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There is a subset of Dwarf Fortress players who don't really play Dwarf Fortress. They don't manage a mini civilization, keeping their dwarves fed or doing battle with elves. They don't play the Adventure mode, either, to traverse their generated Dwarf Fortress world in a ground-level roguelike. They read. They are archeologists who use Dwarf Fortress's procedural generation systems to create a hundred or thousand or 10,000 years of simulated history and then pore over the stories that come from it. I've read paperback fantasy novels less interesting than the worlds Dwarf Fortress snaps into existence with a few megabytes of code and some CPU grunt behind it. Yet the history Dwarf Fortress can create now is rudimentary next to what Tarn and Zach Adams have planned. Their next huge undertaking, after some remaining upgrades to the Steam version and a few small but vital features, will be a magic and myth system they've been talking about for five years, and dreaming about since jotting down their first notes for Dwarf Fortress 20 years ago. "For a fantasy game, we don't have much [fantasy] now," says Tarn. "We have a little bit of interaction with gods, and we have necromancy. But the plan for the game, after we get through this Steam process and a few things, the big plan is to do procedural creation myths and then have those creation myths literally affect everything that comes after." For example: "If there were two worlds facing each other across a giant void… you'll get that," he says. "The magic systems will relate to what we generated in these creation myths in a way that's more how a novel feels. Everything makes sense and works together, and the maps will be able to change more." Alongside this fundamental overhaul to how Dwarf Fortress worlds are procedurally generated, Adams plans to develop tools for players to edit maps and myths themselves. Think of it like the difference between Survival and Creative modes in Minecraft. For years Dwarf Fortress has been focused on the survival aspect of simulating a Dwarven civilization, but with the myths & magic update, you'll be able to play god while literally creating and naming the gods your dwarves worship."The idea is that people can build their own worlds that they can share that are more static, and they can do more artistic work," Tarn says. "If you're making a Greek gods mod, you could put all the specific Greek gods, Zeus etc., and give them personalities that fit. Zeus would have some sliders set pretty far over in one direction or another, right? You can also work in the thunder stuff. "Then say you have a specific image of Olympus in your mind, you could just literally draw that in an editor. Even though the rest of the world may be generated, it'd have this static part glued on part of it that's part of your Greek gods mod. That'd be cool, right? And then you can travel there in Adventure mode." This update is likely still years away; the Adams brothers have a history of spending 2-3 years working on Dwarf Fortress's most complex updates. As Zach explains, the procedural generation aspect of the magic system itself isn't what's going to take so long to create; it's really rewriting how Dwarf Fortress's maps work that's the biggest obstacle. Currently the map is comprised of simple layers. Dig down far enough through the crust of the earth and you'll hit magma. Alongside magic the world's layers will no longer be perfectly stacked and horizontal so that they can do things like have forests that magically disappear under the light of a full moon, or teleport your dwarves to a fantasy pocket universe. https://www.pcgamer.com/future-dwarf-fortress-creative-mode-will-let-you-sculpt-whole-worlds-create-homemade-gods/

Gigabyte has quietly started to ship its Intel Arc graphics cards. Initially, GIgabyte will offer custom-designed Arc A310 and Arc A380 models for entry-level systems, though the manufacturer could eventually produce more advanced Arc A700-series products. The Intel Arc A380 and A770 16GB currently rank among the best graphics cards, based largely on their price to performance ratio and video features — you can also see how they stack up in our GPU benchmarks hierarchy. For now, Gigabyte's Arc graphics cards appear to only be available in Russia and Kazakhstan. Gigabyte currently has three graphics boards in its Intel Arc fleet: the Arc A310 WindForce 4GB with a dual-fan cooling system that will fit into compact PCs, the Arc A380 WindForce 6GB with the same dual-fan cooler, and the factory-overclocked Arc A380 Gaming OC 6GB with up to 2.45 GHz clocks and a huge triple-fan cooler that resembles those used on high-end graphics cards. Both Arc A380 boards feature an additional six-pin auxiliary PCIe power connector, potentially allowing overclocks beyond their original clocks. Gigabyte's Arc graphics cards cost between $141 and $193 without sales tax, depending on the model, which is more or less in line with prices for Intel's Arc A380 in the USA(opens in new tab).These three boards aren't listed at Gigabyte's official website yet, but they're available in stores like Citilink, DNS, Rino, and a number of others in Russia and Kazakhstan. It's pretty surprising that Gigabyte only sells its Intel Arc graphics boards in Russia and Kazakhstan, as these are relatively small but competitive markets. Perhaps the company is waiting to roll-out Arc A750 and Arc A770 offerings before addressing more demanding markets. If Gigabyte is indeed serious about using Intel's Arc GPUs, it should start selling Arc A750 and Arc A770 in the U.S. as currently such boards are only available from Intel, ASRock, and Acer here, so another supplier could find itself in a good position. It's also possible that Gigabyte doesn't want to upset its current relationship with AMD and Nvidia to ensure it has enough GPU allocation from them. There's also a question of how much demand there is for Intel's Arc products and the margins on those cards. In any case, now that Gigabyte's shipping Intel Arc add-in-boards, the company officially becomes the only company to offer solutions from all three of the large GPU companies. That's a big deal, for Gigabyte as well as Intel Arc. https://www.tomshardware.com/news/gigabyte-quietly-starts-shipping-intel-arc-graphics-cards

After trekking this summer through a narrow, sand-lined pass, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover recently arrived in the “sulfate-bearing unit.” This long-sought region of Mount Sharp is enriched with abundant salty minerals. Scientists hypothesize that the minerals were left behind billions of years ago when the water dried up in streams and ponds. Assuming this hypothesis is correct, these minerals offer tantalizing clues as to how – and why – the Red Planet’s climate changed from being more Earth-like to the frozen desert it is today. Curiosity’s View of ‘Paraitepuy Pass’: NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its Mast Camera, or Mastcam, to capture this panorama while driving toward the center of this scene, an area that forms the narrow “Paraitepuy Pass” on Aug. 14, the 3,563rd Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Years before Curiosity landed in 2012, the minerals were spotted by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, so scientists have been waiting a long time to see this terrain up close. Soon after arriving, the rover discovered a diverse array of rock types and signs of past water, among them popcorn-textured nodules and salty minerals such as magnesium sulfate (Epsom salt is one kind), calcium sulfate (including gypsum), and sodium chloride (ordinary table salt).They selected a rock nicknamed “Canaima” for the mission’s 36th drill sample, and choosing was no easy task. Along with scientific considerations, the team had to factor in the rover hardware. Curiosity uses a percussive, or jackhammering, rotary drill at the end of its 7-foot (2-meter) arm to pulverize rock samples for analysis. Worn brakes on the arm recently led the team to conclude that some harder rocks may require too much hammering to drill safely. “As we do before every drill, we brushed away the dust and then poked the top surface of Canaima with the drill. The lack of scratch marks or indentations was an indication that it may prove difficult to drill,” said Curiosity’s new project manager, Kathya Zamora-Garcia of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. “We paused to consider whether that posed any risk to our arm. With the new drilling algorithm, created to minimize the use of percussion, we felt comfortable collecting a sample of Canaima. As it turned out, no percussion was needed.” The mission’s scientists look forward to analyzing portions of the sample with the Chemical and Mineralogy instrument (CheMin) and the Sample Analysis at Mars instrument (SAM). Difficult Driving The journey to the sulfate-rich region took Curiosity through treacherous terrain, including, this past August, the sandy “Paraitepuy Pass,” which snakes between high hills. It took the rover more than a month to safely navigate in order to finally reach its destination. While sharp rocks can damage Curiosity’s wheels (which have plenty of life left in them), sand can be just as hazardous, potentially causing the rover to get stuck if the wheels lose traction. Rover drivers need to carefully navigate these areas. https://scitechdaily.com/tantalizing-science-and-dangerous-hazards-nasas-curiosity-mars-rover-reaches-long-awaited-salty-region/

False election fraud claims that Rudy Giuliani made when he was representing former President Donald Trump’s campaign in 2020 should make the former New York mayor liable for professional sanctions, an attorney disciplinary committee said Thursday. The decision by the hearing committee for the DC Bar’s Board on Professional Responsibility is preliminary and non-binding. After another round of hearings in front of the committee, the proceedings then move to the board and eventually to DC’s local court of appeals, the final arbiter on whether Giuliani should be sanctioned. But the committee’s decision represents a significant step forward in efforts to hold Trump attorneys accountable for their willingness to use the courts to promote his unsubstantiated voter fraud narrative.Robert Bernius, the chair of the hearing committee, said the DC Bar’s disciplinary counsel who brought the ethics charges, Hamilton Fox, had proven at least one of the charges with “clear and convincing evidence.” The hearing committee announced its finding after holding multiple days of trial-like proceedings, which featured the testimony of Giuliani and others who worked with him on the Trump campaign legal challenges after the 2020 election. The ethics charges that were brought by Fox focused on a lawsuit brought by the Trump campaign in Pennsylvania that sought to throw out hundreds of thousands of votes in the battleground state.Giuliani testified that, at first, he played only a limited role in crafting the lawsuit, contributing a few sentences aimed at setting the case up to be potentially consolidated with other lawsuits across the country that the Trump campaign was contemplating bringing. However, after other attorneys on the case sought to withdraw from it, Giuliani ultimately argued the case in front of a federal judge, claiming there there was “widespread, nationwide voter fraud” and that Democrats had plotted to steal the election in Pennsylvania. Much of the disciplinary proceedings focused on the amount of vetting of the voter fraud allegations Giuliani did before the lawsuit was filed. Giuliani contended that had the Pennsylvania lawsuit gone to discovery, his team would have been able to gather more evidence that would have supported the voter fraud claims. “You don’t start a lawsuit being able to prove – I mean, you’re very lucky when you do. You don’t start a lawsuit being able to prove, but being able to responsibly allege,” Giuliani, who also once served as Manhattan’s US attorney, said last week during a hearing. “I was responsibly alleging, based on the things that were told to me by other people. I wasn’t proving – I had a long way to go to prove.” His attorneys argued to the committee that Giuliani had a reasonable basis to believe that the claims in the lawsuit were true and that he was relying on what others working with the Trump campaign had told him about the allegations. Discussion of sanctions After the hearing committee announced its preliminary finding, the proceedings moved to a discussion of the sanctions Giuliani should face for the conduct. Fox said that the disciplinary office was recommending that Giuliani be disbarred. https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/15/politics/rudy-giuliani-ethics-hearing

US President Joe Biden's administration rolled out new sanctions on Thursday targeting Russian-appointed proxies in Ukraine, more than 20 Russian governors, and a wealthy Russian oligarch who is believed to be close with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the State Department and the Treasury Department announced on Thursday. The Russian oligarch now under US sanctions is Vladimir Potanin, who US Secretary of State Antony Blinken described as “one of Russia’s wealthiest oligarchs and a close associate of President Putin.” The Biden administration also sanctioned Potanin's company — a bank that his company acquired this year — and three of his family members, Blinken said. The US additionally identified his yacht as blocked property. Blinken said that those targeted by the sanctions include 29 Russian heads of regions and governors, two of their family members, and an entity owned by one of the family members who was “helping to advance Russia’s invasion and control of Ukrainian territory.” The governors “oversee and enforce the conscription of citizens in response to Russia’s recent mobilization order," Blinken said. The US also went after Russians who have been put into positions of power in Ukrainian territory by the Kremlin.In the midst of power cuts and sub-freezing temperatures, Tony the gorilla is staying warm at Kyiv's zoo thanks to a new wood-burning stove. Tony, who is 47, is a po[CENSORED]r fixture at the zoo, whose animals would have been put at risk by the lack of heat as temperatures plunge. Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said two generators had been installed at the zoo to compensate for the loss of electricity during scheduled power cuts. "A modern wood-burning stove will be able to heat Tony's housing in the absence of electricity, heating and gas. A heating point was arranged for the unbreakable Tony," he said. Klitschko said 200 animals rescued from the war are wintering in Kyiv Zoo, including a tigress named Delilah from a private zoo in Kharkiv and rhinos and porcupines from Kherson. "Those are small zoos in that part of Ukraine where there is no heating at all, nothing. It is very difficult for those zoos now. Therefore, they ask us to shelter the animals. Otherwise they will die," he said.Brig. Gen. Oleksiy Hromov, deputy chief of the Ukrainian military's Main Operational Directorate, on Thursday said that Russia is stepping up production of munitions and would likely bolster its mobilization with migrants. Hromov said Russia is increasing munitions "by reducing the quality of products, as well as by activating the conclusion of agreements with other countries." He said Russia would likely tap into the large number of migrants from central Asia to shore up its mobilization. "Individuals with dual citizenship are allowed to perform military service in Russia during peacetime. These changes are primarily aimed at attracting migrant workers staying in Russia to military service," he said. Hromov estimated that about 2.7 million of the total number of migrants in Russia — the vast majority being from central Asia — are men of military age. Some context: In November, Russia announced that its “partial mobilization” of hundreds of thousands of citizens to fight in the country’s war on Ukraine was completed. The mobilization, first announced in late September, sparked protests — particularly in in ethnic minority regions — and an exodus of men from the country. Hromov also said that the Russian military presence has been growing in Belarus. "Russian units of the Second Motorized Rifle Division ... are undergoing training and combat coordination. ... The Kremlin uses the officers and training ground infrastructure of Belarus to restore the combat capability of existing units, as well as to train newly established military units," he said. Hromov said Russian tanks and aircraft had been moved to Belarus, likely to provide Russia with another route for its missile attacks. https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-12-15-22/index.html

Live Performance Title: Dua Lipa - Levitating (Live at Capital's Jingle Bell Ball 2022) | Capital Signer Name:Dua Lipa Live Performance Location: / Official YouTube Link: Your Opinion About the Track (Music Video): 7/10

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Just yesterday, Intel released a massive driver update to its Arc Alchemist GPUs, resulting in a near 2x FPS (frames per second) increase in DX9-based titles. Now, according to a report by GamingOnLinux, we know how Intel was able to accomplish this task in some games. Intel has added another translation layer to its latest graphics driver, featuring Steam’s DXVK translation layer. This is the same translation layer Steam uses in its Proton API to translate Windows games to Linux (like we saw on the Steam Deck), allowing Intel to translate DX9 code to the open-source Vulkan API. According to Intel’s blog post from yesterday, Intel is apparently only using the DXVK translation layer in some cases; its driver will take a hybrid approach of opportunistically utilizing a combination of API techniques that take advantage of translation layers using one or more modern API implementations. As a result, Intel won’t be using DXVK for the entirety of its DX9 processing, and will only use DXVK when it can provide better performance over Intel’s DX12 emulation technique. Intel never actually stated it was using DXVK in its official blog post, but thanks to Gaming On Linux, we now know DXVK translation is what Intel is referring to, based on a readme document Intel published on the same topic. Unfortunately, we do not know how effective DXVK actually is with Intel’s implementation, but it must be a very effective solution for Intel to implement the translation layer into its latest driver at all.Intel’s Arc GPUs - and its associated Xe integrated graphics, no longer feature native DX9 support. Instead Intel has opted to rely solely on translation layers to replicate native rendering. One such example is Intel’s utilization of the Microsoft D3D9On12 mapping layer, which translates DX9 commands to DX12. Intel’s reliance on translation layers may not be ideal, but it actually gives the company a shortcut in garnering good DX9 GPU performance quickly. Translation layers allow Intel to use DX12 optimizations for both modern DX12 titles and for older DX9 games, which severely cuts down the development time needed to optimize both new and old APIs. This was a necessary move for Intel, because it needed a way to compete with Nvidia and AMD, which have nearly twenty years of experience developing DX9 drivers for discrete GPU hardware. The awesome part about DXVK is that Intel no longer needs to rely on Microsoft’s DX12 emulation layer to play DX9 games on Arc. With DXVK, Intel can now run DX9 games on other operating systems such as Linux, and gain additional performance benefits that might not be available in Microsoft’s emulator. https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-gpu-driver-optimizations-leverage-valves-dxvk-translator

When my colleague and fellow Destiny 2 veteran Phil Savage wrote about burnout earlier this week, I almost nodded my head clean off. Phil pointed out that the Destiny 2 community tends to be at its most irascible during the final season of each year, when the sameyness of the grind really bites. But he also noted that this time around people really do seem to be over the current model, which tends to lack big secrets and surprises, and that the problem is likely to get worse before it gets better. Honestly, the mood music around Destiny 2 has become increasingly grumpy over the course of 2022 as the glow from The Witch Queen's excellent campaign faded. Aside from the staleness of doing a near-identical power climb every three months, the core playlists are also incredibly stale. PvP in particular seems to be a constant tyre fire of complaints about lack of maps, the perceived injustices of SBMM, and a detested 'aerial effectiveness' system that Bungie remains mind-bogglingly committed to making work. As much as I still love the game, and let the record state I really do, it's clear from the recent rough player numbers that many are voting with their mouse fingers and staying away. Enter stage left, Joe Blackburn, Destiny 2 game director, who took to Twitter this afternoon to deliver a thread of five messages that can be summarised as: We've heard, we don't disagree, we're working on changes, but they're going to take a while before you feel them.Probably the most important thing to note is that the seasonal content that's being worked on right now, and can therefore incorporate current player sentiment, won't hit until early summer 2023. That delay is just the nature of making these sorts of games, and also probably why Blackburn didn't opt to write one of his voluminous 'state of the game' blog posts. Bungie knows what it needs to do, the issue is actually getting it done. Blackburn closed in collegial fashion, saying: "I wanted to make sure everyone knows that your words are not falling on deaf ears." Whilst the phrase 'we're listening' has long since reached meme status among Bungie's detractors, I've interviewed Blackburn and he's always come across as incredibly smart and sincere, so my immediate reaction is that the burnout issue is being taken seriously. Live service games are supertankers and it's incredibly hard to change their direction mid-voyage. Those looking for the best of what Destiny 2 has to offer right now should direct themselves to the new dungeon, which drops this Friday at reset. Designed for three-player teams, dungeons tend to be some of the coolest challenges in the game. The new one is called Spire of the Watcher and is rumoured to have something of a western theme. Yee, and also, haw. https://www.pcgamer.com/destiny-2-game-director-responds-to-complaints-about-player-burnout/

The store-bought Christmas pudding can become an impressive table centrepiece if picked judiciously and fancied up with a side of booze and cream. “It conjures up those wonderful feelings of nostalgia and indulgence,” Choice editor Pru Engel says. “Few desserts say Christmas more powerfully than the … pudding.”Engel summoned an expert panel of pudding enthusiasts – home economist Jan Boon, food consultant Brigid Treloar and chef Adam Moore – to put 18 premade Christmas puddings to the test. The contenders were judged on nutrition, price, and ease of cutting (“you don’t want it to collapse as soon as you slice your knife through it,” Engel says) as well as more subjective measures like appearance, aroma, moistness, and critically, taste. Refreshingly, the most expensive of the puddings was also the worst scoring. It “felt really heavy, and gave you a bit of a dry mouthfeel,” Engel says. Puddings to pick up When it comes to flavour, Engel says “lots of different things go into it”. First it is a mixture of dried fruits, from raisins to glazed cherries and peels. Then comes depth from fats and spices. And finally, alcohol. “All the puddings we tested, except one, had brandy,” Engel said. Alongside brandy, the best flavours came from rums, ciders, stouts, sherries and port. “It is that classic Christmas pudding flavouAt the top of Choice’s leaderboard was Coles’ fancily named Finest Luxury Christmas Pudding, which retails at $1.33 per 100g. It was “was rich and generous, with lots of fruit, nuts, and moistness but still remaining doughy,” Engel says. “It looks great as well.” The Homemade Plum Pudding from specialist pudding producer the Traditional Plum Pudding Co was another standout. Though more expensive at $6 per 100g, its colour and aroma pulled it up to second place. Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morningThird was Newcastle Pudding Lady’s Traditional Christmas Pudding. “It is always a high performer in our test,” Engel says, pointing to a great colour and texture. “A judge said they would be happy to serve this pudding themselves on their own table.” A high compliment. Puddings to put away While Coles came in first with one option, their Christmas Festive Matured Pudding did not fare so well, coming in second-last. Itha’s Puddings’ Traditional Pudding, the most expensive contender at $6.40 per 100g, scored the lowest. To Engel, “the colour and appearance was dark, and didn’t have a lot of different fruits”. “It is a bit disappointing, because it comes in at quite a high price point.” How to glam up store-bought pudding Andy Bowdy, pastry chef and custard connoisseur, says store-bought puddings are “not as terrible as they used to be”. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/dec/09/australias-best-premade-christmas-puddings-and-how-to-make-them-better

House lawmakers approved a final negotiated version of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2023, which sets the policy agenda and authorizes funding for the Department of Defense. Following passage in the House, the measure will next need to go to the Senate to be approved before it can be sent to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. As part of its $858 billion topline for national defense funding, the measure authorizes $817 billion specifically for the Department of Defense. The massive bill includes a vast number of policy provisions. Among them, it would authorize a 4.6% pay raise for military service members. It includes provisions to strengthen air power and land warfare defense capabilities as well as cybersecurity. It also aims to bolster US support for Ukraine and NATO. The provision to rescind the military’s Covid vaccine mandate comes after congressional Republicans pushed for its repeal. In a statement Tuesday night, House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy said, “the end of President Biden’s military COVID vaccine mandate is a victory for our military and for common sense.” The White House declined to say on Wednesday whether President Biden will sign the must-pass annual defense bill if it includes the provision to rescind the military Covid vaccine mandate, reiterating that the president continues to support a mandate but leaving the door open to a repeal. “We continue to believe that repealing the vaccine mandate is a mistake. Making sure our troops are ready to defend this country and prepared to do so that remains the President’s priority and the vaccine requirement for Covid does just that,” National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications John Kirby told reporters Wednesday when pressed specifically on whether Biden would sign the NDAA if the mandate stayed in the final legislation.But while White House officials have deferred to — and explicitly sided with — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s opposition to rescinding the mandate, the inclusion of the provision in the final compromise agreement underscores a reality that played out behind the scenes in recent days. Democrats concluded that including the GOP priority was a necessity in order to get the must-pass policy bill across the finish line. And White House officials have quietly acknowledged that means their opposition to the vaccine language will not get in the way of the bill’s passage. The final version of the defense policy bill to be voted on is the product of lengthy negotiations between key House and Senate lawmakers. It is expected to pass in both chambers with bipartisan support. The bill outlines the policy agenda for the Department of Defense and the US military and authorizes spending in line with the Pentagon’s priorities, though the legislation does not appropriate the funding itself. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Monday that the chamber could take up the defense bill “as soon as next week.” https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/08/politics/house-vote-ndaa-military-vaccine-mandate/index.html

Viktor Bout, the US-traded Russian arms dealer, notified his wife and mother that he is in Russia during a phone call on Thursday, according to state broadcaster 24 and news agency TASS. During the phone call, Bout reassured his relatives that he was fine. According to the broadcast, a special aircraft carrying Bout made a stop in the Russian city of Makhachkala for refueling. How the exchange happened: The prisoner exchange was completed successfully at Abu Dhabi Airport on Thursday, the Russian foreign ministry said earlier Thursday. The statement confirmed that Abu Dhabi received WNBA star Brittney Griner by private plane from Moscow after the Russian authorities released her, in conjunction with the reception of Bout on a private plane from Washington after the US authorities released him, in the presence of specialists from the UAE and Saudi Arabia.The risk of Russia using nuclear weapons in the war with Ukraine has lessened in response to international pressure, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in a new interview. The remarks, published Thursday by Germany's Funke media group, were later posted by Scholz on Twitter. He was responding to a question about whether the threat of nuclear escalation had been averted. “For the time being, we have put a stop to it," Scholz said. For now, Russia has “stopped threatening to use nuclear weapons. In response to the international community marking a red line,” he continued. Moscow voiced a different tone earlier this week: On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the threat of nuclear war is increasing and stopped short of pledging that Russia would not be the first to resort to nuclear weapons in a conflict. “As for the idea that Russia wouldn’t use such weapons first under any circumstances, then it means we wouldn’t be able to be the second to use them either – because the possibility to do so in case of an attack on our territory would be very limited,” he said. But Putin said he viewed the Russian nuclear arsenal primarily as a deterrent, rather than a provocation. "We have a strategy … namely, as a defense, we consider weapons of mass destruction, nuclear weapons – it is all based around the so-called retaliatory strike,” he said. “That is, when we are struck, we strike in response.” More from the interview: Scholz was also asked if Germany supports French President Emmanuel Macron's openness to providing security guarantees for Moscow in the case of peace negotiations. The chancellor said the priority was for Russia "to end the war immediately and withdraw its troops." Scholz, who spoke to the Russian president last week, added that ''we have to talk to each other despite this terrible situation. So that Putin also hears our point of view again and again.'' CNN's Katharina Krebs contributed to this report. https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/russia-ukraine-war-news-12-08-22/index.html

Cameroon Football Federation President Samuel Eto’o who was also a former striker has apologised for a “violent altercation” after attacking a man outside the World Cup stadium following Brazil’s 4-1 victory over South Korea earlier this week. On Monday, fans were taking selfies with Eto’o outside Stadium 974 in Doha when he was approached by a man who was filming him and made some comments that angered Eto’o, as seen in videos that went viral on social media. At first, the former footballer was held back by his entourage, but he broke free and appeared to kick the man in the face, who fell to the ground. The man was able to stand up and did not appear seriously injured. “I had a violent altercation with a person who was probably an Algerian supporter, I would like to apologise for losing my temper and reacting in a way that does not match my personality,” Eto’o said in released statements in French and English on his Twitter account on Wednesday. He also said that he has been “the target of insults and allegations of cheating without any evidence” after a controversial Cameroon-Algeria match in March. “I pledge to continue to resist the relentless provocation and daily harassment of some Algerian supporters.”On Monday, Algerian YouTuber Said Mamouni published a video wearing the same clothes as in the first video and said that he has been the victim of the attack. Mamouni showed a broken camera and said that Eto’o had hit him in the chest, chin and jaw. He added that he was at a police station in Doha to file a report against Eto’o. “Samuel had a fight with me. He hit me, and the one accompanying him pushed me. I’m here to lodge a complaint and he also smashed my camera,” Mamouni said, claiming that his comment about the March game angered Eto’o. He said he had asked Eto’o if he had bribed Gambian referee Bakary Papa Gassama, who oversaw the match between both teams in the African Cup of Nations. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/7/samuel-etoo-apologises-for-attacking-a-man-after-world-cup-match

Live Performance Title: Chlöe - Surprise (Live Performance) | Vevo Signer Name: Chlöe Live Performance Location: / Official YouTube Link: Your Opinion About the Track (Music Video): 7/10