US, Canada and Finland form ‘Ice Pact’ to project influence into Arctic region (www.theguardian.com)
War has prevented 15m children being immunised against diseases, UN warns (www.theguardian.com)
Conflicts have hampered efforts to vaccinate children across the world, health leaders have warned, as new figures showed about 14.5 million children had not received a single immunisation dose....
Living in a tent with premature triplets: how fear and anxiety haunt Gaza’s new mothers (www.theguardian.com)
The constant trauma (of the war) took its toll on Yasmeen Khuwaiter, who found out about her pregnancy two weeks before the war, and gave birth to triplets in April, two months before her due date....
Scientists make DNA discovery that could help find pancreatic cancer cure (www.theguardian.com)
Scientists have made a crucial DNA discovery that could help cure one of the deadliest cancers....
Largest UK public sector trial of four-day week sees huge benefits, research finds (www.theguardian.com)
“In the largest public sector trial of the four-day week in Britain, fewer refuse collectors quit,” reports the Guardian, “and there were faster planning decisions, more rapid benefits processing and quicker call answering, independent research has found.” South Cambridgeshire district council’s controversial...
German city bans ‘silent fox’ gesture in schools over similarity to far-right sign (www.theguardian.com)
A city in northern Germany has become the first to issue an all-out ban on the use of a hand gesture used to encourage silence in the classroom because of its close resemblance to a far-right Turkish gesture....
‘Forever chemicals’ used in lithium ion batteries threaten environment, research finds (www.theguardian.com)
A subclass of PFAS has been found near manufacturing plants and landfills, and in remote regions of the world...
Record-breaking heatwave shifts east as millions of Americans under heat alert (www.theguardian.com)
Over 245 million Americans are expected to experience 90F temperatures early this week, with some as high as 105F...
Neolithic population collapse may have been caused by plague, researchers say (www.theguardian.com)
US financial watchdog urged to investigate NDAs at OpenAI (www.theguardian.com)
OpenAI whistleblowers have urged the US financial watchdog to investigate non-disclosure agreements at the startup after claiming the contracts included restrictions such as requiring employees to seek permission before contacting regulators....
Kenyan police find more female body parts at Nairobi garbage dump (www.theguardian.com)
Kenyan police said that they had found more bags filled with dismembered female body parts on Saturday, the latest macabre discovery at a rubbish dump that has horrified and angered the country....
Bitter tensions as reporters feel misled by White House over Biden health (www.theguardian.com)
With Joe Biden’s candidacy teetering in the wake of last month’s alarming debate showing, journalists who had covered his presidency full-time for years suddenly asserted that it lacked that most basic political element: credibility....
Nato summit achievements overshadowed by looming US election (www.theguardian.com)
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
Deforestation in Colombia falls to lowest level in 23 years (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/22143159
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...
