Finland to sign defence pact with US (www.reuters.com)
U.S. grids face greater risks as generators retire, demand rises - NERC (www.reuters.com)
The group painted a bleak picture for some power markets in the U.S., as wide-scale electrification spurs demand to grow at a faster pace than new generation capacity additions, and as old facilities retire. Those markets could face capacity shortfalls as a result, NERC said....
Australian woman jailed for 20 years for death of her four children has conviction quashed (www.reuters.com)
Kathleen Folbigg was convicted in 2003 of murdering three of her children, and of manslaughter in the death of her fourth. Folbigg maintained her innocence and said the children had died of natural causes over a decade, from 1989-1999....
U.N. Palestinian refugee agency decries Swiss move to cut funding (www.reuters.com)
Swedish labour union to stop collecting Tesla waste (www.reuters.com)
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Heirs of Power (www.reuters.com)
The forebears of three members of Congress regained – and passed forward – wealth and power their families lost when slavery was abolished. Their success shows how the Southern elite exploited Black Americans in new ways....
Israel suffers worst combat losses since October, diplomatic isolation (www.reuters.com)
Intense fighting was under way both north and south Gaza, a day after the United Nations demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. U.S. President Joe Biden said Israel’s “indiscriminate” bombing of civilians was costing international support....
Hungary's Orban takes hard line on Ukraine before EU summit (www.reuters.com)
Nations strike deal at COP28 to transition away from fossil fuels (www.reuters.com)
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)
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