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‘Too many additional tasks’: Japan sees record high numbers of teachers quitting, taking mental health leave (www.channelnewsasia.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17935081

The amount of sugar consumed by children from soft drinks in the UK halved within a year of the sugar tax being introduced, a study has found. (www.theguardian.com)

cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/22143130

‘Fear of facing students’: South Korea teachers grapple with high rates of abuse and suicide (www.channelnewsasia.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17935075

Move by some NATO members to let Kyiv strike Russia with their arms is a dangerous escalation, Kremlin says (www.reuters.com)

Bird flu could become a human pandemic. How are countries preparing? (www.nature.com)

Wealthy nations are purchasing vaccines against H5N1 influenza and boosting surveillance, but there are concerns that low-income countries will be left behind.

Stoltenberg bashes China for creeping closer to NATO (www.politico.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17929697

A second critically endangered Chinese pangolin is born in the Prague zoo in less than 2 years (apnews.com)

cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/22142940

South Korea to mass produce lasers that can take out drones at $1.50 a hit (www.cnn.com)

South Korea is beginning the mass production of a low-cost laser weapon that has successfully shot down small drones during testing, the country’s key arms agency said Thursday....

Russian soldier appalled by children’s hospital strike betrays comrades (tvpworld.com)

‘Everyone was paddling to get away’: seals with rabies alarm South Africa’s surfers (www.theguardian.com)

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EU charges Elon Musk’s X for letting disinfo run wild (www.politico.eu)

The tech mogul’s platform is the first to get hit with charges under new EU social media law....

China tells NATO not to create chaos in Asia and rejects label of 'enabler' of Russia's Ukraine war (apnews.com)

China accused NATO on Thursday of seeking security at the expense of others and told the alliance not to bring the same “chaos” to Asia, a reflection of its determination to oppose strengthening ties between NATO members and Asian nations such as Japan, South Korea and the Philippines....

Woman swept to sea while swimming at a Japanese beach rescued 37 hours later and 50 miles away (apnews.com)

cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/22143154

Delta Airlines appears to think Palestinian flag is "terrifying" (www.theguardian.com)

Philippine Senate orders arrest of mayor probed for alleged Chinese crime ties (www.channelnewsasia.com)

Hungary's Orban meets Trump on 'peace mission' (www.dw.com)

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met with former US President Donald Trump in Florida to discuss “ways to make peace.” The meeting took place shortly after a NATO summit in Washington....

NATO’s Pledges to Ukraine Fall Short for a Counteroffensive This Year (www.nytimes.com)

Despite billions of dollars in additional weapons and security assistance that NATO announced this week, allied officials said Ukraine would not be ready to launch a dramatic counteroffensive or retake large swaths of territory from Russia until next year....

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