Europeans Are Becoming Poorer. ‘Yes, We’re All Worse Off.’ (archive.is)
An aging population that values its free time set the stage for economic stagnation. Then came Covid-19 and Russia’s war in Ukraine....
Loyalty above all: Removal of top Chinese officials seen as enforcing Xi's demand for obedience (apnews.com)
China’s leaders speed towards Japanisation (www.reuters.com)
China’s real estate market is in decline. Debt deflation hangs in the air. The country’s workforce is shrinking and GDP growth is trending downwards....
A Hong Kong protester shot by police in 2019 receives a 47-month jail term (apnews.com)
Lachlan Murdoch backs Fox board role for former Australian PM who called climate change science 'absolute crap' (www.businessinsider.com)
Haikun: Taiwan unveils new submarine to fend off China (www.bbc.com)
Taiwan has unveiled its first domestically-made submarine as it bolsters its defences against a possible Chinese attack....
42.3% of graduates under 25 unemployed, finds latest State of Working India report (indianexpress.com)
Also, there has been an upward trend in intergenerational mobility, but the trend has been weaker for workers belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes categories as compared to workers belonging to general castes....
Ukraine to launch joint weapons production with US, Zelenskiy says (www.reuters.com)
Ukraine and the United States have agreed to launch joint weapons production in a step that will enable Kyiv to start producing air defence systems, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday as he wrapped up a visit to the U.S....
Colombian leader summons intense oratory for a bleak warning: that humanity is making itself extinct (apnews.com)
UN says the Taliban have further increased restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan (www.pbs.org)
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Taliban authorities have further increased restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan in recent months, including in education and employment, the U.N. said in a report on the human rights situation issued Monday....
Italian media more focused on foreign coverage of heatwave than its effects (www.theguardian.com)
No ‘export of workers’ to Israel, say trade unions in India (www.nationalheraldindia.com)
All major Indian trade unions have called upon the govt to scrap agreement with Israel to export Indian workers & appealed to workers to boycott Israeli products & refuse to handle Israeli cargo.
Former British police officer jailed for abusing over 200 girls on Snapchat (apnews.com)
China cautions Finland and Estonia over pipeline 'sabotage' investigation (www.euronews.com)
The Hong Kong-registered vessel NewNew Polar Bear was in the vicinity of two different Baltic Sea pipelines when they were damaged earlier in October, and has now become the focus of the police investigation....
Israel-Palestine war: Surge in Israeli arrests and killings of Palestinians in West Bank (www.middleeasteye.net)
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IDF says civilian deaths 'inevitable' - as six killed in strike on Gaza school (news.sky.com)
Chinese coastguard vessels block Philippines counterparts in dramatic standoff at sea (www.independent.co.uk)
A Chinese coastguard ship came dangerously close to a Philippine patrol ship in the South China Sea, sparking fears of a territorial dispute in the contested waters....
Satellite imagery indicates Russia moving navy ships to other ports after Sevastopol attacks (www.cnn.com)
Satellite imagery indicates that Russia has been relocating some naval ships from the Black Sea port of Sevastopol in Crimea after a series of Ukrainian attacks, as Moscow meanwhile announced plans for a new base in a breakaway region of Georgia....
Ukrainian forces have broken through in Verbove, top general says | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Nearly five decades after the fall of Saigon, U.S. will help Vietnam boost its military capabilities (www.cnbc.com)
Seven killed, 144 wounded in Russian missile strike on Ukraine's Chernihiv (www.reuters.com)
Russia confirms it hit Swedish plant in Lutsk, saying it was a military target (www.pravda.com.ua)
Worldcoin suspended in Kenya as thousands queue for free money (www.bbc.com)
The Kenyan government has ordered cryptocurrency project Worldcoin to stop signing up new users, citing data privacy concerns.
Poland: A hunt for traces of abortion pills in women's blood – DW – 11/06/2023 (www.dw.com)
How researchers test for traces of misoprostol and mifepristone — the two drugs used in medication abortions — in women who have experienced a miscarriage.
Israel rebuffs Blinken's call for Gaza humanitarian pause (www.bbc.com)
By Paul Adams in Jerusalem, Anthony Zucher in Tel Aviv & Graeme Baker BBC News...
