It’s one of the world’s highest ski resorts. So where’s all the snow? (edition.cnn.com)
The Pope acknowledges resistance to same-sex blessings but doubles down on his decision (apnews.com)
Pope Francis has defended his controversial decision to let priests bless same-sex couples but admitted that “solitude is a price you have to pay” when you make difficult decisions....
Scientists in China report cloned rhesus monkey has survived for two years (www.independent.co.uk)
A “healthy” rhesus monkey cloned in China has survived for more than two years and is providing “valuable insights” into the scientific process, according to researchers....
Nazis, no thank you'; Germans take to streets to call for AfD ban (www.reuters.com)
Iran strikes ‘militant bases’ in Pakistan in latest Middle East flashpoint (www.theguardian.com)
Iran has launched airstrikes on Pakistan territory, apparently aimed at a Sunni militant group, in the latest sign of a wave of violence rolling across the Middle East and beyond....
Better to die in Israel than of hunger here, say job seekers in Haryana (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Education Ministry Withdraws Funding of Jewish Event Over Arab Israeli Host (www.haaretz.com)
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China population decline accelerates as birthrate hits record low (www.theguardian.com)
Chaotic wave of attacks, reprisals in Middle East fuel worries of a broader regional war (apnews.com)
Italy's regulations on charities keep migrant rescue ships from the Mediterranean (apnews.com)
Qatar and France send medicine for hostages in Gaza as war rages on and regional tensions spike (apnews.com)
Deal reached on aid to Gaza, including to hostages - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
Tax our wealth, super-rich tell politicians at Davos (www.theguardian.com)
Pakistan says Iran violated airspace, killing two children (www.reuters.com)
Iran is attacking civilians, accusations of Israeli 'spy HQ' are baseless, Kurdish prime minister says (www.reuters.com)
Israel not only prevents entry of aid into Gaza, but also kills those who try to receive it (euromedmonitor.org)
Euro-Med Monitor has documented shocking testimonies of the Israeli army killing and injuring dozens of Palestinians on Thursday 11 January 2024 on Al-Rashid Street, in the west of Gaza City, who were trying to receive humanitarian aid. The human rights organization demanded that the involved United Nations agencies be held...
Dominican Republic to launch pilot program offering a 4-day workweek to public and private workers (apnews.com)
In Gaza, Israel has turned water into a weapon of mass destruction (www.972mag.com)
Denying water to Gaza has been a key tactic of the war from the very beginning, with Israel shutting off the pipes supplying the enclave on October 7. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced that Israel was “imposing a complete siege on Gaza. No electricity, no food, no water, no fuel. Everything is closed. We are...
Palestinians fight in hard-hit areas of Gaza while deal emerges to deliver medicine to hostages (apnews.com)
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian militants battled Israeli forces in devastated northern Gaza and launched a barrage of rockets from farther south on Tuesday in a show of force more than 100 days into Israel’s massive air and ground campaign against the tiny coastal enclave.
Putin says past U.S. elections were rigged (www.yahoo.com)
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin, running for a new six-year term in an election that his opponents say is a parody of democracy, said on Tuesday that past U.S. elections had been rigged by postal voting....
Two planes collide in second Japan airport crash in weeks (www.yahoo.com)
Two planes collided on a runway in Japan, in the second airport crash in the country within weeks....
US attacks Houthi anti-ship missiles, vessel hit in Red Sea (www.reuters.com)
15-year-old killed, 9-year-old wounded in USA shooting (www.google.com)
$9 million stolen by corrupt Nigerian officials (jerseyeveningpost.com)
Germans take to streets after AfD meeting on mass deportation plan (www.theguardian.com)
Thousands of people across Germany have taken to the streets for a fourth consecutive day to voice their opposition to the far-right populist AfD party after politicians from the party met neo-Nazis to discuss a “master plan” for the mass deportation of asylum seekers and German citizens of foreign origin....
