Global sales of polluting SUVs hit record high in 2023, data shows | Half of all new cars are now SUVs, making them a major cause of the intensifying climate crisis, say experts (www.theguardian.com)
US aid to Gaza stalls after temporary pier breaks apart in heavy seas (www.theguardian.com)
“The rebuilding and repairing of the pier will take at least over a week, and, following completion, will need to be re-anchored to the coast of Gaza,” Singh said....
EPA accused of ‘egregious’ misconduct in PFAS testing of pesticides (www.theguardian.com)
US agency found PFOS and other types of PFAS in pesticides but failed to disclose those results, watchdog group alleges...
Vivek Ramaswamy uses Buzzfeed stake to demand staff cuts, conservative hires (www.theguardian.com)
CEO Jonah Peretti pushed back on rightwing Trumpist, saying he had ‘fundamental misunderstandings’ about the business...
Angela Rayner cleared of criminal wrongdoing over sale of home (www.theguardian.com)
It’s honestly gross that the Tories have twice successfully put political pressure on the police to investigate innocent Labour MPs.
Spying, hacking and intimidation: Israel’s nine-year ‘war’ on the ICC exposed (www.theguardian.com)
Revealed: Israeli spy chief ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor over war crimes inquiry (www.theguardian.com)
Spying, hacking and intimidation: Israel’s nine-year ‘war’ on the ICC exposed (www.theguardian.com)
Spying, hacking and intimidation: Israel’s nine-year ‘war’ on the ICC exposed (www.theguardian.com)
No UK Tory MPs voted positively on climate issues since party took power, study finds | Labour and Liberal Democrats dominated list of MPs who were rated as very good in backing environmental policies (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli spy chief ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor over war crimes inquiry (www.theguardian.com)
Ditch brightly coloured plastic, anti-waste researchers tell firms (www.theguardian.com)
Studies find red, blue and green plastic decomposes into microplastic particles faster than plainer colours...
Majority of US voters support climate litigation against big oil, poll shows (www.theguardian.com)
And almost half of respondents back the filing of criminal charges against oil companies that have contributed to the climate crisis...
In historic first, Canada lawmaker addresses legislature in Indigenous language (www.theguardian.com)
Sol Mamakwa, a New Democratic party member from the community of Kingfisher Lake First Nation, rose on Tuesday to give the province’s first-ever Indigenous language speech in Queen’s Park, telling colleagues the moment left him feeling “thankful and proud”....
No Tory MPs voted positively on climate issues since party took power, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Labour and Liberal Democrats dominated list of MPs who were rated as very good in backing environmental policies
Hong Kong police arrest six people under new security law (www.theguardian.com)
Chow Hang-tung, a prominent barrister, among those held over social media posts before Tiananmen Square anniversary...
Israeli spy chief allegedly ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor to pressure her to drop Palestine investigation (www.theguardian.com)
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Global sales of polluting SUVs hit record high in 2023, data shows | Half of all new cars are now SUVs, making them a major cause of the intensifying climate crisis, say experts (www.theguardian.com)
Spying, hacking and intimidation: Israel’s nine-year ‘war’ on the ICC exposed (www.theguardian.com)
Spying, hacking and intimidation: Israel’s nine-year ‘war’ on the ICC exposed (www.theguardian.com)
Revealed: Israeli spy chief ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor over war crimes inquiry (www.theguardian.com)
Toddlers ‘sold out’ to balance books of childcare bill, English nursery providers say (www.theguardian.com)
Australia must use sanctions to hold Israel accountable for conduct in Gaza, MSF chief says (www.theguardian.com)
Israel pursuing a policy of ‘deliberate deprivation’ and taking ‘disproportionate’ military action against Palestinians in Gaza, Dr Christos Christousays...
Adam Neumann drops bid to acquire bankrupt WeWork (www.theguardian.com)
‘Serial slingshot’ suspect who terrorized California neighborhood arrested (www.theguardian.com)
