The forex crisis is putting Nigerian lives at risk (continent.substack.com)
From Lilongwe to Abuja, foreign exchange shortages are revealing deep vulnerabilities in how African economies operate. In Nigeria, despite President Bola Tinubu’s attempted reforms, dollars remain scarce and the prices of imported goods are skyrocketing. Among them are life-saving drugs....
Indian workers and farmers stage historic three-day protest (peoplesdispatch.org)
Rescuers break through to trapped Indian miners (www.upi.com)
Rescuers in India have broken through a massive mound of debris blocking the entrance to a tunnel and have started freeing 41 trapped miners.
More than 1 million now taking shelter in UN facilities (electronicintifada.net)
Rains and winds have intensified throughout the Gaza Strip since 17 November. Palestinians are facing the onset of winter without proper clothing, shelter and blankets....
South Korea jails 68-year-old man for poem praising North Korea: Report (www.hindustantimes.com)
US aircraft carrier Eisenhower crosses Strait of Hormuz, enters Gulf waters (www.aa.com.tr)
Myanmar Junta Continues to Suffer Defeats a Month Into Operation 1027 (www.irrawaddy.com)
Exodus: Tens of Thousands Flee as Myanmar Junta Troops Face Last Stand in Kokang (www.irrawaddy.com)
Broadband, Business Formation, and Economic Growth in the Global South: Assessing China’s Impact (americanaffairsjournal.org)
Tesla sues Swedish agency as striking workers stop delivering license plates for its new vehicles (abcnews.go.com)
Tesla has filed a lawsuit against the Swedish state via Sweden’s Transport Agency after striking postal workers in the Scandinavian country stopped delivering license plates for new vehicles manufactured by the Texas-based automaker
Russian court extends detention of WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich (www.aljazeera.com)
Wall Street Journal denounces the continued detention of its reporter as a ‘brazen and outrageous attack’ on free press.
Mixed feelings for Palestinians freed from Israeli jails amid death and destruction (www.presstv.ir)
..._The NGO also said in a statement that the Israeli regime set several conditions forbidding the freed prisoners and their families from speaking to the media, receiving guests or distributing sweets....
Elon’s Censorial Lawsuit Against Media Matters Inspiring Many More People To Find ExTwitter Ads On Awful Content (www.techdirt.com)
Aichi police face prosecutors over death of detainee denied care (www.japantimes.co.jp)
The man had been placed in solitary confinement as a result of violent behavior and restraining devices were used on him for more than 130 hours.
Ipsos Global Happiness 2023. China tops at 91%. (lemmy.ml)
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Post-affirmative action, Asian American families are more stressed than ever about college admissions (www.latimes.com)
Gaza: Findings on October 17 al-Ahli Hospital Explosion (www.hrw.org)
The explosion that killed and injured many civilians at al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza on October 17, 2023, resulted from an apparent rocket-propelled munition, such as those commonly used by Palestinian armed groups, that hit the hospital grounds, Human Rights Watch said today. While misfires are frequent, further investigation...
New Zealand scraps world-first smoking ‘generation ban’ to fund tax cuts (www.theguardian.com)
Health experts say axing plan to block sales of tobacco products to next generation will cost thousands of lives
Norway To Develop New Supersonic Missile In Collaboration With Germany In Response To The Threat Posed By Russian Hypersonic Missiles (www.geopolitize.com)
According to Defence Minister Bjrn Arild Gramme (Sp), the Norwegian government will begin the development of a supersonic missile system in partnership with Germany. The defense minister Arild said, “We must start work today to develop the weapons that will protect us against tomorrow’s threats. The new missile will...