The Daily Populous

Saturday July 12nd, 2025 night edition

image for Ukrainian doctor drives a child’s heart through Russian attack to perform a life-saving transplant

He was determined to deliver his precious cargo: a human heart.

The child has been living with a heart disease for several years, but her condition deteriorated earlier this week and Todurov knew a new heart was her only chance.

It fired more than 400 drones and 18 missiles, including eight ballistic and six cruise missiles overnight into Thursday.

Thursday’s mass attack on Kyiv was just the latest in a deadly string of Russian assaults.

Todurov, the director of the Heart Institute, and his team worked non-stop throughout the two nights of attacks.

A video taken during the frantic drive shows a large fire burning near the road as Todurov drives on.

The Russian attack on the capital was still underway when Todurov got into the operating theater at the Heart Institute, heading a large medical team and transplanting the heart into the body of his patient. »

FEMA records show Kerr County didn't alert all cellphones as flooding began

Authored by nbcnews.com
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The FEMA archive showed that Kerr County did not send any wireless alerts through IPAWS on July 4, when the flooding began.

Some families said they did receive a CodeRed alert from Kerr County, which is similar to an IPAWS message.

Louis and Leslie Kocurek shared a screenshot of a Kerr County dispatch CodeRed message they received, saying major flooding continues. »

Krafton addresses leadership changes at Unknown Worlds, former executives file lawsuit against publisher

Authored by gamesindustry.biz

Krafton has issued a statement regarding leadership changes at Unknown Worlds implemented last week, claiming the developer's former executives "abandoned the responsibilities entrusted to them".

"In particular, following the failure of Moonbreaker, Krafton asked Charlie to devote himself to the development of Subnautica 2.

In response, former game director and Unknown Worlds co-founder Charlie Cleveland confirmed a lawsuit has been filed against Krafton. »

Russia must pay at least 500 billion euros in compensation to Ukraine, Germany's Merz says

Authored by kyivindependent.com

Russian assets frozen by the West should not be released until Moscow pays back at least 500 billion euros (over $580 billion) in compensation to Ukraine, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on July 10 in Rome.

The G7 countries immobilized roughly $300 billion in Russian sovereign assets at the onset of the full-scale war in 2022, later funneling the windfall profits to Ukraine's reconstruction and defense.

The chancellor further noted that Germany has been involved in Ukraine's reconstruction efforts since the outbreak of the full-scale war. »