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How a toothless cat evaded rescuers for 8 months before deciding to go inside
After evading capture and every trap possible for eight months, Erwin the toothless tuxedo cat rescued himself from a prairie winter and walked into a stranger's basement. Now he's looking for a permanent home.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/erwin-the-toothless-cat-regina-cat-recue-adoption-9.7128544?cmp=rss

On Duty of Munich Mar 3

Upper #Bavaria launches digital "Region of #Rescuers" to combat cardiac arrest

A life-saving revolution is coming to Weilheim-Schongau, Bad Tölz, and Garmisch-Partenkirchen this May. By connecting qualified medical volunteers via a high-tech mobile app, the ZRF Oberland is slashing emergency response times.

Mobile life-saving app being implemented in three Upper Bavarian districts - On Duty of Munich

In the district of Weilheim-Schongau, a fundamental innovation is planned to launch on May 2, which is intended to perform a true revolution in the emergency assistance system for sudden cardiac arrest.

On Duty of Munich - The art of news creation

earthling Jan 29

#Odesa, #Ukraine
Rescuers work at the scene of a strike on a residential building.

Photograph: Oleksandr Gimanov/AFP/Getty Images

#photography
#rescuers

oregano Jan 23

#ThePressProject #news

"‘ #Solidarity is not a #crime’: 24 #refugee #rescuers acquitted after eight-year #prosecution in #Greece "

" ... #SaraMardini put it starkly:

‘If helping #people is a crime, then we are all criminals. ...’ "

"Solidarity is not a crime."

https://thepressproject.gr/solidarity-is-not-a-crime-24-refugee-rescuers-acquitted-after-eight-year-prosecution-in-greece/

‘Solidarity is not a crime’: 24 refugee rescuers acquitted after eight-year prosecution in Greece - The Press Project - Ειδήσεις, Αναλύσεις, Ραδιόφωνο, Τηλεόραση

Eight years. 2,897 days. That is how long 24 humanitarians lived under what they describe as judicial hostage-taking: a case file built by the Mytilene Security Service that accused NGO…

The Press Project - Ειδήσεις, Αναλύσεις, Ραδιόφωνο, Τηλεόραση

Mark Jan 9

#Russian mass attack on #Ukraine; Fires engulf Kyiv

#WarCrimes

#Paramedic among killed as result of #double-tap strike & 16 of 24 wounded were hospitalized.

Medic identified as Serhii Smoliak, 56

Health Minister said emergency medical team arrived at site of strike on #Residential Building when Russia launched a 2nd strike, killing #Smoliak. 4 other medics were injured & 5 #rescuers were also #wounded

https://kyivindependent.com/4-injured-russia-mass-attack-kyiv-lviv/

#Civilians #CiviliansKilled #RussianAggression #RussianInvasion

4 killed, 19 injured as fires engulf Kyiv following Russian mass attack on Ukraine

Four people were killed and 19 others injured in Kyiv after Russia launched a mass attack across Ukraine overnight on Jan. 8-9.

The Kyiv Independent

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Tim Mak Jan 6

If Volodymyr Kozyriev added up all the time he spent in the water, sometimes under freezing temperatures, it would exceed seven days per year.

#rescuers #ukraine

Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines Dec 5

Friday, December 5, 2025

Kyiv struck over 50 Russian strategic targets in autumn 2025, satellite images show -- Ukraine holds northern Pokrovsk, prevents Russian attempts to bypass city -- Finnish president warns Europe that US likely talked with Russia while negotiating with Ukraine -- "The key to ending the war is in Brussels": Ukrainians react to Belgium's Russian asset opposition ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/12/friday-december-5-2025/

Kyiv Independent Daily Headlines Nov 15

Saturday, November 15, 2025

Battle of Pokrovsk: How Russia broke into the city and what's next -- Russia plans to import 12,000 North Koreans to work in its massive Shahed drone plant -- Suspicious drone sightings reported at key French gunpowder factory -- Russian military vessel spotted near Hawaii, US Coast Guard says ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/11/saturday-november-15-2025/

Sim Barr Oct 14

One Life

#SirNicholasWinton helped rescue 669 children, mostly Jewish, whose families had fled persecution by Nazi Germany. On a brief visit to Czechoslovakia, he helped compile a list of children in danger + returning to Britain, he worked to fulfill legal + monetary requirements for bringing the children to Britain thus enabling the #CzechKindertransport. Winton acknowledges the vital roles of those who remained in Prague, like #TrevorChadwick, who "dealt with all the considerable problems at the Prague end + this work he continued to carry on even when it became difficult + dangerous when the Germans arrived.". The 9th + largest transport of 250 children was stopped at the last minute, canceled because Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. Those children were removed from the train + returned to their families.
Winton kept his humanitarian accomplishments to himself until 1988 when his wife found his detailed scrapbook in their attic. The book was given to #ElisabethMaxwell, a Holocaust researcher who was able to locate many of #Wintonschildren. He was invited to the TV program #ThatsLife!, where host #EstherRantzen reunited him with some of those he had helped, as well as their families. Winton was knighted in 2003 + in 2025 a #film of his story was released starring #AnthonyHopkins #JohnnyFlynn + #HelenaBonhamCarter titled #OneLife - a reference to a line from the Talmud: "Whoever saves one life saves the world entire"