Wagner boss Prigozhin killed in plane crash in Russia (www.bbc.co.uk)
Women in China are telling each other to bring their boyfriends to see 'Barbie' — and to use it as a litmus test for their thoughts on feminism and patriarchy (www.insider.com)
For some women in China, “Barbie” is more than just a movie — it’s also a litmus test for their partner’s views on feminism and patriarchy....
Ukraine Just Blew Up Russia's Main Missile Base In Occupied Crimea (www.forbes.com)
Mexico supreme court decriminalizes abortion across country (www.theguardian.com)
Mexico’s supreme court has decriminalized abortion across the country, two years after ruling that abortion was not a crime in one northern state....
Zelenskyy fires recruitment officials for accepting $10,000 bribes to help Ukrainian men dodge the draft: 'bribery during war is treason' (www.businessinsider.com)
Calls for ‘ecocide’ law to punish those who destroy nature like war criminals (www.dailyrecord.co.uk)
Wagner troops ‘plotting march to Russia to avenge leader’s death’ (uk.news.yahoo.com)
Carrefour puts ‘shrinkflation’ price warnings on food to shame brands (www.theguardian.com)
We just hit 1.5 C above per-industrial levels for the first time. (www.abc.net.au)
A Universal Basic Income Is Being Considered by Canada's Government (www.vice.com)
We just survived the hottest 36 days ever recorded (lemmy.world)
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Putin Unleashes Record Bombing in Ukraine as the World Watches Gaza (www.thedailybeast.com)
Almost 90 bombs were dropped in one region in just 24 hours....
Finland has no private schools – and its pupils perform better than British children (inews.co.uk)
Finland ranked seventh in the world in OECD’s student assessment chart in 2018, well above the UK and the United States, where there is a mix of private and state education
Israel Committing 'Textbook Case of Genocide,' Holocaust Historian Says (www.newsweek.com)
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Pope Francis calls out fossil fuel companies, says climate action is too slow (www.nbcnews.com)
Pope Francis made his strongest statements yet about climate change Wednesday, rebuking fossil fuel companies and urging countries to make an immediate transition to renewable energy....
Calls to tax the superrich grow as economic inequality surges (www.aljazeera.com)
Tesla exaggerated EV range so much that drivers thought cars were broken (www.reuters.com)
Tesla has consistently exaggerated the driving range of its electric vehicles, reportedly leading car owners to think something was broken when actual driving range was much lower than advertised. When these owners scheduled service appointments to fix the problem, Tesla canceled the appointments because there was no way to...
Unacademy Teacher Fired for telling students to 'Vote for Educated Leaders' Remark during lecture. (www.news18.com)
Russia's Putin praises Elon Musk as an 'outstanding person' and 'talented businessman' (www.cnbc.com)
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday praised Elon Musk, calling the Tesla and SpaceX founder a “talented businessman.”...
Putin's colonel killed in drone strike while mowing lawn at his Russian residence (globalpulsenews.com)
Australia rejects proposal to recognise Aboriginal people in constitution (www.theguardian.com)
Australians have resoundingly rejected a proposal to recognise Aboriginal people in its constitution and establish a body to advise parliament on Indigenous issues....
Poland bans sale of energy drinks to under-18s (notesfrompoland.com)
World’s 1st drug to regrow teeth enters clinical trials (globalnews.ca)
Norway says Israel response to Hamas attack disproportionate (www.timesofisrael.com)
Norway’s prime minister says the Israeli army’s response to the deadly Hamas attack that killed 1,400 people and saw over 230 abducted by terrorists has been disproportionate, and denounces a “catastrophic” humanitarian situation in Gaza.