Ecuador prosecutor investigating gang attack on TV station shot and killed (www.theguardian.com)
César Suárez killed in brazen daylight attack in Guayaquil as country shaken by dramatic recent surge in violence...
Tech billionaires want to build a new city in rural California. Voters may get a say on it (www.theguardian.com)
California Forever, which bought 60,000 acres, has received fierce opposition from local officials and environmental groups...
Italian province orders all dogs to be DNA tested in poo crackdown (www.theguardian.com)
Owners in Bolzano, northern Italy, must pay €65 for test, which police can use to search for dog muck culprits...
Major human rights violations at Del Monte farm in Kenya, report finds (www.theguardian.com)
Hundreds of protesters clash with police in Russian republic of Bashkortostan (www.theguardian.com)
Hundreds – and possibly thousands – of Alsynov’s supporters initially gathered in front of the courthouse on Monday when closing arguments were delivered in the case. The Russian independent news outlet Agentstvo reported that it was one of the biggest protests in Russia since the invasion of Ukraine, which has brought...
Greenland losing 30m tonnes of ice an hour, study reveals (www.theguardian.com)
Total is 20% higher than thought and may have implications for collapse of globally important north Atlantic ocean currents...
Amid a national shortage, the US Adderall black market is booming (www.theguardian.com)
With pharmacies unable to fill prescriptions, many ADHD patients are turning to Craigslist to buy illicit pills online...
‘I will pretend not to be me’: Russia cracks down on LGBTQ+ community (www.theguardian.com)
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EU bans ‘misleading’ environmental claims that rely on offsetting (www.theguardian.com)
On Wednesday, members of the European parliament [MEPs] voted to outlaw the use of terms such as “environmentally friendly”, “natural”, “biodegradable”, “climate neutral” or “eco” without evidence, while introducing a total ban on using carbon offsetting schemes to substantiate the claims.
EU bans ‘misleading’ environmental claims that rely on offsetting (www.theguardian.com)
Terms such as “climate neutral” or “climate positive” that rely on offsetting will be banned from the EU by 2026 as part of a crackdown on misleading environmental claims....
Greenland losing 30m tonnes of ice an hour, study reveals (www.theguardian.com)
‘Control the narrative’: how an Alabama utility wields influence by financing news (www.theguardian.com)
China population decline accelerates as birthrate hits record low (www.theguardian.com)
Population data shows drop of almost three million in 2023...
‘Giving us oxygen’: Italy turns to Cuba to help revive ailing health system (www.theguardian.com)
Almost 500 Cuban health workers deployed across Calabria amid severe shortage of doctors...
Ocean fungi from twilight zone could be source of next penicillin-like drug (www.theguardian.com)
Large numbers of fungi have been found living in the twilight zone of the ocean, and could unlock the door to new drugs that may match the power of penicillin....
Iran strikes ‘militant bases’ in Pakistan in latest Middle East flashpoint (www.theguardian.com)
Iran has launched airstrikes on Pakistan territory, apparently aimed at a Sunni militant group, in the latest sign of a wave of violence rolling across the Middle East and beyond....
Colorado shooter who killed five at LGBTQ+ club charged with hate crimes (www.theguardian.com)
Anderson Aldrich plans to plead guilty to federal charges with an agreement that would allow him to avoid the death penalty...
Tax our wealth, super-rich tell politicians at Davos (www.theguardian.com)
Abigail Disney, Brian Cox and Valerie Rockefeller among signatories of open letter condemning inequality...
China population decline accelerates as birthrate hits record low (www.theguardian.com)
World’s five richest men double their money as poorest get poorer (www.theguardian.com)
Tax our wealth, super-rich tell politicians at Davos (www.theguardian.com)
Senate to vote on Sanders’ measure requiring human rights scrutiny over Israel aid (www.theguardian.com)
Aid officials believe there are ‘pockets of famine’ in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
‘Giving us oxygen’: Italy turns to Cuba to help revive ailing health system (www.theguardian.com)
Grieving mother falls victim to Amazon one-time password ‘scam’ (www.theguardian.com)
A grieving mother was left distraught by Amazon after a laptop bought to plan her child’s funeral disappeared in an alleged scam – despite the website claiming to protect the purchase with a one-time password.
