The 52-year-old Guru Ma was a recognized leader in Chattogram’s hijra community. Police say CCTV identified Md Momin, who confessed during questioning to killing Mousumi with a nylon strap.

With the recent GN video I'd been wondering about turning an old mini PC from eBay into a little Linux TV box for streaming. I'd need access to Android apps (I guess through Waydroid).

After a brief look, it seems that the two options are some form of LibreElec system running Kodi or Arch running Plasma Big Screen. Any thoughts / advice? And if I went for Big Screen, does anyone know of any distros that ship with it or will I have to spin it up myself on Arch?

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/75148787

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/9486838

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Shortly after the deadly flash floods hit the border of Nepal and China on Aug. 26, Nepalese authorities released a list of names, ages and nationalities of hundreds of missing foreigners. In contrast, Chinese authorities took five days to disclose that the 261 foreigners missing in Tibet come from 23 countries.

Twelve days on, very little is known about the victims in Tibet as Chinese authorities have restricted reporting on the floods.

To date, Nepal has reported over 1,300 dead and nearly 5,000 missing, while China is reporting over 40 dead and more than 500 missing.

"Xinhua (state-run news agency) and (state broadcaster) CCTV have total information dominance," said David Bandurski in Taipei with the China Media Project, which monitors news censorship in China.

These outlets are expected to "guide public opinion," he said.

While China has always censored information, controls have tightened steadily over the last decade, he said to levels that are "unprecedented."

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The International Campaign for Tibet claims at least 300 homes were destroyed in Gyirong County, and Fioresi said the casualty count could be "much higher" than the dozens reported by Chinese officials so far.

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In the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, various Chinese media outlets sent hundreds of journalists to the scene "in direct violation of an explicit ban from the central propaganda department of the Communist Party," Bandurski said.

This time, he said, the Southern Metropolis Daily, known for its journalistic investigations, ran only one front page cover on the floods in the days after the disaster, and it was an article reprinted from the official Xinhua news agency.

"They didn't do additional reporting," Bandurski said, adding that it was unusual for the paper.

Bandurski said his team saw the same pattern in other commercial Chinese media outlets.

"Xi Jinping has reined in the [commercial] press, such as it was developing in the 2000s," he said. "We see a total control of the narrative and basic news and information."

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Meanwhile, the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), a global NGO, calls for timely, independent information and access to Tibet on humanitarian grounds after Nepal-Tibet disaster,

Families of the missing remain without answers as China restricts access, punishes at least 19 people for flood posts challenging official casualty figures and amplifies the state’s account of relief efforts ...

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The UK is expected to announce sanctions on goods and services from Israeli settlements in the illegally occupied West Bank

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband is due to announce the move in the House of Commons this afternoon - he recently said the UK-Israel relationship would be "reset"

The settlements are illegal under international law - the UK's move comes as Israel opens tenders for 1,200 new homes in the occupied territory

On Monday, I asked Israel's foreign secretary about possible retaliation against the UK, writes our correspondent Yolande Knell. He declined to answer

The US opposes the UK imposing sanctions. The US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, tells the BBC that US states could retaliate against the UK

It's a symbolic gesture from the UK - but a significant moment, writes our correspondent Paul Adams

LIVE REPORTING CONTINUES HERE: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cmp8djn8983gt

“Workslop” is when your colleagues or bosses communicate with you by pasting big chunks of AI-generated text. The core problem with workslop is that the effort involved is asymmetrical, like a denial-of-service attack: it takes almost no effort to produce text with AI, but it still costs effort to read.

Okay, I have a 50/50 chance of guessing correctly.
So, I'm going to say have a look at these neat 'Stalagmites' I found? 🤔😁

@outdoor@fedigroups.social @nature@fedigroups.social @photography@fedigroups.social @hiking@fedigroups.social @photography@lemmy.world @Nature@lemmy.world @hiking@lemmy.world

#TextureTuesday #Geology #OC #NaturePhotography #Nature #LandscapePhotography #Photography #Photo
#September #Finland #Archipelago #AlandIslands #HikingAland
#Hiking #InMy #Summer #Wonderland

P.S if your country doesn’t have the freedom to roam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom/_to/_roam there’s something inherently wrong.

Printed on a Mars 3 Pro 4K, painted with Army painter Speedpaints 2.0

Our groups DM made me paint half a demon army for our current campaign. I'll probably post another one or two of the minis I painted for that.

I'm very open to suggestions and tips to improve.

Police are investigating an assault in Somerset as a suspected transphobic hate crime after a woman was allegedly targeted with anti-trans abuse before being attacked.

The incident happened in Cavalier Way, Wincanton, at around 9.15pm on 29 August. Avon and Somerset Police said the victim was walking along the street when she was approached by a group of four teenage boys who began making transphobic comments towards her.

According to police, the woman challenged the remarks before two members of the group allegedly assaulted her, striking her in the face and kicking her in the ribs.

Source: Heroes S03E10

Two hours later, Richman was working at a farmers’ market that she had helped establish with the nonprofit Sustainable Food Center. As she watched families standing in line to buy fresh peaches and tomatoes, something clicked for Richman, an AmeriCorps volunteer and recent college graduate. “I thought, ‘This is the environmental piece, the public health […]

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Republican Congressman Nick Begich enters the general election after a decisive primary win. But independent Bill Hill is betting he can rally Democrats and moderate Republicans to close the gap.

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The Boston-based US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, which has jurisdiction over appeals from the federal district courts in Puerto Rico, ruled on