Deforestation in Colombia falls to lowest level in 23 years (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/22143159
‘Frog saunas’ could save species from deadly fungal disease, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/22143150
The amount of sugar consumed by children from soft drinks in the UK halved within a year of the sugar tax being introduced, a study has found. (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/22143130
More than 80 kangaroos found dead in two regional Victorian locations (www.theguardian.com)
Hakeem Jeffries says he met with president; big Democratic donors reportedly freeze money in objection to Biden candidacy – live (www.theguardian.com)
The House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries said he shared lawmakers’ “insight, heartfelt perspectives and conclusions about the path forward” in a private meeting with Joe Biden yesterday....
Chinese warships spotted off Alaska coast, US Coast Guard says (www.theguardian.com)
Four Chinese vessels were ‘transiting in international waters but still inside the US exclusive economic zone’...
‘The new normal’: work from home is here to stay, US data shows (www.theguardian.com)
The same percentage of employed people who worked remotely in 2023 is the same as the previous year, a survey found...
App that tracked fuel tankers in China used to transport cooking oil is disabled (www.theguardian.com)
App reportedly received a surge in queries this week after newspaper exposed food safety scandal...
Fresh scrutiny of free speech in Saudi Arabia after brothers’ convictions over tweets (www.theguardian.com)
Tennessee elections chief accused of intimidation for telling 14,375 voters to prove citizenship (www.theguardian.com)
Republican secretary of state sends vaguely worded letter to voters weeks before primary...
Democratic billboards stress Trump link to rightwing Project 2025 manifesto (www.theguardian.com)
Billboards will go up in seven swing states as campaign seeks to publicize manifesto and tie it to ex-president...
‘Like an oven’: death at US women’s prison amid heatwave sparks cries for help (www.theguardian.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/california-heat-wave-prison-inm…
Delta Airlines appears to think Palestinian flag is "terrifying" (www.theguardian.com)
‘Everyone was paddling to get away’: seals with rabies alarm South Africa’s surfers (www.theguardian.com)
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Moscow angered by US plan to site long-range missiles in Germany (www.theguardian.com)
A US announcement of a plan to station long-range missiles in Germany for the first time since the cold war has set off a diplomatic furore between Washington and Moscow and elicited comparisons to the European missile crises of the 1980s....
BP predicts global oil demand will peak in 2025, bringing to end rising emissions (www.theguardian.com)
Kenyan president sacks cabinet after weeks of deadly protests (www.theguardian.com)
US reportedly foiled Russian plot to kill boss of German arms firm supplying Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
Brazil’s spy agency accused of illegally targeting Bolsonaro’s foes (www.theguardian.com)
Family of missing woman in Bahamas shielded trans identity over fears of bias (www.theguardian.com)
Kenyan president sacks cabinet after weeks of deadly protests (www.theguardian.com)
Biden introduces Zelenskiy as ‘President Putin’ at Nato summit (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: feddit.org/post/698871...
Biden introduces Zelenskiy as ‘President Putin’ at Nato summit (www.theguardian.com)
Did he do it for the memes?
BP-owned company is selling carbon credits on trees that aren’t in danger, analysis finds (www.theguardian.com)
Finite Carbon, created in 2009 and bought by British multinational oil and gas giant BP in 2020, is responsible for more than a quarter of the US’s total carbon credits, which it says it generates from protecting more than 60 “high credibility, high integrity projects” across 1.6m hectares (4m acres)....
Hungary’s Viktor Orbán to meet with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago (www.theguardian.com)
Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, will fly to Mar-a-Lago on Thursday to meet with Donald Trump, according to two sources with knowledge of the meeting....
