Chinese trade with Latin America has exploded this century from $12bn in 2000 to $495bn in 2022, making China South America’s biggest trading partner. (archive.ph)
Poland: Law Establishing Special Commission Threatens Human Rights - Amnesty International (www.amnesty.org)
Japanese government approves proposal to let women buy morning-after pills without prescription (soranews24.com)
Study: Ecological Collapse Could Happen Much Sooner Than Expected (popularresistance.org)
“It could happen very soon,” said professor Simon Willcock of Rothamsted Research, who was co-leader of the study, as The Guardian reported. “We could realistically be the last generation to see the Amazon.”
Heat wave in Spain hits people with disabilities especially hard (www.reuters.com)
Protests erupt in Paris after police officer fatally shoots teenager for ‘violating traffic laws’ (www.independent.co.uk)
Mexico's AMLO Government Refuses to Bow to US Sanction Threats, Ups Ante in Fight Over GM Corn (www.nakedcapitalism.com)
'Cruel, inhuman, degrading': UN demands US apology over Guantanamo Bay (english.almayadeen.net)
One in seven Britons faced hunger in 2022, says food bank charity (www.reuters.com)
Canadian wildfire smoke reaches Europe as Canada reports its worst fire season on record (www.cnn.com)
Rainforest destruction soared in 2022 despite global pledges to halt deforestation, new report finds | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
No bed or bath: New Zealand boat shed sells for record $2m despite housing market crash (www.theguardian.com)
100 Mayon volcanic earthquakes recorded in just 10 hours (www.rappler.com)
100 Mayon volcanic earthquakes recorded in just 10 hours...
New Zealand seeks to exterminate predators to save native birds (www.bbc.com)
The far right’s gains in the Greek election, briefly explained (www.vox.com)
Conservative and far-right politicians saw significant wins in the Greek election this past weekend, victories that could mean the continuation of harsh immigration policies and a renewed focus on economic growth in the southern European country. The election, which keeps the center-right New Democracy party in power, suggests...
Oil spill from Shell pipeline fouls farms and a river in a long-polluted part of Nigeria (apnews.com)
Hajj pilgrimage starts in Saudi Arabia, with 2 million expected after lifting of COVID measures (apnews.com)
As Venezuela Mends Ties with Latin Neighbors, Western Media Turn Up the Propaganda (fair.org)
50 Years After the Coup, Families Demand Justice for the Disappeared In Uruguay (scheerpost.com)
The rebels backed down, but Putin's rule is more uncertain than ever (www.nbcnews.com)
The mercenaries’ march to Moscow may have ended, but the short-lived armed rebellion has exposed deep weaknesses inside the Kremlin and undermined Russian President Vladimir Putin’s 23-year rule like never before....
Nearly half of US honeybee colonies died last year. Struggling beekeepers stabilize population (apnews.com)
US Woos India's Far-Right PM Modi to Help Wage New Cold War on China (geopoliticaleconomy.substack.com)
One killed, nine injured in roller coaster crash in Sweden (www.reuters.com)
‘African nations felt like beggars during COVID-19 pandemic, we must be treated as equals,’ South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa tells global leaders in France (archive.md)
ISW's analysis of Wagner's (halted) advance on Moscow (www.understandingwar.org)
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