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On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1441, Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shōgun (born 1394) passed away. In 1881, Natalia Goncharova, Russian theatrical costume and set designer, painter and illustrator (died 1962) was born. In 1909, Motoichi Kumagai, Japanese photographer and illustrator (died 2010) was born. In 1916, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Ukrainian-Russian soldier and sniper (died 1974) was born. In 1938, Eiko Ishioka, Japanese art director and graphic designer (died 2012) was born. In 1952, Irina Bokova, Bulgarian politician, Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs was born. In 1979, Maya Kobayashi, Japanese journalist was born. In 1998, Arkady Ostashev, Soviet/Russian scientist and engineer (born 1925) passed away. In 1998, The Ulster Volunteer Force attacked a house in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland with a petrol bomb, killing the Quinn brothers. In 2014, Valeriya Novodvorskaya, Russian journalist and politician (born 1950) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Russia opens investigation into ‘Empire of Geese,’ the anime-and-gaming community whose creators allegedly locked children’s computers with ransomware and then demanded nude photos to unlock them
Russia’s Investigative Committee confirmed on July 10 that its offices in the Moscow and Sverdlovsk regions are conducting criminal investigations into “unlawful actions against teenagers.” The announcement follows media reports that the creators of the popular online community “Empire of Geese” had coerced teenagers into producing sexualized photos and videos.
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