The 7 charts that show Australians struggling as saving falls to near zero (theconversation.com)
Kishida to Offer Free University Tuition for Families with 3+ children Starting 2025 (stoppopulationdecline.org)
Chinese shipyard unveils plans for world’s first nuclear tanker powered by cutting-edge molten salt reactor (www.scmp.com)
Exxon Mobil forecasts increases in project spending, oil output (www.reuters.com)
Exxon forecasts production of 3.8 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) in 2024, from 3.7 million this year, as it bets on a lift from the Permian shale basin and Guyana....
Wieambilla shootings: US arrests man over Australian religious terror attack (www.bbc.co.uk)
Climate change shown to cause methane release from the deep ocean (www.ncl.ac.uk)
Peru: Fujimori’s Release Violates International Law (www.hrw.org)
Ruling to Free Ex-President Runs Counter to Peru’s International Obligations...
Sorry America, China has a bigger economy than you (www.ft.com)
Explained: Why truckers are blockading the EU's border with Ukraine (www.euronews.com)
Polish truck drivers have spent nearly a month blockading different crossing points along the border with Ukraine. Last Friday, Slovak drivers joined the protest, turning the dispute into an all-out European crisis. #EuropeDecoded
Antonio Guterres invokes Article 99 of UN Charter, urges UNSC to prevent further humanitarian crisis in Gaza (peoplesdispatch.org)
'Zelensky is becoming an autocratic': Kiev mayor Vitaly Klitschko slams Ukraine's leader (www.france24.com)
Global Chip Equipment Sales Plummet by 11%, Taiwan Nearly Halves, China Breaks Records (www.trendforce.com)
Russia Takes Control of Iraq’s Biggest Oil Discovery for 20 Years | OilPrice.com (oilprice.com)
Two Gaza brothers stripped, jeered at by Israeli army, one taken captive (www.aljazeera.com)
Academic Freedom Under Fire as Gaza Burns (consortiumnews.com)
As Israel resumed its bombing campaign, now focusing on southern Gaza, the push to hold back the growing tide of disgust is intensifying, Mick Hall reports.
China accords diplomatic recognition to Taliban government in Afghanistan (www.indiatoday.in)
US Commerce Secretary Calls China the 'Biggest Threat We've Ever Had' (news.antiwar.com)
As expected, Bank of Canada holds interest rate steady at 5% (www.cbc.ca)
Banks mask lending to polluters with PR greenwash, ECB blog says (www.reuters.com)
Miscalculations, divisions marked offensive planning by U.S., Ukraine (www.washingtonpost.com)
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WHO says time to hike alcohol, sugary drinks tax | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)
How Exxon Captured a Country Without Firing a Shot (theintercept.com)
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Despite intel warnings about a Hamas attack, the army didn’t evacuate the Nova festival (www.haaretz.com)
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German NGO calls pro-Palestine demonstration ban ‘highly problematic’ (www.anews.com.tr)
During a news conference in Berlin on Monday, Beate Rudolf, director of the German Institute for Human Rights, expressed concern over the recent sporadic banning of pro-Palestinian demonstrations, stating that it raises issues of concern. She emphasized that everyone in Germany has the right to freedom of assembly, including the...