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Luigi Marattin corrected a mistake made on Piazzapulita, where he referred to UN Security Council Resolution 242 as "282." He argued that the text, adopted after the Six-Day War in June 1967, stipulated two conditions to be met together: the Israeli withdrawal from occupied territories and the recognition of the right to existence and peace of all states in the region, including Israel. Marattin recalled that in 1979 Egypt accepted a land exchange for peace and that Israel returned the Sinai. He added that the Egyptian leader Anwar Sadat was then assassinated. According to Marattin, other Arab states and Hamas, which emerged in the late 1980s, did not recognize Israel's right to exist. He stated that after Israel's unilateral withdrawal from Gaza in 2005, Hamas did not initiate a disarmament and peace process. He linked this position to Arafat's rejection of the Camp David Accords in 2000 and accused Hamas of oppressing Palestinians, launching rockets at civilians in southern Israel, and preparing the attack on October 7, 2023. In conclusion, he urged readers to verify the text of the resolution and accused pro-Palestinian propagandists of spreading falsehoods. #ONU #Pace #MedioOriente (translated)

The Velvet Underground was een experimentele rockgroep uit New York die actief was van 1964 tot 1973. Hoewel de groep destijds geen noemenswaardig commercieel succes boekte, geldt The Velvet Underground tegenwoordig als een van de meest vooruitstrevende en invloedrijkste rockgroepen aller tijden. De klassieke bezetting van de groep bestond uit zanger en gitarist Lou Reed, multi-instrumentalist John Cale, gitarist Sterling Morrison en drummer Maureen Tucker. https://hvdommelen.nl/v/VelvetU.html

The Velvet Underground was een experimentele rockgroep uit New York die actief was van 1964 tot 1973. Hoewel de groep destijds geen noemenswaardig commercieel succes boekte, geldt The Velvet Underground tegenwoordig als een van de meest vooruitstrevende en invloedrijkste rockgroepen aller tijden. De klassieke bezetting van de groep bestond uit zanger en gitarist Lou Reed, multi-instrumentalist John Cale, gitarist Sterling Morrison en drummer Maureen Tucker. https://hvdommelen.nl/v/VelvetU.html

The new testimony of Achilleas Kyprianou about his abduction in 1977 brings to mind the dramatic events of Cyprus's collective history, highlighting the contrast between official records and the persistent whispers surrounding these critical moments. #Κύπρος #Απαγωγές #Ιστορία (translated)

The German railway company has said goodbye to the classic Intercity 1 train type with a farewell tour to Wiesbaden, which has shaped fast long-distance transport in Germany since 1971 and has now been removed from the regular schedule after 55 years. #DeutscheBahn #Intercity #Zuggeschichte (translated)

The author wrote that Hugh Hefner’s widow, Crystal Harris, had asked Jessica Biel to reconsider portraying him in the new film *Playmates*, citing her experiences of sexual, emotional and physical abuse. The author said Hefner had always treated them with respect and that they had been friends with him and Harris until his death in 2017, adding that they had been at the mansion in 1979.

Amalia accused Russia of deliberately launching attacks against civilians in Ukraine, citing strikes on apartment buildings, schools, shopping centers, public transport, playgrounds, and bridges. She argued that most of the victims were Russian-speaking individuals in Eastern Ukraine and criticized those who, as she wrote, showed sensitivity towards Palestine and Iran in Greece, but not towards Ukrainians. Regarding the recent strikes, she mentioned that in Pryluky, Chernihiv Oblast, 22 civilians were killed, including 5 children—three of them one year old—and 54 were injured. For Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast, she wrote that two city buses were attacked and 33 people were killed, while the number of injured remained unknown. She added that 9 people were also killed in Kyiv, 2 in Kremenchuk, 2 in Konotop, 2 in Oleksandriia, and 1 in Zaporizhzhia, raising the death toll of civilian casualties over the two days to 71, according to her. Regarding the negotiations with U.S. intervention, Amalia claimed that Zelensky was accepting a ceasefire with the troops in their current positions and was asking for guarantees from the West. She stated that pro-Russian separatist forces controlled 60% of Donetsk Oblast before the Russian invasion of 2022, that since then the Russian army had captured an additional 20%, and that it had not managed to capture the remaining 20%. She asserted that Putin did not want a ceasefire, but a peace agreement that would require Zelensky to go to Moscow, the demilitarization of Ukraine, a constitutional commitment not to seek EU or NATO membership, and the recognition of the territories occupied by Russia since 2014, including Crimea. She added that Russia was also demanding the surrender of the remaining 20% of Donetsk Oblast that it had not captured. Amalia compared the situation to Cyprus, where, as she wrote, since August 1974 a ceasefire had been in effect under UN supervision, without a permanent peace agreement, because Turkey demanded recognition of the loss of territories and the pseudostate. She concluded that Russia sought, in her view, the humiliation of Ukraine and not peace. #Ουκρανία #Ειρήνη #Πόλεμος (translated)

Corinthians stated that October 9 marked a historic moment for the fans. According to the club, 49 years ago, 146,082 black-and-white supporters went to Morumbi for the second match of the decision of the 1977 São Paulo Championship. The club said that this is still their largest attendance as the host and the largest ever recorded in the stadium for a football match. #CulturalDoCorinthians #VaiCorinthians #Corinthians #Futebol #História (translated)

Jan Gajentaan wrote about a photo of General De Gaulle with his daughter Anne, who he claimed had Down syndrome and to whom her father was very attached. Anne passed away in 1948 at the age of 20 after bronchitis. According to Gajentaan, De Gaulle always carried a photo of her with him; in 1970, during an attack, a bullet was said to have ricocheted off the photo frame. https://t.co/pyAi1IVjmY #GeneraalDeGaulle #Downsyndroom #Geschiedenis (translated)

At the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE in Andorra, Greek Cypriot MPs accused Turkey of occupying territory in Cyprus, with Turkish MP Ali Oztunç responding that the presence of the Turkish army aims to maintain peace, referring to "massacres" against Turkish Cypriots before 1974. #Κυπριακό #ΟΑΣΕ #Τουρκία (translated)

On Friday's report, Stock Information stated that television was the main source of information for 59% of Poles, and starting November 12, there was to be a ban in Claude AI for insulting and using profanity. According to the profile, the White House announced that before the elections on November 3, the USA would not attack Iran, and the Pentagon had a plan ready for three days of intensive attacks on that country. The author also informed about the adoption by the Sejm of a nighttime ban on the sale of alcohol nationwide, planned mobilization exercises in Belarus from October 13 to 16, and France sending over 2,000 soldiers to the Gulf. The report stated that SpaceX was to begin operations as a mobile phone operator in the USA, and in Norway, there was a nationwide phone network outage lasting 24 hours. Stock Information also reported that Ukraine struck the largest refinery in Russia, and drones attacked AI centers of the Russian Yandex. Elon Musk reportedly claimed that oligarchs were blocking Starlink in India, while OpenAI was firing researchers working on security. The author indicated that August coal exports from Indonesia fell by 25%, and much lower sugar production was expected in India. He added that the stock market in India reached its lowest level in 1,000 days, and a mine in Australia reacted with surprise to a court decision concerning climate. He also mentioned that Goldman Sachs directors were to receive bonuses of $500 million, the NBP held 672.9 tons of gold and did not foresee interest rate hikes in November, and the Sejm supported compensation for damages caused by birds. According to the report, Orlen had 1,970 stations, BP 575, and Moya 549; the maximum prices were 6.90 for gasoline and 7.82 for diesel. Stock Information also noted the evacuation of drilling platforms due to Hurricane Isaias, the seventh day of violent riots in Paris with 50 injured policemen, and about 70,000 people protesting in Madrid against rents. The author wrote that Donald Trump awarded Elon Musk the Medal of Science and also mentioned World Egg Day, adding a humorous comparison about handling a wife. #info #Polska #aktualności (translated)

According to the Living Planet Report 2026, wildlife populations have declined by an average of 73 percent worldwide since 1970, with freshwater habitats being the most affected, with a decrease of 85 percent, while the WWF identifies food production as the main driver of this decline. #Lebensraumverlust #Wildtierschutz #WWF (translated)

Daniela Mercury stated that she re-recorded a song written by Chico in 1970 and censored by the dictatorship. She said that the song was a memory and a warning and defended democracy, adding that no authoritarianism lasted longer than the will of a free people. https://t.co/KS31WYXB8q #Democracia #Liberdade #Memória (translated)

Amalia claimed that documents uncovered from the Russian State Archive of Contemporary History (RGANI) showed that Moscow was funding AKEL with the aim of preventing the union of Cyprus with Greece. According to her, the funding served Soviet interests, as Greece was a NATO member. She stated that the money was channeled through the International Trade Union Assistance Fund for Left-Wing Labor Organizations, which she described as a cover for the KGB, and that the allocations were approved by the Political Bureau of the CPSU. She mentioned Yuri Andropov as responsible for transferring the funds. According to Amalia, six annual reports for the period 1961-1973 recorded remittances to AKEL amounting to $56,000 in 1961, $56,222 in 1962, $56,000 in 1963, $69,722 in 1965, $70,000 in 1966, and $140,000 in 1973, totaling $447,944. She added that these amounts did not necessarily constitute the total aid received by the party, as, she wrote, documents for all the years had not been declassified. She also mentioned that AKEL had received weapons from Moscow. She wrote that the Central Committee of the CPSU approved, at the request of AKEL's General Secretary Ezekias Papayiannou, the shipment of 100 Walther pistols and 25,000 cartridges. According to the posting, the weapons were sent on June 13, 1974, and delivered on July 4. Amalia questioned the stated purpose in the documents — the protection of AKEL leadership and other persons — and claimed that the weapons were intended for terrorist actions against EOKA B. Finally, she stated that Makarios had received weapons from Czechoslovakia, with Moscow's approval, in late January 1972. According to her, these were unloaded in the area of Kseros and transported with about 50 trucks to the Archdiocese in Nicosia. #Κύπρος #ΑΚΕΛ #ιστορία (translated)

Henri de Turenne staged an exchange where one person described a woman named Fatoumata as having undergone female genital mutilation at the age of 8 and a forced marriage at 15. Another woman, Laetitia, replied that she had not lived through these experiences and that she was born in Marseille in 1978. The interlocutor then expressed surprise that she spoke French. https://t.co/dlJqvi6qy3 #DroitsDesFemmes #Éducation #ViolenceFaitesAuxFemmes (translated)