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Putin’s Russia is closing in on a devastating victory. Europe’s foundations are trembling. (www.telegraph.co.uk)

The same guy before: Take away Russia’s nuclear weapons – for Putin is finished and his country may soon collapse

Climate change is costing the world $16 million per hour: study (www.weforum.org)

You’d think this would give us some wiggle money to play with to build out new energy infrastructure. You’re wrong though, there is no wiggle. We need all renewables like Germany....

China Calls for Complete Lifting of US Empire’s Illegal Sanctions Against Venezuela (orinocotribune.com)

Ukraine fears drone shortages due to China restrictions - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)

China ship is focus of pipeline damage probe, Finland says (www.reuters.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/7659731...

Hundreds arrested as US Jews protest against Israel’s Gaza assault (www.theguardian.com)

Russia has tested a nuclear-powered missile and could revoke a global atomic test ban, Putin says (apnews.com)

Video on subject, by Hindustan Times:...

Mexico's president slams US aid for Ukraine and sanctions on Venezuela and Cuba (apnews.com)

López Obrador said the United States should spend some of the money sent to Ukraine on economic development in Latin America....

Evidence suggests errant Ukrainian missile – not a Russian one – caused market deaths, NYT reports | News24 (www.news24.com)

Has the West Closed All Its Project Ukraine Exits? | naked capitalism (www.nakedcapitalism.com)

Good analysis of what options (or lack of) the west has with their commitment to killing Ukranians.

Caribbean nations set to demand royal family makes reparations for slave trade (www.theguardian.com)

Lloyd’s of London and Church of England also to be approached over role in past exploitation

Russian ambassador told Moscow that Kushner wanted secret communications channel with Kremlin (www.washingtonpost.com)

Jared Kushner and Russia’s ambassador to Washington discussed the possibility of setting up a secret and secure communications channel between Trump’s transition team and the Kremlin, using Russian diplomatic facilities in an apparent move to shield their pre-inauguration discussions from monitoring, according to U.S....

Drone video shows how perilous the situation was for those stranded in the Pakistan cable car (www.bbc.co.uk)

New Covid vaccines are on the way as 'Eris' variant rises (www.reuters.com)

Iran forces women defying hijab laws into psychiatric treatment (www.france24.com)

Boy, 6, boasted about shooting Virginia teacher Abigail Zwerner (www.bbc.co.uk)

cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1253328...

Unveiling the ‘Wikipedia Game’: CIA and FBI Use Web Encyclopedia for Information Warfare (orinocotribune.com)

Kai Cenat: Police plan to charge Twitch streamer after PS5 giveaway mayhem (www.bbc.com)

Police say they plan to charge US YouTuber Kai Cenat after a video games console giveaway event he organised sparked mayhem in New York....

White House says it does not back Ukraine attacks inside Russia (www.reuters.com)

Antarctic sea ice levels dive in 'five-sigma event', as experts flag worsening consequences for planet (www.abc.net.au)

Europe’s economic engine is stalling: Germany deindustrializes (www.politico.eu)

Five ways AI might destroy the world: ‘Everyone on Earth could fall over dead in the same second’ (www.theguardian.com)

Artificial intelligence is already advancing at a worrying pace. What if we don’t slam on the brakes? Experts explain what keeps them up at night

[Finland's Finance Minister] Riikka Purra "not resigning" as controversial [racist] blog comments resurface (yle.fi)

The comments on the Scripta blog — written under the username “riikka” — include multiple uses of the Finnish equivalent of the n-word as well as other racial slurs, anti-immigrant rhetoric and apparent threats of violence. The texts use racist expressions such as “mocha dicks” and “Turkish monkeys”....

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