Women working in Antarctica say they were left to fend for themselves against sexual harassers (apnews.com)
IBM promised to back off facial recognition — then it signed a $69.8 million contract to provide it (www.theverge.com)
Drone Hits Russian Town Hosting Major Nuclear Power Plant (www.bloomberg.com)
Azerbaijan Conducts Heavy Shelling on Armenian Territory (allinnet.info)
Population collapse almost wiped out human ancestors, say scientists (www.theguardian.com)
The decline appears to coincide with significant changes in global climate that turned glaciations into long-term events, a decrease in sea surface temperatures, and a possible long period of drought in Africa and Eurasia. The team behind the work said the time window also coincides with a relatively empty period on the fossil...
Population collapse almost wiped out human ancestors, say scientists (www.theguardian.com)
Swedish government removes nuclear power promise from website (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Workers stage Japan's first strike in decades over department store sale (www.reuters.com)
Fake Spare Parts Were Supplied to Fix Top-Selling Jet Engine (www.bloomberg.com)
Canada likely sitting on the largest housing bubble of all time: Strategist - BNN Bloomberg (www.bnnbloomberg.ca)
Swedish cities hit by four residential explosions in an hour (www.theguardian.com)
Putin's colonel killed in drone strike while mowing lawn at his Russian residence (globalpulsenews.com)
Vietnam, Philippines and Brunei to join cross-border QR payment scheme (asia.nikkei.com)
India Has Killed Off the Remains of Kashmir’s Free Press (www.thenation.com)
Russia is demanding Norway pay up to $4.4 million in compensation after 42 Norwegian reindeer wandered across the border (www.businessinsider.com)
US embassy in Haiti urges citizens to leave country 'as soon as possible' (news.yahoo.com)
Malaysia, India and Taiwan reject China's new territorial map (asia.nikkei.com)
Iran bans weightlifter for life for shaking Israeli athlete’s hand (www.cnn.com)
CBC: Sask. woman with terminal cancer seeks new home for 3 dogs (regina.ctvnews.ca)
ABCNews: Iceland says commercial whaling can resume after temporary ban (abcnews.go.com)
Japan’s defense ministry requests nearly 12% budget increase to bolster military’s strike capability (apnews.com)
Japan’s defense ministry is requesting a nearly 12% budget increase that includes two warships with advanced radar and long-range cruise missiles as it further fortifies the nation’s military in the face of North Korean threats and Chinese military advancement....
Third of Japan's 18-year-old women may never have children: study (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Ukrainian Counteroffensive Pierces Main Russian Defensive Line in Southeast (www.wsj.com)
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China issues highest typhoon warning as Saola moves towards Hong Kong (www.reuters.com)
China issued the highest typhoon warning on Thursday as Typhoon Saola, packing winds of more than 200 kph (125 mph), headed towards the southeastern coastline, threatening Hong Kong and other major manufacturing hubs in nearby Guangdong province....
Rural areas sacrificed for Xi Jinping’s new city, satellite imagery shows (www.washingtonpost.com)
Satellite imagery and firsthand accounts show the damage wrought when Chinese authorities opened floodgates and dams this month, sacrificing whole villages to spare politically important cities....