Births in China could fall to 7 million in 2023 (www.stoppopulationdecline.org)
Japan’s population drops by nearly 800,000 with falls in every prefecture for the first time (www.theguardian.com)
1 in 10 flights taking off from UK are private jets (www.thetimes.co.uk)
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Censorship of Palestine: Is Tiktok paying the price for surge in pro-Palestinian content? (www.tbsnews.net)
A 'Christian' family moved to Russia to escape 'LGBTQ, trans,' but now they're 'ready' to 'get out' (www.dailykos.com)
By 2030, nearly half of all U.S. adults will be obese, experts predict (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
Israeli settlers steal Palestinian farmers’ land in occupied West Bank (www.aljazeera.com)
China wants to ban clothes that 'hurt nation's feelings' (www.bbc.com)
A draft law sparks debate with locals calling it excessive and questioning how it would be enforced.
Nato official suggests Ukraine could give up land in exchange for membership (www.theguardian.com)
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Unilever will let Russia employees be conscripted (www.bbc.co.uk)
Russian space control center in Crimea struck by Ukrainian ATACMS missiles (www.telegraph.co.uk)
U.S. Military Personnel in Iraq Put on Standby to Support Ground Involvement in Israel’s War on Gaza (theintercept.com)
Israel bombs Iran's embassy in Syria, kills commanders says Iran (www.reuters.com)
Suspected Israeli warplanes bombed Iran’s embassy in Syria on Monday, a marked escalation in a war pitting Israel against its regional adversaries, and Tehran said the strike killed seven military advisers including three senior commanders....
Putin says he will re-deploy troops along Finland border in response to NATO accession (www.upi.com)
Pro-Hitler and Holocaust denier account: X has paid me $3,000 in ad revenue sharing | Media Matters for America (www.mediamatters.org)
Israel war: Israeli foreign minister says Gaza territory will shrink after war (www.washingtonexaminer.com)
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen told Israeli Army Radio that Israel's war aims are not just the total destruction of Hamas, but the country also aims to reduce the size of Gaza. The pronouncement is the most explicit indication yet that Israel will move to annex parts of Gaza, as some analysts have speculated.
White House warns Israel crisis is stretching its ability to support Ukraine: ‘Running out of runway’ (www.independent.co.uk)
Polish Government Develops Test That Can Detect If Someone Took Abortion Pills (truthout.org)
“Polish authorities are using their powers to terrorize people instead of to protect basic rights,” said one researcher....
‘A cocktail of ignorance and a big ego’: A Ukrainian war official has slammed Elon Musk after he disrupted a stealth operation by cutting off Starlink (fortune.com)
Cuba uncovers network trafficking Cubans to fight for Russia in Ukraine (www.aljazeera.com)
Cuba says it has no part in war in Ukraine and would ‘act vigorously’ against those trafficking Cubans as fighters....
Gofundme freezes Grayzone fundraiser 'due to some external concerns' (thegrayzone.com)
The Grayzone raises over $90,000 for 3 independent journalists....
Climate change has ravaged India’s rice stock. Now its export ban could deepen a global food crisis (www.cnn.com)
Newly planted rice saplings have been underwater since July after torrential rain battered northern India, with landslides and flash floods sweeping through the region....
Zelenskiy forced to recalibrate to avert Nato summit falling-out (www.theguardian.com)
Twitter refuses to pay for arbitration it forced on 891 ex-employees, suit says (arstechnica.com)
While the US and EU are putting up barriers to Chinese cars, Australians are buying them at record levels (www.abc.net.au)
