Majority of debtors to US hospitals now people with health insurance (www.theguardian.com)
US and UK prepare to launch strikes against Houthis in Yemen (www.theguardian.com)
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2023 saw record killings by US police. Who is most affected? (www.theguardian.com)
In 2023, Black people were killed at a rate 2.6 times higher than white people, Mapping Police Violence found. Last year, 290 people killed by police were Black, making up 23.5% of victims, while Black Americans make up roughly 14% of the total population. Native Americans were killed at a rate 2.2 times greater than white...
‘Astounding’ ocean temperatures in 2023 intensified extreme weather, data shows (www.theguardian.com)
Record levels of heat were absorbed last year by Earth’s seas, which have been warming year-on-year for the past decade...
Poland’s president says he will not rest until ex-interior minister and deputy freed from prison (www.theguardian.com)
Poland’s president has said he will not rest until two politicians from the opposition nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party – both on hunger strike – are freed from prison, in a further dramatic escalation in the new government’s battle to restore the rule of law....
Serbian opposition leader left partly paralysed by attack, say family (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli prime minister says “no intention of permanently occupying Gaza” – as it happened (www.theguardian.com)
Red Sea crisis: UN security council demands immediate end to Houthi attacks (www.theguardian.com)
Resolution calling for end to the attacks on shipping vessels by Yemen’s Houthis was adopted despite abstentions from Russia and China...
Greenland startup begins shipping glacier ice to cocktail bars in the UAE (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/10484686...
Afghan girls as young as 16 arrested in shops, classes and markets in Kabul by the Taliban, who labelled them ‘infidels’ for wearing ‘bad hijab’ (www.theguardian.com)
The girls – who were detained in shopping centres, classes and street markets – were accused of “spreading and encouraging others to wear a bad hijab” and wearing makeup....
Donald Trump claims credit for ‘miracle’ of overturning right to abortion (www.theguardian.com)
Israel is murdering Palestinian journalists in Gaza. Where is the outrage? (www.theguardian.com)
‘Astounding’ ocean temperatures in 2023 intensified extreme weather, data shows (www.theguardian.com)
Record levels of heat were absorbed last year by Earth’s seas, which have been warming year-on-year for the past decade
Mouse secretly filmed tidying man’s shed every night (www.theguardian.com)
Video included! Of course they picked the worst thumbnail lol
Covid infections rise in Sydney as JN.1 variant drives cases across Australia (www.theguardian.com)
Red Sea crisis: UN security council demands immediate end to Houthi attacks (www.theguardian.com)
The UN security council has called for an immediate end to attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on shipping in the Red Sea, adopting a resolution despite abstentions from Russia and China....
Israel is murdering Palestinian journalists in Gaza. Where is the outrage? (www.theguardian.com)
US naval officer sentenced to two years in prison over spying for China (www.theguardian.com)
Amazon workers at new Birmingham site to go on strike over pay (www.theguardian.com)
‘Better be scared’: threats of political violence foretell tense election year (www.theguardian.com)
Several years of sustained harassment of election workers and judges have led to security concerns and high a high turnover...
Sperm whales live in culturally distinct clans, research finds (www.theguardian.com)
Sperm whales live in clans with distinctive cultures, much like those of humans, a study has found....
Greenland startup begins shipping glacier ice to cocktail bars in the UAE (www.theguardian.com)
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Britain warns of severe consequences after Houthi attack in Red Sea repelled (www.theguardian.com)
Britain has warned of severe consequences after US and UK warships were forced to repel a barrage of 20 Houthi rockets, drones and cruise missiles fired at ships in the Red Sea....
Antony Blinken tells Israel: Palestinian rights are key to peace (www.theguardian.com)
Anthony Blinken has reaffirmed the United States’ “unique bond” with Israel, and rejected calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza but told his hosts in Tel Aviv that other regional powers have made clear that a pathway to the realisation of Palestinian political rights is essential for peace in the region....
