Political leader in Ecuador is killed less than a week after presidential candidate’s assassination (apnews.com)
The unprecedented violence shaking Ecuador claimed the life of another political leader Monday, bringing the number of politics-related slayings within the last four weeks to three, including that of a presidential candidate.
Temperatures in Iraq surpass 50 degrees Celsius amid heatwave (www.dailynewsegypt.com)
Explosions heard in Crimean Bridge area (www.ukrinform.net)
Iran protests: Teen girl Sonia Sharifi 'abducted' and 'tortured' by Iranian forces for second time (news.sky.com)
‘Huge’ coral bleaching unfolding across the Americas prompts fears of global tragedy (www.theguardian.com)
Russian Factories Face Record Labor Shortages (www.themoscowtimes.com)
More than 40 feared dead after boat sinks in Mediterranean near Lampedusa (www.theguardian.com)
Investigating the 'spiritual healers' sexually abusing women (www.bbc.com)
What is not in the article is that the problem is basically built into Islam since there are four reliable muslim male witnesses required in order to punish a rapist and when those witnesses are not available often the women is punished since she admitted with her rape allegations that she had extramarital sex....
What China really thinks about Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
In Kenya labor dispute, workers who clean up toxic content on Facebook, TikTok and ChatGPT for $3 an hour go to court (english.elpais.com)
Photos: Slovenia suffers its worst-ever floods (www.aljazeera.com)
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Lula Signs Decree Allowing Brazil to Buy Energy From Venezuela (www.telesurenglish.net)
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed this Friday a decree that guarantees the purchase of energy from Venezuela, thus resuming a supply interrupted in 2019 by former President Jair Bolsonaro...
Humans now living on ecological credit (www.dw.com)
The world has overreached its sustainable biological limits for the year, according to the US-based environment NGO Global Footprint Network. Humanity now needs about 1.7 planets to maintain its consumption....
Europe marks Holocaust memorial day for Sinti and Roma (www.dw.com)
Sinti and Roma people from across Europe gathered at the Holocaust memorial at Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland on Wednesday to remember the murder of an estimated 500,000 men, women and children by Nazi Germany during the Second World War....
Ukraine Attacks Russian Patrol Boat in Black Sea (www.telesurenglish.net)
The crew of the Russian ship managed to neutralize the Ukrainian aquatic drone before it did any damage....
At least 8 police dogs die in transport from heat stroke (www.nbcchicago.com)
Dogs shouldn’t be forced to do police work tbh.
Tiger population growing in Himalayan kingdom Bhutan (www.bbc.com)
Bhutan has reported a marked increase in its wild tiger population, according to the results of a new survey....
‘It was his birthday’: Muslim lynched over suspicion of beef in western India (www.aljazeera.com)
Afan Abdul Ansari dies and companion Nasir Hussain battles for his life after attack by cow vigilantes in Maharashtra.
Study Suggests Social Media Doesn’t Fuel Polarization (politicalwire.com)
Hilariously it wasn’t easy finding a source that wasn’t bias or factually off.
Ancient Roman ship carrying hundreds of jars discovered off Italian coast – video (www.theguardian.com)
Sweden: Quran burning protests leave PM 'very concerned' (www.dw.com)
Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Thursday said he was “very concerned” about the large number of applications police had received for anti-Islam protests in the Scandinavian country....
Japan's has one of the world's oldest populations, and it is shrinking at a record rate (www.cbsnews.com)
Japan’s population is declining at record speed while the number of foreign nationals residing in the country has risen to a record high, according to government data released Wednesday. The data show the total number of Japanese nationals in the country fell by about 800,000 people in 2022, the 14th consecutive year of...
One dead after ship carrying 3,000 cars catches fire off Dutch coast (www.cnn.com)
A fire broke out on a ship off the Dutch coast with around 3,000 cars on board on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring several others, the coastguard said....