Police called to yoga class mistaken for mass killing. (www.theguardian.com)
Indonesia passes Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) chairmanship baton to Laos (jakartaglobe.id)
Laos will chair ASEAN next year before it passes the torch to Malaysia in 2025. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday handed over the gavel that marks the group’s chairmanship to Laotian Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone as Jakarta wrapped up the 43rd ASEAN Summit. ...
Cancer cases in people below 50 up nearly 80 percent in last three decades (www.aljazeera.com)
About a million people aged below 50 die of cancer annually, a study says, projecting another 21 percent rise by 2030.
Rare and dazzling cosmic explosion spotted by researchers (www.irishexaminer.com)
Johnny Kitagawa: J-pop agency boss resigns over predator's abuse (www.bbc.com)
Julie Fujishima admits for the first time that rampant sexual abuse took place in her uncle's agency.
Astronomers spot star being ‘repeatedly shredded and consumed’ by black hole (www.theguardian.com)
Event generated regular outbursts of light about every 25 days
Air Canada tried to cover vomit on the seat with coffee grounds and petfume, complaining passengers escorted out of the plane (www.bbc.com)
Yet Another Study Shows No Link At All Between Social Media And Teen Anxiety And Depression (www.techdirt.com)
Archived version: archive.ph/4TVLV...
Vietnam, Philippines to sign rice pact as global prices soar (www.reuters.com)
The governments of Vietnam and the Philippines will soon sign a pact on rice trade to ensure food security, Vietnamese authorities said on Thursday....
Biden administration cancels remaining oil and gas leases in Alaska's Arctic Refuge (apnews.com)
The Biden administration has canceled the remaining seven oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, overturning sales held in the Trump administration’s waning days and angering Republicans.
China wants to ban clothes that 'hurt nation's feelings' (www.bbc.com)
A draft law sparks debate with locals calling it excessive and questioning how it would be enforced.
Gas Agreement Between Venezuela and Trinidad & Tobago Moves Forward Despite US Sanctions (orinocotribune.com)
What Companies Can Learn About Climate Action From a Take-Out Cutlery Study (time.com)
How companies, not individuals, can drive more sustainable habits.
Did Authoritarianism Cause China’s Economic Crisis? An erosion of trust between the government and its people now threatens the country’s decades-long boom. (archive.ph)
Link is to archived New Yorker article.
Deputy leader of Sudan's RSF says US sanctions 'unfair' (ptv-news.com.pk)
Globalist Agenda 2030 Promoted by the World Economic Forum Set for Launch as the Elite Takes Final Step towards Total Control (www.nationalisti.ro)
Pushing the population towards complete electric transportation has nothing to do with “saving the planet” from the hellish emissions and everything to do with controlling how we travel.
Creating the tools to conserve our wildlife (phys.org)
Catherine King says airfares 'will come down' as other airlines increase capacity (www.abc.net.au)
Antarctica warming much faster than models predicted in ‘deeply concerning’ sign for sea levels (www.theguardian.com)
Study finds ‘direct evidence’ of polar amplification on continent as scientists warn of implications of ice loss
Ukraine strains to safely operate nuclear power plants while under Russian invasion (www.npr.org)
Delta flight returns after passenger has diarrhea ‘all the way through’ plane (www.theguardian.com)
Azerbaijan threatens to close down BBC Azerbaijan over Serj Tankian and Artak Beglaryan interview (en.armradio.am)
Jenni Hermoso files criminal complaint against Luis Rubiales over kiss (www.theguardian.com)
Schoolchildren in Russia will learn to handle rifles, operate UAVs (www.ukrinform.net)
US State Secretary arrives in Kyiv for two-day visit, with US$1 billion package (www.pravda.com.ua)
