‘They lied’: plastics producers deceived public about recycling, report reveals | Recycling (www.theguardian.com)
Companies knew for decades recycling was not viable but promoted it regar
UN likely to vote Tuesday on Gaza ceasefire, US signals veto (www.reuters.com)
The United Nations Security Council is likely to vote on Tuesday on an Algerian push for the 15-member body to demand an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, said diplomats, a move the United States signaled it would veto....
Mexicans turn out in droves to 'protect democracy' ahead of elections | Reuters (news.yahoo.com)
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Huge crowds filled Mexico City’s main square on Sunday in support of the nation’s electoral authority, accusing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of trying to weaken the body ahead of a presidential election in June....
Israel declares Brazil’s Lula ‘persona non grata’ over comparison of Gaza war to Holocaust (www.timesofisrael.com)
Ministers confirm plan to ban use of mobile phones in schools in England (www.theguardian.com)
Labour will introduce citizens' assemblies after ‘transformational’ success in Ireland - Politics.co.uk (www.politics.co.uk)
Here's what happened to overdose deaths in Toronto neighbourhoods with safe consumption sites (www.thestar.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/15721315...
UN Experts Urge Probe Of Alleged Israeli Abuses Of Palestinian Women, Girls (www.barrons.com)
UN rights experts called Monday for an independent probe into alleged Israeli abuses against Palestinian women and girls, including killings, rapes and sexual assault....
Argentina's annual inflation soars above 250% in January (www.france24.com)
Palestinian diplomat accuses Israel of apartheid and asks UN court to declare its occupation illegal (apnews.com)
The Palestinian foreign minister on Monday accused Israel of apartheid and urged the United Nations’ top court to declare that Israel’s occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state is illegal and must end immediately and unconditionally for any hope for a two-state future to survive....
Israeli cabinet unanimously opposes 'unilateral recognition' of Palestinian state (www.middleeasteye.net)
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Slovak PM claims Ukraine is not a sovereign country (www.euractiv.com)
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Saturday (20 January) alleged neighbouring Ukraine was not a sovereign nation but was under the absolute control of the United States, in embrace of a Russian conspiracy theory....
Gaza doctors: ‘We leave patients to scream for hours and hours’ - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
Israel has gone ‘beyond self-defence’ in Gaza, says Labour’s Streeting (www.theguardian.com)
China sides with Russia at UN, urges end to weapons for Ukraine (www.newsweek.com)
China has sided with Russia on the Ukraine issue at the United Nations while telling the U.S. to stop sending weapons to Kyiv....
Thai PM warns Myanmar nationals over illegal entry (www.bangkokpost.com)
He made the remarks as the number of Myanmar citizens applying for a visa to enter Thailand has increased sharply after Myanmar’s ruling military revealed plans to conscript young people for mandatory…...
Identifying the Mystery Vessel at the Site of Trinidad & Tobago’s National Emergency Oil Spill - bellingcat (www.bellingcat.com)
Laying the groundwork for Gaza’s permanent exodus (www.972mag.com)
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Hundreds of Navalny Mourners Detained Across Russia (www.nytimes.com)
Without paywalls: archive.ph/keKRu
Houthis claim they hit British ship, downed US drone over Yemen (www.aljazeera.com)
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Tobago's tourism, fishing hit as oil slick spreads across Caribbean (www.reuters.com)
Dozens killed in outbreak of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea highlands (www.theguardian.com)
Gaza’s largest functioning hospital ‘completely out of service’, say health officials (www.theguardian.com)
Israel launches 'extensive' strikes on Lebanon (www.bbc.com)
Arrests after Iran’s iPhone ban paves way for multimillion-dollar scam | Technology News | Al Jazeera (www.aljazeera.com)
