The ‘tricky balancing act’: Jordan’s dilemma on Israel and Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
Golden age for south-east Asian cinema as local films break box office records (www.theguardian.com)
On social media videos, audiences throw packs of tissues around the cinema halls. Tearful TikToks from across Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore show friends leaving the cinema weeping. Thailand’s latest hit film, How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies, has reduced audiences across south-east Asia to tears –...
Top Democrats plan crisis meeting despite Biden’s vow to fight on (www.theguardian.com)
Congressional Democrats are to hold an emergency weekend meeting to discuss Joe Biden’s tottering presidential candidacy, after a primetime television interview failed to dispel doubts triggered by last week’s debate fiasco....
Meet Mercy and Anita – the African workers driving the AI revolution, for just over a dollar an hour (www.theguardian.com)
Mercy craned forward, took a deep breath and loaded another task on her computer. One after another, disturbing images and videos appeared on her screen. As a Meta content moderator working at an outsourced office in Nairobi, Mercy was expected to action one “ticket” every 55 seconds during her 10-hour shift. This particular...
