Italy's invasive blue crab has Korean seafood fans excited (www.koreaherald.com)
China ridicules Taiwan's defence goals as island unveils new submarine (www.abc.net.au)
The submarines will use a combat system by US defence company Lockheed Martin Corp and carry US-made torpedoes....
Canada imposes 63 sanctions against Russian individuals, entities – another big blow for Putin’s Russia (ptv-news.com.pk)
Danish artist told to repay museum €67,000 after turning in blank canvasses (www.bbc.com)
Myanmar receives first shipment of Russia's Su-30 fighter jets - RIA (www.reuters.com)
Scientists grow whole model of human embryo, without sperm or egg (www.bbc.co.uk)
Zelenskyy’s corruption crackdown plan raises cover-up fears (www.politico.eu)
By equating corruption to treason, Zelenskyy’s office is manipulating the public’s desire for justice, said Vitaly Shabunin, head of the Anti-Corruption Action Center (Antac), a Ukrainian nongovernmental organization that monitors graft. In reality, Shabunin added, Zelenskyy’s office is pursuing other goals: to protect...
US health department recommends looser restrictions on cannabis (www.bbc.co.uk)
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US businessman is wannabe ‘warlord’ of secretive far-right men’s network (www.theguardian.com)
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Russia Expands Oil Exports To China Via Arctic (www.breitbart.com)
Russian tankers that would normally carry oil to European customers are instead being rerouted through the Arctic to China.
Owners of Swatch LGBTQ watches in Malaysia could face fine, up to 3 years' jail (www.channelnewsasia.com)
German supermarket seeks to charge shoppers 'true' environmental cost (www.reuters.com)
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Venezuela has formally proposed to join the BRICS group, says Maduro (www.riotimesonline.com)
Fukushima fish with 180 times legal limit of radioactive cesium fuels water release fears (www.theguardian.com)
Italy investigates Placebo singer for calling far-right PM ‘racist’ and ‘fascist’ (www.theguardian.com)
Meloni heads Italy’s most rightwing government since the second world war. Italy’s criminal code punishes with a fine ranging from €1,000 to €5,000 anyone who “publicly defames the republic”, which includes the government, parliament, the courts and the army.
UN Human Rights Expert Calls for Immediate Close of Xinjiang Muslim Detention and Torture Facility (wapnews.org)
US Republicans pass defence bill with anti-abortion, LGBT add-ons (www.aljazeera.com)
Republicans in the United States House of Representatives have passed an annual defence funding bill that highlights the party’s conservative priorities – and sticking points – in advance of the 2024 election season....