Denmark’s King Frederik X takes throne after Margrethe abdicates | Denmark | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
Taiwan election: global leaders draw Beijing’s ire for congratulating new president (www.theguardian.com)
Global leaders have congratulated Lai Ching-te for winning Taiwan’s presidential election, praising the high turnout and democratic process – and drawing ire from Beijing, which had hoped to see Taiwan’s ruling party ousted.
Newly discovered cosmic megastructure challenges theories of the universe (www.theguardian.com)
A 1.3bn light year-sized ring discovered by PhD student in Lancashire appears to defy the cosmological principle assumption...
Russian Orthodox priest faces expulsion for refusing to pray for victory over Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
Church court says Aleksiy Uminsky broke his oath by refusing to recite ‘Prayer for Holy Rus’, which church has made compulsory at services...
‘It is a time of witch hunts in Israel’: teacher held in solitary confinement for posting concern about Gaza deaths (www.theguardian.com)
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Norway to allow mining waste to be dumped in fjords (www.theguardian.com)
After a 15-year dispute, the private company Nordic Mining has been given the go-ahead to dispose of 170m tons of mining waste at the bottom of the Førde fjord, which critics say will threaten marine life and put biodiversity at risk....
Russian poet and Kremlin critic Lev Rubinstein dies aged 76 (www.theguardian.com)
The Russian poet Lev Rubinstein, a key figure of the Soviet underground literary scene who later protested against President Vladimir Putin, has died days after being hit by a car, his daughter said.
Tens of thousands march on Washington to demand ceasefire in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
Volcano erupts near Icelandic town, forcing evacuation of residents (www.theguardian.com)
Tennessee after-school Satan club holds first meeting despite protests (www.theguardian.com)
Valley of lost cities that flourished 2,000 years ago found in Amazon in Ecuador (www.theguardian.com)
‘It is a time of witch hunts in Israel’: teacher held in solitary confinement for posting concern about Gaza deaths (www.theguardian.com)
Meir Baruchin, who was fired and jailed for criticising the military, says that many who agree with him are afraid to go public
Norway to allow mining waste to be dumped in fjords (www.theguardian.com)
Taiwan election, China urges US, UK and Japan not to interfere in ‘China’s internal affairs’ after they congratulate Lai Ching-te for election win as Beijing hoped to see Taiwan’s ruling party ousted (www.theguardian.com)
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Italian minister accused of possessing painting stolen from castle (www.theguardian.com)
Tree that lives underground among newly named plant species (www.theguardian.com)
‘It is a time of witch hunts in Israel’: teacher held in solitary confinement for posting concern about Gaza deaths (www.theguardian.com)
‘It is a time of witch hunts in Israel’: teacher held in solitary confinement for posting concern about Gaza deaths (www.theguardian.com)
An unlikely charge of intent to commit treason landed Meir Baruchin, a grey-haired, softly spoken history and civics teacher, in the solitary confinement wing of Jerusalem’s notorious “Russian Compound” prison in early November....
Human rights in decline globally as leaders fail to uphold laws, report warns (www.theguardian.com)
Human rights across the world are in a parlous state as leaders shun their obligations to uphold international law, according to the annual report of Human Rights Watch (HRW)....
US transportation head says no grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 planes will return to air ‘until it is safe’ (www.theguardian.com)
The US transportation secretary announced on Wednesday afternoon that no grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 would return to service “until it is safe”, after Alaska Airlines announced the cancellation of all flights on its 737 Max 9 planes at the direction of the Federal Aviation Administration....
Politicians from Germany’s AfD met extremist group to discuss deportation ‘masterplan’ (www.theguardian.com)
How social media’s biggest user protest rocked Reddit (www.theguardian.com)
A mass user protest six months ago over technical tweaks had big downstream effects, and now the ‘front page of the internet’ is changed for ever
Nasa unveils quiet supersonic aircraft in effort to revive commercial flights (www.theguardian.com)
Valley of lost cities that flourished 2,000 years ago found in Amazon (www.theguardian.com)
Cholera cases soar globally amid shortage of vaccines (www.theguardian.com)
Cholera cases soared last year, according to preliminary data from the World Health Organization, which recorded 4,000 cholera deaths and 667,000 cases globally....
