Egypt's Health Ministry has sent a medical convoy to conduct tests and provide treatment after 67 people were infected by an unknown virus in a village in the south of the country. (www.msn.com)
The infections have caused mild to moderate symptoms in most cases, including high fever, bone pain and fatigue lasting three to five days in all cases, the health ministry said on Monday. Vomiting and nausea have also been reported in some cases....
Climate change is a hoax /s (lemmy.ml)
[In Helsinki, Finland] Thousands march in antiracist protest against government, call for [far-right minister] Riikka Purra resignation (yle.fi)
“I would say this was one of the most important days of my life living in Finland,” Eugene Ufoka told the crowd of thousands from the steps of Parliament building in Helsinki on Wednesday evening....
Mother in Osaka arrested for starving daughter and claiming insurance money (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Top US economist quits EU job after Macron speaks out (www.politico.eu)
Exec tells first UN council meeting that big tech can’t be trusted to guarantee AI safety (wtop.com)
Catholic abbot told to cover cross at Western Wall - The abbot was told that the cross worn at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City was "really big and inappropriate for this place." (www.jpost.com)
North Korea warns US of nuclear retaliation as tensions rise (www.aljazeera.com)
North Korea’s defence minister has warned the United States that the deployment of nuclear assets in South Korea could meet the conditions for its use of nuclear arms, according to state media....
Chinese ambassador warns of retaliation over more US restrictions on tech, trade (thehill.com)
The Chinese ambassador to the U.S. warned that China will retaliate if the U.S. issues more restrictions on technology and trade....
Indonesia arrests 12 for human trafficking in illegal organ trade (www.reuters.com)
Swedish embassy in Baghdad stormed, set alight over Koran burning (www.reuters.com)
World record power cable connects UK and Denmark (www.energylivenews.com)
‘I’ve never seen heat this bad. It’s not normal’: Italy struggles as temperature tops 40C 118f (www.theguardian.com)
Canada’s Trudeau ‘concerned’ about Netanyahu’s policies (www.aljazeera.com)
Canadian leader reiterates opposition to illegal settlements and urges Netanyahu to seek consensus for judicial plan....
Russia imposes travel restrictions on UK diplomats (www.bbc.com)
Russia’s foreign ministry has imposed tight travel restrictions on British diplomats working in the country....
Unusual type of stellar object discovered beaming out radio waves | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Astronomers have discovered a new type of stellar object that could change their understanding of extreme celestial bodies in the universe.
Multiple casualties reported as Russian onslaught of Ukraine continues for 3rd consecutive evening (www.foxnews.com)
Nigeria to distribute grains, fertiliser to soften impact of rising fuel prices (www.reuters.com)
Nigeria plans to distribute grains and fertiliser from Monday and raise salaries of government workers, the vice president’s office said, in a bid to cushion the impact of ending a subsidy on petrol that has worsened a cost of living crisis in Africa’s largest economy.
UK renewable energy plans hit after developer halts 1.4GW wind farm project (archive.is)
Swedish energy group Vattenfall on Thursday said it had suspended development of its 1.4GW Norfolk Boreas wind farm after costs on the project rose 40 per cent....
Microsoft hit with EU antitrust complaint by German rival (www.reuters.com)
Modi speaks out after video of sexual assault on women in Manipur emerges (www.theguardian.com)
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Manipur violence: What is happening and why (www.bbc.com)
Ethnic violence has plunged the small Indian state of Manipur into what many have dubbed a state of civil war as the two largest groups, the majority Meitei and minority Kuki, battle over land and influence....
As Cuba’s private sector roars back, choices and inequality rise (www.aljazeera.com)
Güines, Mayabeque – “Capitalism must be uprooted, parasitism must be uprooted, the exploitation of man must be uprooted,” cried Fidel Castro in 1968 to rapturous applause, explaining his decision to ban virtually all private business in Cuba....
Devastating effects of Ukraine’s travel ban on its men (www.masslive.com)
AMHERST — Far-reaching implications of a travel ban on men imposed by the Ukrainian government shortly after the invasion last year, according to a new report from The Human Security Lab at the University of Massachusetts Amherst....