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The Afterlives of Lies (consortiumnews.com)

US tourist found dead on Greek island (www.bbc.com)

A Dutchman was also found dead on Samos over the weekend, following the recent death of British TV presenter Dr Michael Mosley on the island of Symi....

Pentagon ran secret anti-vax campaign to undermine China during pandemic (www.reuters.com)

A Hungarian Rapper’s Bandwagon Gets an Unlikely New Rider [Orban] (www.nytimes.com)

'Our Leaders Are Not Leading': Groups Decry Yet Another G7 Climate Failure (www.commondreams.org)

Myanmar's embattled military government cracks down on free flow of news by blocking VPNs (apnews.com)

US slaps sanctions on Tsav 9, Israeli group targeting humanitarian aid to Gaza (forward.com)

For months, Tsav 9 activists have organized to block convoys, harass aid workers and damage aid trucks as well as goods meant to alleviate pervasive hunger and suffering in Gaza. The group’s name means Order 9 in Hebrew, a reference to the military’s order calling up reservists....

Protesters all around Brazil call against the 'Child Pregnancy Bill' (www.brasildefato.com.br)

Wildlife experts urge action on pesticides as UK insect populations plummet (www.theguardian.com)

Campaigners say next government must reduce use and toxicity of pesticides before it is too late...

Burek King loses battle for the crown to Burger King - SWI swissinfo.ch (www.swissinfo.ch)

Israel Has Carried Out 464 Attacks on Gaza’s Health Care System Since October 7 (truthout.org)

More than eight months into Israel’s devastating assault on Gaza, the territory’s healthcare system is barely functioning, with the World Health Organization reporting this week that there have been 464 Israeli attacks on Gaza’s healthcare system since October 7, affecting 101 health facilities....

Why global GDP might be $7trn bigger than everyone thought (www.economist.com)

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Portugal’s socialists and liberals defeat far-right in EU elections (www.euractiv.com)

The Portuguese centre-left party (S&D) and the Liberal party (Renew) were the winners of Sunday’s European elections in Portugal, which, unlike most other EU countries, saw the defeat of the far-right Chega party (ID)....

Russia suspected of being behind a recent failed arson attack in Prague, Czech prime minister says (abcnews.go.com)

European Parliament set for shift to the right as final votes cast (www.reuters.com)

Voters in 21 EU countries including France and Germany were casting their ballots on Sunday in an election for the European Parliament that is expected to shift the assembly to the right and boost the numbers of eurosceptic nationalists....

Israel Lists Names Of 17 Alleged Militants Killed In Gaza School Strike, But Many Don't Match Hospital's List Of Dead (apnews.com)

Israel’s military said Friday an additional eight militants were among those killed in a strike on a U.N.-run school in central Gaza, raising the number of alleged militants to 17....

Samsung workers in South Korea stage first-ever strike over pay (www.france24.com)

Four universities in Taiwan to close due to dip in enrolment (www.straitstimes.com)

Day After UN School Attack, IDF Brags About Striking Another Refugee Camp School (truthout.org)

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) bombed a UN school-turned-evacuation center in Al-Shati refugee camp, near Gaza City, as they carried out an intense series of bombardments on Friday. Palestinian officials have reported that three Palestinians were killed and 15 were injured....

‘We have normalised horror’ says agency official, after Israeli strike on school (www.theguardian.com)

Mass casualty incidents caused by the Israeli military offensive in southern Gaza are becoming normalised in the west and leading to a sense of fatalism inside Gaza itself, according to Sam Rose, the director of planning for the Palestinian relief agency Unrwa....

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