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A Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 hit severe turbulence during a flight from Buenos Aires to Frankfurt. The incident occurred at an altitude of 10,000 meters, with 329 passengers and 19 crew members on board.

The Boeing 747-8, carrying 329 passengers and 19 crew members, hit the air pits.

Writes UNN with reference to Het Nieuwsblad.

A Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 flying between Ezeiza International Airport (Buenos Aires) and Frankfurt experienced severe turbulence while flying over the area between South America and Africa. The incident occurred on Monday at around 18:00 when the plane was at an altitude of 10,000 meters.

Lufthansa said that despite the turbulence, the safety of the plane itself was not in danger. “The safety of the flight was not at any point in jeopardy,” a company spokesperson emphasized. The airline expressed its regrets for the inconvenience caused.

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During a speech by Alexei Navalny's widow at the Web Summit tech conference, Ukrainian activists staged a protest. They chanted anti-Russian slogans and sounded an air raid siren.

Ukrainian activists disrupted the speech of Yulia, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, at the Web Summit 2024 technology conference in Lisbon. This was reported by marketer and blogger Khrystyna Zhuk on social media, UNN reports.

"The protesters' speech at the website was disrupted, and I thank all Ukrainians who joined the action. A Ukrainian woman took the stage, our voice was heard. Citizens of the country 404 (Russian Federation – ed.) should know that this is what awaits them anywhere in the world," Zhuk signed the video on the X network.

In one of the videos, an air raid alarm can be heard sounding during Navalnaya's speech. Another video shows Ukrainian activists shouting slogans such as "Stop Russia" and "Stop the War.

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The Web Summit conference is one of the most famous in the world, and some even call it "the place where the future is born." More than 70 thousand visitors gather here every year, including developers, entrepreneurs, and investors.

This year's Web Summit 2024 is taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from November 11 to 14. More than 1000 speakers are scheduled, including representatives of such well-known companies as: Microsoft, Etsy, Meta, Picsart, and many others.

The Ukrainian delegation will also take part in this conference. This event will be an opportunity to demonstrate their innovative developments to large technology companies, sign lucrative contracts and attract investments. The Ukrainian delegation will include 24 startups.

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Daria, the daughter of Russian politician Alexei Navalny, worked at the campaign headquarters of the Democratic presidential candidate, current Vice President Kamala Harris.

According to the official version of the Russian authorities, Navalny died at the age of 47 in a penal colony in February this year. In August, investigators officially confirmed that Navalny died of a "combined disease" and an "arrhythmia." The politician's widow refutes the official version and believes that he was murdered and that the evidence is being hidden.

In September, The Insider gained access to classified documents related to Navalny's death. Among them was allegedly information that he had symptoms of poisoning before his death.

Ukrainian activists have turned on the sound of an air-raid warning and chanted "Stop Russia" during a speech by Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of Russian politician Alexei Navalny, at the Web Summit 2024 conference in Lisbon.

Source: Marketer and blogger Khrystyna Zhuk on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda.

Details: Zhuk called on Ukrainians to join the flash mob during Navalnaya's speech, and the founder of the Air Alert project suggested using a sound signal from the Test Region in the app during the campaign.

As a result, at 12:15, air-raid warnings sounded on the phones of all those present who had selected the appropriate option in the app.

The blogger posted two videos from the event, and in one of them, the air-raid warning can be heard during Navalnaya's speech.

Виступ навальної на вебсаміті зірвали, дякую всім українцям хто доєднався до акції.
На сцену вийшла українка, наш голос почули
Громадяни країни 404 мають знати, що їх таке чекає у будь якому куточку світу pic.twitter.com/7YYqntHTfX

— Христина Жук (@KhrytstynaZhuk) November 12, 2024

In the other video, activists shout, "Stop Russia" and "Stop the War". Zhuk said that Navalnaya's speech was disrupted.

Виступ навальної зірвали, дякую всім хто доєднався pic.twitter.com/Q6n1CL5LTB

— Христина Жук (@KhrytstynaZhuk) November 12, 2024

"A Ukrainian woman took the stage, and our voice was heard. Citizens of the 404 country [Russia – ed.] should know that this is what they should expect anywhere in the world," she said.

The Ukrainian protest took place during Navalnaya's first speech at 12:10-12:30, and the conference organisers also planned to have another speech by the Russian.

The organisers stated that they had invited Navalnaya because, in their opinion, she was "a powerful voice for democracy and human rights".

The official pages of the conference did not comment on this event.

Navalnaya also did not react to the Ukrainians' actions. Her last post on X was dedicated to the unveiling of a memorial in her husband's honour in front of the Russian embassy in Lisbon.

Previously:

• On 19 February, Yulia Navalnaya took part in a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels.
• The same month, current US President Joe Biden met with Yulia Navalnaya and her daughter Dasha in San Francisco.

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The UK has pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 81% by 2035 compared to 1990. Prime Minister Keir Starmer presented this goal at the UN Climate Change Conference in Baku.

The new goal is central to the new contribution that the United Kingdom, like other signatories to the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, must make to the United Nations by February 2025.

Transmits UNN with reference to LeMonde.

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer set an extremely ambitious goal at the UN Climate Change Conference in Baku – to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by “at least 81%” by 2035 compared to 1990.

The new goal is the central axis of the new Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) that the United Kingdom, like all other signatories to the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, must submit to the United Nations by February.

A global problem also requires global partnership and responsible international cooperation

– said the head of the British government.

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Stramer called on “all parties to present ambitious goals.

According to Starmer, the British public should not be burdened with a new goal.

“We're not going to tell people how to live their lives. We're not going to tell people what to do,” Starmer said.

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The city of Helsinki is initiating a compulsory purchase of the largest sports arena in the Finnish capital from its Russian owners, who have been sanctioned.

Source: Reuters

Details: In 2023, Helsinki announced that Russian-Finnish businessmen Gennady Timchenko and Roman Rotenberg, who control the company that owns the arena, would face expropriation if they did not voluntarily sell the property.

The Helsinki Arena, a large concert venue and hockey arena, has been closed since 2022 due to sanctions imposed on Russian investors following Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine that year.

The extension of the expropriation was reportedly necessary to stop the building from deteriorating and to prevent Finland's reputation from being damaged by its inability to cater for major international events.

In 2023, the Helsinki authorities estimated that hotels, restaurants and other businesses lost up to US$425.24 million in revenue per year while the arena was idle.

All of Timchenko's assets in the EU have been frozen, and Rothenberg is subject to US sanctions imposed on his father Boris, uncle Arkady and their families for their close ties to Russian ruler Vladimir Putin.

Background: The Helsinki District Court granted a motion filed by Naftogaz of Ukraine and five other companies of the Naftogaz Group and seized certain assets owned by Russia in Finland.

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The White Stripes have dropped their copyright lawsuit over the use of their song “Seven Nation Army” in the Trump campaign. The decision came less than a week after Trump won the election.

Earlier, the musicians protested against the use of their music in Donald Trump's presidential campaign. However, copyright litigation is expensive, and the case would take years to resolve.

Writes UNN with reference to Billboard.

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Less than a week after Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election, the White Stripes dropped a copyright lawsuit over the use of their song “Seven Nation Army” without a license in the Republican presidential campaign.

The White Stripes' lawyers filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit on Sunday. In their one-sentence motion, the band's representatives ask for the case to be dismissed “without prejudice,” meaning that the trial could theoretically be reopened at some point in the future.

Last week, Jack White complained about Trump's landslide victory in an Instagram post.

He wrote: “Trump won the popular vote. End of story. Americans have elected a known and obvious fascist, and now America will get what this aspiring dictator wants to do from now on.”

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Ukrainian forces repelled a major Russian assault in Russia’s Kursk Oblast and neutralised a Russian assault battalion.

Source: Anastasiia Blyshchyk, spokeswoman for the 47th Separate Mechanised Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, on Ukraine’s national 24/7 newscast

Quote: "Yesterday really was a dark day for Russian occupation forces, which attempted 5-6 waves of assaults. They tried deploying armoured vehicles and assault troops to break through, and assaulted individual settlements, but the 47th Separate Mechanised Brigade destroyed 10 of their armoured vehicles. Three armoured personnel carriers exploded after triggering mines, and others were destroyed using FPV drones and the Stuhna anti-tank guided missiles.

Units deployed near to our positions destroyed more armoured vehicles… A group of [Russian troops] were also killed, and those who survived scattered around nearby woods."

Details: Blyshchyk also said that Russia deployed a battalion to carry out this assault operation on 11 November and that "in effect, soldiers from [Ukraine’s] defence forces have neutralised this battalion". She added that drones will be deployed to find and kill those Russian soldiers that hid in the woods.

According to Blyshchyk, the situation on the Kursk front is difficult, but under the Ukrainian forces’ control.

She also said, with regards to the presence of North Korean troops on the front, that neither the 47th brigade nor units stationed nearby have seen them yet and Russia might still be waiting to deploy them.

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About 200,000 people were victims of physical and sexual abuse in New Zealand's state institutions from 1950 to 1999. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon publicly apologized in parliament for the “national shame”.

Hundreds of thousands of mostly young people were abused in state and religious institutions in New Zealand between 1950 and 1999.

Writes UNN with reference to Beehive.

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon apologized to about 200,000 victims of physical and sexual abuse in institutions, which an investigation called a “national disgrace.

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In July, a commission of inquiry into nursing home abuse in New Zealand released a shocking report after several years of investigation. According to the report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry, between 1950 and 1999, about 200,000 children, young people and vulnerable adults were victims of physical and sexual abuse in state-run, especially religious, care facilities.

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The six-year public inquiry is considered the largest, longest and most complex ever conducted in New Zealand. The Commission collected evidence and testimonies from more than 2,400 victims and made 138 recommendations.

“I am sorry that we did not believe you when you reported your abuse. Some of you will feel that my words mean little after so much time and pain. But I hope that today, with this apology and acknowledgement of your suffering, some of you will feel a little bit better,” he told the parliament.

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Lacson cited the example of Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital in rural areas, where patients recall being sterilized without their knowledge, used for unethical medical experiments, and punished with electric shocks.

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In the Swedish city of Västerås, a Russian Orthodox Church was built near important strategic facilities, including an airport and a water treatment plant. The Swedish Security Police confirmed that the church was used for Russian intelligence activities.

A Russian Orthodox church has been built in the Swedish city of Västerås near strategic facilities, which could threaten the country's national security. This is reported by Politico, according to UNN.

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It is noted that an ROC church was built on the outskirts of the Swedish city of Vasteras, which is located 100 km west of the capital Stockholm. The main gate of the church is located a few hundred meters from Vasteras Airport.

The airport is strategically important because it has been designated as a backup airport and is available for round-the-clock use in the event of a military or civilian crisis.

A minute's drive from the airport is a water treatment plant that serves Westeros, which has a population of 130 thousand people, and the surrounding areas.

Closer to the city itself are the production facilities of energy companies ABB and Westinghouse.

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National security experts see a threat in the location of the Russian church in close proximity to the country's strategic facilities, as it can be used for intelligence purposes and to organize sabotage operations against Sweden.

In late May, the Swedish state body that provides financial support to religious organizations in the country, known as SST, stopped funding the church in Sweden after consulting with the country's Security Police (Säpo).

A Säpo spokesman said that the agency had concluded that church representatives “had contacts” with people working for Russian intelligence in Sweden.

The Russian state uses the Russian Orthodox Church in Sweden as a platform for conducting intelligence activities in Sweden,

– said the spokesman.

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