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- 1Iranian fuel trucks spotted in Russia's Ryazan region●Locals in shock in Russia's Ryazan region, as more Iranian fuel trucks are spotted en route to fill service stations. Th
Residents of Russia's Ryazan region have reported seeing trucks carrying Iranian fuel heading to local service stations. The sighting is being read as a sign that Russia is relying on Iranian supplies to keep its domestic fuel market stocked, with commenters mocking the country's decline from a major energy exporter to a nation needing help from Iran and North Korea.
- 2AI firms buy Japanese used books by the ton●Japanese used bookstores see 5x sales surge as books are being bought by the ton
Japanese secondhand bookstores are reporting a fivefold surge in sales as bulk buyers purchase entire stock loads, in some cases tens of tons at once. One order of around 50 tons was shipped to the United States, and store owners suspect many large purchases end up in overseas facilities where books are scanned to train artificial intelligence models and then destroyed. The trend has raised concern among booksellers about losing rare volumes and the fate of the books themselves.