US maritime union sounds alarm over global shipping standards (www.theguardian.com)
Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association warned of the dangers of bigger cargo vessels and smaller crews not at par with US levels...
Utah forced to move hotels at NCAA Tournament after ‘racial hate crimes’ (www.theguardian.com)
Green said the team, cheerleaders and members of the school band were walking to dinner when a truck approached the group, revved its engines before someone in the vehicle shouted the n-word....
Charity steps in to rehome 300 cats from ‘overwhelmed’ man in Canada (www.theguardian.com)
An animal welfare charity in western Canada is scrambling to secure the resources needed to care for about 300 cats – all of them seemingly in good condition – after a call came in from a man who described himself as being “overwhelmed” by the sheer number of cats and kittens in his home....
Speaker of South African parliament accused of taking $135,000 and a wig in bribes (www.theguardian.com)
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula denies allegations she took bribes over three years while defence minister...
Turkish central bank stuns market by hiking interest rates to 50% (www.theguardian.com)
Hawkish rise 10 days before local elections is seen as a signal of independence from politics...
Mystery in Japan as dangerous streptococcal infections soar to record levels. Health officials racing to identify cause of rise in streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, which has a 30% fatality rate. (www.theguardian.com)
EU leaders urged to put economies ‘on war footing’ at Ukraine negotiations (www.theguardian.com)
EU leaders are to meet in Brussels to discuss ways to radically increase military and financial support for Ukraine amid calls for member states to put their economies “on a war footing”....
Haiti gang boss tells absent prime minister to quit or face civil war (www.theguardian.com)
Single orca seen killing great white shark off South African coast (www.theguardian.com)
Attack on juvenile is thought to be first known time a lone orca has hunted down a great white...
Alberta to ban renewables on ‘prime’ land and preserve ‘pristine viewscapes’ (www.theguardian.com)
Decision by premier Danielle Smith further pits Canadian province against environmental groups pushing green energy...
Microplastics found in every human placenta tested in study (www.theguardian.com)
Hackers for sale: what we've learned from China's massive cyber leak (www.theguardian.com)
A massive data leak from a Chinese cybersecurity firm has offered a rare glimpse into the inner workings of Beijing-linked hackers. Analysts say the leak is a treasure-trove of intel into the day-to-day operations of China’s hacking programme, which the FBI says is the biggest of any country.
Antarctica sea ice reaches alarming low for third year in a row (www.theguardian.com)
The extent of ice floating around the continent has contracted to below 2m sq km for three years in a row, indicating an ‘abrupt critical transition’...
Serco ordered to stop using facial recognition technology to monitor staff (www.theguardian.com)
Israel has gone ‘beyond self-defence’ in Gaza, says Labour’s Streeting (www.theguardian.com)
French security experts identify Moscow-based disinformation network (www.theguardian.com)
French military and cybersecurity experts say they have identified a Moscow-based network spreading propaganda and disinformation in western Europe....
Biden urged to include politicians in sanctions on violent Israeli settlers (www.theguardian.com)
There are growing calls for Joe Biden to use his new executive order sanctioning violent Israeli settlers to also target political leaders, including government ministers, responsible for driving attacks against Palestinians....
Chinese hackers infiltrated plane, train and water systems for five years, US says (www.theguardian.com)
Chinese hackers infiltrated plane, train and water systems for five years, US says::A group known as Volt Typhoon, geared toward sabotage, quietly burrowed into the networks of critical US infrastructure
Exxon plan for Guyana oil exploration risks raising tensions with Venezuela (www.theguardian.com)
Israel tells families of 31 hostages their relatives are dead as Hamas mulls truce deal (www.theguardian.com)
Israel has said it has informed the families of 31 people held in the territory since 7 October that their relatives are dead. The news came as the Qatari prime minister said Hamas had given a “generally positive” response to proposals for a deal trading a break in the fighting and release of Palestinian prisoners for the...
‘Feels like revenge’: Palestinians on life locked down in Hebron’s Old City (www.theguardian.com)
Shaadi Muqtasen worries most about his children, who are going crazy with boredom after nearly four months stuck at home without school; and his dogs, which are going wild with frustration after more than 100 days caged in a tiny yard....
CNN staff say network’s pro-Israel slant amounts to ‘journalistic malpractice’ (www.theguardian.com)
Insiders say pressure from the top results in credulous reporting of Israeli claims and silencing of Palestinian perspectives
Second atmospheric river hits California amid ‘life-threatening’ flooding warning (www.theguardian.com)
Communities are still reeling from last week’s lashing as weather service warns of more ‘lengthy period of heavy rain’...
Nigerian traditional monarch shot dead and wife kidnapped from palace (www.theguardian.com)
Police launch investigation after attack on home of Oba Aremu Olusegun Cole in south-western Kwara state...
How Ohio Republicans ignore voters – and the governor – in power grab to pass laws (www.theguardian.com)
State’s Republicans used gerrymandering to push restrictions on trans healthcare and strict voter identification laws...
