France bans ministers from WhatsApp, Signal; demands French alternatives (www.politico.eu)
Thailand’s Solution to Corrupt Big-Pharma of the West (www.youtube.com)
Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels to hit record high in 2023 -report (www.reuters.com)
Police in Spain and Italy seize 5,000 litres of adulterated olive oil in raids (www.theguardian.com)
Depleted Myanmar Military Urges Deserters to Return to Barracks (www.irrawaddy.com)
A Record 8.5 Million Chinese Borrowers Blacklisted for Not Paying Debts (www.businessinsider.com)
Russian governor confirms death of Major General Zavadsky in war (english.nv.ua)
Divers have found wreckage, 5 remains from Osprey aircraft that crashed off Japan, US Air Force says (www.politico.com)
Kim Jong Un calls for North Korean women to have more children (apnews.com)
Indigenous women bring a tiny tribe back from the brink of extinction in the Amazon (apnews.com)
South Africa intercepts buses carrying more than 400 unaccompanied children from Zimbabwe (apnews.com)
World Bank accused of ‘turning blind eye’ to sexual abuse in Kenyan schools it funded (www.theguardian.com)
Police in Spain and Italy seize 5,000 litres of adulterated olive oil in raids (www.theguardian.com)
Mindanao, Philippines: ISIS claims deadly blast at Catholic mass in Marawi (edition.cnn.com)
India finds quality issues with cough syrup linked to Cameroon deaths (www.reuters.com)
Alleged assassination plot by Indian intelligence in USA and Canada reveals sloppy spycraft (nationalpost.com)
Temperatures in Siberia dip to minus 56 Celsius as record snow blankets Moscow (www.reuters.com)
Beauty Pageant Director Accused of Using Contestants to Overthrow Government (www.vice.com)
Though this was an interesting and short read.
Sellafield nuclear site hacked by groups linked to Russia and China (www.theguardian.com)
Russia planned Islamophobic campaigns in Finland, Sweden to delay Nato membership (yle.fi)
ChatGPT summary:...