Linux bitten by second severe vulnerability in as many weeks
Linux users have been bitten by yet another vulnerability that gives containers and untrusted users the ability to gain root access, marking the second time
Investigation found 27 cruise ship workers engaged with child pornography, CBP says
Twenty-seven cruise ship workers, including some from the Disney Cruise Line, were deported after having engaged with child pornography, U.S.
Audi has a new Q9 flagship coming soon: Here’s its interior
Audi provided flights from Washington, DC, to Munich, Germany, and accommodation so Ars could see the new Q9 (and drive something you can read about
Fake Trump and Oprah ads fuel a wave of Medicare scams on Facebook, report says
Meta, the parent of Facebook and Instagram, is failing to stop scammers who repeatedly buy ads on the platforms to target seniors with scams, a
I led hikers up an Indonesian volcano – and then it erupted
An Indonesian guide who led hikers up Mount Dukono has described the moment of Friday’s eruption which killed three people.
South African president says he will not step down after impeachment call
President Cyril Ramaphosa said he would not resign on Monday evening after days of speculation.
EU agrees sanctions on Israeli settlers over West Bank violence
The EU’s foreign policy chief said “extremism and violence carry consequences”, while Israel branded the move “arbitrary”.
‘Britain at the heart of Europe’: How Starmer’s plans are going down in the EU
Sir Keir Starmer pledged to rebuild the UK’s relationship with Europe in a defiant speech on Monday.
Yawning is contagious — even in the womb
Rather than catching a yawn on sight, muscles squeezing the uterus could be the trigger for a fetus to catch a yawn from its mother.
Canada adds new sanctions on Russia over Ukrainian children’s abductions
Canada is imposing new sanctions on Russia over its treatment of Ukrainian children. Russia has deported and transferred thousands of children from Ukraine to Russia
‘Everything has basically stopped’: Iranians struggling as internet blackout drags on for months
Iranians have faced a near-total blackout for more than 70 days straight. The shutdown has cost the Iranian economy an estimated $250-million US a day.
‘Doctors strikes’ and ‘paw prints in space’
A round-up of stories from local newspapers and the BBC from the past week in the West of England.
Medical experts issue stark warning about Trump amid ‘rapid deterioration’: analyst
Medical experts recently told a reporter with The Daily Beast that they are becoming increasingly alarmed at President Tweety McTreason’s accelerating deterioration. Sarah Ewall-Rice, a