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China and Russia make united stand to reform West-led global system (www.scmp.com)

Xi Jinping tells Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that Beijing is prepared to step up coordination with Moscow through BRICS and the SCO...

In A Twist, Humans Take Jobs From AI (hackaday.com)

'Panama Papers' trial starts. 27 people charged in the worldwide money laundering case (apnews.com)

The bloody turtle video that sparked a plastic straw revolution (www.bbc.com)

Bloody and in pain, when a plastic straw became lodged in the nostril of a turtle, a video showing its removal shook the world – sparking a movement to rid the world of plastic straws....

Betta Edu probe: Nigeria recovers $24m in poverty minister investigation - EFCC (www.bbc.com)

Nigeria has recovered 30bn naira ($24m; £19m) as part of an ongoing corruption probe into a suspended minister, the financial watchdog says....

Without support, many menopausal workers are quitting their jobs (www.bbc.com)

Menopause-related symptoms can be debilitating. Many workers say they lack employer programmes – and have no choice but to leave their roles....

Louisiana HB 777 Would Criminalize Librarians and Libraries Who Join the American Library Association (bookriot.com)

cross-posted from: hexbear.net/post/2252319...

JRPG-inspired turn-based fantasy RPG Runa announced for PC (www.gematsu.com)

Wait, even Skeletor? (sopuli.xyz)

Linux continues to be above 4% on the desktop (www.gamingonlinux.com)

Over 20 classic SNK titles just released on GOG (www.gamingonlinux.com)

Explicit GPU Synchronization for Xwayland now merged (www.gamingonlinux.com)

Israel/OPT: Death in custody of Walid Daqqah is cruel reminder of Israel’s disregard for Palestinians’ right to life (www.amnesty.org)

Responding to the death in custody of Walid Daqqah, a 62-year-old Palestinian writer who was the longest-serving Palestinian prisoner in Israeli jails after having spent 38 years imprisoned, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Amnesty International’s Senior Director for Research, Advocacy, Policy and Campaigns said:...

GParted Live Is Now Patched Against the XZ Backdoor, Powered by Linux Kernel 6.7 (9to5linux.com)

'An alarming attempt to muzzle an independent press': Philippine media groups condemn China’s claim of ‘manipulated’ coverage of maritime tension (globalvoices.org)

Cross posted from: beehaw.org/post/13045995...

Turkey imposes export restrictions on Israel until Gaza ceasefire (www.reuters.com)

Turkey restricted exports of a wide range of products to Israel on Tuesday until a ceasefire is declared in Gaza, in Ankara’s first significant measure against Israel after six months of war....

Supreme Court of India rules that right against climate change is a fundamental and human right (www.thehindu.com)

The Supreme Court of India, in a case concerning the protection of the Great Indian Bustard, ruled that the right against climate change is a fundamental right. Fundamental rights are rights guaranteed by the constitution (such as the rights to equality and personal freedom) or ‘interpreted’ as such by the Supreme Court (so...

Simon Harris becomes youngest-ever Irish prime minister, pledges 'reset' (www.cnbc.com)

The US and Its Allies Face a $10 Trillion Reckoning in the Race to Rearm (www.bloomberg.com)

"A new era of global rearmament is gathering pace, and it will mean vast costs and some tough decisions for western governments already struggling with shaky public finances,” Bloomberg reports....

Dying for a bag of flour: Videos and eyewitness accounts cast doubt on Israel’s timeline of deadly Gaza aid delivery | CNN (edition.cnn.com)

CNN collected testimonies and videos from 22 eyewitnesses, many of whom had traveled from other cities across Gaza in the hopes of finding something for their families to eat. When the convoy passed through an Israeli checkpoint on Al Rashid Street, the main north-south route designated by the Israeli military for humanitarian...