Lachlan Murdoch backs Fox board role for former Australian PM who called climate change science 'absolute crap' (www.businessinsider.com)
Bacteria found in bento box lunches in Japan that poisoned nearly 400 people (www.thesundaily.my)
Microplastics Are Present In Clouds, Confirm Japanese Scientists (www.ndtv.com)
TikTok reportedly in talks with Kenyan government to remove LGBTQ+ content (www.thepinknews.com)
Cyberattacks hit military, Parliament websites as India hacker group targets Canada (www.ctvnews.ca)
Russian drones manufacturer keeps receiving satellite services from American company (trap.org.ua)
Muslim man lynched in India ‘for taking a banana’ at Hindu temple event (www.aljazeera.com)
Sweden’s leader turns to the military for help as gang violence escalates (apnews.com)
Sweden’s prime minister on Thursday said that he’s summoned the head of the military to discuss how the armed forces can help police deal with an unprecedented crime wave that has shocked the country with almost daily shootings and bombings....
The double-edged sword of privatisation is poised to cut deep into the heart of a failing South African state (www.dailymaverick.co.za)
An interesting assesment of how a failing state almost makes privatisation inevitable. But at the cost of not servicing the majority of the country’s population, and only catering to those who can pay for all services. Pay to win in reality.
Multiple fatalities after two shootings in Dutch city, police say (www.cnn.com)
NATO's secretary-general meets with Zelenskyy to discuss battlefield and ammunition needs in Ukraine (apnews.com)
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss the status of the war and needs of troops on Thursday, the day after Russia accused Ukraine’s Western allies of helping plan and conduct last week’s missile strike on the Black Sea Fleet’s headquarters on the annexed Crimean...
This billionaire thinks the Fed will bring rates to 7%—should you be worried? (creditnews.com)
Massive police operation in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, after hospital shooting (www.dutchnews.nl)
3 killed in shootings and an explosion as deadly violence continues in Sweden (apnews.com)
Three people were killed overnight in separate incidents in Sweden as deadly violence linked to a feud between criminal gangs escalated....
China Eastern Airlines to buy 100 C919 planes, aircraft's largest ever order (www.reuters.com)
China Eastern Airlines (600115.SS) said on Thursday it will buy another 100 C919 airplanes in a deal worth $10 billion at list prices, in what would be the largest ever order for the jet made by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC)....
What It Means to Be an Indian Muslim Today (thewire.in)
After Ramesh Bidhuri's slurs against Danish Ali went viral, some of us Muslims expressed a deep sense of astonishment and others, the total lack of it. Indian Muslims have fallen short of accurate vocabulary to describe the everyday humiliations we face.
Korea's Birthrate Hits Another Record Low (www.stoppopulationdecline.org)
The Taliban reportedly meets with Huawei over Afghanistan surveillance plan (www.datacenterdynamics.com)
Nagorno-Karabakh will cease to exist from 2024 after Azerbaijan victory (edition.cnn.com)
The self-declared republic of Nagorno-Karabakh will cease to exist from next year after its president signed a decree dissolving state institutions following its defeat by Azerbaijan....
Russia accuses Ukraine’s Western allies of helping last week’s attack on Black Sea Fleet headquarters (www.pbs.org)
Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine’s Western allies of helping plan and conduct last week’s missile strike on the Black Sea Fleet’s headquarters on the annexed Crimean Peninsula....
China's Evergrande halts trading amid reports of detained bosses (www.bbc.com)
Shares in crisis-hit Chinese property giant Evergrande have been suspended in Hong Kong amid reports its chairman has been placed under police surveillance....
Haikun: Taiwan unveils new submarine to fend off China (www.bbc.com)
Taiwan has unveiled its first domestically-made submarine as it bolsters its defences against a possible Chinese attack....
As thaw accelerates, Swiss glaciers have lost 10% of their volume in the past 2 years, experts say (apnews.com)
GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss Academy of Sciences panel is reporting a dramatic acceleration of glacier melt in the Alpine country, which has lost 10% of its ice volume in just two years after high summer heat and low snow volumes in winter....
India ‘weaponising global anti-terror fund’ to target NGOs, says Amnesty (www.independent.co.uk)
More than 20,600 NGOs had their licences cancelled in India in last ten years, Amnesty says
Nijjar killing : Eyes wide shut: How did New Delhi walk into this fiasco? (thefederal.com)
As the skirmish with Canada shows, under the carefully cultivated James Bond image is an Indian-style Inspector Clouseau bungling his way through world stage
