Thoracic surgeon Diego González Rivas, based in A Coruña, Spain, developed the Uniportal VATS technique, a minimally invasive procedure using a single incision, which was used in the pontiff's surgery.

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The European Central Bank has ruled that UniCredit may exceed the 30 percent shareholding threshold in Commerzbank. From 2027 the Piazza Gae Aulenti lender will take control of the German bank.

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To be fair, it was invented in the late 1800's before we have the better tools of today. They were *trying* to go the less-lethal route and find something that wasn't gonna just kill the dog outright, in an era where people wouldn't have cared as much either. Fucks in the context of its era.

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Interesting side note: The cartridge and design comes from René Galand, a Frenchman, who also built a number of these before eventually contracting production to a Belgium company in exchange for developing other projects of his and some cash. His guns are far more ornate and less standardized.

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Hi there, and welcome to #FridayFucksorSucks, a weekly game with simple rules: guns fuck, or they suck. This week, we have the Henrion, Dassy & Heuschen Velo-dog. Chambered in 5.75 Velo-Dog it was intended to be carried by people riding bicycles for shooting pepper and wax loads at attacking dogs.

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