Reddit CEO doubles down on attack on Apollo developer in drama-filled AMA (techcrunch.com)
Man shot dead by officer at funeral while hugging aunt (www.wowktv.com)
“I went to hug him because he was upset, and next thing I know they just yelled ‘Jason!’ and they ‘pow, pow, pow, pow, pow,'” Odell said. “I about got shot. I felt the compressions of the bullets. It was horrible.”
Vietnam says homosexuality ‘not a disease’ in win for gay rights (www.aljazeera.com)
Ukraine sets up military office inside Russia (www.bbc.com)
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Ksenia Karelina: Russian court sentences woman to 12 years in jail for treason for donating $51 to a charity supporting Ukraine. (www.bbc.com)
Ksenia Karelina, who has American and Russian citizenship, was arrested during a family visit last January in Yekaterinburg, about 1,600km (1,000 miles) east of Moscow....
Protests in China as delivery rider kneels before security guard (www.bbc.com)
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Indian women lead night protests after doctor's rape and murder (www.bbc.com)
Tens of thousands of women in West Bengal state marched through the streets on Wednesday night in protest against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a state-run hospital in Kolkata last week....
China lists 10 Taiwan ‘diehard separatists’ for potential death sentence in absentia, calls for people to denounce their supporters (www.tibetanreview.net)
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Israel broadens its evacuation orders after deadly strike on Gaza school-turned-shelter (apnews.com)
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military ordered more evacuations in southern Gaza early Sunday after a deadly airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in the north killed at least 80 Palestinians, according to local health authorities. Israel said it targeted a militant command post, killing 19 fighters....
How Norway’s public broadcaster overhauled its climate coverage (www.niemanlab.org)
Wind and solar energy overtake fossil fuels to provide 30% of EU electricity (www.theguardian.com)
IOC awards 2034 Winter Games to Salt Lake City. Utah last hosted the Olympics in 2002. - The Boston Globe (www.bostonglobe.com)
PARIS (AP) — Salt Lake City will be an Olympics host again after the IOC formally awarded the 2034 Winter Games to the United States bid on Wednesday, after a power move by Olympic officials who want to shut down a U.S. federal investigation of suspected doping by Chinese swimmers....
A Shahed drone from Russia struck the town of Plauru, Romania, approximately 45 minutes ago. (x.com)
General Staff: Russia has lost 568,980 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 (kyivindependent.com)
Philippine president orders shutdown of Chinese-run online gambling in his country over alleged crimes including financial scams, human trafficking, torture, kidnappings, and murders (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said in his state-of-the-nation address that the Philippines would press efforts to strengthen its defensive capability by forging security alliances with friendly countries to counter threats to its territorial interests in the South China Sea, adding that his country would only settle...
Rewards for tourists who litter pick in Copenhagen (www.bbc.com)
Tourists will be rewarded with free food and activities if they participate in environmentally friendly tasks while visiting Copenhagen, the city’s tourist board has announced....
“I’m Bored, So I Shoot”: How Israeli Troops Are Authorized to Shoot Palestinians Virtually at Will (www.democracynow.org)
An interview with with reporter Oren Ziv of +972 Magazine, whose latest investigation details how Israeli forces in Gaza have been authorized to open fire on Palestinians virtually at will. Six soldiers who fought in Gaza describe a near-total absence of firing regulations, with soldiers shooting as they please, setting homes...
"Patriotic loyalty to the communist Party": China graduates 320 more monks and nuns to promote Sinicization of Tibetan Buddhism (www.tibetanreview.net)
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High-ranking corrupt officials in China earn eight to fourteen times their regular salary by profiting from corruption, study based on official data says (www.zew.de)
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UK: Welsh Government to introduce a law which will make it illegal for politicians to lie (www.bbc.com)
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Peru grants China's state-owned Cosco Shipping the exclusive right to operate its Chanchay port while pressure is built to construct a highway across the Amazon rainforest (www.asianews.it)
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Canada expresses concern about human rights violations in China's Xinjiang region, groups urge U.N. human rights chief to take more action over "documented abuses against Uyghurs and other Muslims" (www.reuters.com)
Canada’s ambassador to Beijing visited the region of Xinjiang last week and expressed concerns about human rights violations directly to local leaders, the Canadian foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday....
Barcelona plans to shut all holiday apartments by 2028 (www.reuters.com)
Chinese coast guard personnel armed with swords, spears and knives accused of ramming Filipino boats in disputed South China Sea (www.bbc.com)
Philippines soldiers used their “bare hands” to fight off Chinese coast guard personnel armed with swords, spears and knives in the disputed South China Sea, the country’s top military commander has said....
