20,000 people feared dead in Libyan city destroyed by floods.A precise tally of the rising number of people killed is incredibly difficult ( www.nbcnews.com )
U.S., Florida Gov. DeSantis says shorter lifespans should protect people from losing Social Security and Medicare protection ( web.archive.org )
"I think it started before COVID and I think it’s continued even here afterwards. I think it’s more than, more than just COVID. I mean, I think that there’s deaths of despair. I think you have (drugs),” DeSantis said. Life expectancy in the U.S. has decreased to 76.4 years in 2023 from 77.28 in 2020, according to Centers...
Russian rouble sinks, Kremlin blames loose monetary policy ( www.reuters.com )
The rouble has lost around a quarter of its value against the dollar since Putin sent troops into Ukraine in February 2022, as Western sanctions shrink Russia’s balance of trade and military spending soars....
Hamas may have profited from Oct. 7 assault with informed trading — study ( www.timesofisrael.com )
Referencing the Study Trading on Terror? which is freely downloadable.
Russia wages electronic warfare ‘using UK-made tech’, Ukraine dossier claims ( www.theguardian.com )
Will Israel shut down Al Jazeera? ( www.972mag.com )
Alaska Airlines flight diverted, off-duty pilot Joseph Emerson arrested for trying to cut engines midflight, officials say ( www.cbsnews.com )
Russia has tested a nuclear-powered missile and could revoke a global atomic test ban, Putin says ( apnews.com )
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Indonesia is set to launch Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway, largely funded by China ( apnews.com )
Victims of Guatemalan military seek justice for war crimes ( theworld.org )
France halts iPhone 12 sales over radiation exposure levels ( www.bbc.co.uk )
Apple disputing tests by watchdog that showed radio frequency exposure was higher than permitted.
Decades After Dictatorship, Chile Mounts Search for Hundreds Who Vanished ( www.nytimes.com )
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Russia may annex Georgian breakaway regions -Medvedev ( www.reuters.com )
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Canada’s raging fires have burned the equivalent of Alabama ( wapo.st )
Large blazes in the Northwest Territories have forced evacuations and military deployments....
China's sliding yuan could be next 'black swan event' for markets, hedge fund EDL says ( www.reuters.com )
EDL Capital, which manages about $1 billion, said factors weighing on the yuan include geopolitical tensions driving Western countries to re-home supply chains that will starve China of foreign investment. China’s labour market has also grown less competitive versus other Asian countries such as Vietnam and India, while a...
Albury resident 'crying out' for justice 19 years after surviving horrific massacre in east Africa ( www.abc.net.au )
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Myanmar’s military said it bombed ‘terrorists.’ It killed children. ( wapo.st )
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‘Alive with rats’: north Queensland town of Karumba overrun by plague of swimming rodents ( www.theguardian.com )
Canadian former intelligence chief found guilty of leaking state secrets ( www.theguardian.com )
How big are the fires burning in Australia’s north? Interactive map shows they’ve burned an area larger than Spain ( www.theguardian.com )
Gaza City: Babies dying in hospital amid scenes of devastation, UN says ( news.un.org )
Meanwhile on Monday, the UN flag flew at half-mast at the Organisation’s offices around the world in memory of the 101 staff members of the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, killed in Gaza since the start of Israel’s retaliation for Hamas’ massacres perpetrated in southern Israel on 7 October.
Joint Statement on Israel- US, UK, France, Italy, Germany
Today, the leaders of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States of America released the following joint statement following their call:...
China: UN experts demand information on nine imprisoned Tibetan human rights defenders ( news.un.org )
The experts sounded the alarm on the lack of information provided by Chinese authorities - deeming it a deliberate attempt to “make the world forget” about the individuals who are spending year after year in isolation.
President who threatened to eat his opponent to attend upcoming Russia-Africa summit, while most invited leaders decline ( theins.ru )
France issues arrest warrant for Syria's President Assad - source ( www.reuters.com )
