Saudi Arabia reportedly sentences man to death for criticizing government on social media (www.cbsnews.com)
Saudi Arabia has sentenced to death a government critic who denounced alleged corruption and human rights abuses on social media, his brother and others familiar with the case told AFP on Monday....
New study gave $7,500 to 50 unhoused people (fediscience.org)
“They did not spend more money on alcohol or drugs, contrary to what people believe, and instead they spent the money on rent, food, housing, transit, furniture, a used car, clothes. It’s entirely the opposite of what people think they’re going to do with the money.”
New research shows renewables are more profitable than nuclear power (www.pv-magazine.com)
Link to paper: www.sciencedirect.com/…/S2542435123002817
Young climate activist tells Greenpeace to drop ‘old-fashioned’ anti-nuclear stance (www.theguardian.com)
Russia has 'right to war' with 'each and every' NATO country - Medvedev (www.euronews.com)
“Whether you like it, or not, history is on our side. We will bury you,” he said quoting former USSR leader Nikita Khrushchev....
Russian Embassy Releases Map Recognizing Crimea as Ukraine's (www.newsweek.com)
The Russian Embassy in South Africa has shared a map online that shows illegally annexed Crimea as part of Ukraine....
France to ban female students from wearing abayas in state schools (www.bbc.com)
Pupils will be banned from wearing abayas, loose-fitting full-length robes worn by some Muslim women, in France’s state-run schools, the education minister has said....
Poland bans sale of energy drinks to under-18s (notesfrompoland.com)
Mother is arrested in Bangladesh after son in the U.S. criticizes government online (www.yahoo.com)
A Ph.D. student at Michigan State University said his mother was arrested in Bangladesh after he criticized the country’s government in a Facebook post.
Canada: 14 whales have died at aquarium since 2019, exposé reveals (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine Just Blew Up Russia's Main Missile Base In Occupied Crimea (www.forbes.com)
‘I don’t feel safe anymore’: Pakistan Christians in fear after mob violence (www.aljazeera.com)
Jaranwala, Pakistan – Rina Javed Bhatti sat on a narrow street among a group of 20-25 worshippers, many of them sobbing profusely, while Pastor Javed Bhatti addressed his sermon in a Christian colony in northern Pakistan....
Calls for ‘ecocide’ law to punish those who destroy nature like war criminals (www.dailyrecord.co.uk)
Russian Soldiers Say They Are Viewed With Disgust in Moscow. (www.kyivpost.com)
According to two Russian soldiers interviewed by a pro-invasion blogger, if you wear a Russian military uniform on the metro in Moscow people distance themselves and give you dirty looks.
World chess federation bars transgender women from competing in women's events (apnews.com)
The world’s top chess federation has ruled that transgender women cannot compete in its official events for females until an assessment of gender change is made by its officials.
German government approves controlled legalization of cannabis use (www.marca.com)
New study reaffirms what we all knew – fossil fuel companies plot the path to climate ruin (www.thecanary.co)
‘Bulldozer politics’: Modi’s demolition drive fuels Muslims’ fears in Kashmir (www.theguardian.com)
Perfectly Preserved Dinosaur Embryo Found Inside Fossilized Egg (www.iflscience.com)
Zelenskyy fires recruitment officials for accepting $10,000 bribes to help Ukrainian men dodge the draft: 'bribery during war is treason' (www.businessinsider.com)
King of Jordan approves a bill to criminalize online speech. Human rights groups call it draconian (apnews.com)
German far right’s Höcke wants to kick disabled kids out of regular schools (www.politico.eu)
Metro 2033 author Dmitry Glukhovsky sentenced to 8 years in prison for criticizing Russia's invasion of Ukraine (www.pcgamer.com)
US suicides hit an all-time high last year (english.elpais.com)
About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever, according to new government data posted Thursday.