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Free lunches, brain breaks and happy teachers: why Estonia has the best schools in Europe (www.theguardian.com)

Thailand’s economy is falling behind its Southeast Asian peers Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia amid growing middle-income trap fears (www.aljazeera.com)

Thailand’s economy grew just 1.9 percent last year, according to state economic planners, compared with growth of 5 percent or higher in the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam....

South Korea's Hyundai Motor ends Indonesia aluminium deal after calls by a climate campaigner backed by K-pop fans not to procure supplies of the metal produced using coal power (www.reuters.com)

Hyundai Motor said in a statement on Tuesday that it had ended its non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Adaro, a unit of Indonesia’s second-largest coal miner Adaro Energy Indonesia, at the end of 2023, adding that the companies had decided to explore other opportunities independently.

Gaza Crisis: US Aid Plane Delivering Relief to Conflict Zone (www.infoterkiniviral.com)

A thousand miles to the east of Gaza, substantial aid packages are being prepared for transport on a US military aircraft, with the crew members cast

Man holds hostages in nightclub after ‘threatening to detonate bomb’ (www.independent.co.uk)

Democracy, Deepfakes, and the AI Balancing Act (www.infoterkiniviral.com)

The buzz around artificial intelligence (AI) has reached a crescendo, with concerns about its impact on elections and democratic processes.

Monitoring closely: US reacts to India summoning its diplomat over criticism of Kejriwal's arrest. (i.imgur.com)

cross-posted from: lemy.lol/post/22372966

Pluralistic: End of the line for corporate sovereignty (pluralistic.net)

Side note: in light of what it's saying about Honduran charter cities I KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING WEIRD ABOUT THIS when I saw it

Russia says 40 dead, 145 injured in concert hall raid, Islamic State group claims responsibility (apnews.com)

Netanyahu Vows Defiance Against Allies Amid Israel-Gaza Conflict Over Rafah Invasion (www.infoterkiniviral.com)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reiterated his resolve to launch an offensive in Rafah, despite facing international criticism.

As Ramadan begins, uncertainty and anxiety surround the Al-Aqsa mosque (www.npr.org)

Gangs in Haiti try to seize control of main airport as thousands escape prisons: "Massacring people indiscriminately" (www.cbsnews.com)

The Story Behind the New York Times October 7 Exposé (theintercept.com)

Tennessee company accused of using child labor to clean slaughterhouses (www.reuters.com)

Israel/oPt: UN experts appalled by reported human rights violations against Palestinian women and girls (www.ohchr.org)

Palestinian women and girls have reportedly been arbitrarily executed in Gaza, often together with family members, including their children, according to information received....

France imposes sanctions on violent Israeli settlers (thecradle.co)

The ruling by Paris follows similar moves by London and Washington against West Bank settlers...

Volcanic Eruption in Iceland (2-8-2024) (www.youtube.com)

The lava is flowing again after a third volcanic eruption. The placement appears to be a good ways to the north of Grindavik as of yet. Multicam view.

Missing Chinese banker resigns from China Renaissance for ‘health reasons’ a year after disappearing (edition.cnn.com)

Cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/8514302...

Economists worry growing conflict with China will make Canada and the world poorer (beehaw.org)

Cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/11486978...

Biden says he has decided Jordan strike response (www.aljazeera.com)

China’s Demand for Brides Draws Women from Across Southeast Asia—Sometimes by Force (www.migrationpolicy.org)

Every year, women and girls from Southeast Asia move to China, sometimes by force or coercion, to marry Chinese men, care for them, and bear children. While many migrate voluntarily, knowing that they are to be married, an unknown number of women from countries including Cambodia, Myanmar, Indonesia, and Vietnam are deceived or...

Hong Kong court orders Evergrande's liquidation, posing threats to China's economy and global markets (www.abc.net.au)

Cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/8365247...

"The biggest beneficiary is the Chinese Communist Party leadership" - China is covering up an economic crisis, scholar says (www.newsweek.com)

Cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/11395637...

How Taiwan beat back disinformation and preserved the integrity of its election (www.channelnewsasia.com)

Worries that China would use disinformation to undermine the integrity of Taiwan’s vote dogged the recent election, a key moment in the young democracy’s development that highlighted tensions with its much larger neighbor....