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Irresistible: Hansel and Gretel, at the Royal Opera House, reviewed

Fun fact: Engelbert Humperdinck composed part of Wagner’s Parsifal. Shortly before the première, it was discovered that Wagner’s score didn’t allow time for a crucial scene change. The 27-year-old Humperdinck, then working as Wagner’s assistant, composed a few temporary bars to cover the gap and, rather to his own surprise, found that they met with

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Skeptical Science New Research for Week #1 2024

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Rapid Sea Level Rise in the Tropical Southwest Indian Ocean in the Recent Two Decades, Huang et al., Geophysical Research Letters:

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Putin offers citizenship: Vladimir Putin offers citizenship to foreigners who fight for Russia

Putin's order said people who have signed contracts during what Moscow calls its "special military operation" in Ukraine can apply to get Russian passports for themselves and their spouses, children and parents. They must provide documents showing that they signed up for a minimum of one year. Those eligible include people who have signed contracts with the regular armed forces or other "military formations" - a description that could apply to groups such as the Wagner mercenary organisation.

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190 Criminal Cases Opened Against Pardoned Wagner Fighters Returning from Ukraine – Reports

Russian authorities have opened at least 190 criminal cases against Wagner mercenaries who were pardoned in exchange for fighting in Ukraine, the independent media outlet Vyorstka reported Monday.

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2023: The Rise and Fall of Wagner - The Moscow Times

If one story dominated the headlines from Russia in 2023, it was the rise and the fall of the murky and brutal Wagner mercenary group — and of its leader, the late Kremlin-linked catering magnate Yevgeny Prigozhin.  Wagner rose to prominence as one of the driving forces of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine starting in mid-2022. This year saw the group recruit convicts from Russian prisons en masse, claim gains on the battlefield, enter a bitter feud with the Defense Ministry and launch a shocking mutiny against the military's top brass.

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Prigozhin Killing Ordered by Putin's Security Council Chief – WSJ

Wagner mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin’s dramatic death by plane crash was ordered by Security Council chief Nikolai Patrushev, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin and former spy, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing Western intelligence agencies and a Russian intelligence officer.

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Ex-Wagner Fighter Seeks to Testify on Russian 'War Crimes' at The Hague

A former officer in Russia’s mercenary outfit Wagner has arrived in the Netherlands to testify to the International Criminal Court (ICC) about Russian war crimes in Ukraine, Dutch media reported Monday.  During an interview on the news show EenVandaag, Igor Salikov, 60, claimed to have risen to the rank of colonel during his 25-year service with the Russian Armed Forces before joining Wagner.

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Longest-held South African hostage freed

Gift of the Givers said it had facilitated the "unconditional" release of Gerco van Deventer.

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