Australian teen sentenced to 3 years in juvenile detention for nation's first school shooting (www.upi.com)
A 15-year-old Australian boy was sentenced to three years in juvenile detention Thursday after he pled guilty to opening fire at a school in the Perth suburbs in May in the country's first-ever school shooting.
Central Japan mayor to quit after 99 confirmed sexual harassment incidents (mainichi.jp)
GINAN, Gifu -- The mayor of this central Japan town on Feb. 28 announced his intention to resign after an investigative committee confirmed he had sexually harassed female staff at least 99 times....
German town votes against Tesla plans to expand ‘gigafactory’ (www.theguardian.com)
The people of a small German town where Elon Musk has built a Tesla factory have thrown a spanner in the works by rejecting plans to expand the complex....
‘Horrific massacre’: Deadly Israeli fire at Palestinians waiting for aid (www.aljazeera.com)
Gaza’s government media office accused the Israeli army of “committing a horrific massacre”. More than 70 people were killed and about 250 others wounded, it said in a statement on Thursday....
‘Horrific massacre’: Deadly Israeli fire at Palestinians waiting for aid (www.aljazeera.com)
Gaza’s government media office accused the Israeli army of “committing a horrific massacre”. More than 70 people were killed and about 250 others wounded, it said in a statement on Thursday....
The Economist: Russia outsmarts Western sanctions—and China is paying attention (www.economist.com)
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Singapore’s total fertility rate hits record low in 2023, falls below 1 for first time (www.straitstimes.com)
India shortlists four pilots for first crewed space mission (www.outlookindia.com)
The Indian Space Research Organisation has shortlisted four Indian Air Force pilots - Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, Group Captain Ajit Krishnan, Group Captain Angad Pratap and Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla, for India’s first manned space mission, Gaganyaan. They have completed basic training at the Gagarin...
Scholz and Macron feud over arms for Ukraine – POLITICO (www.politico.eu)
As Ukraine runs short on ammunition, the German and French leaders are at odds over military aid.
A growing hunger: Argentina’s soup kitchens battle Milei’s spending cuts (www.aljazeera.com)
Under President Javier Milei, Argentina’s government has cut funds to community kitchens, sparking mass protests....
Ghana’s parliament passes anti-LGBTQ bill (www.aljazeera.com)
Rights activists condemn the law that would punish LGBTQ people as well as those who promote gay rights with years in prison....
Hunger leaves children dead in Gaza as aid trickles in (www.aljazeera.com)
Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza has also gone out of service due to a lack of fuel for generators....
Israel Made False Claims About Its Own Evidence in ICJ Defense, Analysis Finds (truthout.org)
In one example, Israel claimed an image showed aid trucks entering Gaza when they were actually driving away....
Two More Hospitals in Gaza Go Out of Service as Israeli War Completes 145 Days (peoplesdispatch.org)
In South Korea, world's lowest fertility rate plunges again in 2023 (www.reuters.com)
Israeli director receives death threats after officials call Berlin film festival ‘antisemitic’ (www.theguardian.com)
An Israeli film-maker who won one of the top prizes at the Berlin film festival has said German officials’ description of the awards ceremony as “antisemitic” has led to death threats and the physical intimidation of family members, causing him to hold off plans to return to Israel....
German navy almost shot down US drone in Red Sea: reports (www.hindustantimes.com)
Gaza's warring enemies cautious over truce talks after Biden says deal nearing (www.reuters.com)
Sony to lay off 900 at PlayStation as tough times for the games industry persist (www.cnn.com)
US opens probe into Israeli Iron Dome parts maker (thecradle.co)
Authorities in Washington say grants received by the Israeli firm constitute a ‘prohibited government subsidy’
Electric Air Taxi Makes Maiden Flight Between Chinese Cities, Cutting Over Two-Hour Car Journey to 20 Mins (www.yicaiglobal.com)
White House urges developers to dump C and C++ (www.infoworld.com)
Biden administration calls for developers to embrace memory-safe programing languages and move away from those that cause buffer overflows and other memory access vulnerabilities.
4-day workweek still going strong with U.K. companies : NPR (www.npr.org)
The four-day workweek is proving to be the gift that keeps on giving....
4-day workweek still going strong with U.K. companies : NPR (www.npr.org)
The four-day workweek is proving to be the gift that keeps on giving....