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In sea change for Poland, new government is sworn in | Reuters (www.reuters.com)

Biden says Netanyahu must change, Israel losing global support (www.reuters.com)

Security breach in Indian parliament, man jumps into lawmakers's area (www.reuters.com)

French warship shoots down two drones coming from Yemen (www.reuters.com)

Egypt's Sisi cruises towards victory in subdued election (www.reuters.com)

Ukraine's top mobile operator hit by biggest cyberattack of war so far (www.reuters.com)

As Israel pounds southern Gaza, Biden warns it is losing support (www.reuters.com)

In a further sign of world concern over the conduct of the conflict, now in its third month, Australia, Canada and New Zealand said they supported international efforts towards a sustainable ceasefire. They expressed alarm at the plight of civilians in Gaza....

Sweden says Hungary sticking to promise over NATO accession (www.reuters.com)

Hungary has repeated a promise that it will not be the last NATO country to ratify Sweden’s application to join the alliance, Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom said on Tuesday after meeting his Hungarian counterpart earlier in the week....

Epic Games wins antitrust case against Google over Play app store [there's still the Alphabet's appeal ongoing] (www.reuters.com)

“Is this relevant to PC”?...

Bird flu kills over 900 seals, sea lions in south Brazil (www.reuters.com)

The southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul has confirmed an unprecedented 942 sea mammal deaths following infection by the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), which was reported for the first time ever in the South American country this year....

Japanese ex-soldier wins battle for justice in landmark sexual assault case (www.reuters.com)

The case of 24-year-old former Self-Defense Forces member Rina Gonoi relates to a 2021 incident during her time in the army when she said she was pinned down by three male colleagues who simulated a sex act on her....

Myanmar is now world's largest source of opium, UN says (www.reuters.com)

France to end contract with biggest Muslim high school amid fears of wider crackdown (www.reuters.com)

Zara pulls advert from website front page after Gaza boycott calls (www.reuters.com)

The images: ibb.co/zGDm9wF...

Navalny aides says he has disappeared within Russia's prison system (www.reuters.com)

New COP28 draft text does not mention phase out of fossil fuels (www.reuters.com)

cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/4810640...

New COP28 draft deal stops short of fossil fuel 'phase out' (www.reuters.com)

A rapid phase out of fossil fuels is the only way to avert the worst damages of climate change and nearly 30 years of COPs have so far failed to articulate this as a goal, let alone set binding targets for it, despite overwhelming evidence of its importance.

Hong Kong 'patriots only' election falls flat with record low turnout (www.reuters.com)

The sharp slide in turnout since the last such election in 2019 comes after Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law that has been used to clamp down on dissent, and overhauled the electoral system to shut out democrats and other liberals....

Fear of cheap Chinese EVs spurs automaker dash for affordable cars (www.reuters.com)

Canada's surging cost of living fuels reverse immigration (www.reuters.com)

Nvidia CEO aims to set up a base in Vietnam (www.reuters.com)

COP28 pledges so far not enough to limit warming to 1.5C -IEA (www.reuters.com)

A raft of new pledges announced at the COP28 climate summit - from tripling renewables to reining in methane emissions - won’t be enough on their own to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Sunday....

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