Ukraine claims senior Russian navy officers killed, injured in Crimea missile strike (www.politico.eu)
China #MeToo journalist and labor activist expected to appear in secret trial as crackdown deepens (www.cnn.com)
Two Chinese activists held without trial for the past two years are expected to appear before a judge in a closed doors hearing on Friday as the ruling Communist Party ramps up its effort to dismantle what remains of the country’s civil society....
One in 18 babies born in Australia are conceived via IVF, latest data shows (www.theguardian.com)
The 102,157 cycles of IVF performed in 2021 was a 17% increase on 2020, with an average of two cycles for each woman.
Iran stops families marking anniversaries of protesters' deaths (www.bbc.com)
Relatives say they are being forced to cancel anniversary memorials for those killed last year.
Five to be charged in UK with spying for Russia (www.bbc.co.uk)
Six Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank and Gaza (www.bbc.com)
Israeli forces killed five men during raids in Jenin and Jericho, while one died at a protest in Gaza.
Exercise ‘high degree of caution’ while traveling to India, Canada tells its citizens amid diplomatic chill (indianexpress.com)
Spain hailstorm destroys nearly $43 million worth of crops as it hits nearly 100% of some farmers' harvests (www.cbsnews.com)
Foreign firms in China say vague rules and tensions with Washington hurting business, surveys show (apnews.com)
Foreign companies operating in China say tensions with Washington over technology, trade and other issues and uncertainty over Chinese policies are damaging the business environment and causing some to reassess their plans for investing in the giant market....
New revelations from the Snowden archive surface (www.computerweekly.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/5196551...
War crimes tribunal ICC says it has been hacked (www.reuters.com)
WSJ News Exclusive | China’s Former Foreign Minister Ousted After Alleged Affair, Senior Officials Told (www.wsj.com)
The ‘naive cynicism’ of Russell Brand’s hasty defenders (www.spectator.co.uk)
Canada expels Indian diplomat as it investigates India's possible link to Sikh activist's slaying (apnews.com)
Turkey’s Erdogan asks Musk to build Tesla factory, state-owned media says (www.aljazeera.com)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asked Tesla CEO Elon Musk to build a Tesla factory in Turkey, according to the state-owned Anadolu Agency....
Tories and Local Governments Refuse To Approve More Homes (www.stoppopulationdecline.org)
Interesting video from South America showing what looks like an alien abduction. (tiblur.com)
Kiind of interesting don't know if you guys can see the person being sucked into the cloud.
As Canada recruits Filipino nurses, those left behind struggle to care for patients | CBC Radio (www.cbc.ca)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/5406403...
Big Pharma's Johnson & Johnson under investigation in South Africa over 'excessive' drug prices (apnews.com)
Al-Qaeda Affiliate GSIM Releases Statement Condemning Russian Wagner Group Massacres Of Civilians In Mali (www.memri.org)
TikTok fined €345m for breaking EU data law on children’s accounts (www.theguardian.com)
TikTok has been fined €345m (£296m) for breaking EU data law in its handling of children’s accounts, including failing to shield underage users’ content from public view....
They Shot at Her. They Forced Her From Her Home. She Won’t Stop Fighting for Girls. (www.nytimes.com)
Khalida Popal helped save Afghan female soccer players from the Taliban. Now she is demanding that world soccer officials let them play for their country again. Khalida Popal, the former captain of the Afghanistan women’s national soccer team, woke up on the floor of her apartment near Copenhagen, drenched in sweat and...
Brazil riots: First man tried for storming government buildings gets 17 years (www.bbc.com)
Vietnam: 56 people dead after fire at nine-floor apartment building (www.theguardian.com)
About 70 people have been rescued, according to Hanoi authorities, with nearly 40 injured...
Hundreds buried in mass graves as Libya reels from devastating flooding (www.aljazeera.com)
Emergency workers uncovered hundreds of bodies in the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna, and it is feared the toll could spiral, with 10,000 people still reported missing after floodwaters from Storm Daniel smashed through dams and washed away entire neighbourhoods....
