Nintendo’s design guru Shigeru Miyamoto: ‘I wanted to make something weird’ (www.theguardian.com)
NYPD faces backlash as it prepares to encrypt radio communications (www.theguardian.com)
Almost 100 dead in blasts at Iran memorial for assassinated commander (www.theguardian.com)
Two explosions at Kerman ceremony marking anniversary of killing of Qassem Suleimani raise Middle East tensions further...
Polar bear dies from bird flu as H5N1 spreads across globe (www.theguardian.com)
A polar bear has been killed by bird flu as the highly contagious H5N1 virus spreads into the most remote parts of the planet....
Scientists hail new antibiotic that can kill drug-resistant bacteria (www.theguardian.com)
Value of X has fallen 71% since purchase by Musk and name change from Twitter (www.theguardian.com)
The social media platform X has lost 71% of its value since it was bought by Elon Musk, according to the mutual fund Fidelity....
Bernie Sanders calls on Congress to block funding to Israel (www.theguardian.com)
‘Ramen noodles budget’: EU moves to end exploitation of unpaid internships (www.theguardian.com)
Revealed: almost half of British teens feel addicted to social media, study says (www.theguardian.com)
Revealed: almost half of British teens feel addicted to social media, study says::Exclusive: Millennium Cohort’s finding raises questions about why a large proportion has a difficult relationship with social media
Texas can ban emergency abortions despite federal guidance, court rules (www.theguardian.com)
The ruling by a unanimous panel of fifth US circuit court of appeals comes amid a wave of lawsuits focusing on abortion exceptions...
Kim Davis must pay $260,000 legal fees over same-sex marriage license refusal (www.theguardian.com)
Kim Davis, the former county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses in Kentucky to same-sex couples, must pay a total of $260,104 in fees and expenses to attorneys who represented one couple, according to a federal judge’s ruling....
The punch that ‘burst the bubble’: residents of Hitler’s alpine home rise up against neo-Nazi visitors (www.theguardian.com)
Renewed Russian strikes offer grim portent for Ukraine in 2024 (www.theguardian.com)
Nearly 200 names linked to Jeffrey Epstein expected to be made public (www.theguardian.com)
List could be released as soon as Tuesday after deadline for objections to unsealing of names passes midnight Monday...
‘Ramen noodles budget’: EU moves to end exploitation of unpaid internships (www.theguardian.com)
Iran rejects US and UK calls to end support for Houthi Red Sea attacks (www.theguardian.com)
Iran security chief praises ‘brave actions’ of Houthi rebels who have targeted Israeli-linked vessels in shipping lane...
Russia launches 90 drone attacks on Ukraine in early hours of new year (www.theguardian.com)
Russia marked the new year with the launch of a record 90 Shahed-type drones over Ukraine, as Vladimir Putin vowed to further intensify attacks after a Ukrainian strike on the south Russian city of Belgorod....
New York sergeant, wife and two sons found dead in murder-suicide, police say (www.theguardian.com)
A police sergeant, his wife and their two sons – ages 10 and 12 – were found dead in a suburban home in New York in what police said was a triple murder-suicide....
‘Stakes are really high’: misinformation researcher changes tack for 2024 US election (www.theguardian.com)
Kate Starbird says attacks have made research difficult, and claims of bias arise because of prevalence of lies from the right...
Taiwan considers joining international criminal court to deter potential China invasion (www.theguardian.com)
Joining court would allow investigation of Xi Jinping if he were to order act of war against Taiwan...
Coroner calls on Google and Amazon to act after British woman’s suicide (www.theguardian.com)
Coroner calls on Google and Amazon to act after British woman’s suicide::Chloe Macdermott researched suicide methods on a forum and bought lethal substance online from US
How social media's biggest user protest rocked Reddit (www.theguardian.com)
Year-end recap from The Guardian.
Plane detained in France sheds light on Nicaragua’s role in US migrant crisis (www.theguardian.com)
Flight contained 303 Indians en route to Central American country whose light visa requirements have attracted US-bound travelers...
Xi Jinping says Chinese business having ‘tough time’ in new year message (www.theguardian.com)
China’s president, Xi Jinping, acknowledged in his new year’s message that “some enterprises had a tough time” in 2023 as data showed a weakening of factory production deepened this month, but he vowed to step up the pace of the economy’s recovery....
Britain ‘considering airstrikes’ on Houthi rebels after Red Sea attacks (www.theguardian.com)
Britain is reportedly considering airstrikes on Houthi rebels after the US said its navy sank three boats that had been targeting a container ship in the Red Sea....
