History fades as rising sea levels slowly destroy Thailand’s temple murals (www.theguardian.com)
Estonia ready for 'migration spillover' after Finland closes border (www.euronews.com)
Toxic gas putting millions at risk in Middle East, BBC finds (www.bbc.com)
Leaks reveal how McKinsey drives African climate agenda (www.climatechangenews.com)
Antisemitic incidents in Germany rose by 320% after Hamas attacked Israel, a monitoring group says (apnews.com)
A group tracking antisemitism in Germany said Tuesday that it documented a drastic increase of antisemitic incidents in the country in the month after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7....
Haiti’s gang wars having ‘cataclysmic’ impact on access to food staples (www.theguardian.com)
All 41 Indian labourers rescued from collapsed tunnel (www.theguardian.com)
Crépol murder: French pledge to tackle ultra-right after teen killing sparks protests (www.bbc.com)
Child Pneumonia Cases Surge in Europe — As Fears Rise Over Outbreak in China (themessenger.com)
The Netherlands is experiencing a bizarre uptick in pneumonia cases among children, marking the second country to report an outbreak of this type this week....
Vaping: Australia to ban disposable vape imports from January (www.bbc.com)
Most Russians back war in Ukraine and buy Putin’s case for it, report says (www.washingtonpost.com)
Russians are growing weary of the war against Ukraine but are divided about how much harm it has done and how to end it, according to a report based on polling and focus groups by the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center and the Levada Center, an independent polling group.
‘If you don’t leave, we’ll kill you’: Hundreds flee Israeli settler violence (www.972mag.com)
Ukraine braces for more bad weather after a storm that left 10 dead (www.euronews.com)
Ransomware hackers 'wreaking havoc' arrested in Ukraine (www.bbc.com)
Revealed: Saudi Arabia’s grand plan to ‘hook’ poor countries on oil (www.theguardian.com)
Saudi Arabia is driving a huge global investment plan to create demand for its oil and gas in developing countries, an undercover investigation has revealed. Critics said the plan was designed to get countries “hooked on its harmful products”....
North Korea says its new spy satellite photographed White House, Pentagon (www.reuters.com)
After decades of satellite surveillance by foreign governments and analysts, North Korea has sent its first spy satellite on a global orbit with a message to the world: we can watch you too.
India jubilant as all trapped workers rescued from Himalayan tunnel (www.reuters.com)
New video shows trapped laborers alive in Himalayan tunnel but rescue still no closer (edition.cnn.com)
The first images of dozens of men trapped inside a collapsed Himalayan tunnel have emerged, as a complex and frustrating operation to free them enters its tenth day....
Israeli intelligence leak details extent of warnings over Hamas attack (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine spy chief's wife Marianna Budanova ill in suspected poisoning (www.bbc.com)
The wife of Ukraine’s spy chief, Lt Gen Kyrylo Budanov, is being treated in hospital for suspected poisoning with heavy metals, a Ukrainian intelligence source has confirmed to the BBC....
Egypt Wiped Out Hepatitis C. Now It Is Trying to Help the Rest of Africa. (www.nytimes.com)
US Navy seizes attackers who held Israel-linked tanker (www.bbc.co.uk)
Qatar Says Israel and Hamas Agree to Extend Truce (www.nytimes.com)
There was no immediate comment from the Israeli government. Under the initial deal, mediated by Qatar, Israel said it would consider a longer truce if Hamas released more hostages.
Revealed: Saudi Arabia’s grand plan to ‘hook’ poor countries on oil (www.theguardian.com)
The exodus of the money people - Escape to Mars, upload to the cloud or retreat to the fallout shelter? How the super-rich are preparing for the apocalypse (www.konicz.info)
This is an English translation of an article I wrote for a German magazine. The article looks into the post apocalyptic strategies the wealthy and ultrarich are focusing on. Main point: The rich are as afraid of the collapse of society as anyone else, but their means to face the calamity are on another level.