China Moves Toward Ban on Japanese-Style ‘Maid Cafés’ (www.sixthtone.com)
Niger breaks off military cooperation with US, as junta moves closer to Russia (www.scmp.com)
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Kitchen in Gaza refugee camp co-run by Singapore charity hit in air strike; 9 workers killed (www.straitstimes.com)
"We don't want to live in a world where the Chinese are the dominant country," says US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns (twitter.com)
Microsoft Looks to Nuclear to Fuel AI Plans (tech.co)
Data centers, the things that physically store and share applications and data, require an enormous amount of energy to run. These giant storage units, responsible for 1-1.5% of global electricity consumption, have traditionally relied on renewable sources like solar and wind but it seems as though renewable energy just won’t...
EU unlikely to confiscate Russian central bank assets - officials (www.reuters.com)
Boeing 737 Max 9: United Airlines finds loose bolts during inspections (www.bbc.co.uk)
US asks Israel for ‘explanation’ of strike on Gaza refugee camp (news.yahoo.com)
The Biden administration requested Israel detail the thinking and process behind the recent strike on the Jabalia Refugee Camp in Northern Gaza, according to a U.S. official, who like others was granted anonymity to discuss sensitive conversations....
German Social Democrat Leader Boycotts Bernie Over Palestine (jacobin.com)
German Social Democratic Party leader Saskia Esken has boycotted a Bernie Sanders event over his supposedly anti-Israel statements. Bernie’s statement? “The targeting of civilians is a war crime, no matter who does it.”...
Who Exactly Is Ashton Kutcher’s Anti-Sex-Trafficking Tech Company Helping? (www.thecut.com)
Designs chosen for mini nuclear reactors (www.constructionenquirer.com)
The next stage of the process will see companies able to bid for Government contracts with successful bids from the six going to contract award stage next summer....
Man puts his head in Geneva's famous water jet, currently in hospital (euro.dayfr.com)
Apparently he didn’t learn the first time and went back for more
66-year-old shot dead over Pride flag hanging outside her store, California officials say (www.sacbee.com)
China's fertility rate drops to record low 1.09 in 2022 (www.reuters.com)
Vice blocked news stories that could offend Saudi Arabia, insiders say (www.theguardian.com)
Exclusive: Media company recently signed lucrative deal with Saudi government-controlled MBC Group
Italy shocks banks with 40 percent windfall tax for 2023 (www.aljazeera.com)
‘Your heart races a bit’: US weather man threatened with death for mentioning climate crisis (www.theguardian.com)
Biden condemns university antiwar protests, says 'Order must prevail' (www.nbcnews.com)
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More than 100 arrested as NYPD cops in riot gear storm Columbia University, clear protests (www.nbcnewyork.com)
The US loses to Russia and China in popularity across Africa (africa.businessinsider.com)
China and Russia surpass the U.S. in approval ratings in Africa....
Netanyahu Cancels Washington Delegation Visit After U.S. Abstains From U.N. Cease-Fire Vote (www.forbes.com)
Eurovision confirms Israel can compete (www.newarab.com)
Artists and musicians in Sweden, Iceland and Finland had petitioned the European Broadcasting Union to exclude Israel over its atrocities in Gaza...
Richest 1% account for more carbon emissions than poorest 66%, report says (www.theguardian.com)
The United States is pushing Ukraine further into a war that it cannot win. (nationalinterest.org)
US must be ready for simultaneous wars with China, Russia: Commission (www.aljazeera.com)
