Kerala, India’s Communist-led state, provides a model for digital literacy (peoplesdispatch.org)
Germans' dissatisfaction with ruling coalition at record high, poll shows (www.reuters.com)
‘I’m bored, so I shoot’: The Israeli army’s approval of free-for-all violence in Gaza (www.972mag.com)
China Outspends the U.S. on Fusion in the Race for Energy’s Holy Grail - [WSJ] (archive.md)
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University of Melbourne facing investigation over tech surveillance of students (www.smh.com.au)
EV sales stall in US and Europe as market uncertainty persists (www.ey.com)
French election: exit poll shows shock win for left-green alliance as far right falls to third (www.theguardian.com)
2024 could be world’s hottest year as June breaks records (www.straitstimes.com)
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Beryl to intensify as deadly storm barrels towards Texas coast (www.aljazeera.com)
Coffee, eggs and white rice linked to higher levels of PFAS in human body (www.theguardian.com)
Emmanuel Macron is avoiding acknowledging the defeat of his liberal camp in the general election, delaying the mandate for the New Popular Front to form a government (peoplesdispatch.org)
Canada releases 70-year-old document that accuses U.S. of genocide, biological warfare during Korean War (www.thecanadafiles.com)
BlackRock and Wall Street Banks are Profiting from Israel's Crimes in Gaza, UN Experts Say (geopoliticaleconomy.substack.com)
Indian Prime Minister Modi makes first visit to Russia since the start of its war on Ukraine (apnews.com)
Hungary's Orban unexpectedly visits China, backs Xi's peace plan (www.reuters.com)
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Japan real wages down 1.4% in May, 26th monthly fall despite hikes (japantoday.com)
In Ukraine, Killings of Surrendering Russians Divide an American-Led Unit (www.nytimes.com)
S. Korea resumes border artillery drills on land for 1st time in 6 years (www.koreatimes.co.kr)
Counting the dead in Gaza: difficult but essential (www.thelancet.com)
In recent conflicts, such indirect deaths range from three to 15 times the number of direct deaths. Applying a conservative estimate of four indirect deaths per one direct death to the 37,396 deaths reported, it is not implausible to estimate that up to 186,000 or even more deaths could be attributable to the current conflict in...
Ten die during a fire in nursing home in Uruguay (www.reuters.com)
Rare Fr*nch W. France’s left-wing parties projected to finish first in parliamentary elections, keep far right at bay. (www.nbcnews.com)
Against all odds, the socdems beat the liberals and reduced a surging far-right to an embarrassing third place. French fascists are stomping on their berets and cartoonishly snapping baguettes in half.
Netanyahu: Gaza deal must let Israel resume fighting until war goals met (www.reuters.com)
IDF ordered Hannibal directive on October 7 to prevent Hamas taking soldiers captive (www.haaretz.com)
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"Not a single vehicle can return to Gaza" (archive.is)
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