Italians forced to cut back on Mediterranean cooking staple as prices skyrocket (www.independent.co.uk)
Greece and Spain have both seen olive oil sales plummet...
Plane veered off flight path after both pilots fell asleep, Indonesian authorities say (www.cnn.com)
Indonesia’s transport ministry will launch an investigation after two Batik Air pilots fell asleep during a recent flight, according to state news agency Antara, citing the ministry’s civil aviation director-general M Kristi Endah Murni....
Biden says he’ll sign bill that could ban TikTok if Congress passes it (thehill.com)
Biden warns of ‘red line’ for Israel over Rafah (www.politico.eu)
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....
US asked China and India for help to prevent Russia from carrying out a nuclear strike in 2022, report says (www.businessinsider.com)
Myanmar General Arrested for Retreating as Ethnic Alliance Overran Northern Shan State (www.irrawaddy.com)
Is the feared gang boss ‘Barbecue’ now the most powerful man in Haiti? (www.theguardian.com)
Jimmy Chérizier says he is leading Haiti’s poor against corrupt government forces but experts point to a dark and violent past...
Seoul enhances infertility aid in response to 0.55 total fertility rate (www.chosun.com)
East Asia countries birth rate crisis continues. In response to total fertility rate of 0.55, Korea enhances infertility aid.
Oil industry has sought to block state backing for green tech since 1960s (www.theguardian.com)
Saudi Arabia Joins Afghanistan And Iran As One of World's Leading Executioners (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
Saudi Arabia, UAE say Ramadan to begin Monday after moon sighting (english.alarabiya.net)
Annual core inflation hits 35.1% in February 2024: CBE - Dailynewsegypt (www.dailynewsegypt.com)
Brazil's Move to Strengthen South America and Asia Trade (www.riotimesonline.com)
Pope criticised for saying Ukraine should ‘raise white flag’ and end war with Russia (www.theguardian.com)
Irish households save almost €17bn in 2023 but higher prices keeps pressure on (www.irishtimes.com)
Treason charges after $50 for Ukraine: desperate battle to free LA ballerina held in Russia (www.theguardian.com)
Hong Kong team works to cure ovarian cancer by capturing cells that spread (www.scmp.com)
Palestinian town of Jericho names street after US soldier who set himself on fire (www.theguardian.com)
The 10-year-old boy who has become the face of starvation in Gaza (www.smh.com.au)
As France guarantees the right to abortion, other European countries look to expand access (abcnews.go.com)
The Oceans We Knew Are Already Gone (www.theatlantic.com)
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El Salvador extends anti-gang emergency decree for 24th time. It's now been in effect for two years (www.independent.co.uk)
Historic Portrait of Lord Balfour Slashed by Pro-Palestine Protestors (news.artnet.com)
A painting of Lord Balfour housed at the University of Cambridge’s Trinity College was slashed by protest group Palestine Action....