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Bird flu outbreak in Jharkhand; 2 doctors, 6 others quarantined in Ranchi | Ranchi News - Times of India (www.google.com)

‘Real hope’ for cancer cure as personal mRNA vaccine for melanoma trialled (www.theguardian.com)

Excitement among patients and researchers as custom-built jabs enter phase 3 trial...

Spain approves plan to compensate victims of Catholic Church sex abuse. Church will be asked to pay (apnews.com)

Amsterdam bans new hotels in fight against mass tourism (www.ndtv.com)

China: Internet amused by 'sanitary pad' building design (www.bbc.com)

Authorities say the design of the North Nanjing station takes inspiration from plum blossoms, which the city is known for....

Aid ‘still not reaching Gaza’, as top US official warns famine has started (www.theguardian.com)

However, truck owners involved in the food deliveries, mostly Egyptian hauliers, are reluctant to let their vehicles be used inside Gaza for fear of them bombed or ransacked by starving Gazans. There is also a shortage of willing drivers after repeated incidents of aid trucks coming under fire, of which the WCK bombing has been...

As Palestine applies for full UN membership, what’s in the way? (www.aljazeera.com)

Approval requires at least nine votes in favour, with no vetoes. The UNSC’s five permanent members – the US, Russia, China, France and Britain – hold vetoes....

Quebec separation re-enters political debate thanks to TikTok-friendly leader (www.theguardian.com)

Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon speaking loudly and often after party win over Coalition Avenir Québec...

German art museum fires worker for hanging his own painting in gallery (www.theguardian.com)

The 51-year-old man had smuggled his work into the display at Munich’s Pinakothek der Moderne “in the hope of achieving his artistic breakthrough”, the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung reported, citing police sources.

Unprecedented US War Drills and Naval Deployments Raise Fear of War in Korea (truthout.org)

Israel, U.S. believe Iran is about to retaliate for Israeli bombing of Syria consulate, officials say (www.cbsnews.com)

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....

It could well be a blockbuster hurricane season, and that’s not a good thing (arstechnica.com)

Food price fears as Brexit import charges revealed (www.bbc.com)

The government has revealed how much companies will have to pay to import foods from the EU due to Brexit....

Israel Deploys Expansive Facial Recognition Program in Gaza (www.nytimes.com)

The experimental effort, which has not been disclosed, is being used to conduct mass surveillance of Palestinians in Gaza, according to military officials and others....

Archaeologists are now finding microplastics in ancient remains (www.cnn.com)

Microplastics have been found in historic soil samples for the first time, according to a new study, potentially upending the way archaeological remains are preserved....

Hamas condemns terror attack in Russia, sparking online criticism - Times of India (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

North Korea claims progress in developing a hypersonic missile designed to strike distant U.S. targets (www.nbcnews.com)

A hypersonic missile is among the high-tech weapons systems that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to introduce to cope with what he called deepening U.S. hostility....

Biden backtracks on climate plans and ‘walks tightrope’ to court both young voters and moderates (www.theguardian.com)

Joe Biden, touted as the US’s first climate president, is presiding over the quiet weakening of his two most significant plans to slash planet-heating emissions, suggesting that tackling the climate crisis will take a back seat in a febrile election year....

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