Police officer stoned to death after rescuing FGM survivors in Kenya (www.theguardian.com)
Guyana and Venezuela promise not to use force in bitter dispute over oil rich region (www.theguardian.com)
Senator demands answers on reports of Meta censoring pro-Palestinian content (www.theguardian.com)
Oklahoma governor signs order effectively banning diversity programs at public colleges (www.theguardian.com)
On Wednesday Kevin Stitt, Oklahoma’s governor, signed an executive order in effect banning diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs at agencies and public colleges and universities across the state....
Etsy lays off 225 workers after ‘essentially flat’ sales, says CEO | Business (www.theguardian.com)
Etsy lays off 225 workers after ‘essentially flat’ sales, says CEO | Business::Staff notified via livestream Wednesday by Josh Silverman, who acknowledged ‘unfortunate’ timing during holiday season
Wrongfully jailed for 20 years, Australia’s ‘most hated woman’ likely to receive record compensation (www.theguardian.com)
Boston fertility doctor accused of impregnating patient with own sperm (www.theguardian.com)
Dr Merle Berger told patient Sarah Depoian sperm had come from an anonymous donor, new lawsuit claims...
‘I was terrorized’: 2020 election worker testifies at Giuliani defamation trial (www.theguardian.com)
Crooks Sam Lee and Ryan Xu: Investors lose millions as crypto schemes operate unchecked in Australia (www.theguardian.com)
Exclusive: the New Zealand regulator has warned the schemes could be a ‘scam’ but they have escaped such scrutiny in Australia and thousands have lost money. Sam Lee and Ryan Xu are both cheaters and liars and deserve to be hunted down, tortured and executed.
Fifa, Meta and Tesco ‘most linked’ to alleged corporate migrant worker abuse (www.theguardian.com)
At least 90 workers reported to have died in the past year, mainly through breaches of health and safety standards, says report
No more drunk driving? US to force carmakers to adopt life-saving tech by 2024 (www.theguardian.com)
Indiana suspect arrested after leaving debit card at scene of killing (www.theguardian.com)
Police in Gary were able to track down the man after he allegedly shot a fellow customer during a fight at a grocery store...
Gaza a ‘living hell’ after heavy winter rains drench makeshift tents (www.theguardian.com)
Festive cheer for Filipino fishers after supply boat evades Chinese vessels (www.theguardian.com)
Man flies from Denmark to Los Angeles with no passport or plane ticket (www.theguardian.com)
Festive cheer for Filipino fishers after supply boat evades Chinese vessels (www.theguardian.com)
Far-right Polish MP uses fire extinguisher to put out Hanukah candles (www.theguardian.com)
Looks like the Nazis are back in Poland. They didn’t even have to invade this time.
Far-right Polish MP uses fire extinguisher to put out Hanukkah candles after Donald Tusk speaks out against xenophobia – Europe live (www.theguardian.com)
‘I no longer feel at home here’: German Muslims frustrated by Israel backing (www.theguardian.com)
German prosecutors charge 27 over alleged far-right plot to topple government (www.theguardian.com)
Quarter of world’s freshwater fish at risk of extinction, according to assessment (www.theguardian.com)
Nearly a quarter of the world’s freshwater fish are at risk of extinction due to global heating, overfishing and pollution, according to an expert assessment....
Crackdown on ‘foreign interventions’ decried by Hungarian media (www.theguardian.com)
‘Putin must lose’: Zelenskiy arrives in US to try to save $61bn Ukraine aid package (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has flown to Washington DC in an attempt to rescue a critical $61bn military aid package, while the UK separately hinted that it could increase the value of the arms, ammunition and training that it donates to Kyiv....