World breaches key 1.5C warming mark for record number of days (www.bbc.com)
Rishi Sunak considers banning cigarettes for next generation (www.theguardian.com)
Rishi Sunak is considering introducing some of the world’s toughest anti-smoking measures that would in effect ban the next generation from ever being able to buy cigarettes, the Guardian has learned....
In Lula's first six months, Brazil Amazon deforestation dropped 34%, reversing trend under Bolsonaro (apnews.com)
China helping to arm Russia with helicopters, drones and metals (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Nobel in medicine goes to 2 scientists whose work enabled creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 (apnews.com)
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that enabled the creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 and that could be used to develop other shots in the future.
Bernie Sanders says Israel is violating international law with blockade on 'open-air prison' in Gaza (www.businessinsider.com)
Hospitals have special protection under the rules of war. Why are they in the crosshairs in Gaza? (apnews.com)
JERUSALEM (AP) — The head of surgery at Gaza’s largest and most advanced hospital held up his phone Saturday to the hammering of gunfire and artillery shelling. “Listen,” said Dr. Marwan Abu Sada as fighting raged around Shifa Hospital.
'Scandalous': Anger as BBC 'refuse to cover' anti-Brexit rally in London (www.thenational.scot)
THE BBC has been asked to explain why it has not reported on a large-scale anti-Brexit rally in the centre of London ...
In the West Bank, Israeli Settlers Are Burning Palestinians’ Olive Trees (jacobin.com)
In the West Bank, the Israeli army has banned Palestinian farmers from reaching their land and groups of settlers are burning farmers’ crops. Jacobin spoke to olive growers about Israel’s draconian moves to destroy their livelihoods....
‘Climate villain’: scientists say Rupert Murdoch wielded his media empire to sow confusion and doubt (www.theguardian.com)
FCC to reintroduce rules protecting net neutrality | CNN Business (edition.cnn.com)
Trump and indicted allies have until 12 p.m. on August 25 to turn themselves in, DA says (www.cbsnews.com)
Chinese activist who mocked Xi Jinping flees to South Korea on jet ski, arrested (www.indiatoday.in)
The WHO is about to declare aspartame can cause cancer (www.vox.com)
It’s Definitive – The Gulf Stream Is Weakening (www.iflscience.com)
The Gulf Stream plays a significant role in maintaining the climate of the US East Coast and Western Europe. “We conclude with a high degree of confidence that Gulf Stream transport has indeed slowed by about 4% in the past 40 years.” The full study is Here
Schools in France send dozens of Muslim girls home for wearing abayas (www.aljazeera.com)
Schoolgirls who refused to change out of the loose-fitting robes have been sent home with a letter to parents on secularism....
New study finds microplastics infiltrate all systems of body, alter behaviour (www.sustainableplastics.com)
Workers at Amazon UK warehouse to walk out on Black Friday (www.reuters.com)
Biden administration waives 26 federal laws to allow border wall construction in South Texas (apnews.com)
X/Twitter scraps feature letting users report misleading information (www.theguardian.com)
Critics say decision by Elon Musk-owned company is ‘extremely concerning’ ahead of Australia’s Indigenous voice to parliament referendum
Flowers Growing in Antarctica Are the Latest Sign of Environmental Catastrophe (gizmodo.com)
Cigarette Burns, Beatings, Attempted Sexual Assault: Settlers and Soldiers Abused Palestinians (www.haaretz.com)
Middle East Eye article covering the same event...
The Amazon Is Getting So Hot That Dolphins Are Dying En Masse (www.vice.com)
More than 100 Amazon river dolphins have died in the sweltering waters of Brazil’s Lake Tefé, which recently hit 102 degrees....
Thousands of Portuguese protest for the right to affordable housing (www.euronews.com)
Armenian president admits 'strategic mistake' in trusting Russia as country moves towards the West (www.cnn.com)
The arrival of US soldiers for a peacekeeper training exercise in Armenia has rankled the Russian government, which has for decades acted as the sole security guarantor for the former Soviet republic. The 10-day “Eagle Partner” exercise, which began Monday, involves 85 US and 175 Armenian soldiers and aims to prepare the...
