Virgin Galactic launches its first commercial space flight (ground.news)
Aspartame sweetener used in Diet Coke a possible carcinogen, WHO’s cancer research agency to say - sources (www.reuters.com)
Human remains thought to be found in Titan sub debris (www.bbc.co.uk)
The USA’s Systemic Racism Includes Its Wars (www.counterpunch.org)
Israel approves plan to build over 5,000 new homes in West Bank (www.euronews.com)
Canada's largest city elects first woman of color as mayor (apnews.com)
Over 85 settler attacks recorded in West Bank under one week (www.middleeasteye.net)
Millions head to Mecca for huge hajj in Saudi heat (www.naharnet.com)
The Global Hypocrisy of Rescuing the Titan (lemmy.world)
counterpunch.org/…/the-global-hypocrisy-of-rescui…
Israel's state archive exposes Zionist efforts to enlist Nazis against Britain (www.middleeastmonitor.com)
Was the Titan safe? Questions raised over what went wrong with the missing submersible (www.abc.net.au)
President of Sikh temple in Canada shot dead (www.cbc.ca)
From parity in 2008 the EU vs US GDP gap is rising (twitter.com)
The US GDP is now $25tn vs EU GDP of $19.8tn with UK. Without the UK the EU is 50%.
Israel/OPT: Civilian deaths and extensive destruction in latest Gaza offensive highlight human toll of apartheid | Amnesty International (www.amnesty.org)
“Israel’s impunity for the war crimes it repeatedly commits against Palestinians, and for its cruel ongoing 16-year illegal blockade of the Gaza Strip, emboldens further violations and makes injustice chronic.”
Two of the biggest Reddit communities reopened in the funniest way possible (www.theverge.com)
All posts on r/pics and r/gifs must now be about comedian and Last Week Tonight host John Oliver after users voted.