Pope suggests blessings for same-sex unions possible in response to 5 conservative cardinals (apnews.com)
Panama Canal reduces the maximum number of ships travelling the waterway to 31 per day (apnews.com)
The Panama Canal announced Saturday it will reduce the maximum number of ships travelling the waterway to 31 per day, from 32 in August, due to a drought that has reduced the supply of fresh water needed to operate the locks....
More than 100 dolphins dead in Amazon as water hits 102 degrees Fahrenheit (www.cnn.com)
More than a hundred dolphins have been found dead in the Brazilian Amazon amid an historic drought and record-high water temperatures that in places have exceeded 102 degrees Fahrenheit [38.8 °C]....
Elon Musk angers German government with post backing far-right party (www.upi.com)
Canadian police won't investigate doctor for sterilizing Indigenous woman (abcnews.go.com)
The Canadian government says it is urgently trying to end the forced sterilization of Indigenous women, describing the practice as a human rights violation and a prosecutable offense. Yet police say they will not pursue a criminal investigation into a recent case in which a doctor apologized for his “unprofessional conduct”...
Russia pardoned a murderer who put his girlfriend through a meat grinder because he agreed to fight in Ukraine, his mom says (www.businessinsider.com)
A Russian convicted murderer who was sentenced to 11 years in prison after he killed his girlfriend and put her body through a meat grinder has been pardoned after fighting against Ukraine, his mother said....
Uttar Pradesh : 13 year old Teen rape survivor raped again in police station, SHO arrested (indianexpress.com)
Microplastics Are Present In Clouds, Confirm Japanese Scientists (www.ndtv.com)
No tritium found in fish one month after Fukushima water release (www.japantimes.co.jp)
No detectable amount of tritium has been found in fish samples taken from waters near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, where the discharge of treated radioactive water into the sea began a month ago, the government said Monday....
World’s 1st drug to regrow teeth enters clinical trials (globalnews.ca)
Russian troops raped women as old as 83 while their families were forced to listen (www.businessinsider.nl)
Arson turns Amazon reforestation project to ashes (phys.org)
Blasting Bullhorns and Water Cannons, Chinese Ships Wall Off the Sea (www.nytimes.com)
The article provided a good overview of the situation and firsthand accounts, plus marked up maps. The maps make it clear just how ridiculous their claims are. It’s like a modern “manifest destiny” philosophy.
Even China's 1.4 billion population can't fill all its vacant homes, former official says (www.reuters.com)
Even China’s population of 1.4 billion would not be enough to fill all the empty apartments littered across the country, a former official said on Saturday, in a rare public critique of the country’s crisis-hit property market....
China sentences Uyghur scholar to life in jail (www.bbc.com)
A prominent Uyghur academic has been reportedly jailed for life by China for “endangering state security”....
Caste matters : South Asian activists’ hunger strike to ban caste discrimination reaches day 18 (www.nbcnews.com)
A group of caste equity leaders have been fasting for more than two weeks to convince Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign a bill that would make caste discrimination illegal in California.
Crown Prince: Saudi Arabia 'will continue doing sportswashing' for money (www.nbcsports.com)
Top Chinese university scraps English tests in move cheered by nationalists (www.cnn.com)
A top university in northwest China has scrapped English tests as a prerequisite for graduation, rekindling a heated debate about the role of the world’s lingua franca in the country’s education system after years of rising nationalist sentiment under leader Xi Jinping....
Mexican cartels rank as nation’s fifth-largest employer: study (thehill.com)
Mexican cartels have seen a surge in growth in their participating members over the last decade, according to a new study, to the point where they have effectively become the nation’s fifth-largest employer....
In Spain, dozens of girls are reporting AI-generated nude photos of them being circulated at school: ‘My heart skipped a beat’ (english.elpais.com)
Turkey’s Erdogan asks Musk to build Tesla factory, state-owned media says (www.aljazeera.com)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asked Tesla CEO Elon Musk to build a Tesla factory in Turkey, according to the state-owned Anadolu Agency....
Margot Robbie Shows Solidarity with Writers Guild (lemmy.world)
Margot Robbie proved she can make even the most casual look runway-ready as she took to the streets during Wednesday’s SAG-AFTRA rally. The Barbie star, 33, was a vision in an oversized white tee, putting her own stylish spin on the protest uniform. With her signature blonde locks flowing freely and chic sunnies shielding her...
Apple informs journalists Russia is targeting them with Pegasus spyware (www.businessinsider.nl)
Russia appears to be targeting journalists with spyware known as Pegasus....
Brazil's president calls U.S. economic embargo on Cuba 'illegal,' condemns terrorist list label (www.reuters.com)
California sues oil companies claiming they downplayed the risk of fossil fuels (www.theguardian.com)
Civil lawsuit filed by the state targets Exxon Mobil, Shell, Chevron, ConocoPhillips and BP...
