Moscow on grain deal: UN has three months to implement Russian agreement (www.reuters.com)
China-US climate progress could hinge on new methane deal (www.reuters.com)
Kerry arrived in Beijing on Sunday for talks aimed at reviving efforts by China and the United States toward curbing climate-warming emissions. Experts have said any move to cooperate on methane - a greenhouse gas responsible for roughly 30% of global warming - could provide a way forward.
Russia seizes control of Danone and Carlsberg operations (www.bbc.co.uk)
How a Vast Demographic Shift Will Reshape the World (www.nytimes.com)
The world’s demographics have already been transformed. Europe is shrinking. China is shrinking, with India, a much younger country, overtaking it this year as the world’s most populous nation....
Hungarian plan to target foreign influence fuels NGO and media fears (www.theguardian.com)
China weighs ending freeze on Boeing purchases with 737 Max deal in US -Bloomberg News (www.reuters.com)
Curbside trash is a problem in NYC. Officials have a not-so-novel fix: plastic bins (www.npr.org)
On a recent fall morning in central Harlem, stacks of plastic garbage bags filled the sidewalks in front of the well-kept brownstones. Some of the black bags leaked brownish-gray liquid, others sat intermingled with discarded furniture. Several contained ragged holes in the sides, where they’d been chewed through by rats the...
The Dehumanizing Nature of War (www.truthdig.com)
A Veterans Day meditation
Department of the Air Force Scheduled to Launch Seventh X-37B Mission on December 7. The X-37B space plane will operate in “new orbital regimes” and test “future space domain awareness technologies.” (www.spaceforce.mil)
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3 are charged with running sex ring that catered to politicians, military and others (www.npr.org)
DOJ says possibly hundreds of clients include government contractors with security clearances, doctors, lawyers, elected officials, military officers, professors and executives at tech companies.
No increase in local rice price, assures PM Anwar (www.malaymail.com)
China boosts 'political trust' with Vietnam ahead of Biden visit (www.reuters.com)
China sent a senior official to Vietnam to enhance “political trust” between the two countries, ahead of a scheduled visit by U.S. President Joe Biden designed to boost diplomatic ties between Washington and Hanoi....
Families sue UK government over relatives’ deaths during Covid crisis (www.theguardian.com)
Cases against government, care homes and hospitals relate to deaths in 2020, when patients with Covid were being moved into homes
US commerce secretary will visit China next week at a critical moment for the world's top two economies (www.cnn.com)
US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo will visit China next week at a critical time for the world’s second-largest economy — and for the Biden administration’s relationship with the country and its leaders....
A catastrophic breach of the United Kingdom electoral register affects tens of millions of residents following a cyberattack at the U.K. Electoral Commission (techcrunch.com)
Africa and Russia relations increase as war continues with no end insite (web.archive.org)
“Russia is family for Africa,” declared the president of Burkina Faso at the Russia-Africa summit in Saint Petersburg....
Thunderstorms cause damage in DC area (www.cnn.com)
Severe thunderstorms caused damage across the Washington, DC, region Saturday, with downed trees and power lines and suspended service on parts of the Metro train system.
Soldiers declare Niger general as head of state following coup (www.npr.org)
Google alert failed to warn people of Turkey earthquake (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Two protesters burn Koran in front of Iraqi embassy in Denmark (www.reuters.com)
Jason Aldean Addresses 'Small Town' Backlash at Cincinnati Show: 'Cancel Culture Is a Thing' (www.rollingstone.com)
“I love our country, I want to see it restored to what it once was before all this bullshit started happening to us,” country singer tells crowd after “long-ass week” of controversy
Warcraft fans trick AI article bot with Glorbo hoax (www.bbc.com)
The game's Reddit community was buzzing with excitement about a new feature... that doesn't exist.
