Philippines court sides with Greenpeace, bans genetically modified rice cultivation (www.philrice.gov.ph)
Mercedes-Benz boss urges Brussels to cut tariffs on Chinese EVs (www.ft.com)
Russian court orders seizure of $440mn from JPMorgan. Move follows lawsuit from state-owned bank VTB to ‘recover losses’ from America’s largest lender. (www.ft.com)
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'In the US, they think we're communists!' The 70,000 workers showing the world another way to earn a living (www.theguardian.com)
Yemen Defies 'America's Failure' to Stop Blockade of Red Sea (therealnews.com)
Australian broadcaster’s India chief of bureau leaves India ‘abruptly’ as visa is denied (www.thehindu.com)
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‘Smokescreen’: officials voice concern over US plans for Gaza aid pier (www.theguardian.com)
Fears Israel is influencing location of dock away from the north, where famine threat is most severe. A giant floating dock is nearing completion in the eastern Mediterranean from where it will be pushed towards the Gaza shore, but there is growing uncertainty over how useful the US project will be in containing a famine....
Amnesty: World seeing near breakdown of international law amid wars in Gaza and Ukraine (apnews.com)
The world is seeing a near breakdown of international law amid flagrant rule-breaking in Gaza and Ukraine, multiplying armed conflicts, the rise of authoritarianism and huge rights violations in Sudan, Ethiopia and Myanmar, Amnesty International warned Wednesday as it published its annual report....
‘Not like other Passovers’: hundreds of Jewish demonstrators arrested after New York protest seder (www.theguardian.com)
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TikTok ban measure passed by the Senate. Here's what could happen next. (www.cbsnews.com)
UN Urges Truth and Justice for Mass Graves in Gaza (www.infoterkiniviral.com)
Uncover the truth: UN insists on thorough investigation of mass graves discovered at Gaza medical facilities
Blinken says genocide in Xinjiang is ongoing in report ahead of China visit (www.reuters.com)
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Bird flu virus found in pasteurized milk, though officials maintain supply is safe (www.nbcnews.com)
The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that fragments of the bird flu virus had been detected in some samples of pasteurized milk in the U.S. While the agency maintains that the milk is safe to drink, it notes that it is still waiting on the results of studies to confirm this....
South Korean military set to ban iPhones over ‘security’ concerns (www.straitstimes.com)
China’s Prices Are Just Too Low for Buyers to Sweat About Tariffs (www.bnnbloomberg.ca)
Conservatives in LDP lash out over same-sex marriage ruling (t.co)
Conservative lawmakers of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party have reacted angrily to the Sapporo High Court’s ruling that the lack of legal provisions for same-sex marriage in Japan is unconstitutional....
Papua New Guinea PM slams Joe Biden over ‘cannibals’ comment (www.politico.eu)
FTC votes to ban noncompete clauses that bar employees from working for competitors (www.cnbc.com)
Global military spending surges amid war, rising tensions and insecurity (www.sipri.org)
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Mass graves in Gaza show victims’ hands were tied, says UN rights office (news.un.org)
If Ukraine loses war, it will be 'end of Western hegemony', warns UK's Boris Johnson (www.youtube.com)
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