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China hits back at Biden: ‘Extremely absurd’ to call Xi a dictator ( www.politico.eu )

A whistleblower raised safety concerns about OceanGate’s submersible in 2018. Then he was fired. ( techcrunch.com )

YouTube to launch its first official shopping channel in South Korea -Yonhap ( www.reuters.com )

Ex-Aussie PM admits he hid submarine plot from Macron ( www.politico.eu )

USA: Judge Strikes Down Arkansas Law Banning Gender Transition Care for Minors ( web.archive.org )

Judge James M. Moody Jr. of Federal District Court in Little Rock said the law both discriminated against transgender people and violated the constitutional rights of doctors. He also said that the state of Arkansas had failed to substantially prove a number of its claims, including that the care was experimental or carelessly...

No whaling this summer: Iceland halts fin whale hunting in move that likely spells end to controversial practice ( web.archive.org )

The decision follows on the heels of a report authored by a council of specialists on animal welfare, which found that fishing methods do not comply with the Act on Animal Welfare.

Missing Submersible Noises Are Heard Underwater as Search Efforts Expand ( archive.is )

The United States Coast Guard said the “underwater noises” were being investigated. More vessels were expected to arrive on Wednesday to join the extensive search in the North Atlantic.

US media giant Gannett sues Google over "monopolization of advertising technology markets" and "deceptive commercial practices" ( web.archive.org )

In 2022, Google made upwards of $30 billion in revenue from the sale of ad space on publishers’ websites which was six times the digital advertising revenue of all U.S. news publications combined, according to a statement by Gannett.

EU member Hungary is not letting diplomats visit Ukrainian prisoners of war transferred from Russia, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry says ( web.archive.org )

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, and other involved bodies of Ukraine continue to take steps towards bringing eleven Ukrainian POWs back home after Hungary had received them from Russia without notifying the Ukrainian government or any international human rights...

“My father handed my passport over to the draft board”: How war aggravated generational conflict in Russia ( web.archive.org )

Amidst the war outbreak, numerous Russians experienced miscommunication with their close ones, resulting in family disputes, workplace conflicts, and strained friendships due to divergent perspectives. In interviews conducted by The Insider, people recounted their accounts of clashes with parents who resorted to threats of...