Israeli forces kill 20 gunmen in raid at Gaza's Al Shifa hospital, army says (www.reuters.com)
China ends 9-year decline in new marriages in 2023, but divorces also climb (www.bangkokpost.com)
Climate protesters can't rely on beliefs in criminal damage cases, UK court rules (news.yahoo.com)
LONDON (Reuters) - Environmental activists accused of criminal damage cannot rely on their political or philosophical beliefs as a defence, London’s Court of Appeal ruled on Monday, raising the prospect of more protesters being convicted for direct action....
CATL, the little-known Chinese battery maker that has the US worried (www.theguardian.com)
It is the world’s biggest battery maker, it powers electric vehicles for Tesla, Volkswagen and BMW, and its EV technology is miles ahead of US offerings, say experts...
GAZA STRIP: Hostilities leave the entire population highly food insecure and at risk of Famine | IPC - Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (www.ipcinfo.org)
Between 8 December 2023 and 7 February 2024, the entire population in the Gaza Strip (about 2.2 million people) is classified in IPC Phase 3 or above (Crisis or worse). This is the highest share of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity that the IPC initiative has ever classified for any given area or country....
Paris cycling numbers double in one year thanks to massive investment and it's not stopping (momentummag.com)
In a global first, Gambia could reverse its ban on female genital cutting (apnews.com)
Western Australia had its hottest summer ever, but climate change and heat-related health problems barely made the news (www.abc.net.au)
Biden and Trump Clash Over Mental Fitness and Election Forecasts (www.infoterkiniviral.com)
In a weekend marked by sharp exchanges between former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden, both leaders traded jabs over mental fitness an
Gangsters, Money and Murder: How Chinese Organized Crime Is Dominating America’s Illegal Marijuana Market (www.propublica.org)
Hong Kong may design new halal certification system as part of Mideast outreach (www.scmp.com)
Iranians tighten belts for Persian New Year festivities (www.yahoo.com)
Credit card user delinquency rate hits 9-year high (m.koreatimes.co.kr)
Domestic investment, wage growth: Malaysia ramps up efforts to revitalise economy after narrowly missing growth targets (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Trump: ‘I don’t know’ if Putin was responsible for Navalny’s death (thehill.com)
Former President Trump continued to question the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Sunday, after being criticized for not explicitly blaming Russian President Vladimir Putin for what many Western leaders believe was an assassination....
Criminal fraud trial of UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch to begin (www.theguardian.com)
Co-founder of Autonomy charged with 17 counts of wire fraud, securities fraud and conspiracy in 2011 sale of company to HP...
South Sudan closes schools in preparation for 45C heatwave (www.theguardian.com)
Authorities advise parents to keep children indoors during extreme heatwave, expected to last two weeks...