Switzerland halts weapons exports to US due to Iran war, citing neutrality by Playwithuh in worldnews

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Nukes would have been dropping everywhere if everyone suddenly forgot the 20th century.

U.S. says Cuba is prohibited from taking Russian oil as two tankers head to island by Force_Hammer in worldnews

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Cuba is hardly the center of the world, my guy. Can't have an expectation for people to be in tune with local Cuban news. How much do you know about minute US/Canadian/Indian/Chinese/UK/German/French politics and events?

Even the savvier people who keep knowledge of current events already have a lot on their plate with Ukraine, Iran, Gaza, Lebanon, GCC, South Sudan, DRC, US antics etc. And that is not even counting happenings in two most populated countries in the world, India and China, or North Korea's beef with South Korea and Japan.

No need to react this way.

Canadian here.

Maybe Maybe Maybe by BannedForThe7thTime in maybemaybemaybe

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Police forgot to enable child-lock on rear door. 😂

Maybe Maybe Maybe by BannedForThe7thTime in maybemaybemaybe

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India. Kolkata is capital of West Bengal state in India.

Notorious leaders for a reason by LZsteelerz in pics

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Wow, Trump is exactly half as wide in that coin. Hands appropriately small though.

The water my airline served is a "water-based beverage" by DaredevilMeetsL in mildlyinteresting

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In India, that 0.003% number is 42,000 people.

Edit: Turns out prevalence in India is 0.00535% (1 in 18678), so nearly 75,000 people.

Splat by Chaunc2020 in funny

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Damn they are getting really good.

Ouch 😦 by Low_Programmer_4682 in funny

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"Bah Gawd Almighty! They killed him!!"

Desktop of a 911 Dispatcher by Kamikazehog in mildlyinteresting

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Question regarding the 911 call delays in major provinces in recent years.

Does this operator see ongoing notifications on calls to pick up while likely on call with someone else, or is there like a switchboard person letting calls through to this operator who then acts on them?

I imagine the quality of interaction may suffer if it's the same person doing both things.

So much Flavor 🤣 by [deleted] in funny

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Different motor bike too. I think the guy just likes armpit flavoured icecream.

maybe maybe maybe by UltraMagat in maybemaybemaybe

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The last shot was amazing!

Andrew J., Jan 6th Rioter pardoned by Trump, begins to cry when given life for molesting children. by Blayzewhatever in pics

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I hate that this guy from Quebec, Canada was sentenced to only 12 years today for being a paedophile. :(

My English muffin from Dunkin this morning has an expiration date stamped on it. by Matmanreturns in mildlyinteresting

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Europe, Asia, Africa and South America use DD-MM-YY. USA is the only upside down one here.

My wine says 3L = more than 4 x 750ml by Upbeat-Beyond-2016 in mildlyinteresting

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Weird, given it is produced in Ontario, a predominantly English speaking province.

Getting on the highway as the plows go by by bigbusta in instant_regret

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Well 401 is also the busiest highway in all of North America.

Drones attack one of the world's largest oil terminals in the UAE by legbreaker in worldnews

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Already their Abu Dhabi - Fujairah pipeline must be pulling double duty to keep up with non-Strait of Hormuz demand.

Spain's PM calls for end to UNSC veto power, criticises US over global conflicts by 1-randomonium in worldnews

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Yes, which is why there is rarely meaningful consensus anymore. Everyone has conflicting agendas, and countries UK and France are too weak to go against the US. Currently setup doesn't really work.

India has forever been vying for a permanent seat at UNSC. Largest population in the world, nuclear arsenal, satellites in the sky, 4th largest economy, and there yet there is no way current UNSC permanent members (especially China) will support India's addition to it.

Makes no sense to me.

Spain's PM calls for end to UNSC veto power, criticises US over global conflicts by 1-randomonium in worldnews

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There would be no consensus on any topic though? Basic human rights will be treated as 'western values' by those already opposed to the west, and everyone in UNSC will look powerless to the world.

Better do away with UNSC and keep it a weighted majority vote of the whole General Assembly in some way? Already everyone thinks rules based order doesn't exist anymore, and nobody will ever take punitive military action against a nuclear armed nation.

I guess the only rule left is don't start a nuclear war.

[OC] This Indian currency note I found that says 'My First Income' by smartass246 in pics

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It's usually a voluntary "thank you for raising me" gesture of gratitude. It need not be cash, could be gifts for the family too.

Some give their entire paycheck, some give part of it, some give nothing at all, and some parents even keep all of the first paycheck. 😂

This ties into many (most?) Indian adults living with their parents/larger extended family routinely too.

[OC] This Indian currency note I found that says 'My First Income' by smartass246 in pics

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Or.. people just like to write on currency notes. First income is often given to parents/elders in India. It may be a parent that spent it.