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11 June 2023
U.N. report reveals radical plan to save $4.5 trillion and create 700,000 jobs: 'We can deliver major ... wins' — /www.thecooldown.co — 11 June 2023 (LINK)
UN Considering Reforms to Limit Influence of Fossil Fuel Industry at Global Climate Talks — insideclimatenews.org — 11 June 2023 (LINK)
UN torture body's disappearing act for women — https://genevasolutions.news/human-rights/un-torture-body-s-disappearing-act-for-women — 11 June 2023 (LINK)
Crowds in Annecy honour those who risked their lives to tackle attacker — www.theguardian.com — 11 June 2023 (LINK)
China-Swiss chip deal poke in the eye for US — www.scmp.com — 11 June 2023 (LINK)
George Soros, 92, hands control of multi-billion foundation to 'more political' 37-year-old son — /www.theguardian.com — 11 June 2023 (LINK)
Scotland's ex-leader Nicola Sturgeon released without charge after arrest in party finance probe — edition.cnn.com — 11 June 2023 (LINK)
Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant shut down last reactor on 8 June — www.euronews.com — 11 June 2023 (LINK)
China has been spying from Cuba for some time, anonymous U.S. official says — www.reuters.com ● — 11 June 2023 (LINK)
Randy Cox, paralyzed after being transported in a New Haven police van, reaches $45M settlement with city, attorneys say — source — 11 June 2023 (LINK)
— The settlement marks the largest involving a police misconduct case in US history, according to Cox's attorneys. An abrupt stop in the back of a New Haven Police Department van caused Cox to be paralyzed from the chest down. Of the $45 million settlement funds, the city's insurance will cover $30 million while the city will pay the remainder.
The announcement came just days after four members of the New Haven Board of Police Commissioners voted to dismiss two of the five police officers that were involved in the 2022 incident, which happened on Juneteenth — the annual celebration marking the end of slavery in the US.
10 June 2023
Trump rails against Biden, 'deep state' at first speech after classified docs indictment: 'Political hit job' — www.foxnews.com ● → — 10 June 2023 (LINK)
Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, 81, found dead in prison cell — abcnews.go.com — 10 June 2023 (LINK)
— Kaczynski was previously in a maximum security facility in Colorado but was moved to a medical facility in North Carolina in December 2021 due to poor health.
French stabbing suspect, 31-year-old Syrian political refugee with permanent residency status in Sweden, charged with attempted murder as toddlers remain in hospital — ground.news: 95 media reports — 10 June 2023 (LINK)
Pope Francis to Skip Sunday Public Blessing Following Intestinal Surgery, Doctor Says — people.com — 10 June 2023 (LINK)
Somali security forces end hours-long Al-Shabab attack on Mogadishu hotel, state media says — ground.news: 93 media reports — 10 June 2023 (LINK)
Syria's Kurds to try IS fighters after their home countries refused to repatriate them — ground.news: 8 media reports — 10 June 2023 (LINK)
— The U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces are holding over 10,000 captured IS fighters in around two dozen detention facilities, including 2,000 foreigners from about 60 nationalities.
Why have Korean tourists fallen for a Swiss village? The popularity of 'Crash Landing on You' has brought a huge number of Asian tourists to this picturesque lakeside village — www.euronews.com — 10 June 2023 (LINK)
How Prince Harry's memory fell apart on the witness stand — www.smh.com.au — 10 June 2023 (LINK)
Fact check: Trump's baseless '1,850 boxes' attacks on Biden's legal and normal University of Delaware documents collection — edition.cnn.com — 10 June 2023 (LINK)
ChatGPT can only tell 25 jokes, and can't come up with new ones, researchers find — www.businessinsider.com — 10 June 2023 (LINK)
9 June 2023
WFP suspends food assistance as Ethiopia wrestles with aid diversions — news.un.org — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
US announces $2.1 billion package for Ukraine — ground.news: 54 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
— It includes HAWK air defense systems and missiles, additional munitions for the Patriot missile defense systems, Puma surveillance and reconnaissance drones, and more artillery rounds. In total, the United States has committed up to $40 billion in security assistance to Ukraine.
US bans imports from China-based Ninestar over alleged human rights abuses targeting China's Uyghurs and other persecuted groups — ground.news: 10 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
Sudan government declares UN envoy Volker Perthes 'persona non grata' after army chief accused him of inflaming conflict — ground.news: 52 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
UNOCHA says Myanmar has suspended international aid deliveries to cyclone-hit areas — ground.news: 15 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
Putin says Russian tactical nuclear weapons to be deployed to Belarus next month — ground.news: 17 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
UN aid chief says Ukraine faces 'hugely worse' humanitarian situation after the dam rupture leaving 700,000 people in need of drinking water and causing flooding that will impact grain exports, food prices and millions of people's access to food — ground.news: 27 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
20 Dead in Clashes at UN Displacement Camp in South Sudan — ground.news: 23 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
One UN peacekeeper killed and four seriously wounded in Mali attack in northern region that has been regularly struck by violence carried out by Islamist groups with links to al-Qaida and the Islamic State — ground.news: 27 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
Extremist rebels believed to have links with the Islamic State group kill at least 15 civilians in eastern Congo, rights group says — ground.news: 11 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
Mortar blast kills 27, mostly children, injures 53, in Somalia — ground.news: 34 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
Colombia's government and largest remaining rebel group agree to 6-month cease-fire at talks in Cuba — ground.news: 40 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
Thirty-seven count felony indictment against Trump revealed — ground.news: 310 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
Nigeria's President Tinubu suspends central bank governor — ground.news: 35 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
— His handling of the currency and monetary policy were criticized by Tinubu at his inauguration last week, with Tinubu calling for a unified exchange rate.
Fact Check: Did Trump Sign Into Law Felony on classified documents for Which He's Indicted? True — www.newsweek.com — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
Boris Johnson, former British Prime Minister, has resigned as a member of parliament after being told he will be sanctioned for misleading Parliament about lockdown-breaking parties at Downing Street during his premiership — ground.news: 284 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
Climate activist Greta Thunberg won't be school striking after graduation but vows to still protest — ground.news: 89 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
Erdogan appoints former US bank executive as Turkish central bank chief, in apparent sign of policy change — ground.news: 52 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
UBS and the Swiss government sign loss protection agreement over Credit Suisse takeover — www.cnbc.com — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
— The provisions will see the Swiss government cover losses of up to 9 billion Swiss francs ($10 billion) following UBS' acquisition.
Joran van der Sloot, 35, convicted killer suspected in the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway in Aruba pleaded not guilty in a U.S. courtroom to charges of extortion and wire fraud related to her death — www.reuters.com ● — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
Here's what to know about GOP claims of a Biden scandal — edition.cnn.com — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
8 June 2023
The world's biggest companies have made almost no progress on limiting global warming since 2018 — edition.cnn.com — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
— Large companies are either more likely to contribute to extreme levels of warming or are not disclosing their greenhouse gas emissions at all, according to a new report from ESG Book, seen by CNN. The efforts of just 22% of the world's 500 biggest public companies by market value are aligned with the Paris Agreement. Almost half, or 45%, of companies are aligned with warming of at least 2.7 degrees Celsius — a disastrous level of warming. That's down from 61% in 2018.
Mexico charges second Venezuelan migrant in detention center fire that killed 40 — ground.news: 14 media reports — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
UN investigative team outlines findings around ISIL chemical weapons use: in nearly four years in Iraq, ISIL extremists developed at least eight chemical agents, tested them on humans, and carried out at least 13 attacks — news.un.org — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
How El Nino could impact the world's weather in 2023-24 — source — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
— The last time a strong El Nino was in full swing, in 2016, the world saw its hottest year on record. Meteorologists expect that this El Nino, coupled with excess warming from climate change, will see the world grapple with record-high temperatures. Experts are also concerned about what is going on in the ocean. An El Nino means that waters in the Eastern Pacific are warmer than usual. But even before this El Nino began, in May, the average global sea surface temperature was about 0.1C (0.2F) higher than any other on record. That could supercharge extreme weather.
EU agrees radical reforms on migration and asylum laws — ground.news: 46 media reports — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
— Under the deal, each member state will be responsible for a set number of people, but does not have to necessarily take them in. Those not willing to receive irregular migrants can instead extend help in the form of cash, equipment or personnel to their hosting peers.
UNICEF says 300 trapped children rescued from a Sudanese orphanage after 71 others died — ground.news: 27 media reports — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
Prince Harry's Phone-Hacking Case Explained — www.vulture.com — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
— Harry's testimony this week marks the first time that a senior royal has given evidence in court in more than 140 years.
Ukraine dam: Dislodged mines a major concern as residents flee Kherson — ground.news: 12 media reports — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
— 30 towns and villages along the Dnipro river flooded, and nearly 2,000 homes submerged in the main city of Kherson. Landmines are likely floating in the flood of water unleashed by the collapse a dam in southern Ukraine, humanitarian workers have warned. International aid group CARE issued the warning
Bombing in Afghanistan at memorial ceremony for Taliban official kills 11 people — ground.news: 35 media reports — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
Knife attacker injures several people, including children, in Annecy — ground.news: 275 media reports — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
Haitian inmates are dying of thirst and starvation in severely overcrowded jails — ground.news: 19 media reports — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
New indicators track climate change between IPCC reports — www.carbonbrief.org — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
— Human-caused warming is now at 1.14C, an increase of 0.07C since the 2021 IPCC report. The remaining "carbon budget" for a good chance (50%) of staying within 1.5C has reduced by half compared to the estimate in the 2021 IPCC report, but is subject to uncertainty. The rate at which emissions are increasing is falling, however. Depending on choices made in the near future, annual updates to these indicators could begin to track a change in direction for human influence on the climate.
UNICEF concerned by Taliban move to bar international groups from Afghan education sector — AP.com — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
World Ocean Day 8 June: How much plastic is in our oceans? — www.aljazeera.com — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
— Every year, about 400 million tonnes of plastic products are produced around the world. About half are used to make single-use items such as shopping bags, cups and packaging material. Of these plastics, an estimated 8 million to 10 million tonnes end up in the ocean each year. If flattened to the thickness of a plastic bag, that is enough to cover an area of 11,000sq km (4,250sq miles). That is about the size of small countries like Qatar, Jamaica or the Bahamas. At this rate, over the course of 50 years, plastic waste could grow to an area bigger than 550,000sq km (212,000sq miles) — about the size of France, Thailand or Ukraine. According to a 2021 study published by Science Advances research, 80 percent of all plastics found in the ocean comes from Asia.
*Joe Biden allegedly paid $5M by Burisma executive as part of a bribery scheme, according to FBI document — www.foxnews.com — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
7 June 2023
Pakistan's Imran Khan formally named in 'abetting' lawyer's drive-by murder — ground.news: 16 media reports — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Biden vetoes bill to cancel student loan debt relief — www.pbs.org — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Pope Francis emerges from 3-hour abdominal surgery without complications — ground.news: 387 media reports — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
— Pope Francis underwent surgery to repair a hernia in his abdominal wall which formed over a previous scar from his partial colon removal two years ago. The surgery lasted three hours and there were no complications. All papal audiences were canceled through June 18, and Francis is expected to remain at Rome's Gemelli hospital for several days.
'Absolute scandal': UAE state oil firm able to read Cop28 climate summit emails — www.theguardian.com — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Scientists create 'chemical camouflage' that supposedly stops 99% of mosquito bites — bgr.com — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
The Republican candidates for US President in 2024 — heathercoxrichardson.substack.com — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Why Singapore is the only place in the world selling lab-grown meat: "Can you do this, at scale, at a reasonable cost? No." — www.bbc.co.uk — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Russia Blames Ukraine for Key Ammonia Pipeline Detonation — www.themoscowtimes.com — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Zelenskiy 'shocked' at failure of UN, Red Cross to help after dam breached — www.reuters.com — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Graffiti on UN Vehicles in Kyiv Reflects Ukraine's Feelings Over its Position on Dam Destruction — www.kyivpost.com/ — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Unhealthy air quality grips New York City as Canadian wildfire smoke shrouds skyline — www.accuweather.com — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Collapse of major dam in southern Ukraine triggers emergency as Moscow and Kyiv trade blame — ground.news: 418 media reports — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
About 83 bodies remain unidentified four days after Indian rail crash — ground.news: 10 media reports — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Turkish Lira Plunges 12 days in a row as New Economy Team Pulls Back Defense — www.bloomberg.com ● — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
UN court finds top Rwandan genocide inciter Kabuga 'unfit' for trial because of severe dementia: court called for an alternative legal procedure that does not involve conviction. He was arrested in Paris in 2020 — ground.news: 36 media reports — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
CNN Chairman and CEO Chris Licht is out — edition.cnn.com — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
CNN Ousts PR Execs Behind Disastrous Chris Licht Atlantic Profile — www.thewrap.com — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
6 June 2023
At least 42 dead, thousands homeless after floods in Haiti — ground.news: 43 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
UN elects Sierra Leone, four others Security Council non-permanent members — ground.news: 11 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
EU member Slovenia overwhelmingly defeats Moscow ally Belarus for a seat on the UN Security Council — ground.news: 29 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
US sanctions group of people and firms from Iran, China and Hong Kong tied to Iran ballistic program — ground.news: 27 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
UNECE redoubles support to Kharkiv and Mykolaiv reconstruction planning through German-funded USD 5 million project — unece.org — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
US National Debt Spikes by $359 billion on 1st Day after Debt Ceiling Suspended. TGA Begins to Get Refilled, Draining Liquidity from Market — wolfstreet.com — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
30 Arrested For 'Attempted Coup' In Kyrgyzstan — ground.news: 22 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
Ukraine accuses Russia of destroying major dam near Kherson, warns of widespread flooding — ground.news: 138 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
US intelligence points to Russia being behind Ukraine dam attack — ground.news: 10 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
Belarus tennis star Aryna Sabalenka, world no 2, says she doesn't support 'war' and therefore not President Lukashenko after defeating Ukraine's Elina Svitolina, who refused to shake her hand at the French Open — ground.news: 27 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
— It was a completely different interaction compared to Svitolina's wins against the Russians Anna Blinkova and Daria Kasatkina. Despite not shaking hands, Svitolina exchanged thumbs-up gestures with both opponents and the mutual respect was clear. Two days after the French crowd booed Kasatkina off the court during her defeat by Svitolina, a large section of the crowd also booed Svitolina. "It was quite expected," Svitolina said. "I was expecting that. Whoever in this situation loses, I guess, gets booed, so I was expecting that. It was not a surprise for me."
Sabalenka did not attend her two previous press conferences last week, citing mental health reasons and saying she did not feel safe after being grilled about Russia's invasion of Ukraine. "In the last press conference, I felt like my press conference became a political TV show, and I'm not expert in politics. I'm just a tennis player."
World off track for reaching key goal on sustainable energy by 2030: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, from the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the UN Statistics Division (UNSD), the World Bank, and the World Health Organization (WHO) — news-un-org — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
US Environmental Protection Agency sued for not protecting the environment: 'For too long, EPA has allowed pesticide-coated seeds to jeopardize threatened and endangered species across the country' — flux.community — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
Companies Kept Silent About 'Forever Chemicals' For Decades — www.sciencealert.com — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
Israeli, US researchers present proof that brain strengthens memories during sleep through communication between the hippocampus and the cerebral cortex — www.jpost.com — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
Atomic Wallet Was Breached by North Korean Hackers: Elliptic — www.coindesk.com — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
Microsoft to pay $20 million to settle US charges for violating children's privacy — www.rappler.com — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
ISSCR proposes new guidelines for using stem cells in research — www.news-medical.net — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
— One of the most impactful outcomes of the initiative is the development of the "Reporting Practices for Publishing Results with Human Pluripotent and Tissue Stem Cells" checklist. The checklist is intended to help scientists, reviewers, and editors prepare and assess manuscripts for inclusion of critical details relevant to work with pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) and tissue stem cells (TSCs) with the goal of increasing the rigor and reproducibility of research through reporting.
HEAD Genève students create glassware in tribute to pioneering women designers — www.dezeen.com — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
5 June 2023
WHO to seek global certificate system, inspired by E.U.'s Covid pass — ground.news: 19 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
New UN reports aim to avert continued social, economic and environmental 'breakdown' — news.un.org — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
First steps agreed by November on plastics treaty after breakthrough at Paris talks — ground.news: 9 media reports — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
TB set to overtake Covid as new pandemic as it kills 1.6m in a year — www.walesonline.co.uk — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
— The NHS stopped offering the BCG vaccine against TB to all children in 2005, instead targeting only children who may travel to badly-affected countries.
Brazil's Lula unveils plan to stop deforestation in Amazon by 2030, in line with right-wing predecessor — ground.news: 28 media reports — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
'Globally Significant Moment for Ocean Conservation': Australia to Phase Out Gill Net Fishing in Great Barrier Reef — www.ecowatch.com — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
UN nuclear chief, facing Israeli criticism on Iran, says his agency 'very fair but firm' — ground.news: 21 media reports — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
World Environment Day 2023: Top TV Stars Pledge To Plant a Tree on Their Birthdays in a Unique Campaign by Telly Reporter — theprint.in — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
A cure to nuclear radiation may be available soon — www.jpost.com — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
Qatar minister elected to head UN labor conference following World Cup scrutiny — AP.com — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
More than 2 million people displaced, Burkina Faso's government says, as aid falls short: violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group has mushroomed the total by more than 2,000% since 2019 — ground.news: 17 media reports — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
UN climate chief Simon Stiell calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks' agenda — ground.news: 54 media reports — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
A New Science for Describing Unhealthy Online Environments, derived from nonlinear fluid dynamics — physics.aps.org — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
Mexico president's ruling party rolls to win in country's most populous state, ending decades of single-party rule by the long-dominant Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) — ground.news: 54 media reports — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
Woman once branded "Australia's worst female serial killer" has been pardoned after 20 years in prison when new evidence suggested she did not kill her four infant children — ground.news: 35 media reports — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
Credit Suisse Loses Three More US-Based Investment Bankers to rivals — source — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
'Very last warning' for 82-year-old German convicted for 25th offence of dealing drugs — ground.news: 43 media reports — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
Argentine judge dismisses long-running corruption case against vice president after prosecutors and state agencies said there was no evidence she was involved in a crime — ground.news: 21 media reports — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
Putin refers to Ukraine-Russia conflict as 'war' for first time — americanmilitarynews.com/ — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
US Environmental Protection Agency sued for not protecting the environment: 'For too long, EPA has allowed pesticide-coated seeds to jeopardize threatened and endangered species across the country' — flux.community — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
New drug successfully treats glioma, a deadly brain cancer — www.thebrighterside.news — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
Twitter US ad sales plunged 59% and internal forecasts are grim, NYT reports — arstechnica.com — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
Snowden revelations: Ten years on, where are the protagonists now?
— www.lemonde.fr — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
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U.N. report reveals radical plan to save $4.5 trillion and create 700,000 jobs: 'We can deliver major ... wins' — /www.thecooldown.co — 11 June 2023 (LINK)
UN Considering Reforms to Limit Influence of Fossil Fuel Industry at Global Climate Talks — insideclimatenews.org — 11 June 2023 (LINK)
UN torture body's disappearing act for women — https://genevasolutions.news/human-rights/un-torture-body-s-disappearing-act-for-women — 11 June 2023 (LINK)
Crowds in Annecy honour those who risked their lives to tackle attacker — www.theguardian.com — 11 June 2023 (LINK)
China-Swiss chip deal poke in the eye for US — www.scmp.com — 11 June 2023 (LINK)
George Soros, 92, hands control of multi-billion foundation to 'more political' 37-year-old son — /www.theguardian.com — 11 June 2023 (LINK)
Scotland's ex-leader Nicola Sturgeon released without charge after arrest in party finance probe — edition.cnn.com — 11 June 2023 (LINK)
Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant shut down last reactor on 8 June — www.euronews.com — 11 June 2023 (LINK)
China has been spying from Cuba for some time, anonymous U.S. official says — www.reuters.com ● — 11 June 2023 (LINK)
Randy Cox, paralyzed after being transported in a New Haven police van, reaches $45M settlement with city, attorneys say — source — 11 June 2023 (LINK)
— The settlement marks the largest involving a police misconduct case in US history, according to Cox's attorneys. An abrupt stop in the back of a New Haven Police Department van caused Cox to be paralyzed from the chest down. Of the $45 million settlement funds, the city's insurance will cover $30 million while the city will pay the remainder.
The announcement came just days after four members of the New Haven Board of Police Commissioners voted to dismiss two of the five police officers that were involved in the 2022 incident, which happened on Juneteenth — the annual celebration marking the end of slavery in the US.
Trump rails against Biden, 'deep state' at first speech after classified docs indictment: 'Political hit job' — www.foxnews.com ● → — 10 June 2023 (LINK)
Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, 81, found dead in prison cell — abcnews.go.com — 10 June 2023 (LINK)
— Kaczynski was previously in a maximum security facility in Colorado but was moved to a medical facility in North Carolina in December 2021 due to poor health.
French stabbing suspect, 31-year-old Syrian political refugee with permanent residency status in Sweden, charged with attempted murder as toddlers remain in hospital — ground.news: 95 media reports — 10 June 2023 (LINK)
Pope Francis to Skip Sunday Public Blessing Following Intestinal Surgery, Doctor Says — people.com — 10 June 2023 (LINK)
Somali security forces end hours-long Al-Shabab attack on Mogadishu hotel, state media says — ground.news: 93 media reports — 10 June 2023 (LINK)
Syria's Kurds to try IS fighters after their home countries refused to repatriate them — ground.news: 8 media reports — 10 June 2023 (LINK)
— The U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces are holding over 10,000 captured IS fighters in around two dozen detention facilities, including 2,000 foreigners from about 60 nationalities.
Why have Korean tourists fallen for a Swiss village? The popularity of 'Crash Landing on You' has brought a huge number of Asian tourists to this picturesque lakeside village — www.euronews.com — 10 June 2023 (LINK)
How Prince Harry's memory fell apart on the witness stand — www.smh.com.au — 10 June 2023 (LINK)
Fact check: Trump's baseless '1,850 boxes' attacks on Biden's legal and normal University of Delaware documents collection — edition.cnn.com — 10 June 2023 (LINK)
ChatGPT can only tell 25 jokes, and can't come up with new ones, researchers find — www.businessinsider.com — 10 June 2023 (LINK)
9 June 2023
WFP suspends food assistance as Ethiopia wrestles with aid diversions — news.un.org — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
US announces $2.1 billion package for Ukraine — ground.news: 54 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
— It includes HAWK air defense systems and missiles, additional munitions for the Patriot missile defense systems, Puma surveillance and reconnaissance drones, and more artillery rounds. In total, the United States has committed up to $40 billion in security assistance to Ukraine.
US bans imports from China-based Ninestar over alleged human rights abuses targeting China's Uyghurs and other persecuted groups — ground.news: 10 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
Sudan government declares UN envoy Volker Perthes 'persona non grata' after army chief accused him of inflaming conflict — ground.news: 52 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
UNOCHA says Myanmar has suspended international aid deliveries to cyclone-hit areas — ground.news: 15 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
Putin says Russian tactical nuclear weapons to be deployed to Belarus next month — ground.news: 17 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
UN aid chief says Ukraine faces 'hugely worse' humanitarian situation after the dam rupture leaving 700,000 people in need of drinking water and causing flooding that will impact grain exports, food prices and millions of people's access to food — ground.news: 27 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
20 Dead in Clashes at UN Displacement Camp in South Sudan — ground.news: 23 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
One UN peacekeeper killed and four seriously wounded in Mali attack in northern region that has been regularly struck by violence carried out by Islamist groups with links to al-Qaida and the Islamic State — ground.news: 27 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
Extremist rebels believed to have links with the Islamic State group kill at least 15 civilians in eastern Congo, rights group says — ground.news: 11 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
Mortar blast kills 27, mostly children, injures 53, in Somalia — ground.news: 34 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
Colombia's government and largest remaining rebel group agree to 6-month cease-fire at talks in Cuba — ground.news: 40 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
Thirty-seven count felony indictment against Trump revealed — ground.news: 310 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
Nigeria's President Tinubu suspends central bank governor — ground.news: 35 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
— His handling of the currency and monetary policy were criticized by Tinubu at his inauguration last week, with Tinubu calling for a unified exchange rate.
Fact Check: Did Trump Sign Into Law Felony on classified documents for Which He's Indicted? True — www.newsweek.com — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
Boris Johnson, former British Prime Minister, has resigned as a member of parliament after being told he will be sanctioned for misleading Parliament about lockdown-breaking parties at Downing Street during his premiership — ground.news: 284 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
Climate activist Greta Thunberg won't be school striking after graduation but vows to still protest — ground.news: 89 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
Erdogan appoints former US bank executive as Turkish central bank chief, in apparent sign of policy change — ground.news: 52 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
UBS and the Swiss government sign loss protection agreement over Credit Suisse takeover — www.cnbc.com — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
— The provisions will see the Swiss government cover losses of up to 9 billion Swiss francs ($10 billion) following UBS' acquisition.
Joran van der Sloot, 35, convicted killer suspected in the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway in Aruba pleaded not guilty in a U.S. courtroom to charges of extortion and wire fraud related to her death — www.reuters.com ● — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
Here's what to know about GOP claims of a Biden scandal — edition.cnn.com — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
8 June 2023
The world's biggest companies have made almost no progress on limiting global warming since 2018 — edition.cnn.com — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
— Large companies are either more likely to contribute to extreme levels of warming or are not disclosing their greenhouse gas emissions at all, according to a new report from ESG Book, seen by CNN. The efforts of just 22% of the world's 500 biggest public companies by market value are aligned with the Paris Agreement. Almost half, or 45%, of companies are aligned with warming of at least 2.7 degrees Celsius — a disastrous level of warming. That's down from 61% in 2018.
Mexico charges second Venezuelan migrant in detention center fire that killed 40 — ground.news: 14 media reports — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
UN investigative team outlines findings around ISIL chemical weapons use: in nearly four years in Iraq, ISIL extremists developed at least eight chemical agents, tested them on humans, and carried out at least 13 attacks — news.un.org — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
How El Nino could impact the world's weather in 2023-24 — source — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
— The last time a strong El Nino was in full swing, in 2016, the world saw its hottest year on record. Meteorologists expect that this El Nino, coupled with excess warming from climate change, will see the world grapple with record-high temperatures. Experts are also concerned about what is going on in the ocean. An El Nino means that waters in the Eastern Pacific are warmer than usual. But even before this El Nino began, in May, the average global sea surface temperature was about 0.1C (0.2F) higher than any other on record. That could supercharge extreme weather.
EU agrees radical reforms on migration and asylum laws — ground.news: 46 media reports — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
— Under the deal, each member state will be responsible for a set number of people, but does not have to necessarily take them in. Those not willing to receive irregular migrants can instead extend help in the form of cash, equipment or personnel to their hosting peers.
UNICEF says 300 trapped children rescued from a Sudanese orphanage after 71 others died — ground.news: 27 media reports — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
Prince Harry's Phone-Hacking Case Explained — www.vulture.com — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
— Harry's testimony this week marks the first time that a senior royal has given evidence in court in more than 140 years.
Ukraine dam: Dislodged mines a major concern as residents flee Kherson — ground.news: 12 media reports — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
— 30 towns and villages along the Dnipro river flooded, and nearly 2,000 homes submerged in the main city of Kherson. Landmines are likely floating in the flood of water unleashed by the collapse a dam in southern Ukraine, humanitarian workers have warned. International aid group CARE issued the warning
Bombing in Afghanistan at memorial ceremony for Taliban official kills 11 people — ground.news: 35 media reports — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
Knife attacker injures several people, including children, in Annecy — ground.news: 275 media reports — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
Haitian inmates are dying of thirst and starvation in severely overcrowded jails — ground.news: 19 media reports — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
New indicators track climate change between IPCC reports — www.carbonbrief.org — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
— Human-caused warming is now at 1.14C, an increase of 0.07C since the 2021 IPCC report. The remaining "carbon budget" for a good chance (50%) of staying within 1.5C has reduced by half compared to the estimate in the 2021 IPCC report, but is subject to uncertainty. The rate at which emissions are increasing is falling, however. Depending on choices made in the near future, annual updates to these indicators could begin to track a change in direction for human influence on the climate.
UNICEF concerned by Taliban move to bar international groups from Afghan education sector — AP.com — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
World Ocean Day 8 June: How much plastic is in our oceans? — www.aljazeera.com — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
— Every year, about 400 million tonnes of plastic products are produced around the world. About half are used to make single-use items such as shopping bags, cups and packaging material. Of these plastics, an estimated 8 million to 10 million tonnes end up in the ocean each year. If flattened to the thickness of a plastic bag, that is enough to cover an area of 11,000sq km (4,250sq miles). That is about the size of small countries like Qatar, Jamaica or the Bahamas. At this rate, over the course of 50 years, plastic waste could grow to an area bigger than 550,000sq km (212,000sq miles) — about the size of France, Thailand or Ukraine. According to a 2021 study published by Science Advances research, 80 percent of all plastics found in the ocean comes from Asia.
*Joe Biden allegedly paid $5M by Burisma executive as part of a bribery scheme, according to FBI document — www.foxnews.com — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
7 June 2023
Pakistan's Imran Khan formally named in 'abetting' lawyer's drive-by murder — ground.news: 16 media reports — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Biden vetoes bill to cancel student loan debt relief — www.pbs.org — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Pope Francis emerges from 3-hour abdominal surgery without complications — ground.news: 387 media reports — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
— Pope Francis underwent surgery to repair a hernia in his abdominal wall which formed over a previous scar from his partial colon removal two years ago. The surgery lasted three hours and there were no complications. All papal audiences were canceled through June 18, and Francis is expected to remain at Rome's Gemelli hospital for several days.
'Absolute scandal': UAE state oil firm able to read Cop28 climate summit emails — www.theguardian.com — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Scientists create 'chemical camouflage' that supposedly stops 99% of mosquito bites — bgr.com — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
The Republican candidates for US President in 2024 — heathercoxrichardson.substack.com — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Why Singapore is the only place in the world selling lab-grown meat: "Can you do this, at scale, at a reasonable cost? No." — www.bbc.co.uk — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Russia Blames Ukraine for Key Ammonia Pipeline Detonation — www.themoscowtimes.com — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Zelenskiy 'shocked' at failure of UN, Red Cross to help after dam breached — www.reuters.com — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Graffiti on UN Vehicles in Kyiv Reflects Ukraine's Feelings Over its Position on Dam Destruction — www.kyivpost.com/ — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Unhealthy air quality grips New York City as Canadian wildfire smoke shrouds skyline — www.accuweather.com — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Collapse of major dam in southern Ukraine triggers emergency as Moscow and Kyiv trade blame — ground.news: 418 media reports — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
About 83 bodies remain unidentified four days after Indian rail crash — ground.news: 10 media reports — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Turkish Lira Plunges 12 days in a row as New Economy Team Pulls Back Defense — www.bloomberg.com ● — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
UN court finds top Rwandan genocide inciter Kabuga 'unfit' for trial because of severe dementia: court called for an alternative legal procedure that does not involve conviction. He was arrested in Paris in 2020 — ground.news: 36 media reports — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
CNN Chairman and CEO Chris Licht is out — edition.cnn.com — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
CNN Ousts PR Execs Behind Disastrous Chris Licht Atlantic Profile — www.thewrap.com — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
6 June 2023
At least 42 dead, thousands homeless after floods in Haiti — ground.news: 43 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
UN elects Sierra Leone, four others Security Council non-permanent members — ground.news: 11 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
EU member Slovenia overwhelmingly defeats Moscow ally Belarus for a seat on the UN Security Council — ground.news: 29 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
US sanctions group of people and firms from Iran, China and Hong Kong tied to Iran ballistic program — ground.news: 27 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
UNECE redoubles support to Kharkiv and Mykolaiv reconstruction planning through German-funded USD 5 million project — unece.org — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
US National Debt Spikes by $359 billion on 1st Day after Debt Ceiling Suspended. TGA Begins to Get Refilled, Draining Liquidity from Market — wolfstreet.com — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
30 Arrested For 'Attempted Coup' In Kyrgyzstan — ground.news: 22 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
Ukraine accuses Russia of destroying major dam near Kherson, warns of widespread flooding — ground.news: 138 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
US intelligence points to Russia being behind Ukraine dam attack — ground.news: 10 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
Belarus tennis star Aryna Sabalenka, world no 2, says she doesn't support 'war' and therefore not President Lukashenko after defeating Ukraine's Elina Svitolina, who refused to shake her hand at the French Open — ground.news: 27 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
— It was a completely different interaction compared to Svitolina's wins against the Russians Anna Blinkova and Daria Kasatkina. Despite not shaking hands, Svitolina exchanged thumbs-up gestures with both opponents and the mutual respect was clear. Two days after the French crowd booed Kasatkina off the court during her defeat by Svitolina, a large section of the crowd also booed Svitolina. "It was quite expected," Svitolina said. "I was expecting that. Whoever in this situation loses, I guess, gets booed, so I was expecting that. It was not a surprise for me."
Sabalenka did not attend her two previous press conferences last week, citing mental health reasons and saying she did not feel safe after being grilled about Russia's invasion of Ukraine. "In the last press conference, I felt like my press conference became a political TV show, and I'm not expert in politics. I'm just a tennis player."
World off track for reaching key goal on sustainable energy by 2030: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, from the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the UN Statistics Division (UNSD), the World Bank, and the World Health Organization (WHO) — news-un-org — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
US Environmental Protection Agency sued for not protecting the environment: 'For too long, EPA has allowed pesticide-coated seeds to jeopardize threatened and endangered species across the country' — flux.community — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
Companies Kept Silent About 'Forever Chemicals' For Decades — www.sciencealert.com — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
Israeli, US researchers present proof that brain strengthens memories during sleep through communication between the hippocampus and the cerebral cortex — www.jpost.com — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
Atomic Wallet Was Breached by North Korean Hackers: Elliptic — www.coindesk.com — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
Microsoft to pay $20 million to settle US charges for violating children's privacy — www.rappler.com — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
ISSCR proposes new guidelines for using stem cells in research — www.news-medical.net — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
— One of the most impactful outcomes of the initiative is the development of the "Reporting Practices for Publishing Results with Human Pluripotent and Tissue Stem Cells" checklist. The checklist is intended to help scientists, reviewers, and editors prepare and assess manuscripts for inclusion of critical details relevant to work with pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) and tissue stem cells (TSCs) with the goal of increasing the rigor and reproducibility of research through reporting.
HEAD Genève students create glassware in tribute to pioneering women designers — www.dezeen.com — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
5 June 2023
WHO to seek global certificate system, inspired by E.U.'s Covid pass — ground.news: 19 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
New UN reports aim to avert continued social, economic and environmental 'breakdown' — news.un.org — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
First steps agreed by November on plastics treaty after breakthrough at Paris talks — ground.news: 9 media reports — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
TB set to overtake Covid as new pandemic as it kills 1.6m in a year — www.walesonline.co.uk — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
— The NHS stopped offering the BCG vaccine against TB to all children in 2005, instead targeting only children who may travel to badly-affected countries.
Brazil's Lula unveils plan to stop deforestation in Amazon by 2030, in line with right-wing predecessor — ground.news: 28 media reports — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
'Globally Significant Moment for Ocean Conservation': Australia to Phase Out Gill Net Fishing in Great Barrier Reef — www.ecowatch.com — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
UN nuclear chief, facing Israeli criticism on Iran, says his agency 'very fair but firm' — ground.news: 21 media reports — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
World Environment Day 2023: Top TV Stars Pledge To Plant a Tree on Their Birthdays in a Unique Campaign by Telly Reporter — theprint.in — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
A cure to nuclear radiation may be available soon — www.jpost.com — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
Qatar minister elected to head UN labor conference following World Cup scrutiny — AP.com — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
More than 2 million people displaced, Burkina Faso's government says, as aid falls short: violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group has mushroomed the total by more than 2,000% since 2019 — ground.news: 17 media reports — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
UN climate chief Simon Stiell calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks' agenda — ground.news: 54 media reports — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
A New Science for Describing Unhealthy Online Environments, derived from nonlinear fluid dynamics — physics.aps.org — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
Mexico president's ruling party rolls to win in country's most populous state, ending decades of single-party rule by the long-dominant Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) — ground.news: 54 media reports — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
Woman once branded "Australia's worst female serial killer" has been pardoned after 20 years in prison when new evidence suggested she did not kill her four infant children — ground.news: 35 media reports — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
Credit Suisse Loses Three More US-Based Investment Bankers to rivals — source — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
'Very last warning' for 82-year-old German convicted for 25th offence of dealing drugs — ground.news: 43 media reports — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
Argentine judge dismisses long-running corruption case against vice president after prosecutors and state agencies said there was no evidence she was involved in a crime — ground.news: 21 media reports — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
Putin refers to Ukraine-Russia conflict as 'war' for first time — americanmilitarynews.com/ — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
US Environmental Protection Agency sued for not protecting the environment: 'For too long, EPA has allowed pesticide-coated seeds to jeopardize threatened and endangered species across the country' — flux.community — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
New drug successfully treats glioma, a deadly brain cancer — www.thebrighterside.news — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
Twitter US ad sales plunged 59% and internal forecasts are grim, NYT reports — arstechnica.com — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
Snowden revelations: Ten years on, where are the protagonists now?
— www.lemonde.fr — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
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WFP suspends food assistance as Ethiopia wrestles with aid diversions — news.un.org — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
US announces $2.1 billion package for Ukraine — ground.news: 54 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
— It includes HAWK air defense systems and missiles, additional munitions for the Patriot missile defense systems, Puma surveillance and reconnaissance drones, and more artillery rounds. In total, the United States has committed up to $40 billion in security assistance to Ukraine.
US bans imports from China-based Ninestar over alleged human rights abuses targeting China's Uyghurs and other persecuted groups — ground.news: 10 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
Sudan government declares UN envoy Volker Perthes 'persona non grata' after army chief accused him of inflaming conflict — ground.news: 52 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
UNOCHA says Myanmar has suspended international aid deliveries to cyclone-hit areas — ground.news: 15 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
Putin says Russian tactical nuclear weapons to be deployed to Belarus next month — ground.news: 17 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
UN aid chief says Ukraine faces 'hugely worse' humanitarian situation after the dam rupture leaving 700,000 people in need of drinking water and causing flooding that will impact grain exports, food prices and millions of people's access to food — ground.news: 27 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
20 Dead in Clashes at UN Displacement Camp in South Sudan — ground.news: 23 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
One UN peacekeeper killed and four seriously wounded in Mali attack in northern region that has been regularly struck by violence carried out by Islamist groups with links to al-Qaida and the Islamic State — ground.news: 27 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
Extremist rebels believed to have links with the Islamic State group kill at least 15 civilians in eastern Congo, rights group says — ground.news: 11 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
Mortar blast kills 27, mostly children, injures 53, in Somalia — ground.news: 34 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
Colombia's government and largest remaining rebel group agree to 6-month cease-fire at talks in Cuba — ground.news: 40 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
Thirty-seven count felony indictment against Trump revealed — ground.news: 310 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
Nigeria's President Tinubu suspends central bank governor — ground.news: 35 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
— His handling of the currency and monetary policy were criticized by Tinubu at his inauguration last week, with Tinubu calling for a unified exchange rate.
Fact Check: Did Trump Sign Into Law Felony on classified documents for Which He's Indicted? True — www.newsweek.com — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
Boris Johnson, former British Prime Minister, has resigned as a member of parliament after being told he will be sanctioned for misleading Parliament about lockdown-breaking parties at Downing Street during his premiership — ground.news: 284 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
Climate activist Greta Thunberg won't be school striking after graduation but vows to still protest — ground.news: 89 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
Erdogan appoints former US bank executive as Turkish central bank chief, in apparent sign of policy change — ground.news: 52 media reports — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
UBS and the Swiss government sign loss protection agreement over Credit Suisse takeover — www.cnbc.com — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
— The provisions will see the Swiss government cover losses of up to 9 billion Swiss francs ($10 billion) following UBS' acquisition.
Joran van der Sloot, 35, convicted killer suspected in the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway in Aruba pleaded not guilty in a U.S. courtroom to charges of extortion and wire fraud related to her death — www.reuters.com ● — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
Here's what to know about GOP claims of a Biden scandal — edition.cnn.com — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
The world's biggest companies have made almost no progress on limiting global warming since 2018 — edition.cnn.com — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
— Large companies are either more likely to contribute to extreme levels of warming or are not disclosing their greenhouse gas emissions at all, according to a new report from ESG Book, seen by CNN. The efforts of just 22% of the world's 500 biggest public companies by market value are aligned with the Paris Agreement. Almost half, or 45%, of companies are aligned with warming of at least 2.7 degrees Celsius — a disastrous level of warming. That's down from 61% in 2018.
Mexico charges second Venezuelan migrant in detention center fire that killed 40 — ground.news: 14 media reports — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
UN investigative team outlines findings around ISIL chemical weapons use: in nearly four years in Iraq, ISIL extremists developed at least eight chemical agents, tested them on humans, and carried out at least 13 attacks — news.un.org — 9 June 2023 (LINK)
How El Nino could impact the world's weather in 2023-24 — source — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
— The last time a strong El Nino was in full swing, in 2016, the world saw its hottest year on record. Meteorologists expect that this El Nino, coupled with excess warming from climate change, will see the world grapple with record-high temperatures. Experts are also concerned about what is going on in the ocean. An El Nino means that waters in the Eastern Pacific are warmer than usual. But even before this El Nino began, in May, the average global sea surface temperature was about 0.1C (0.2F) higher than any other on record. That could supercharge extreme weather.
EU agrees radical reforms on migration and asylum laws — ground.news: 46 media reports — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
— Under the deal, each member state will be responsible for a set number of people, but does not have to necessarily take them in. Those not willing to receive irregular migrants can instead extend help in the form of cash, equipment or personnel to their hosting peers.
UNICEF says 300 trapped children rescued from a Sudanese orphanage after 71 others died — ground.news: 27 media reports — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
Prince Harry's Phone-Hacking Case Explained — www.vulture.com — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
— Harry's testimony this week marks the first time that a senior royal has given evidence in court in more than 140 years.
Ukraine dam: Dislodged mines a major concern as residents flee Kherson — ground.news: 12 media reports — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
— 30 towns and villages along the Dnipro river flooded, and nearly 2,000 homes submerged in the main city of Kherson. Landmines are likely floating in the flood of water unleashed by the collapse a dam in southern Ukraine, humanitarian workers have warned. International aid group CARE issued the warning
Bombing in Afghanistan at memorial ceremony for Taliban official kills 11 people — ground.news: 35 media reports — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
Knife attacker injures several people, including children, in Annecy — ground.news: 275 media reports — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
Haitian inmates are dying of thirst and starvation in severely overcrowded jails — ground.news: 19 media reports — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
New indicators track climate change between IPCC reports — www.carbonbrief.org — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
— Human-caused warming is now at 1.14C, an increase of 0.07C since the 2021 IPCC report. The remaining "carbon budget" for a good chance (50%) of staying within 1.5C has reduced by half compared to the estimate in the 2021 IPCC report, but is subject to uncertainty. The rate at which emissions are increasing is falling, however. Depending on choices made in the near future, annual updates to these indicators could begin to track a change in direction for human influence on the climate.
UNICEF concerned by Taliban move to bar international groups from Afghan education sector — AP.com — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
World Ocean Day 8 June: How much plastic is in our oceans? — www.aljazeera.com — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
— Every year, about 400 million tonnes of plastic products are produced around the world. About half are used to make single-use items such as shopping bags, cups and packaging material. Of these plastics, an estimated 8 million to 10 million tonnes end up in the ocean each year. If flattened to the thickness of a plastic bag, that is enough to cover an area of 11,000sq km (4,250sq miles). That is about the size of small countries like Qatar, Jamaica or the Bahamas. At this rate, over the course of 50 years, plastic waste could grow to an area bigger than 550,000sq km (212,000sq miles) — about the size of France, Thailand or Ukraine. According to a 2021 study published by Science Advances research, 80 percent of all plastics found in the ocean comes from Asia.
*Joe Biden allegedly paid $5M by Burisma executive as part of a bribery scheme, according to FBI document — www.foxnews.com — 8 June 2023 (LINK)
7 June 2023
Pakistan's Imran Khan formally named in 'abetting' lawyer's drive-by murder — ground.news: 16 media reports — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Biden vetoes bill to cancel student loan debt relief — www.pbs.org — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Pope Francis emerges from 3-hour abdominal surgery without complications — ground.news: 387 media reports — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
— Pope Francis underwent surgery to repair a hernia in his abdominal wall which formed over a previous scar from his partial colon removal two years ago. The surgery lasted three hours and there were no complications. All papal audiences were canceled through June 18, and Francis is expected to remain at Rome's Gemelli hospital for several days.
'Absolute scandal': UAE state oil firm able to read Cop28 climate summit emails — www.theguardian.com — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Scientists create 'chemical camouflage' that supposedly stops 99% of mosquito bites — bgr.com — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
The Republican candidates for US President in 2024 — heathercoxrichardson.substack.com — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Why Singapore is the only place in the world selling lab-grown meat: "Can you do this, at scale, at a reasonable cost? No." — www.bbc.co.uk — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Russia Blames Ukraine for Key Ammonia Pipeline Detonation — www.themoscowtimes.com — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Zelenskiy 'shocked' at failure of UN, Red Cross to help after dam breached — www.reuters.com — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Graffiti on UN Vehicles in Kyiv Reflects Ukraine's Feelings Over its Position on Dam Destruction — www.kyivpost.com/ — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Unhealthy air quality grips New York City as Canadian wildfire smoke shrouds skyline — www.accuweather.com — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Collapse of major dam in southern Ukraine triggers emergency as Moscow and Kyiv trade blame — ground.news: 418 media reports — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
About 83 bodies remain unidentified four days after Indian rail crash — ground.news: 10 media reports — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Turkish Lira Plunges 12 days in a row as New Economy Team Pulls Back Defense — www.bloomberg.com ● — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
UN court finds top Rwandan genocide inciter Kabuga 'unfit' for trial because of severe dementia: court called for an alternative legal procedure that does not involve conviction. He was arrested in Paris in 2020 — ground.news: 36 media reports — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
CNN Chairman and CEO Chris Licht is out — edition.cnn.com — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
CNN Ousts PR Execs Behind Disastrous Chris Licht Atlantic Profile — www.thewrap.com — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
6 June 2023
At least 42 dead, thousands homeless after floods in Haiti — ground.news: 43 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
UN elects Sierra Leone, four others Security Council non-permanent members — ground.news: 11 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
EU member Slovenia overwhelmingly defeats Moscow ally Belarus for a seat on the UN Security Council — ground.news: 29 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
US sanctions group of people and firms from Iran, China and Hong Kong tied to Iran ballistic program — ground.news: 27 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
UNECE redoubles support to Kharkiv and Mykolaiv reconstruction planning through German-funded USD 5 million project — unece.org — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
US National Debt Spikes by $359 billion on 1st Day after Debt Ceiling Suspended. TGA Begins to Get Refilled, Draining Liquidity from Market — wolfstreet.com — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
30 Arrested For 'Attempted Coup' In Kyrgyzstan — ground.news: 22 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
Ukraine accuses Russia of destroying major dam near Kherson, warns of widespread flooding — ground.news: 138 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
US intelligence points to Russia being behind Ukraine dam attack — ground.news: 10 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
Belarus tennis star Aryna Sabalenka, world no 2, says she doesn't support 'war' and therefore not President Lukashenko after defeating Ukraine's Elina Svitolina, who refused to shake her hand at the French Open — ground.news: 27 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
— It was a completely different interaction compared to Svitolina's wins against the Russians Anna Blinkova and Daria Kasatkina. Despite not shaking hands, Svitolina exchanged thumbs-up gestures with both opponents and the mutual respect was clear. Two days after the French crowd booed Kasatkina off the court during her defeat by Svitolina, a large section of the crowd also booed Svitolina. "It was quite expected," Svitolina said. "I was expecting that. Whoever in this situation loses, I guess, gets booed, so I was expecting that. It was not a surprise for me."
Sabalenka did not attend her two previous press conferences last week, citing mental health reasons and saying she did not feel safe after being grilled about Russia's invasion of Ukraine. "In the last press conference, I felt like my press conference became a political TV show, and I'm not expert in politics. I'm just a tennis player."
World off track for reaching key goal on sustainable energy by 2030: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, from the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the UN Statistics Division (UNSD), the World Bank, and the World Health Organization (WHO) — news-un-org — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
US Environmental Protection Agency sued for not protecting the environment: 'For too long, EPA has allowed pesticide-coated seeds to jeopardize threatened and endangered species across the country' — flux.community — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
Companies Kept Silent About 'Forever Chemicals' For Decades — www.sciencealert.com — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
Israeli, US researchers present proof that brain strengthens memories during sleep through communication between the hippocampus and the cerebral cortex — www.jpost.com — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
Atomic Wallet Was Breached by North Korean Hackers: Elliptic — www.coindesk.com — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
Microsoft to pay $20 million to settle US charges for violating children's privacy — www.rappler.com — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
ISSCR proposes new guidelines for using stem cells in research — www.news-medical.net — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
— One of the most impactful outcomes of the initiative is the development of the "Reporting Practices for Publishing Results with Human Pluripotent and Tissue Stem Cells" checklist. The checklist is intended to help scientists, reviewers, and editors prepare and assess manuscripts for inclusion of critical details relevant to work with pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) and tissue stem cells (TSCs) with the goal of increasing the rigor and reproducibility of research through reporting.
HEAD Genève students create glassware in tribute to pioneering women designers — www.dezeen.com — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
5 June 2023
WHO to seek global certificate system, inspired by E.U.'s Covid pass — ground.news: 19 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
New UN reports aim to avert continued social, economic and environmental 'breakdown' — news.un.org — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
First steps agreed by November on plastics treaty after breakthrough at Paris talks — ground.news: 9 media reports — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
TB set to overtake Covid as new pandemic as it kills 1.6m in a year — www.walesonline.co.uk — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
— The NHS stopped offering the BCG vaccine against TB to all children in 2005, instead targeting only children who may travel to badly-affected countries.
Brazil's Lula unveils plan to stop deforestation in Amazon by 2030, in line with right-wing predecessor — ground.news: 28 media reports — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
'Globally Significant Moment for Ocean Conservation': Australia to Phase Out Gill Net Fishing in Great Barrier Reef — www.ecowatch.com — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
UN nuclear chief, facing Israeli criticism on Iran, says his agency 'very fair but firm' — ground.news: 21 media reports — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
World Environment Day 2023: Top TV Stars Pledge To Plant a Tree on Their Birthdays in a Unique Campaign by Telly Reporter — theprint.in — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
A cure to nuclear radiation may be available soon — www.jpost.com — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
Qatar minister elected to head UN labor conference following World Cup scrutiny — AP.com — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
More than 2 million people displaced, Burkina Faso's government says, as aid falls short: violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group has mushroomed the total by more than 2,000% since 2019 — ground.news: 17 media reports — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
UN climate chief Simon Stiell calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks' agenda — ground.news: 54 media reports — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
A New Science for Describing Unhealthy Online Environments, derived from nonlinear fluid dynamics — physics.aps.org — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
Mexico president's ruling party rolls to win in country's most populous state, ending decades of single-party rule by the long-dominant Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) — ground.news: 54 media reports — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
Woman once branded "Australia's worst female serial killer" has been pardoned after 20 years in prison when new evidence suggested she did not kill her four infant children — ground.news: 35 media reports — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
Credit Suisse Loses Three More US-Based Investment Bankers to rivals — source — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
'Very last warning' for 82-year-old German convicted for 25th offence of dealing drugs — ground.news: 43 media reports — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
Argentine judge dismisses long-running corruption case against vice president after prosecutors and state agencies said there was no evidence she was involved in a crime — ground.news: 21 media reports — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
Putin refers to Ukraine-Russia conflict as 'war' for first time — americanmilitarynews.com/ — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
US Environmental Protection Agency sued for not protecting the environment: 'For too long, EPA has allowed pesticide-coated seeds to jeopardize threatened and endangered species across the country' — flux.community — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
New drug successfully treats glioma, a deadly brain cancer — www.thebrighterside.news — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
Twitter US ad sales plunged 59% and internal forecasts are grim, NYT reports — arstechnica.com — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
Snowden revelations: Ten years on, where are the protagonists now?
— www.lemonde.fr — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
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Pakistan's Imran Khan formally named in 'abetting' lawyer's drive-by murder — ground.news: 16 media reports — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Biden vetoes bill to cancel student loan debt relief — www.pbs.org — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Pope Francis emerges from 3-hour abdominal surgery without complications — ground.news: 387 media reports — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
— Pope Francis underwent surgery to repair a hernia in his abdominal wall which formed over a previous scar from his partial colon removal two years ago. The surgery lasted three hours and there were no complications. All papal audiences were canceled through June 18, and Francis is expected to remain at Rome's Gemelli hospital for several days.
'Absolute scandal': UAE state oil firm able to read Cop28 climate summit emails — www.theguardian.com — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Scientists create 'chemical camouflage' that supposedly stops 99% of mosquito bites — bgr.com — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
The Republican candidates for US President in 2024 — heathercoxrichardson.substack.com — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Why Singapore is the only place in the world selling lab-grown meat: "Can you do this, at scale, at a reasonable cost? No." — www.bbc.co.uk — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Russia Blames Ukraine for Key Ammonia Pipeline Detonation — www.themoscowtimes.com — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Zelenskiy 'shocked' at failure of UN, Red Cross to help after dam breached — www.reuters.com — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Graffiti on UN Vehicles in Kyiv Reflects Ukraine's Feelings Over its Position on Dam Destruction — www.kyivpost.com/ — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Unhealthy air quality grips New York City as Canadian wildfire smoke shrouds skyline — www.accuweather.com — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Collapse of major dam in southern Ukraine triggers emergency as Moscow and Kyiv trade blame — ground.news: 418 media reports — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
About 83 bodies remain unidentified four days after Indian rail crash — ground.news: 10 media reports — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
Turkish Lira Plunges 12 days in a row as New Economy Team Pulls Back Defense — www.bloomberg.com ● — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
UN court finds top Rwandan genocide inciter Kabuga 'unfit' for trial because of severe dementia: court called for an alternative legal procedure that does not involve conviction. He was arrested in Paris in 2020 — ground.news: 36 media reports — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
CNN Chairman and CEO Chris Licht is out — edition.cnn.com — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
CNN Ousts PR Execs Behind Disastrous Chris Licht Atlantic Profile — www.thewrap.com — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
At least 42 dead, thousands homeless after floods in Haiti — ground.news: 43 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
UN elects Sierra Leone, four others Security Council non-permanent members — ground.news: 11 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
EU member Slovenia overwhelmingly defeats Moscow ally Belarus for a seat on the UN Security Council — ground.news: 29 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
US sanctions group of people and firms from Iran, China and Hong Kong tied to Iran ballistic program — ground.news: 27 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
UNECE redoubles support to Kharkiv and Mykolaiv reconstruction planning through German-funded USD 5 million project — unece.org — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
US National Debt Spikes by $359 billion on 1st Day after Debt Ceiling Suspended. TGA Begins to Get Refilled, Draining Liquidity from Market — wolfstreet.com — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
30 Arrested For 'Attempted Coup' In Kyrgyzstan — ground.news: 22 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
Ukraine accuses Russia of destroying major dam near Kherson, warns of widespread flooding — ground.news: 138 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
US intelligence points to Russia being behind Ukraine dam attack — ground.news: 10 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
Belarus tennis star Aryna Sabalenka, world no 2, says she doesn't support 'war' and therefore not President Lukashenko after defeating Ukraine's Elina Svitolina, who refused to shake her hand at the French Open — ground.news: 27 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
— It was a completely different interaction compared to Svitolina's wins against the Russians Anna Blinkova and Daria Kasatkina. Despite not shaking hands, Svitolina exchanged thumbs-up gestures with both opponents and the mutual respect was clear. Two days after the French crowd booed Kasatkina off the court during her defeat by Svitolina, a large section of the crowd also booed Svitolina. "It was quite expected," Svitolina said. "I was expecting that. Whoever in this situation loses, I guess, gets booed, so I was expecting that. It was not a surprise for me."
Sabalenka did not attend her two previous press conferences last week, citing mental health reasons and saying she did not feel safe after being grilled about Russia's invasion of Ukraine. "In the last press conference, I felt like my press conference became a political TV show, and I'm not expert in politics. I'm just a tennis player."
World off track for reaching key goal on sustainable energy by 2030: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, from the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the UN Statistics Division (UNSD), the World Bank, and the World Health Organization (WHO) — news-un-org — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
US Environmental Protection Agency sued for not protecting the environment: 'For too long, EPA has allowed pesticide-coated seeds to jeopardize threatened and endangered species across the country' — flux.community — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
Companies Kept Silent About 'Forever Chemicals' For Decades — www.sciencealert.com — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
Israeli, US researchers present proof that brain strengthens memories during sleep through communication between the hippocampus and the cerebral cortex — www.jpost.com — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
Atomic Wallet Was Breached by North Korean Hackers: Elliptic — www.coindesk.com — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
Microsoft to pay $20 million to settle US charges for violating children's privacy — www.rappler.com — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
ISSCR proposes new guidelines for using stem cells in research — www.news-medical.net — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
— One of the most impactful outcomes of the initiative is the development of the "Reporting Practices for Publishing Results with Human Pluripotent and Tissue Stem Cells" checklist. The checklist is intended to help scientists, reviewers, and editors prepare and assess manuscripts for inclusion of critical details relevant to work with pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) and tissue stem cells (TSCs) with the goal of increasing the rigor and reproducibility of research through reporting.
HEAD Genève students create glassware in tribute to pioneering women designers — www.dezeen.com — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
5 June 2023
WHO to seek global certificate system, inspired by E.U.'s Covid pass — ground.news: 19 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
New UN reports aim to avert continued social, economic and environmental 'breakdown' — news.un.org — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
First steps agreed by November on plastics treaty after breakthrough at Paris talks — ground.news: 9 media reports — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
TB set to overtake Covid as new pandemic as it kills 1.6m in a year — www.walesonline.co.uk — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
— The NHS stopped offering the BCG vaccine against TB to all children in 2005, instead targeting only children who may travel to badly-affected countries.
Brazil's Lula unveils plan to stop deforestation in Amazon by 2030, in line with right-wing predecessor — ground.news: 28 media reports — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
'Globally Significant Moment for Ocean Conservation': Australia to Phase Out Gill Net Fishing in Great Barrier Reef — www.ecowatch.com — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
UN nuclear chief, facing Israeli criticism on Iran, says his agency 'very fair but firm' — ground.news: 21 media reports — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
World Environment Day 2023: Top TV Stars Pledge To Plant a Tree on Their Birthdays in a Unique Campaign by Telly Reporter — theprint.in — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
A cure to nuclear radiation may be available soon — www.jpost.com — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
Qatar minister elected to head UN labor conference following World Cup scrutiny — AP.com — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
More than 2 million people displaced, Burkina Faso's government says, as aid falls short: violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group has mushroomed the total by more than 2,000% since 2019 — ground.news: 17 media reports — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
UN climate chief Simon Stiell calls fossil fuel phase out key to curbing warming but may not be on talks' agenda — ground.news: 54 media reports — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
A New Science for Describing Unhealthy Online Environments, derived from nonlinear fluid dynamics — physics.aps.org — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
Mexico president's ruling party rolls to win in country's most populous state, ending decades of single-party rule by the long-dominant Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) — ground.news: 54 media reports — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
Woman once branded "Australia's worst female serial killer" has been pardoned after 20 years in prison when new evidence suggested she did not kill her four infant children — ground.news: 35 media reports — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
Credit Suisse Loses Three More US-Based Investment Bankers to rivals — source — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
'Very last warning' for 82-year-old German convicted for 25th offence of dealing drugs — ground.news: 43 media reports — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
Argentine judge dismisses long-running corruption case against vice president after prosecutors and state agencies said there was no evidence she was involved in a crime — ground.news: 21 media reports — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
Putin refers to Ukraine-Russia conflict as 'war' for first time — americanmilitarynews.com/ — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
US Environmental Protection Agency sued for not protecting the environment: 'For too long, EPA has allowed pesticide-coated seeds to jeopardize threatened and endangered species across the country' — flux.community — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
New drug successfully treats glioma, a deadly brain cancer — www.thebrighterside.news — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
Twitter US ad sales plunged 59% and internal forecasts are grim, NYT reports — arstechnica.com — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
Snowden revelations: Ten years on, where are the protagonists now?
— www.lemonde.fr — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
See previous
WHO to seek global certificate system, inspired by E.U.'s Covid pass — ground.news: 19 media reports — 6 June 2023 (LINK)
New UN reports aim to avert continued social, economic and environmental 'breakdown' — news.un.org — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
First steps agreed by November on plastics treaty after breakthrough at Paris talks — ground.news: 9 media reports — 7 June 2023 (LINK)
TB set to overtake Covid as new pandemic as it kills 1.6m in a year — www.walesonline.co.uk — 5 June 2023 (LINK)
— The NHS stopped offering the BCG vaccine against TB to all children in 2005, instead targeting only children who may travel to badly-affected countries.
