Author: Marcus

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News to Me November 05

Suspected Islamic extremists kill 69 people in western Niger | Africanews

Chinese journalist jailed over Covid reporting is ‘close to death’, family say | China | The Guardian

Air Quality Index: Delhi air turns toxic after Diwali fireworks – BBC News

Youth activists protest against climate inaction at COP26 | Climate News | Al Jazeera

Russian diplomat found dead outside Berlin embassy – BBC News

Japan death row inmates sue over same-day executions – BBC News

Police investigate people taking partially nude photos near Russian landmarks | Russia | The Guardian

Muslims barred from Friday prayer sites in India’s Gurgaon | Islamophobia News | Al Jazeera

Ethiopia: 9 rebel groups join forces against the government | AfricanewsCraft beer brewery for women empowerment | Africanews

US Navy sacks commanding officers of crashed submarine – BBC News

Why telling a cop you have Covid in New Jersey could get you 10 years in prison | Coronavirus | The Guardian

US sees strong jobs growth as wages edge higher – BBC News

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September 2021

September 01

Japan finds black particles in Moderna vaccine – BBC News
Amid violent reprisals, Afghans fear the Taliban's 'amnesty' was empty – BBC News
WHO monitoring new coronavirus variant named 'Mu'
Libya told to kick out foreign fighters, mercenaries | Africanews
Zambian President Hichilema inherits 'empty treasury' – BBC News
Solar ‘boom’ times as Lebanon’s fossil fuels run dry | Business and Economy News | Al Jazeera
(3) 10 Great Seconds – Ren and Stimpy – Happy Happy Joy Joy – YouTube
Gigantic 438-Year-old Coral Discovered in the Great Barrier Reef in 'Excellent Condition' – Happy News
Baking Bad: Ex-Cons Are Mentored as Bakers and Now Their Bread is in the Best Restaurants – Happy News
Most extreme abortion law in US takes effect in Texas | Texas | The Guardian
Lake Tahoe ski resort uses snow-making machines to fight wildfire | California | The Guardian
Sri Lanka reports rare birth of elephant twins | Africanews
Texas passes law banning abortion after six weeks – BBC News

September 02

Tokyo 2020: Anger after Paralympian is stripped of gold medal for being late – BBC News
Storm hits Spain, flooding towns, cutting electricity, rail services | Reuters
The mystery fever killing children in India – BBC News
UK defence secretary suggests US is no longer a superpower | Ben Wallace | The Guardian
Beaten and humiliated by Hindu mobs for being a Muslim in India – BBC News
Ivory Coast reports 'major' offshore oil discovery
Gunmen kidnap 73 students in Nigeria, days after another group released | Africanews
Bulgaria bans travellers from US following EU advice | The Independent
Japanese food giant wants soy sauce to be the 'ketchup of India' | Africanews
Afghan evacuee boy who ate poisonous mushrooms dies in Poland – BBC News
In North Africa, solar energy is struggling to shine | Africanews
Religious groups in UK failing children over sex abuse, report says – BBC News
As extreme poverty returns, India sees surge in child slavery | Child Rights News | Al Jazeera
McDonald’s hiring 14-year-olds in Oregon amid labour shortage – BBC News
New York flooding: eight dead in ‘historic weather event’ caused by remnants of Hurricane Ida | New York | The Guardian
Storm Ida: Flash flooding in New York and New Jersey kills nine – BBC News
North Carolina school shooting leaves one dead with suspect in custody | North Carolina | The Guardian
Viral video shows smoke coming out of alligator who ate a drone in Florida | The Independent
Inmate in Missouri swaps identity with ‘similar-looking’ inmate, walks out of jail | The Independent
Cop Kills Cop; Nearby Lady Gets Charged With Manslaughter – Reason.com
China encourages more masculinity, bans 'sissy men' from TV

September 03

Banksy was warned about website flaw before NFT hack scam – BBC News
New Zealand PM Ardern says supermarket stabbing was 'terrorist attack' – BBC News
Jeanette Zacarias Zapata: Mexican boxer, 18, dies days after knockout in Montreal – BBC Sport
#AppleToo: employees organize and allege harassment and discrimination | Apple | The Guardian
#AppleToo: Digest #1. When I set out to collect the stories… | by Cher Scarlett | AppleToo | Aug, 2021 | Medium
Death toll rises in US north-east after sudden heavy rains and flooding | Flooding | The Guardian
'Dune' wows Venice with galactic-scale blockbuster – France 24
Afghan airport aid corridors may open within 48 hours: Qatar | Taliban News | Al Jazeera
For Outdoor Workers, California Air Is Becoming Unbreathable | The Nation
Hurricane Ida live updates: 48 dead, Biden approves New York emergency | The Independent
Tigray: AU calls on Ethiopia to do more for humanitarian aid | Africanews
South Africa: Princess Charlene of Monaco 'stable' after fainting and hospitalization | Africanews
Top Ugandan academic arrested for "espionage" | Africanews

September 07

Hundreds of Afghans take to Kabul’s streets calling for ‘freedom’ | Taliban News | Al Jazeera
Taliban announce new government for Afghanistan – BBC News
Guinea coup chief vows 'union' govt, no 'witch hunt' | Africanews
Spanish woman sues after DNA test reveals birth swap error – BBC News
Morocco readies for regional and local elections | Africanews
Vietnam: Man gets five years in jail for spreading Covid – BBC News
Israeli guard slept through Palestinian prisoners’ escape: Probe | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera
Madhya Pradesh: Minor girls paraded naked in India 'rain ritual' – BBC News
Belgian broadcaster releases interview with on-the-run Paris terror suspect | Paris attacks | The Guardian
Ugandan family aims to spread kung fu skills and culture in Africa | Africanews
World’s first hydrogen train comes to France – France 24
El Salvador's world-first adoption of bitcoin hits snags | Reuters
DoJ vows to protect women seeking abortions in Texas after radical state ban | Texas | The Guardian
Myanmar shadow government calls for uprising against military | Myanmar News | Al Jazeera
Texas anti-abortion group’s website to report providers goes dark for a second time | The Independent

September 06

Tunisian wounded in Arab Spring burns self alive | Africanews
Taiwan says 19 Chinese warplanes entered air defence zone – BBC News
Guineans celebrate removal of Alpha Conde by the military | Africanews
Guinea soldiers say president 'taken' and govt 'dissolved' | Africanews
Belarusian protest leader Kolesnikova sentenced to 11 years in prison
At least 30 dead in DR Congo massacre blamed on ADF jihadists | Africanews
German ambassador to China dies less than two weeks into posting | China | The Guardian
Australian boy, 3, rescued after four days lost in bush – BBC News
Jacob Zuma leaves prison on medical grounds | Africanews
Syria: Fragile truce holds in Deraa as peace talks resume | Syria's War News | Al Jazeera
Florida shooting: former US marine kills four, including a baby, police say | Florida | The Guardian
Four people, including two children, found shot to death at burning home in Houston
Three wildfires ignite in California as huge Caldor blaze reined in | The Independent
Republicans in crosshairs of 6 January panel begin campaign of intimidation | US Capitol attack | The Guardian

September 08

Mexico hit by powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake, killing at least one | Mexico | The Guardian
Russian emergencies minister Zinichev dies on Arctic drill – BBC News
Ethiopia: Officials accuse Tigray forces of killing 120 civilians | Ethiopia News | Al Jazeera
Denmark tells some migrants to work for benefits – BBC News
India: One dead and many missing after boats collide in Assam – BBC News
Exclusive: Uganda's Museveni says Guinea coup leaders 'should get out' – The Interview
Meningitis epidemic in DR Congo kills 129, WHO says | Africanews
Bomb victim's Afghan library trashed under Taliban – France 24
Ashraf Ghani apologises to Afghans, says he fled to ensure peace | Ashraf Ghani News | Al Jazeera
Afghan women to be banned from playing sport, Taliban say | Afghanistan | The Guardian
Paris attacks 2015: Historic trial of 20 suspects opens in France – BBC News
Palestinian families of escaped prisoners targeted by Israelis | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera
WHO asks rich countries to delay Covid booster jabs for rest of year | The Independent
Fresh sex-for-aid claims in Mozambique: rights group | Africanews
Uganda charges opposition MPs over machete killings | Africanews
Afghanistan: Women protest against all-male Taliban government – BBC News
Bitcoin crashes on first day as El Salvador's legal tender – BBC News
AOC on Texas governor’s ‘disgusting’ abortion remarks: ‘He is not familiar with a female body’ | Abortion | The Guardian
Revealed: LAPD officers told to collect social media data on every civilian they stop | Los Angeles | The Guardian
US Treasury Secretary Yellen warns tools for debt limit could run out by October | The Independent
FBI probing Vermont troopers accused in vaccine card scheme
Microsoft: Attackers Exploiting Windows Zero-Day Flaw – Krebs on Security

September 09

Coup puts spotlight on Guinea's huge bauxite reserves | Africanews
International Space Station: Smoke triggers alert on board – BBC News
Son mummifies dead mum in Austria to get her benefits – France 24
‘Havana syndrome ’ and the mystery of the microwaves – BBC News
Africa CDC slams leaders for hollow vaccine pledges | Africanews
Ford Motor Company bails on India, will shut car factories there | Automotive Industry News | Al Jazeera
China sells oil reserves to lower prices in unprecedented move | Business and Economy News | Al Jazeera
(8) Linus Said – A SUSE Music Parody – YouTube
‘They roamed the city’: bears move in on South Lake Tahoe as residents flee fire | California | The Guardian
Surfside tower collapse: Three arrested over victim ID thefts – BBC News
US: Colorado City will pay $3m to a woman with dementia injured by police – BBC News
Beatings, buried videos a pattern at Louisiana State Police
Magnet milestones move distant nuclear fusion dream closer
World’s biggest machine capturing carbon from air turned on in Iceland | Carbon capture and storage (CCS) | The Guardian
About 200 Westerners, including Americans, fly out of Kabul
Iran insists on ‘inclusive’ government in Afghanistan | Taliban News | Al Jazeera

September 10

Gazprom announces that its Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany is finished
Philippines vows to ignore China maritime law, seeks US help | South China Sea News | Al Jazeera
African Union suspends Guinea following coup | Africanews
Upside-down rhino research wins Ig Nobel Prize – BBC News
Four separatists sentenced to die in troubled Cameroon | Africanews
At least four killed in Taliban crackdown on protests, says UN | Taliban | The Guardian
Lebanon’s presidency announces government formation | Politics News | Al Jazeera
U.S. judge in 'Fortnite' case strikes down Apple's in-app payment restrictions | Reuters
Nigeria extends telecoms blackout, arrest high profile Boko Haram member | Africanews
Texas passes social media 'de-platforming' law – BBC News
Biden announces sweeping new vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans
US Biden and China's Xi hold first call in seven months – BBC News
Congolese surgeon Mukwege seeks international criminal court to tackle impunity | Africanews
Opposition figure Christopher Kayumba held for rape in Rwanda | Africanews

September 13

North Korea tests new long-range cruise missile – BBC News
British American Tobacco negotiated bribe for Mugabe, new evidence suggests – BBC News
Apple iPhone risk from powerful motorbike vibrations – BBC News
Two Florida teens held over alleged Columbine-style school shooting plan | Florida | The Guardian
Squirrels have human-like personality traits, says study | Wildlife | The Guardian
Washington to destroy third murder hornet nest in battle to save bees | Washington state | The Guardian
Why China is developing a game-changing thorium-fuelled nuclear reactor
Gunmen attack Nigerian prison; 240 inmates freed | Prison News | Al Jazeera
Covid patient at centre of QAnon campaign for ivermectin treatment dies in hospital | The Independent
Tunisian president Kais Saied indicates plans to amend constitution | Africanews
Authorities: Nearly 70 students freed in northern Nigeria | Africanews
South Africa announces COVID 'vaccine passport' plans | Africanews

September 14

Guinea coup leaders begin transitional government talks | Guinea News | Al Jazeera
Tunis residents decry beaches too polluted for swimming | Africanews
Is Russia’s defence chief emerging as Putin’s possible successor? | Vladimir Putin News | Al Jazeera
Formula 1 fan arrested after being mistaken for mafia boss – BBC News
Algeria: Prime Minister presents Government's action plan to parliament | Africanews
Reports of Russia mercenary deal in Mali alarm France
Burkina Faso says 374 children rescued from traffickers | Africanews
Nigeria faces growing cholera outbreak, Covid cases | Africanews
Macron proposes plan for parliamentary oversight of police following abuse claims
Butterflies released in Finland contained parasitic wasps – with more wasps inside | Butterflies | The Guardian
Apple rushes to block 'zero-click' iPhone spyware – BBC News
White House accused of deliberately cutting Joe Biden audio livestream when he goes off script | The Independent
PostgreSQL: Trademark Actions Against the PostgreSQL Community
Colorado radio host who urged boycott of vaccines dies of Covid-19 | Colorado | The Guardian
Nearly half a million without power after Hurricane Nicholas makes landfall in Texas | The Independent

September 15

Tunisia President Saied says 'mafia' in charge of country | Africanews
‘It was either me or him’: Canadian sergeant who shot fellow officer testifies | Canada | The Guardian
2015 Paris attacks suspect: Deaths of 130 'nothing personal'
Paris attacks trial: Abdeslam blames France for bombing IS – BBC News
Two American climbers die scaling cliffs in Mallorca | Spain | The Guardian
As Germany's general elections near, things are going wrong for the right
North and South Korea both test missiles as tensions rise | Japan News | Al Jazeera
UN rights chief urges moratorium on AI that risks rights abuses | Business and Economy News | Al Jazeera
Inspiration4: Amateur astronauts set for SpaceX orbital flight – BBC News
SpaceX rocket to take world’s first all-civilian crew into orbit | Space | The Guardian
An 'Internet apocalypse' could ride to Earth with the next solar storm, new research warns | Space
Australia's Curtin University wants 'unethical' AI study retracted – BBC News
Texas’s largest companies stay silent on state abortion ban despite outrage | Texas | The Guardian
Missing Florida girl re-unites with mother 14 years later – BBC News
A Boy Went to a COVID-Swamped ER. He Waited for Hours. Then His Appendix Burst. — ProPublica
US lawyer arranged his murder so son would receive life insurance, say police | US crime | The Guardian
National Guard deployed in Massachusetts as pandemic worsens school bus driver shortage in US – World Socialist Web Site
Justice Department asks judge to block Texas from enforcing controversial abortion law | The Independent
An Australian court ruling makes publishers legally responsible for every idiot Facebook user who leaves a comment » Nieman Journalism Lab
Deprived of work by COVID, prison escapee turns himself in after 30 years of beach life on the lam – CBS News

September 17

Somali President withdraws PM's powers in escalating row | Africanews
Appeal court overturns UK puberty blockers ruling for under-16s | Transgender | The Guardian
Taliban replace women's ministry with notorious vice department – France 24
Denmark to outlaw life sentence prisoners starting new romances | Denmark | The Guardian
Cameroon: Exposure to mercury in mining town damaging health of women | Africanews
Ebola epidemic: 'Ebanga' treatment arrives on market after FDA approval – France 24
Lebanon: Government hikes petrol prices again to tackle shortages | Business and Economy News | Al Jazeera
Togolese rush to get vaccine as Covid-19 pass launches | Africanews
Waste from one bitcoin transaction ‘like binning two iPhones’ | Bitcoin | The Guardian
California fires: General Sherman and other sequoias given blankets – BBC News
Black Iowa police chief faces backlash after bringing change
Steamboat Springs, Colorado: Bear euthanised after trapping family in their home | The Independent
The Director of Florida’s Program for Brain Damaged Infants Has Resigned — ProPublica
‘It was complete pandemonium’: the towns grappling with bear attacks | Wildlife | The Guardian
Texas: thousands of migrants gather under border bridge in makeshift camp | US-Mexico border | The Guardian
New York will reassign 5,000 school police officers | US policing | The Guardian
Somewhere Over the Afghan Horizon, U.S. Drones Still Fly – Progressive.org

September 16

Aukus: UK, US and Australia launch pact to counter China – BBC News
North Korea says it successfully fired ballistic missiles from railway ‘capable of harsh blow’ to enemies | The Independent
Hezbollah-brokered Iranian fuel arrives in crisis-hit Lebanon | Business and Economy News | Al Jazeera
Sichuan, China: Earthquake leaves three dead and 60 injured – CNN
A makeshift migrant camp on Spain’s abandoned Formula One circuit | Business and Economy News | Al Jazeera
Biden calls Australian PM 'that fellow down under' – BBC News
Covid-19: France suspends 3,000 unvaccinated health workers – BBC News
Vladimir Putin says dozens in Kremlin inner circle have Covid | Russia | The Guardian
Denmark set to ban life-term prisoners from new romantic links – BBC News
Man behind world’s biggest source of child abuse imagery is jailed for 27 years | US news | The Guardian
ECOWAS to meet again over Guinea as junta holds more 'transition' talks | Africanews
French troops kill leader of Islamic State group in Sahel, Macron says
Mali youth back deployment of Russian fighters as France issues warning | Africanews
Nile dam dispute: UN urges countries to resume talks | Africanews
‘Larger than usual’: this year’s ozone layer hole bigger than Antarctica | Ozone layer | The Guardian
Chinese astronauts leave space station module for Earth
SpaceX successfully sends first all-civilian crew into Earth orbit
Mass. Calls On The National Guard To Help Mitigate A School Bus Driver Shortage : NPR

September 20

Mali coup leader Goita sworn in as transitional president | Africanews
Russia shooting: Gunman kills six at Perm University – BBC News
88 victims of northwest Nigeria attack laid to rest | Africanews
Tribal clashes in Sudan’s Darfur kill at least 36 | Africanews
Burkina Faso vows 'sweep' after deadly militant attack | Africanews
Macron seeks 'forgiveness', vows recognition for Harkis who fought for France in Algeria
Dozens of endangered penguins killed by bees in South Africa | Environment News | Al Jazeera
Evergrande: Embattled China property giant sparks economy fears – BBC News
Canary Islands: Lava from erupting volcano destroys homes – BBC News
Aukus: France pulls out of UK defence talks amid row – BBC News
France suspends military, budgetary support to Central African Republic | Africanews
Nigerians react to reports of Abubakar Shekau's death | Africanews
Croatian police seek to identify mystery woman found on perilous rock | Croatia | The Guardian
Japan urges Europe to speak out against China’s military expansion | Japan | The Guardian
Pentagon admits Kabul drone strike targeted innocent civilians – World Socialist Web Site
Senegal to start manufacturing Covid-19 vaccines | Africanews
Migrants in Texas: US flies Haitian migrants back home from border – BBC News

September 22

Croatian police solve mystery of woman with no memory found on rock | Croatia | The Guardian
Ukraine leader's aide survives assassination attempt – BBC News
Libya's parliament passes no-confidence vote to the UN-backed gov't | Africanews
French ambassador will return to US as Biden, Macron seek to restore 'confidence'
Mixed reactions as Tunisia president vows new electoral code | Africanews
World leaders address United Nations General Assembly: Live | United Nations News | Al Jazeera
Canadian police seek man who allegedly punched nurse for vaccinating his wife | Canada | The Guardian
Covid: Immune therapy from llamas shows promise – BBC News
African leaders at the UNGA sound alarm over vaccine shortage, and widening global inequality | Africanews
Olaf Scholz, the Social Democrat who has cast himself as Merkel’s heir
Lithuania urges people to throw away Chinese phones – BBC News
Angry scenes at Haiti airport as deported migrants arrive – BBC News
More microplastics in babies’ faeces than in adults’ – study | Medical research | The Guardian
New Texas law bans abortion-inducing drugs after seven weeks pregnancy | Texas | The Guardian

September 21

Dozens hospitalized after Kenya school fire | Africanews
Salisbury poisonings: Third man faces charges for Novichok attack – BBC News
Petrol station killing over COVID mask row shocks Germany | Coronavirus pandemic News | Al Jazeera
Russian students grieve after deadly Perm university attack – BBC News
India seized $2.7bn in Afghan heroin amid Taliban takeover chaos | Drugs News | Al Jazeera
Macron and Modi vow to ‘act jointly’ after submarine dispute | Europe News | Al Jazeera
Melbourne descends into chaos as police arrest 62 and fire rubber pellets at anti-lockdown protesters | Melbourne | The Guardian
Tunisia's President Kais Saied vows to appoint PM but emergency measures to remain | Africanews
Sudanese authorities thwart attempted coup, arrest plotters
Kenyan elderly women learn to defend themselves against sexual attack | Africanews
Migrants in Texas: US probes horseback charge on Haiti migrants – BBC News
A Black town’s water is more poisoned than Flint’s. In a white town nearby, it’s clean | Water | The Guardian
The night my baby died as I gave birth in prison – BBC News
Abortion clinics north of Texas flooded with patients after severe state ban | Abortion | The Guardian
Bitcoin news live: BTC price prediction model ‘still on track’ after flash crash triggers chaos | The Independent

September 23

Revealed: UK forces linked to deaths of nearly 300 Afghan civilians | Military | The Guardian
Pakistan’s message to world on Taliban: ‘Be realistic … engage’ | Taliban News | Al Jazeera
Afghanistan war: UK's lowest payout for civilian death was £104.17 – BBC News
Namibia: Controversy in parliament over German genocide deal | Africanews
Tunisian President Saied moves to cement one-man rule
Zambia's Hichilema meets US Vice President | Africanews
Tigray mothers share shocking accounts of dire famine conditions | Humanitarian Crises News | Al Jazeera
Eitan Biran: Italy cable car survivor to stay in Israel amid custody fight – BBC News
A record number of cargo ships are stuck outside LA. What’s happening? | Los Angeles | The Guardian
US Haiti envoy quits over 'inhumane' deportations – BBC News
EU rules to force USB-C chargers for all phones – BBC News
Apple bans Fortnite from App Store during Epic Games legal battle – BBC News
David Simon defends decision to pull HBO series from Texas following abortion ban | David Simon | The Guardian
The Government Gave Free PPP Money to Public Companies Despite Warning Them Not to Apply — ProPublica

September 27

Teenager among five killed in Colombia shooting – BBC News
Man killed as Crete struck by 5.8-magnitude earthquake – BBC News
Scores killed in fierce fighting over Yemen's strategic city of Marib
UK petrol stations run dry as truck driver shortage sparks hoarding
Germany elections: Centre-left claim narrow win over Merkel's party – BBC News
Mass protest as Tunisia political crisis escalates | Africanews
Iran and IAEA in new disagreement over nuclear monitoring | Middle East News | Al Jazeera
China to limit abortions for ‘non-medical purposes’ | China | The Guardian
Power problems: Could solar solve Nigeria’s electricity woes? | Energy News | Al Jazeera
Power cuts hit homes in north-east China – BBC News
New Nyiragongo lava lake lets DR Congo volcano 'breathe', experts say | Africanews
South Korean president suggests ban on eating dog meat | South Korea | The Guardian
Almost half a million US households lack indoor plumbing: ‘The conditions are inhumane’ | US news | The Guardian
River otter attacks baffle authorities in Anchorage, Alaska | Alaska | The Guardian
Tennessee shooting: At least one killed and 13 injured at Kroger store as gunman dies of self-inflicted wound | The Independent
At least three killed after Amtrak train derails in Montana | The Independent
The U.S. Military’s Toxic Impact on Climate Policy – Progressive.org
Paraguay on the brink as historic drought depletes river, its life-giving artery | Global development | The Guardian

September 28

IED placed by Shabaab kills 15 of its own militants in Lamu | Nation
At least 40 killed in attacks in Nigeria's Kaduna state | Africanews
'EU truckers will NOT help Britain out of the s**t they created themselves': union chief dashes hope | Daily Mail Online
First two transgender women win seats in Germany's parliamentary elections | TheHill
Policewoman's serial murder trial grips South Africa | Africanews
30 of 39 miners stuck underground in Sudbury, Ont., retrieved in rescue operation | CTV News
Tunisian parties announce coalition to counter President Saied | Tunisia News | Al Jazeera
‘Unprecedented’ power cuts in China hits homes, factories | Energy News | Al Jazeera
Australian researchers uncover fossil of new eagle species – BBC News
Glastonbury Festival: Traces of drugs found in river at site – BBC News
Guinea military gov’t presents ‘charter’ for civilian transition | Guinea News | Al Jazeera
Blast tears through Gothenburg apartment block, injuring 16 – BBC News
Rare white deer shot dead on Bootle street by police – BBC News
Bangkok on alert as 70,000 homes flood in Thailand | Thailand | The Guardian
Activision settles $18m workplace discrimination case – BBC News
Belgium becomes first country to fund abortions for Polish women struggling under near-total ban | The Independent
Cheaters never prosper: India exam cheats caught with Bluetooth flip-flops | Africanews
‘The Big Delete:’ Inside Facebook’s crackdown in Germany | Elections News | Al Jazeera
Greece, France tout European defence autonomy with warships deal | Military News | Al Jazeera
Female Afghan judges hunted by the murderers they convicted – BBC News
Revealed: exploitation of meat plant workers rife across UK and Europe | Meat industry | The Guardian
Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Buddies Tried to Get the VA to Sell Access to Veterans’ Medical Records — ProPublica

September 29

Fumio Kishida wins race to become Japan's next prime minister – BBC News
Libya: credible elections – or another failed bid at nation-building? | Libya | The Guardian
Tunisia's president names Romdhane first woman PM, asks her to form govt
Tunisia’s president names Romdhane as country’s first female PM | Tunisia News | Al Jazeera
China: Big spender or loan shark? – BBC News
Fishermen on Lake Chad after Nigeria air strike kills 20 | Africanews
Muslims in India’s Assam in shock after deadly eviction drive | Police News | Al Jazeera
Malian Prime Minister welcomed by supporters in Bamako after speech at UN in New York | Africanews
Canada grants asylum to four people who hid Edward Snowden in Hong Kong | Edward Snowden | The Guardian
Mexican president Lopez Obrador offers apology to Yaqui indigenous people
Disappointed by the US, Turkey cautiously looks to Russia | Recep Tayyip Erdogan News | Al Jazeera
Ethiopia minister who spoke out about rape in Tigray resigns | Africanews
Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis ‘stain on our conscience’: UN | United Nations News | Al Jazeera
Eritrea accuses US, EU of supporting Ethiopia's TPLF rebels | Africanews
YouTube shuts German channels of Russian broadcaster RT | Media News | Al Jazeera
Russia detains cybersecurity group director Ilya Sachkov on treason charges
US to declare ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 more species extinct | Endangered species | The Guardian
Alabama plans to use Covid relief funds to finance prison-building spree | Alabama | The Guardian

September 30

Ecuador’s president declares state of emergency after prison battle kills more than 100
Sarah Everard murder: Wayne Couzens given whole-life sentence – BBC News
Ecuador riot: Police storm jail where 116 died in gang war – BBC News
Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in separate incidents | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera
Nazi Stutthof camp secretary flees as German trial starts – BBC News
'I bought a fake health pass … and then I caught Covid-19’
Sarkozy: Ex-French president gets jail sentence over campaign funding – BBC News
Kenya suspends visa-free transit with Pakistan | Africanews
North Korea’s Kim seeks to reopen hotline with South, but dismisses US offer of talks
Algeria begins producing its own Covid-19 vaccines | Africanews
Ethiopia orders expulsion of 7 top UN officials for ‘meddling’ | United Nations News | Al Jazeera
One of the most active volcanoes on Earth begins erupting in Hawaii | Hawaii | The Guardian
Google tells court 'staggering' $5 bln EU antitrust fine flawed | Reuters
US hospitals outfitting nurses with panic buttons amid rise in assaults | US healthcare | The Guardian
Top Republicans rub shoulders with extremists in secretive rightwing group, leak reveals | Republicans | The Guardian
Confusion reigns after China slams door on crypto | Crypto News | Al Jazeera
Evergrande misses second offshore bond payment | Reuters

News to Me, Friday the 13th!

Ran out of time, but there was so much news today!

 

News to Me for June 29, 2021

Updated mixxx, and some settings got messed up. We persevered and got some news out though! 😀 Huzzah! Thanks for your continued support!

 
plat of food, melted cheese over chili with food under it along with rice and beans

News to Me June 23, 2021

You can only hold back the bad news for so long. It’s not all bad though 😉

 
Comic, Shows personified hedgehog, and lizard on the ground a smiling sun and a sad rain cloud. Lizard says rain rain go away, hedgehog says you are my sunshine my only sunshine. Next pane rain cloud signs and bird in tree says I like the rain, next pane cloud asks you don? ya I'm a fan of your pitter patter, last frame rain cloud smiles at bird reading a book in a tree that says so cozy!

News to Me June 22, 2021

Low energy but there are two animal stories 😀

 
Cropped image of red toolbox with Green Bay Packers NFL Football Team sticker on it.

News to Me June 21, 2021

Here are the news stories we got through most of them today! RIP penguins and hello to an elephant.

 
Comic squirrel sitting next to koala bear with porkpie hat on. 1 Squirrel How've you been man 2 Koala Eh, So so 3 Koala with squirrel bubble saying sorry to hear that 4 final panel koala says No No, this is the best i've felt in months

News to Me June 15, 2021

For most episodes I have a folder of bookmarks for the day’s news. I thought I would be able to quickly share them on the site, but turns out I’m not that consistent. I’ll try to remember. If you like having these posts please let me know over email and I’ll keep doing them.

 
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News to Me June 9, 2021

Here are the news stories for Wednesday June 9th. Hope you enjoyed the show!

Don’t forget to eat something, and drink water today!

News to Me June 8th, 2021

News for your Tuesday. These are all the links I had ready to talk about, but you know I rarely ever get through half of them. Hope you enjoyed the show!