‘The machine did it coldly’: Israel used AI to identify 37,000 Hamas targets (www.theguardian.com)
Global rainforest loss continues at rate of 10 football pitches a minute (www.theguardian.com)
Despite major progress in Brazil and Colombia, deforestation led by farming still cleared an area nearly equal to Switzerland...
New UN report outlines the ‘Anatomy of a Genocide’ in Gaza (mondoweiss.net)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/14006090...
France’s Florida: Retired, rich and ready to vote far right (www.politico.eu)
Wealthy voters fear something bigger than taxes is threatening their lavish lifestyle....
The Scottish golf courses disappearing into the sea (www.bbc.com)
Some of Scotland’s oldest golf courses are in danger of disappearing into the sea due to climate change, according to those trying desperately to save them....
What's behind China's gold-buying spree? (www.dw.com)
For more than a year, China’s central bank has been buying up large amounts of gold. The move, along with the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, have helped spike the price of the precious metal to new highs....
Mayor of Russia's Orenburg orders evacuations amid 'critical' flooding (www.reuters.com)
Biden administration set to greenlight $18 billion sale of F-15 fighter jets to Israel | CNN Politics (edition.cnn.com)
Prostate cancer cases worldwide likely to double by 2040, analysis finds (www.theguardian.com)
Largest study of its kind predicts 85% increase in deaths from the disease in same period as more men live longer...
New York Times cuts ties with Israeli reporter over alleged policy violation (www.ynetnews.com)
Schwartz liked a tweet by Walla journalist David Mizrahy Verthaim on October 7, which, according to the newspaper, constitutes a violation of company policy....
Senegal’s Democracy Passes Crucial Test (www.ipsnews.net)
IDF Allowed 100 Civilian Deaths for Every Hamas Official Targeted by Error-Prone AI System (www.commondreams.org)
Medellín, Colombia, bans sex work in two areas after U.S. tourist found with minors (www.nbcnews.com)
The ban will be in effect for six months, and some bars will be required to close by 1 a.m. for the next month, according to a statement from the mayor’s office....
Biden administration set to greenlight $18 billion sale of F-15 fighter jets to Israel (edition.cnn.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/14095378...
UN rights council demands halt to arms sales to Israel (www.france24.com)
The UN Human Rights Council on Friday demanded a halt in all arms sales to Israel, highlighting warnings of “genocide” in its war in Gaza, which has killed more than 33,000 people....
Russia's primary chipmaker is struggling with a defect rate of about 50 percent (www.techspot.com)
Sanctions have crippled Baikal’s production and packaging capabilities...
Turkey Inflation Accelerates Again, Nears 70% Despite Rate Hikes (www.bloomberg.com)
Turkish consumer prices accelerate less than expected...
France: Audrey Mondjehi jailed for obtaining Strasbourg attacker's gun (www.bbc.com)
A man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for helping an Islamist attacker who killed five people at a French Christmas market in December 2018....
President Macron says France and its allies 'could have stopped' the 1994 Rwanda genocide (apnews.com)
French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that France and its allies could have stopped the 1994 Rwanda genocide but lacked the will to do so, a strong declaration ahead of the African country’s 30th anniversary of the slaughter that left over 800,000 people dead....
What You Should Know About “Toddler Milk” and How It’s Marketed to Parents (www.propublica.org)
If you’re a parent, you might have noticed toddler “milk” while browsing the formula aisle. The powdered drink, aimed at children between 1 and 3, often pledges benefits like “improved brain development” or “improved immune function.”...
Ukraine: NATO membership a question of 'when, not if' (www.dw.com)
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has reportedly floated a five-year, €100 billion package that allies are set to discuss in Brussels. Ahead of the meeting, he said Ukraine’s NATO membership was a question of “when, not if.”
Biden tells Netanyahu the US policy hinges on ‘Israel’s immediate action’ (www.politico.com)
The president, in a phone call, said that the overall humanitarian situation in Gaza was “unacceptable.”...
‘No choice’: Ukraine eyes Kerch bridge in Crimea for drone attack (www.theguardian.com)
Third attack on Kerch bridge between Russia and occupied Crimea ‘inevitable’, say Ukraine’s military intelligence...
Palestinian Fatah group says Iran trying to spread chaos in West Bank (www.reuters.com)
The Shift: Biden says he’s ‘outraged’ over killing of aid workers . . . and moves to send Israel more weapons (mondoweiss.net)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/14088188...
