UK braces for snow as cold weather takes a grip (www.bbc.com)
Czech Republic sees 'biggest protest in its history' over austerity measures (www.euronews.com)
Under the economic plans, Czechs will pay more tax on alcohol and medicine. Businesses will also pay more corporate tax.
Revealed: Saudi Arabia’s grand plan to ‘hook’ poor countries on oil (www.theguardian.com)
Intercepted calls from the front lines in Ukraine show a growing number of Russian soldiers want out (apnews.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.
London surgeon says he saw ‘massacre unfold’ while working in Gaza hospitals (www.theguardian.com)
South Korea jails 68-year-old man for poem praising North Korea: Report (www.hindustantimes.com)
Paris mayor quits X platform, calling it a 'gigantic global sewer' (www.reuters.com)
False 'crisis actor' claims spread about Israel-Hamas war : NPR (www.npr.org)
False 'crisis actor' claims spread about Israel-Hamas war : NPR (www.npr.org)
Portugal just ran on 100 percent renewables for six days in a row (grist.org)
For nearly a week, the country of 10 million met customer needs with wind, hydro and solar — a test run for operating the grid without fossil fuels....
Britain detects first human case of flu strain similar to pig virus (www.reuters.com)
South Korea: Man gets 14-month jail term for praising North in poem (www.bbc.com)
Paris mayor quits X, calling social media site a ‘gigantic global sewer’ (www.theguardian.com)
Anne Hidalgo, whose opponents have used the platform to criticise her, citied disinformation and antisemitism as reasons for leaving...
An alliance of Myanmar ethnic groups claim capture of another big trade crossing at Chinese border (apnews.com)
North Korea restores border guard posts amid rising tensions over its satellite launch, Seoul says (apnews.com)
North Korea is restoring front-line guard posts that it had dismantled during a previous period of inter-Korean rapprochement, South Korea’s military said Monday, after animosities spiked between the rivals over the North’s recent spy satellite launch....
Tobacco firm calls for tougher rules on vapes (www.bbc.com)
Mycolasma Pneumonia Spreads Among Korean Children (english.chosun.com)
European and Arab ministers meet in Barcelona to discuss the future of Gaza and Palestine (english.elpais.com)
Saudi Prince Faisal bin Farhan will present the positions of Islamic countries in the absence of Israel, which has declined to attend the summit
Three Mexican journalists freed following kidnapping (www.reuters.com)
State of emergency: Once-in-a-century drought in Amazon (www.weatherandradar.com)
Kenya abortion: Women go to backstreet clinics amid legal ambiguity (www.bbc.co.uk)
Zhongzhi Enterprise Group: China investigates major shadow bank for 'crimes' (www.bbc.com)
Zhongzhi Enterprise Group (ZEG) has an asset management arm that at its peak reportedly handled more than a trillion yuan ($139bn; £110bn)....
UK spends more financing inequality in favour of rich than rest of Europe, report finds (www.theguardian.com)
Storm in occupied Crimea leaves half a million people without power (www.pravda.com.ua)
