Meta begins process to end news access to Facebook, Instagram users in Canada (globalnews.ca)
Facebook workers in Kenya ‘not paid for six months’ (www.opendemocracy.net)
Amsterdam sex workers and residents march together against controversial erotic center (nltimes.nl)
Reporters Without Borders files complaint with International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes against journalists in Palestine and Israel (rsf.org)
According to the media NGO RSF’s tally, 34 journalists have been killed since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, of whom at least 12 were killed in the course of their work – 10 in Gaza, one in Israel and one in Lebanon....
About 100,000 protesters join pro-Palestinian march through London (www.reuters.com)
US student held in Dubai for weeks for tapping security officer’s arm (www.theguardian.com)
Thermal imaging reveals hidden gas seeping from 32 Aussie sites (au.news.yahoo.com)
Investigators have documented what they say are ‘alarming levels’ of methane pollution being emitted by the coal seam gas industry.
Many Senior Citizens Expect To Die With College Loan Debts. (portside.org)
This used to be a witty title but some pro-censorship arse complained so here we are (www.theguardian.com)
No more cordon blur: France prepares to ban vegetarian products from using meaty language
U.S. declassifies historic Nixon intelligence reports on 1973 Chile coup (www.axios.com)
Gulf Stream current could collapse in 2025, plunging Earth into climate chaos: 'We were actually bewildered' (www.livescience.com)
A vital ocean current system that helps regulate the Northern Hemisphere’s climate could collapse anytime from 2025 and unleash climate chaos, a controversial new study warns....
Gaza’s Largest Hospitals Close, Premature Babies Taken Out of Incubators, Israeli Forces Reportedly Entered Hospitals and Fired at Patients (www.democracynow.org)
“Five kids in the pediatric [Shifa Hospital] ICU left alone in Rantisi Hospital, and we don’t know what’s going on with them. The communications were lost, so they might be dead or alive,” one of the doctors said....
North Korea punishes women for wearing shorts, declaring them ‘capitalist fashion’ (www.rfa.org)
Borax is the new Tide Pods and poison control experts are facepalming (arstechnica.com)
Top Trump allies facing charges lose lawyers after failing to pay legal bills (www.theguardian.com)
Category 5 Hurricane Otis makes landfall near Acapulco, Mexico (edition.cnn.com)
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Media company Vice blocked news stories that could offend Saudi Arabia, insiders say (www.theguardian.com)
The company recently signed a lucrative partnership deal with the MBC Group, a media company controlled by the Saudi government, to establish a joint venture in the Middle Eastern country.
As mental health worsens among Afghanistan's women, the UN is asked to declare 'gender apartheid' (apnews.com)
As Gazans Scrounge for Food and Water, Hamas Sits on a Rich Trove of Supplies (www.nytimes.com)
Post uses a gift link so everyone can access it....
After warning, the EU opens investigation into X over alleged disinformation | TechCrunch (techcrunch.com)
U.S. is sending a carrier strike group closer to Israel and will begin supplying munitions starting today (www.nbcnews.com)
Palestinians Sue Biden for Failing to Prevent Genocide in Gaza (theintercept.com)
Gaza: 3,195 children killed in three weeks surpasses annual number of children killed in conflict zones since 2019, Save the Children International says (web.archive.org)
Children make up more than 40% of the 7,703 people killed in Gaza, and more than a third of all fatalities across the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel. With a further 1,000 children reported missing in Gaza assumed buried under the rubble, the death toll is likely much higher....
A Decongestant in Cold Medicines Doesn’t Work at All, an F.D.A. Panel Says (www.nytimes.com)
NYT gift article expires in 30 days....
6 women are rescued from a refrigerated truck in France after making distress call to a BBC reporter (apnews.com)
