World’s oceans changing colour due to climate breakdown, study suggests (www.theguardian.com)
The sea is becoming greener due to changes in plankton populations, analysis of Nasa images finds
Plastic pollution on coral reefs gets worse the deeper you go, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Volume of debris in the unexplored twilight zone is an ‘emerging threat’ to reefs already stressed by climate crisis, say scientists
Nato appears to shelve plans to open Japan liaison office in Tokyo (www.theguardian.com)
Huw Edwards named as BBC presenter at centre of scandal (www.theguardian.com)
Zelenskiy forced to recalibrate to avert Nato summit falling-out (www.theguardian.com)
Italy heatwave could push temperatures close to European record (www.theguardian.com)
High pressure forecast to raise temperatures to 48C as hot weather sweeps Spain, France, Germany and Poland
Lawyers with supreme court business paid Clarence Thomas aide via Venmo (www.theguardian.com)
Home Office had murals for children removed at second asylum centre (www.theguardian.com)
‘I deleted my Twitter account’: eight readers on how they avoid digital burnout (www.theguardian.com)
‘I deleted my Twitter account’: eight readers on how they avoid digital burnout...
Review: What About Men? by Caitlin Moran (The Guardian) (www.theguardian.com)
What About Men? by Caitlin Moran review – bantz gone badA tendentious take on masculinity that takes unoriginal thoughts and confirms them in the echo chamber of TwitterStuart Jeffries Wed 12 Jul 2023 09.00 BST...
Crows and magpies using anti-bird spikes to build nests, researchers find (www.theguardian.com)
Dutch study identifies several examples of corvids’ ‘amazing’ ability to adapt to the urban environment
From nightmare ticketing to online abuse, being a pop fan is becoming miserable (Kate Solomon, The Guardian) (www.theguardian.com)
From nightmare ticketing to online abuse, being a pop fan is becoming miserable...
The US supreme court has hijacked American democracy (www.theguardian.com)
The court has vastly overextended its own power and flaunted its corruption. It will take a political movement to stop them
Improving soil could keep world within 1.5C heating target, research suggests (www.theguardian.com)
Better farming techniques across the world could lead to storage of 31 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide a year, data shows. That amount is not far off the 32 gigatonnes gap between current planned emissions reduction globally per year and the amount of carbon that must be cut by 2030 to stay within 1.5C.
California man charged with femicide in deaths of three women in Mexico (www.theguardian.com)
Mexican authorities will seek to extradite Bryant Rivera of the Los Angeles area for the death of Angela Carolina Acosta Flores...
We need more EU workers, admits leading Tory Brexiter (www.theguardian.com)
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As Threads app thrives, experts warn of Meta’s string of privacy violations (www.theguardian.com)
Privacy experts point out that Meta has put the launch of Threads in the European Union on hold because it’s unclear whether the way the company handles user data and shares it across different platforms, including Threads, will run afoul of impending privacy regulations.
TikTok executive admits Australian users’ data accessed by employees in China (www.theguardian.com)
Crows and magpies using anti-bird spikes to build nests, researchers find (www.theguardian.com)
Dutch study identifies several examples of corvids’ ‘amazing’ ability to adapt to the urban environment
Elon Musk goes low against Zuckerberg as Twitter-Threads spat intensifies (www.theguardian.com)
“Twitter owner calls Facebook founder a ‘cuck’ as rancour grows over launch of Threads, a competitor to Musk’s network”...
Paris to charge SUV drivers higher parking fees to tackle ‘auto-besity’ (www.theguardian.com)
I wonder if other cities in Europe have acted similar policies
Life imitates art as El Salvador pressures book fair to bar dissenting writer (www.theguardian.com)
US aid policies undermined success of Afghanistan mission, says watchdog chief (www.theguardian.com)
Trump asks for classified documents trial to take place after 2024 election (www.theguardian.com)
Ex-president’s lawyers made clear their preference and intentions to delay proceedings as they opposed December trial date
Zelenskiy accuses Nato of lack of respect over Ukraine membership (www.theguardian.com)
