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WATCH: Hamas blocks IDF fuel delivery to Gaza's Shifa Hospital (www.jpost.com)

By MAYA ZANGER-NADIS NOVEMBER 12, 2023 19:09 Updated: NOVEMBER 12, 2023 21:26...

China says humanoid robots are new engine of growth, pushes for mass production by 2025 and world leadership by 2027 (www.scmp.com)

AI bot performed insider trading and lied about its actions, study shows (www.businessinsider.nl)

US warns Israel amid Gaza carnage it doesn’t have long before support erodes | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)

China agrees to nuclear arms-control talks with US -WSJ (www.reuters.com)

Obama criticizes Israel’s decision to cut off food and water to Gaza (www.theguardian.com)

Ex-president says decision threatens to worsen humanitarian crisis, undermine peace effort and erode global support for Israel...

Thousands attend pro-Palestine protests across Australia (www.theguardian.com)

Protesters marched through the Sydney CBD on Saturday after police green-lit the event, with similar rallies held in Perth, Hobart and Brisbane

Israel-Palestine war: Israel set to ban Al Jazeera after attorney general approval (www.middleeasteye.net)

Whistleblower: The World Bank Helped Cover Up Child Sex Abuse at a Chain of For-Profit Schools It Funded (theintercept.com)

TL;DR: There is a company called Bridge International Academies trying to improve education in 3rd world countries by bringing in completely untrained teachers. They are following the typical start-up path, trying to scale up rapidly....

Israel Committing 'Textbook Case of Genocide,' Holocaust Historian Says (www.newsweek.com)

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Amazon Let Its Drivers’ Urine Be Sold as an Energy Drink (www.wired.com)

About 300 protesters pleading for a cease-fire were arrested on Capitol Hill, organizers say. (web.archive.org)

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U.S. declares 21 endangered species extinct

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Hamas steals UN fuel, medical equipment kept for humanitarian purposes in Gaza city (www.thestatesman.com)

Human Rights Watch says Israel used white phosphorus in Gaza, Lebanon (www.reuters.com)

Europe gives TikTok CEO 24 hours to respond about Israel-Hamas war misinformation (www.cnbc.com)

European regulator Thierry Breton shared a stern letter to TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew on Thursday, claiming his office has “indications” that the platform is being used to distribute disinformation and illegal content around the ongoing Israel-Hamas war....

Israel festival revelers shot at point-blank range, video shows (www.cnn.com)

Gaza militants who attacked an all-night music festival in southern Israel shot and killed revelers at point-blank range, then looted their belongings, new car dashcam video verified by CNN reveals....

Hamas official says group is open to discussions over truce with Israel (www.reuters.com)

Finland has no private schools – and its pupils perform better than British children (inews.co.uk)

Finland ranked seventh in the world in OECD’s student assessment chart in 2018, well above the UK and the United States, where there is a mix of private and state education

Ukraine hit Russia's most treasured air-defense system on its own soil, reports say (www.businessinsider.com)

Ukraine damaged one of Russia’s most treasured air-defense system in a drone attack, according to multiple reports....

Pope Francis suggests gay couples could be blessed in Vatican reversal (www.theguardian.com)

Conservative cardinals had challenged the pope to confirm teachings on LGBTQ+ issues...

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....

Elon Musk angers German government with post backing far-right party (www.upi.com)

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....