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Forest City: Inside Malaysia's Chinese-built 'ghost city' (www.bbc.com)

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India finds quality issues with cough syrup linked to Cameroon deaths (www.reuters.com)

Russia planned Islamophobic campaigns in Finland, Sweden to delay Nato membership (yle.fi)

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Ukraine marines hacked a Russian drone's video feed to find its base and then shelled it, video shows (www.businessinsider.com)

Ukrainian forces say they found and attacked a Russian drone base after hacking a drone and geolocating the footage....

Ukraine blows up main railway connection between Russia and China (www.politico.eu)

Ukraine’s security service blew up a railway connection linking Russia to China, in a clandestine strike carried out deep into enemy territory, with pro-Kremlin media reporting that investigators have opened a criminal case into a “terrorist attack.”...

Israel army publishes map it says advises Gazans of safe evacuation areas (www.reuters.com)

Russia warns of tension as Finland shuts last border crossing (www.bbc.com)

Finland has closed the last crossing on its long Russian border, prompting the Kremlin to condemn an “absolutely redundant measure”....

Candy company Mars uses cocoa harvested by kids in Ghana, CBS News investigation finds (www.cbsnews.com)

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...

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....

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