The entire capital city of Canada's Northwest Territories has been ordered to evacuate as hundreds of wildfires scorch the region, officials say (www.cnn.com)
US suicides hit an all-time high last year (english.elpais.com)
About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever, according to new government data posted Thursday.
About 100,000 turn out in London for pro-Palestine rally (www.theguardian.com)
More than one-third of millennials believe they won’t get a dime of Social Security when they retire, so they’re taking matters into their own hands (creditnews.com)
Of all generational cohorts, older millennials are most likely to generate enough income to retire comfortably, according to the latest Vanguard Retirement Readiness report....
New Covid wave has begun and masks should be worn again, scientists warn (www.independent.co.uk)
Don't overstate 1.5 degrees C threat, new IPCC head says (www.dw.com)
In short, we aren’t on track to an apocalyptic extinction, and the new head is concerned that rhetoric that we are is making people apathetic and paralyzes them from making beneficial actions....
Margot Robbie Shows Solidarity with Writers Guild (lemmy.world)
Margot Robbie proved she can make even the most casual look runway-ready as she took to the streets during Wednesday’s SAG-AFTRA rally. The Barbie star, 33, was a vision in an oversized white tee, putting her own stylish spin on the protest uniform. With her signature blonde locks flowing freely and chic sunnies shielding her...
Paris is battling an infestation of bloodsucking bedbugs on trains and in movie theaters as the city gets ready to host the 2024 Olympics (www.insider.com)
Mexico Has Fully Recognized the State of Palestine (jacobin.com)
In fealty to US foreign policy, Mexico has long refused to recognize Palestinian statehood. Last week, that finally changed, with AMLO’s government officially acknowledging Palestinian statehood and establishing a full embassy in Mexico City....
Trump charged by Justice Department for efforts to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss (apnews.com)
Poland cuts tax for first-time homebuyers and raises it for those buying multiple properties (notesfrompoland.com)
Ukraine destroys prized US$1.2 billion Russian air-defence system with cruise missiles, reports say (www.scmp.com)
The advanced S-400 ‘Triumf’ air-defence system was destroyed in a joint operation by Kyiv’s security service and navy, Ukrainian intelligence sources said The attack off the coast of Yevpatoriya was orchestrated through the aerial drones and Neptune domestic missiles, Ukrainian official Anton Gerashchenko said...
Scientist warn 1 billion on track to die from climate change. (www.sciencealert.com)
‘It was a plague’: Killarney becomes first Irish town to ban single-use coffee cups (www.theguardian.com)
Killarney used to accept it as a price of being a tourist town: ubiquitous disposable coffee cups spilling from bins, littering roads and blighting the area’s national park....
Ukraine blows up five jets ‘deep within Russian territory’ (news.yahoo.com)
Donald Trump accused of sharing nuclear submarine details with Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt (www.abc.net.au)
Russian Soldiers Say They Are Viewed With Disgust in Moscow. (www.kyivpost.com)
According to two Russian soldiers interviewed by a pro-invasion blogger, if you wear a Russian military uniform on the metro in Moscow people distance themselves and give you dirty looks.
Gaza hospital bombed: Health Ministry says death toll in Gaza City hospital blast caused by Israel strike rises to at least 500 (6abc.com)
Updated: Israel denies involvement in deadly Gaza hospital blast, says explosion caused by Islamic Jihad
BBC journalists held at gunpoint by Israeli police (www.bbc.co.uk)
Hundreds dead in Israel and Gaza, thousands injured after Hamas launches rockets, Israel declares war (abcnews.go.com)
Over 100 Israelis have died and more than 900 were injured after rockets were fired from Gaza by Hamas militants, Israeli officials said Saturday....
Japan Court Rules Against Mandatory Transgender Sterilization (www.hrw.org)
Surgery Requirement Held to be Unconstitutional...
Zelensky confirms destruction of major Russian warship (www.kyivpost.com)
Why BBC doesn't call Hamas militants 'terrorists' - John Simpson (www.bbc.co.uk)
I guess not strictly news - but with all of the vitriol I have seen in discussions on the Israel situation, that have boiled down to arguments over wording, I feel that this take from the BBC is worthy of some discussion....
New research shows renewables are more profitable than nuclear power (www.pv-magazine.com)
Link to paper: www.sciencedirect.com/…/S2542435123002817
Anti-Semites cannot be granted German citizenship under new law - minister (www.reuters.com)
A law under consideration by the German parliament would mean that people who have committed anti-Semitic acts can never be granted citizenship, German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said on Wednesday.
