Boy held by Hamas ‘forced to watch videos of 7 October attacks’ (www.theguardian.com)
“Every time a child cried, they would threaten him with a weapon to shut him up.”...
All 41 Indian labourers rescued from collapsed tunnel (www.theguardian.com)
New video shows trapped laborers alive in Himalayan tunnel but rescue still no closer (edition.cnn.com)
The first images of dozens of men trapped inside a collapsed Himalayan tunnel have emerged, as a complex and frustrating operation to free them enters its tenth day....
Revealed: Saudi Arabia’s grand plan to ‘hook’ poor countries on oil (www.theguardian.com)
Paris mayor quits X platform, calling it a 'gigantic global sewer' (www.reuters.com)
Almost 400,000 deaths in Europe in 2021 attributable to filthy air -EU report (www.reuters.com)
Almost 400,000 deaths in Europe in 2021 were related to three main air pollutants and some could have been avoided if pollutants had been reduced to World Health Organisation-recommended levels, an EU report said on Friday....
Putin pardons two cannibals because they fought against Ukraine (www.pravda.com.ua)
Paris aims to drive out large SUVs by increasing parking fees (www.reuters.com)
Richest 1% account for more carbon emissions than poorest 66%, report says (www.theguardian.com)
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)
Newsweek
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)
AI tldr;...
U.S. declares 21 endangered species extinct
axios.com/…/us-declares-21-endangered-species-ext…
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....
