Germans caught celebrating Oktoberfest with Nazi salutes (www.jpost.com)
Performing Nazi salutes has been illegal in Germany and Austria since the end of World War II and is punishable by law with prison time.
‘They don’t want to give power to girls’: the women shaking up Colombia’s graffiti scene (www.theguardian.com)
Western Leaders Urge Arms Manufacturing in Ukraine (www.nytimes.com)
The Great Wall of China Has Suffered 'Irreversible' Damage After Two Workers Excavated a Shortcut Through the Cultural Relic (news.artnet.com)
Russia’s ‘African Villages’ Are White Supremacy in Disguise - The Moscow Times (www.themoscowtimes.com)
Australia's top public investigation organisation finishes 12 volume report on Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, after 4 year long inquiry. (www.abc.net.au)
Title changed from original for better internationalisation, because the ABC hates assuming you see their articles outside of their specific site categories....
In Wake of Russell Brand Allegations, U.K. to Introduce Independent Body to Address Bullying and Harassment in Creative Industries (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
British culture minister Lucy Frazer, together with talents from the U.K. film, TV, music and theater sectors, announced the new body, which will be ready to take cases next year.
Hospital operator plans to open Tokyo's 1st 'baby hatch' in FY 2024 (mainichi.jp)
TOKYO -- A social welfare corporation based in the capital's Sumida Ward revealed on Sept. 28 that it is planning to establish a "baby hatch" at one of its hospitals in the ward in fiscal 2024 to anonymously accept infants whose parents are unable to raise them.
Thousands of women march in Latin American cities calling for abortion rights (www.latimes.com)
The streets of cities across Latin America were bathed in green as tens of thousands of women marched to commemorate International Safe Abortion Day.
Hero schoolgirl, 15, stabbed to death in Croydon 'when she stepped in to protect her friend' (www.lbc.co.uk)
A hero schoolgirl who was stabbed to death while protecting her friend from an ex has been identified as tributes were paid to the “beautiful soul”.
Famous Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian’s Wall found cut down (www.theguardian.com)
Police investigating after former tree of the year winner, estimated to be several hundred years old, felled...
Liberal government called on to release still-secret documents on Nazi war criminals living in Canada (ottawacitizen.com)
‘Dramatic’ acceleration: Switzerland has lost 10% of its glaciers in the last two years (www.euronews.com)
The double-edged sword of privatisation is poised to cut deep into the heart of a failing South African state (www.dailymaverick.co.za)
An interesting assesment of how a failing state almost makes privatisation inevitable. But at the cost of not servicing the majority of the country’s population, and only catering to those who can pay for all services. Pay to win in reality.
Multiple fatalities after two shootings in Dutch city, police say (www.cnn.com)
China warns Australia to think twice before sending MPs to Taiwan (www.abc.net.au)
Speaking in Sydney, China’s ambassador Xiao Qian warned Australian parliamentarians should think carefully before travelling to the democratic island....
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....
“Unprecedented” youth climate trial demands action from 32 European governments (arstechnica.com)
Big European insurers ‘underwrite 30% of US coal despite net zero pledges’ (www.theguardian.com)
Germany, Israel sign ‘historic’ $3.5bn missile shield deal (www.aljazeera.com)
What It Means to Be an Indian Muslim Today (thewire.in)
After Ramesh Bidhuri's slurs against Danish Ali went viral, some of us Muslims expressed a deep sense of astonishment and others, the total lack of it. Indian Muslims have fallen short of accurate vocabulary to describe the everyday humiliations we face.
Korea's Birthrate Hits Another Record Low (www.stoppopulationdecline.org)
The Taliban reportedly meets with Huawei over Afghanistan surveillance plan (www.datacenterdynamics.com)
Japanese scientists find microplastics are present in clouds (www.aljazeera.com)
Researchers in Japan have confirmed that microplastics are present in clouds, where they are likely affecting the climate in ways that are not yet fully understood....