Migrant workers exploited, abused in Italy’s prized fine wine vineyards (www.aljazeera.com)
Evergrande: China property giant and its founder accused of $78bn fraud (www.bbc.com)
How did Canada end up with worse air quality than the US? (www.theguardian.com)
Climate models can’t explain 2023’s huge heat anomaly — we could be in uncharted territory (www.nature.com)
How did Canada end up with worse air quality than the US? (www.theguardian.com)
Year of devastating wildfires meant Canadians were breathing worse air than southern neighbours for first time ever...
E-waste from trashed electric devices is piling up and recycling isn't keeping pace, UN says (apnews.com)
U.N. agencies have warned that waste from electronics is piling up worldwide while recycling rates remain low and are likely to fall even further....
Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says he's quitting as head of his party and the country (apnews.com)
No bidders present at Myanmar auction for $90 million sale of Suu Kyi's home (www.reuters.com)
Gaza: Increasing numbers of newborns on brink of death, agencies warn (news.un.org)
“What doctors and medical staff are telling us is more and more they are seeing the effects of starvation; they’re seeing newborn babies simply dying because they (are) too low birth weight,” said Dr Margaret Harris from the UN World Health Organization (WHO)....
How Does Paris Stay Paris? By Pouring Billions Into Public Housing (www.nytimes.com)
The two-bedroom penthouse comes with sweeping views of the Eiffel Tower and just about every other monument across the Paris skyline. The rent, at 600 euros a month, is a steal....
Jared Kushner says Gaza’s ‘waterfront property could be very valuable’ (www.theguardian.com)
US and UK doctors in Washington to warn of IDF’s ‘appalling atrocities’ in Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
A delegation of American and British doctors is in Washington DC to tell the Biden administration the Israeli military is systematically destroying Gaza’s health infrastructure in order to drive Palestinians out of their homes....
Bob Marley’s band The Wailers to play in Hong Kong for the first time (www.scmp.com)
Vietnam seeks death for tycoon in $12bn fraud case (www.bangkokpost.com)
US and Japan push for ban on nuclear weapons in space with UN security council resolution (www.theguardian.com)
Campaigners warn over failure to curb Europe’s ‘runaway’ transport emissions (www.theguardian.com)
Greenhouse gases from sector could make up 44% of continent’s total output by 2030, says transport group...
EU agrees US deal to launch satellites with Elon Musk’s SpaceX (www.politico.eu)
EU agrees US deal to launch satellites with Elon Musk’s SpaceX...
In Gaza, starving children fill hospital wards as famine looms (www.reuters.com)
Reuters saw 10 badly malnourished children during a visit last week to the al-Awda health centre in Rafah, arranged with nursing staff who gave the news agency unimpeded access to the ward.
Democracies under threat around the globe (www.dw.com)
The hard facts are sobering: According to a new study, the quality of democracy has deteriorated over the past 20 years in 137 countries that are considered developing or emerging economies. According to the Bertelsmann Foundation’s “Transformation Index,” there are now 63 democracies compared to 74 autocracies. In other...
Kenyan leader signs affordable housing bill into law (apanews.net)
Pakistan and IMF reach preliminary deal to release $1.1 billion from bailout fund, IMF says (www.asahi.com)
Putin Pals Celebrate Re-Election With Photos of Mass Hanging (www.thedailybeast.com)
South Korea Sees Marriage Bump for First Time in Over a Decade (open.substack.com)
Scoop: Biden privately told Bibi he's not trying to push him out (www.axios.com)
Behind the scenes: During the call with Biden on Monday, Netanyahu complained about Schumer’s speech and Biden’s endorsement of it. He also claimed the public political attacks against him in the U.S. are interference in Israeli politics, the sources said....
Cuba's president blasts 'interventionist' U.S. amid protests over shortages (www.nbcnews.com)
