New research shows renewables are more profitable than nuclear power (www.pv-magazine.com)
Link to paper: www.sciencedirect.com/…/S2542435123002817
Kremlin says Prigozhin plane may have been downed on purpose (www.reuters.com)
Scientist warn 1 billion on track to die from climate change. (www.sciencealert.com)
Air pollution could be spreading antibiotic resistance. (www.sciencealert.com)
EU imports record volumes of liquefied natural gas from Russia (www.ft.com)
“It’s shocking that countries in the EU have worked so hard to wean themselves off piped Russian fossil gas only to replace it with the shipped equivalent. It doesn’t matter if it comes from a pipeline or a boat — it still means European companies are sending billions to [Vladimir] Putin’s war chest.”
Christian Boarding School Reaches $100 Million Settlement for Alleged Torturing Students (themessenger.com)
An investigation by police revealed school administrators tried to cover up multiple cases of abuse at Miracle Meadows. Students had been handcuffed or shackled to beds, and many endured rapes and vicious beatings.
3.7-magnitude earthquake rattles Ogden area (kutv.com)
Policeman among those arrested over disruption of Poland’s train system (notesfrompoland.com)
Young climate activist tells Greenpeace to drop ‘old-fashioned’ anti-nuclear stance (www.theguardian.com)
Russia has 'right to war' with 'each and every' NATO country - Medvedev (www.euronews.com)
“Whether you like it, or not, history is on our side. We will bury you,” he said quoting former USSR leader Nikita Khrushchev....
UK parliament calls Taiwan ‘independent country’ as Cleverly visits China (www.politico.eu)
The British parliament has for the first time referred to Taiwan as an “independent country” in an official document, breaking a political taboo as Foreign Secretary James Cleverly visits China this week....
BREAKING: Potential military coup in Gabon (www.aljazeera.com)
"Gabon military officers claim power, say election lacked credibility Television announcement comes shortly after state election body announces incumbent Ali Bongo had won a third term as president....
'They Bulldozed Our Life': Mathura's Muslims Struggle as the State Crushes Their Homes in UP, India (thewire.in)
A glimpse on the persecution Muslims face in Modi's India
Army officers say they are taking power in Gabon (www.bbc.co.uk)
Goldman Sachs bought UK and US companies using Chinese state funds (archive.is)
Air pollution greatest global threat to human health, says benchmark study (phys.org)
Vatican defends pope's praise of 'great' Russian Empire after fury in Ukraine (www.nbcnews.com)
The Vatican sought to defend Pope Francis on Tuesday after he sparked fury in Ukraine by praising Russia’s imperial rulers — a history President Vladimir Putin has invoked to justify his ongoing war....
Canadian 'poison seller' Kenneth Law faces more charges (www.bbc.co.uk)
BRICS MATERIALS: the flourishing intra-BRICS oil trade (bne.eu)
Addition of KSA, UAE, Iran means share has doubled to 42% of crude oil output in 2022. "Saudi pricing oil exports to China and India in non-dollar currencies does not spell the end of the dollar as the international currency of choice,” says ING. Trade within bloc makes trade hard to sanction by West.
The Inheritance Case That Could Unravel an Art Dynasty (archive.is)
Brother of prominent Saudi scholar sentenced to death over tweets (www.middleeasteye.net)
Tweets made from anonymous account with nine followers, focused on unemployment, inflation, mismanagement of resources, release of political prisoners.
US shouldn’t preach morality to Israel, Smotrich says, backing Ben-Gvir (www.jpost.com)
The United States is in no position to go after Israel on human rights issues given how its army acted in Iraq and Afghanistan, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (Religious Zionist Party) said.
More than 1,000 schools destroyed in Ukraine since war began-UNICEF (www.reuters.com)
More than 1,300 schools have been totally destroyed in government-held areas of Ukraine since Russia’s 2022 invasion and others have been badly damaged, the U.N. children’s fund UNICEF said on Tuesday....
Germany arrests a man accused of illegally exporting electronic components for drones to Russia (apnews.com)
A German-Russian dual citizen has been arrested in Germany on allegations of violating the country’s foreign trade act multiple times by exporting electronic components to a company in Russia involved in the production of military materiel and accessories, Germany’s federal prosecutor’s office said Tuesday....
French ban of abaya robes in schools draws applause and criticism (www.reuters.com)
The French government’s decision to ban children from wearing the abaya, the loose-fitting, full-length robes worn by some Muslim women, in state-run schools drew applause on Monday from the right, but also criticism.
