Britain’s prime minister visits Ukraine to give aid and reassurance of West’s support against Moscow (apnews.com)
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled new military funding for Ukraine on Friday during a visit to Kyiv aimed at reassuring the country that the West is still providing support nearly 23 months after Russia’s invasion....
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Smersh: why Putin has reinstated Stalin's notorious and much-feared anti-spy unit (theconversation.com)
A man under arrest by Russian internal security forces was seen confessing to a “crime”, in a video posted on January 2. He had been apprehended after allegedly posting a video on social media that purportedly showed air defences near the Russian city of Belgorod. This city, on the border with Ukraine, was the target of...
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Elephant-Sized Apes That Once Roamed the Land Mysteriously Vanished. Now, Scientists Have an Answer. (www.vice.com)
Some 330,000 years ago, giant apes the size of elephants roamed the forests of southern China. Their massive teeth—once sold as a “dragon tooth” by a Hong Kong apothecary—gnawed tough leaves and devoured fruit. Then suddenly, while other primates were thriving, these supersized orangutan-like creatures vanished with...
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Neo-Nazis in the US no longer see backing Ukraine as a worthy cause (www.theguardian.com)
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It’s not just Israel in the dock over genocide, it’s everyone who looked away | Nimer Sultany (www.theguardian.com)
What has been remarkable about the last three months is the chilling disregard shown towards Palestinian civilian lives. Too many lazy talking points were used to enable so many in Europe and North America to look away, or worse, to justify complicity in what South Africa argues is a genocide, through their support for Israel...
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Norway to allow mining waste to be dumped in fjords (www.theguardian.com)
After a 15-year dispute, the private company Nordic Mining has been given the go-ahead to dispose of 170m tons of mining waste at the bottom of the Førde fjord, which critics say will threaten marine life and put biodiversity at risk....
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Africa's Catholic hierarchy refuses same-sex blessings, says such unions are contrary to God's will (apnews.com)
In the greatest rebuke yet to Pope Francis, the Catholic bishops of Africa and Madagascar issued a unified statement Thursday refusing to follow his declaration allowing priests to offer blessings to same-sex couples and asserting that such unions are “contrary to the will of God.”...
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Russia's FSB arrests own citizen for alleged Poland spying – DW – 01/12/2024 (www.dw.com)
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) on Friday said it had arrested a Russian national, working for a state firm, who it said was planning to pass on sensitive information to Poland....
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Slovakia: Surgery once again a condition for gender change – DW – 01/12/2024 (www.dw.com)
Amy Zoyomi is a 29-year-old transgender woman from Lucenec, a town with 30,000 inhabitants in southern Slovakia. As an adult, Amy decided to move to the capital, Bratislava. Her gender identity was one of the main reasons for leaving her hometown....
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Ukrainians weary but determined to fight on – DW – 01/12/2024 (www.dw.com)
For many people in Ukraine, 2024 started just like 2023 ended — with Russian air assaults and rocket and drone attacks on infrastructure and homes. What’s new is the scale of the bombardment: the Russian military is trying to get past Ukraine’s air defenses by beefing up its firepower....
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Britain to increase Ukraine support to £2.5bn, Rishi Sunak announces (www.bbc.com)
The UK will provide £2.5bn of military aid to Ukraine over the coming year, Rishi Sunak has said - Britain’s largest annual commitment since Russia’s invasion....
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Tesla puts German factory production on hold as Red Sea attacks disrupt supply chains (apnews.com)
Tesla says it’s temporarily halting most production at its German factory because of attacks in the Red Sea, a vital global shipping corridor....
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Valley of lost cities that flourished 2,000 years ago found in Amazon (www.theguardian.com)
Laser-sensor technology reveals network of earthen mounds and buried roads in rainforest area of Ecuador...
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Taiwan prepares to elect a president and legislature in what's seen as a test of control with China (apnews.com)
Taiwan is preparing to elect a president and legislature Saturday in what many see as a test of control with China, which claims the self-governing island republic as its own territory to be unified with force if necessary. The presidential race is tight, and both China and Taiwan’s key ally, the U.S., are weighing in on...
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US assistance to Ukraine has ‘ground to a halt’ amid political infighting, White House says (www.independent.co.uk)
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2 Russian airlines want to keep flying Soviet-era planes, but some of them are so old they're set to be phased out this year (www.businessinsider.com)
Two Siberian airlines in Russia — Angara Airlines and Polar Airlines — are asking authorities to extend the service life of two Soviet-era aircraft, Reuters reported on Friday....
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Papua New Guinea: At least 15 dead after major rioting and looting (www.bbc.com)
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Japan says earthquake shook nuclear plant past safety limits - UPI.com (www.upi.com)
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China’s Solar Dominance Faces New Rival: An Ultrathin Film (www.wsj.com)
As renewable energy becomes a geopolitical tool, Japan looks to recover its technological edge...
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Chinese ‘monster’ ship patrols near Vietnam’s oil fields (www.rfa.org)
World’s largest coast guard vessel has been patrolling near the contentious Vanguard Bank in the South China Sea.
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Valley of lost cities that flourished 2,000 years ago found in Amazon (www.theguardian.com)
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Blinded, sexually assaulted, silenced: the war over lithium, Argentina’s ‘white gold’ (www.theguardian.com)
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No trace of man who fell into a crevasse in Grindavík, the Icelandic town recently plagued by earthquakes and possible volcanic eruption (www.ruv.is)
The search has been going on all night for a man who fell into a crevasse in Grindavík yesterday morning. A drone was sent into the water in the fissure to investigate the situation.
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Drought Touches a Quarter of Humanity, U.N. Says, Disrupting Lives Globally (www.nytimes.com)
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