Manuel Erhardt  

Icelanders have rejected plans to resume negotiations to join the European Union more than a decade after previous talks stalled, the national broadcaster reported Sunday.

In a vote held Saturday [Aug, 29th], 52.8 percent of Icelanders rejected the resumption of EU entry talks suspended 13 years ago, while 47.2 percent voted 'Yes', according to the official tally published by RUV, the public broadcaster.

cbsnews.com/news/iceland-eu-re

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The Community of has officially begun testing the new driverless trains that will begin operation on Line 6 starting in 2027.

The new trains are set to be introduced as part of a comprehensive refurbishment of the Circular Line, which aims to improve the passenger experience by both increasing capacity and reducing journey times to as little as two minutes.

railway-news.com/testing-begin

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Today I learned  

TIL that modern humans carry DNA from ancient human groups that science hasn’t even identified yet. Researchers call them “ghost populations.”

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/
#til #todayilearned
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Today has been independent for 35 years. On August 24, 1991, the declaration of was issued, and confirmed with an overwhelming majority of 92% of voters on 1 December 1991.

Слава Україні!

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independ
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Ukr

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NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦  

Nearly 600 passengers, including 15 children, came under attack by Russian jet-powered drones today. A passenger train was deliberately struck, then hit again after rescuers and emergency crews arrived. The train was stopped and all passengers and railway crews were evacuated safely. #Ukraine

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Trenes Argentinos Cargas train on La Picasa causeway.

Photo credit: Argentina.gob.ar/CC BY 4.0. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil

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Today I learned  

TIL Apple has a patent for a pizza box

theguardian.com/technology/201
#til #todayilearned
reddit.com/r/todayilearned/com

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Eric Alper  
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Forgot to add the photo credit.

Wikimedia Commons/Takeshi Aida/CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil

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Train Street or Railway Street (Vietnamese: Phố Đường Tàu Hà Nội) is a narrow train bypass in Hanoi which several times daily sees a train pass close to buildings on either side of the tracks.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanoi_Tr

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Hanse Mina  

President Zelenskyy is considering replacing Army Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi amid widespread protests. Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi is reportedly being considered as a potential successor.

bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

#Ukraine #Russia #Zelensky

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Manuel Erhardt  

In the Swiss Federal Railway's network, approximately 1 stop out of 170 000 is forgotten to be stopped at. Statistically speaking, Kemptthal is the station, which is forgotten most frequently.

tagesanzeiger.ch/sbb-kemptthal

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realjakebroe  

It is officially Train to Kyiv time!

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NEXTA Live [English]  

Zelensky is considering Syrsky's resignation

This was reported by the Financial Times, citing sources.

According to the publication, Zelensky is holding meetings with military commanders to assess the situation at the front and discuss possible candidates for replacement.

An FT source claims that the president is ready to dismiss Syrsky if he finds a suitable successor.

Earlier, protests took place in Ukraine after the dismissal of Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov. Among the protesters' demands was the resignation of the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Zelensky explained Fedorov’s departure by the conflict between the Ministry of Defense and the army command.

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European News 🇪🇺  

Full ban on Israeli settlement trade gets ‘most support’ from EU countries, Kallas says

EU foreign ministers overwhelmingly backed clamping down on EU trade with Israeli settlements during closed-door discussions on Monday, with an official source saying the biggest cohort of countries supported passing new measures without requiring the unanimous backing of all member states.

euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07

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Manuel Erhardt  

Today I hiked the "Vine Path" (Rebenweg), which provided a beautiful view over Lake Biel. In front is the church of Ligerz surrounded by vineyards.

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Shosholoza Meyl, between Touws River and Matjiesfontein (cropped from original)

Photo credit: Tim Abbott/flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, flickr.com/photos/theabbott/22

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Kriszta Satori  

#BBCNews - 'Flamingo Revolution' takes off as thousands demand Albanian PM's resignation
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8925j

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On my hike this morning I passed a wheat field that looked quite familiar 🇺🇦

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A new feature was added to the Open Film Database: Since yesterday you can add your favorite and won: blog.ofdb.cc/2026/awards-imple

The is a film database released under an open license, maintained by the community.

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