# NuseReal
Your second place to come to for international news: usually dated by occurence
Ukraine — (LINK) Gaza — (LINK)
UN organizations' news
Olympics
Headline news that internationalists can use
The UN says its peacekeepers will stay in their positions in southern Lebanon, despite repeated demands by Israel that they should move out of the way of its forces there — 15 October 2024 (LINK)
UN Security Council voices 'strong concern' for UN peacekeepers after Israeli attacks — 14 October 2024 (LINK)
Hundreds of Afghan soldiers to be allowed to relocate to UK after U-turn — 14 October 2024 (LINK)
Breaking nuse
North Korea blows up parts of inter-Korean roads no longer in use in a symbolic display of anger after claims South Korea flew drones over its capital Pyongyang. — 15 October 2024 (LINK)
Potential tropical storm Nadine update as chances of formation get higher: an area of disturbed weather now several hundred miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands: 10 percent chance that a storm will form in the next 48 hours — 15 October 2024 (LINK)
Miscellaneous nuse
Canada and India expel each other's diplomats in escalating dispute over a 2023 assassination of Canadian Sikh separatist in Vancouver in June 2023 — 14 October 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 271 media reports (LINK)
Breakthrough study finally reveals the cause of Alzheimer's disease and dementia: a form of cell death known as ferroptosis, caused by an accumulation of iron within cells, is responsible for the obliteration of microglia cells in the brain — 14 October 2024 (LINK)
Lack of snowfall due to climate change forces closure of two, popular French ski resorts: Alpe Du Grand Serre Ski Resort in the southern French Alps near Grenoble, and Grand Puy Ski Resort in the Alpes-de-Haute Province — 14 October 2024 (LINK)
Swiss to vote again on banning animal testing: The people's initiative for a future without animal experiments in Switzerland has passed the 100,000 mark in certified signatures — 14 October 2024 (LINK)
True Value declares bankruptcy and sells itself to hardware rival Do it Best: said its stores will remain open, because they are not part of the bankruptcy proceedings — 14 October 2024 (LINK)
AI detectors claim the Declaration of Independence was 98% AI-generated: "When AI detectors fail to recognize iconic texts, it raises questions about their reliability and risks" — 14 October 2024 (LINK)
Switzerland criticised over wolf shootings: the Bern Convention office of the Council of Europe argues preventatively shooting wolves because of "potential damage" is a misinterpretation of this wildlife protection text — 11 October 2024 (LINK)
— Only serious damage caused by wolves can lead to shootings, the Bern Convention office recalled in a letter.
Faked news
FactCheck.org: Baseless claims proliferate on hurricanes and weather modification — 12 October 2024 (LINK)
Agenda
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women: 89 Session (07 Oct 2024 - 25 Oct 2024) — 14 October 2024 (LINK)
Sustainable development and taxation: UN tax experts to meet in Geneva 15 to 18 October — 12 October 2024 (LINK)
— Key items on the session's agenda include finalizing updates to guidance on tax treaties and transfer pricing; addressing taxation of the digitalized and globalized economy; advancing work on environmental taxation, extractives industry taxation, and tax transparency; and ongoing work to develop new guidance on indirect taxes, health taxes, and wealth taxes.
Switzerland to host Ukraine mine action conference in Lausanne on 17 and 18 October — (LINK)
Swiss Digital Days: 24 October in Canton Schwyz to 19 November in Central Switzerland — (LINK)
Gaza cultural heritage on show in Geneva in 'Patrimony in Peril' exhibition at Museum of Art and History: 5 October-9 February — 5 October 2024 (LINK)
— The artefacts are from a collection of more than 530 objects that have been stored in crates in a secure warehouse in Geneva since 2007, unable to return to Gaza. The exhibition, which runs until February 9, also includes artefacts from Sudan, Syria and Libya. It was staged to mark the 70th anniversary of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict.
