British teenager behind GTA 6 hack receives indefinite hospital order (www.theguardian.com)
Russia Overtakes Saudi Arabia To Become Largest Supplier Of Oil To China (www.rferl.org)
Russia last year overtook Saudi Arabia to become the largest supplier of oil to China, Reuters reported, citing Chinese import data....
North Korean defectors to South tripled in 2023, Seoul says (www.theguardian.com)
Gaza activist tells of beating and abuse in Israeli detention (www.theguardian.com)
Estonia kicks out head of Russian church (www.politico.eu)
Estonia has announced it will not renew the residence permit of Metropolitan Eugene of the Estonian Orthodox Church, calling him a threat to national security....
‘Like a bad dream’: Briton’s death in Spain heightens fears about painkiller Nolotil (www.theguardian.com)
The controversial painkiller is being cited in a growing number of deaths in Spain despite warnings about dangerous side-effects...
Explosions at chemical storage facility in Russia (news.sky.com)
Two explosions were reported at Novatek’s chemical storage facility at Ust-Luga port, 100 miles southwest of St Petersburg, according to local media....
Israel Intensifies Raids Against Palestinians in West Bank (www.wsj.com)
Early on Friday, Israeli security forces ended a two-day raid in Tulkarem, a West Bank city straddling the wall separating Palestinian communities and Israel that hasn’t been known as a hotbed of militancy in recent years, leaving at least eight Palestinians dead....
Irish prime minister affirms 'one China policy' (www.taiwannews.com.tw)
Navigating Misconceptions Morphine in Hospice Care and the Compassionate Reality of Pain Management (www.askinweb.com)
As Switzerland’s Glaciers Shrink, a Way of Life May Melt Away (www.nytimes.com)
Rising temperatures and retreating glaciers threaten Europe’s water tower, forcing local farmers to adapt and presaging larger troubles downstream....
Davos Dispatch: The case for optimism amid global upheaval (www.atlanticcouncil.org)
Strike On Busy Market Kills 25 In Russian-held Donetsk (www.barrons.com)
A strike on a crowded market in the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine left at least 25 people dead and 20 wounded on Sunday, Moscow-backed officials said....
lW mods be like (lemmus.org)
Europe faces resurgence of measles due to low vaccination coverage (english.elpais.com)
The United Kingdom has introduced restrictions for non-immunized children in Birmingham, while Romania has declared a national epidemic after three deaths were reported...
100 years ago, Vladimir Lenin died (en.wikipedia.org)
Panama Hits Activists With Terrorism Charges Over Successful Anti-Mining Protests. (truthout.org)
Hong Kong ELS investor losses skyrocket (www.koreatimes.co.kr)
Losses from equity-linked securities (ELS) tied to the performance of the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (HSCEI) sold by Korea’s top five commercial lenders have almost reached 230 billion won ($171 million) for this year, market watchers said Sunday. The high-risk, high-volatility index encompasses 50 shares of Chinese...
As Missiles Strike, a Radio Station Broadcasts the Rage of a Battered City (www.nytimes.com)
It was the middle of the night in early January when a Russian missile streaked in and exploded in the center of Kharkiv, blasting down walls and shattering windows....
Zelenskiy slams Trump’s rhetoric on stopping the war as ‘very dangerous’ | Volodymyr Zelenskiy (www.theguardian.com)
Statistics on forests and greenhouse gases (www.kaggle.com)
Carbon released by bottom trawling ‘too big to ignore’, says study (www.theguardian.com)
A Belgian port seized tons of cocaine. Criminals tried to take it back. (wapo.st)
Belgian customs officers seized three times as much cocaine in the port of Antwerp last year as U.S. customs and border officials seized in all of the United States
EU’s top diplomat accuses Israel of funding Hamas (www.politico.eu)
Biden says air strikes against Houthis in Yemen will continue (www.bbc.com)
US President Joe Biden has said that attacks on the Houthis will continue even as he acknowledged that the group have not stopped their Red Sea attacks....
