Japan's Health Ministry Panel Proposes 100% Paternity Leave (stoppopulationdecline.org)
Ukraine war: Whole family shot dead in Russian-occupied Ukrainian town (www.bbc.com)
US fears Canada-India row over Sikh activist's killing could upend strategy for countering China (apnews.com)
The Biden administration is nervously watching a dispute between Canada and India, with some officials concerned it could upend the U.S. strategy toward the Indo-Pacific that is directed at blunting China’s influence there and elsewhere....
Dengue will 'take off' in southern Europe, US, Africa this decade, WHO scientist says (www.reuters.com)
Couple dead after bear attack in Banff National Park, grizzly killed (www.cbc.ca)
A grizzly bear attacked and killed two people in Banff National Park west of Sundre, Alta., on Friday night, Parks Canada says....
Sources reveal Israeli shipments to Myanmar military after coup (www.frontiermyanmar.net)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/4693394...
Putin says he won’t renew the grain deal until the West meets his demands. The West says it has (apnews.com)
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that a landmark deal allowing Ukraine to export grain safely through the Black Sea amid the war won’t be restored until the West meets Moscow’s demands on its own agricultural exports....
Israel offers to evacuate babies from crippled Gaza hospital (www.reuters.com)
Red Cross demands Hamas grant immediate access to hostages held in Gaza (www.timesofisrael.com)
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon falls 57% in September (www.reuters.com)
Philippine boats breach a Chinese coast guard blockade in a faceoff near a disputed shoal (apnews.com)
Possible Mine Blast Rips Through Black Sea Cargo Ship Off Ukraine and Romania (themessenger.com)
Hong Kong’s multimillion dollar cliffside mansions on brink of collapse after record rains (www.theguardian.com)
Gaza residents break into aid warehouses and take supplies - UNRWA (www.bbc.com)
Amazon River falls to lowest in over a century amid Brazil drought (www.reuters.com)
Russia has tested a nuclear-powered missile and could revoke a global atomic test ban, Putin says (apnews.com)
cross-posted from: lemmus.org/post/1022137...
HS: International film crew leave €1m bill unpaid in Finnish Lapland (yle.fi)
Russian general who ran Ukraine war fired (www.bbc.co.uk)
CBC: Sask. engineer slapped with an 18-month suspension after designing bridge that collapsed hours after opening (www.cbc.ca)
Russian Navy mine hunter reportedly explodes in bay at Russian-occupied Sevastopol (news.yahoo.com)
Gaza health ministry issues list of names of thousands killed in Israeli bombing (english.alarabiya.net)
Access the list in Arabic: aljazeera.net/…/تقرير-نهائي-باسماء-الشهداء-2.pdf
Egypt’s border crossing opens to let a trickle of desperately needed aid into besieged Gaza (apnews.com)
The border crossing between Egypt and Gaza opened Saturday to let a trickle of desperately needed aid into the besieged Palestinian territory for the first time since Israel sealed it off and began pounding it with airstrikes following Hamas’ bloody rampage two weeks ago....
An Australian journalist has called her baby Methamphetamine Rules (www.stuff.co.nz)
Just some lighter news to break up the doom a bit
Opposition criticised for using AI-generated deepfake voice of PM in Polish election ad (notesfrompoland.com)
Surprising facts about amphorae — antiquity's packaging (www.dw.com)
Amphorae were made primarily for trade. In ancient times, people used these vessels, which held five liters (1.3 gallons) to 80 liters (21 gallons) depending on their size, to transport oil, wine, honey, olives, pickled vegetables and garum — a fermented fish sauce that was as popular with the Romans as soy sauce is today in...
