# NuseReal
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Trump due in China for high-stakes summit with Xi Jinping, as Iran war looms over talks (LINK) — 13 May 2026
The World Health Assembly, the main decision making body of the World Health Organization, is meeting this year in Geneva starting next Monday. This meeting may represent the last chance for the U.S. to reverse course and remain a member of the WHO (LINK) — 13 May 2026
'Work not over,' says WHO after hantavirus evacuation: extensive testing, contact tracing, and quarantine procedures are still needed to contain the outbreak (LINK) — 12 May 2026
NYT columnist claims systemic sexual abuse in Israeli detention centers(LINK) — ground.news: 42 media reports(LINK) — 11 May 2026
Israeli officials denounce report — (LINK)
Israel Foreign Ministry condemns New York Times piece as 'one of the worst blood libels' in modern press — (LINK)
Honduras arrests powerful ex-mayor Adán Fúnez, accused of masterminding killing of environmental defender Juan López in 2024(LINK) — ground.news: 11 media reports(LINK) — 12 May 2026
— López was an anti-corruption campaigner who opposed an iron oxide mining project that activists said endangered jungles and protected areas in northwestern Honduras.
Trump says Iran ceasefire is on 'massive life support': Tehran's peace proposal 'totally unacceptable' and 'a piece of garbage'(LINK) — 12 May 2026
Israel issues more forced evacuation orders for towns and villages in southern Lebanon
US moves to release more oil stockpiles under IEA agreement (LINK) — 12 May 2026
US: Ship operator charged over deadly Baltimore bridge collapse that killed six people (LINK) — 12 May 2026
— Prosecutors allege the company misled investigators about conditions on the ship and failed to disclose hazards and other safety concerns to the US Coast Guard. The company said it "will defend against these allegations with vigor". Separately, Synergy and Maryland settled a civil case over the collapse for $2.25bn.
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Brazil says the EU has moved to block its animal product exports starting from September (LINK) — ground.news: 19 media reports(LINK) — 12 May 2026
— Brazil is the first country to be removed from the list of states complying with the EU's antimicrobial use restrictions in animals, with the vote to ban its exports being unanimous.
Brazil's Lula launches $2 billion anti-organized crime project ahead of elections (LINK) — ground.news: 13 media reports(LINK) — 12 May 2026
Mass protests in Argentina decry Milei's funding cuts to prized public universities(LINK) — ground.news: 23 media reports(LINK) — 12 May 2026
Zelensky's ex-chief of staff in court as Ukraine corruption probe escalates (LINK) — 12 May 2026
Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" detention center to close as soon as June, sources say (LINK) — 12 May 2026
Heather Cox Richardson: The president of the United States is mentally unwell (LINK) — 12 May 2026
South Carolina lawmakers reject for now Trump's push to eliminate James Clyburn's seat (LINK) — 12 May 2026
Trump administration elevates former private prison company exec to lead ICE (LINK) — 12 May 2026
US appeals court spares Trump from paying $83 million defamation award to E. Jean Carroll — for now (LINK) — 12 May 2026
Hungary has returned seized cash and gold shipment worth $82 million to Ukraine, President Zelensky confirms (LINK) — 11 May 2026
Trump says he will suspend petrol tax amid soaring US fuel prices (LINK) — 11 May 2026
Southern California mayor resigns, will plead guilty to acting as agent for Chinese government (LINK) — 11 May 2026
"Trump's cuts are pushing the UN out of Geneva. That may be a win" (LINK) — 11 May 2026
Thailand's former PM Thaksin Shinawatra released from prison (LINK) ground.news: 52 media reports (LINK) — 11 May 2026
— The Corrections Department approved parole after Thaksin served eight months of a 12-month corruption sentence, which was previously commuted from eight years by royal pardon.
Trump and China's Xi set for talks on Thursday and Friday spanning Iran, nuclear, trade and AI (LINK) — 10 May 2026
Trump shares AI image of Obama, Biden and Pelosi bathing in feces (LINK) — 12 May 2026
— The post was among several the president shared that referenced his controversial decision to repaint the Lincoln Memorial's Reflecting Pool.
GM is firing 600 IT workers and hiring AI engineers. It calls it transformation, not termination (LINK) — 12 May 2026
US: Lawsuit claims ChatGPT gave drug-taking advice that led to teen's death (LINK) — 12 May 2026
ChatGPT 'advised school shooter to target kids to get more attention' (LINK) — 12 May 2026
'Current LLMs introduce substantial errors when editing work documents': Microsoft scientists find most AI models struggle with long-running tasks (LINK) — 12 May 2026
Bitcoin Suisse expands with Digital Asset License and Investment Business Act Registration Approval in Bermuda (LINK) — 12 May 2026
Millions died from the Super El Niño in 1877. What will happen this time? (LINK) — 12 May 2026
NASA satellite images show how a massive tsunami in Alaska changed the landscape forever (LINK) — 12 May 2026
— On August 10, 2025, a tsunami larger than the Eiffel Tower ripped through Tracy Arm fjord in southeast Alaska. The rapid retreat of the South Sawyer Glacier triggered a landslide that swept huge rocks down the picturesque waterway visited by millions aboard Alaskan cruises every summer. At least 64 million cubic meters of rock slid down the slope of the glacier. The rocks created an enormous tsunami that stripped trees and other vegetation from the opposing fjord wall up to 1,578 feet (480m) above sea level.
Common sweetener erythritol may harm critical brain barrier, risking stroke (LINK) — 12 May 2026
Popular sugar-free sweetener sorbitol linked to liver disease, study warns (LINK) — 11 May 2026
China's factory inflation hits 45-month high on energy price shock (LINK) —11 May 2026
Surge of cartel violence in central Mexico forces between 800 and 1,000 families to flee homes (LINK) — ground.news: 11 media reports (LINK) — 10 May 2026
Gaza documentary dropped by the BBC wins BAFTA (LINK) — ground.news: 14 media reports (LINK) — 10 May 2026
Self-proclaimed Swiss king's 'empire' is riling local authorities (LINK) — 10 May 2026
British sprinter CJ Ujah arrested in crypto wallet seed phrase scam (LINK) — 10 May 2026
Indian police arrest hacker Sriki in $1.3M Bitcoin theft case from 2017 on national and international websites (LINK) — 10 May 2026
Cloudflare cuts 1,100 jobs after AI makes them unnecessary — 10 May 2026 (LINK)
The World Health Assembly, the main decision making body of the World Health Organization, is meeting this year in Geneva starting next Monday. This meeting may represent the last chance for the U.S. to reverse course and remain a member of the WHO (LINK) — 13 May 2026
25 to 27 October 2026: UNCTAD World Investment Forum 9: in Doha (LINK) — 22 January 2026
Road to the First International Conference of the Global Framework on Chemicals being held in Geneva on 16 to 20 November 2026 (LINK) — 11 February 2026
11 to 15 July 2027: International AIDS Society announces Geneva as host city for IAS 2027:: Around 5,000 people from more than 130 countries are expected to attend. Registration for IAS 2027 will open in November 2026 (LINK) — 22 January 2026
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