On My Mama,” best R&B performance and best traditional R&B performance. Her 2023 release, “Jaguar ll,” is up for best R&B album and best engineered album, non-classical. IT'S RAINING WOMEN, HALLEJUAHThe best story of the 2024 Grammy nominations, of course, is just how many women are represented in the major categories.

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