TIL Many bronze age peoples forgot what stone age tools were, and thought discovered ones as some kind of mystical talismans or signs from a thunder god (www.theguardian.com)
Also mistaken for fulgurite by the more naturalistically minded, apparently. Maybe most common in the Nordics, based on viking references?...
Judges with machine guns: the part-time drone hunters defending Kyiv (www.theguardian.com)
The ‘Mriya’ unit made up of members of the legal profession patrols the capital region’s skies with antique weapons
David Cameron says UK will not follow US in withholding arms sales to Israel (www.theguardian.com)
David Cameron has said the UK will not be following the US in withholding arms sales to Israel, saying the positions are not comparable since the UK is not a large state-to-state arms supplier to Israel....
America's unseen book bans: the long history of censorship in prisons (www.theguardian.com)
Judge places Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson in conservatorship (www.theguardian.com)
Is a previously unheard-of First Nation just Canada’s latest Pretendian case? (www.theguardian.com)
Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna reveal bill to ‘cancel all medical debt’ (www.theguardian.com)
Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna reveal bill to ‘cancel all medical debt’ (www.theguardian.com)
US public school officials push back in congressional hearing on antisemitism (www.theguardian.com)
Spanish investigation into Shakira’s alleged tax evasion dropped (www.theguardian.com)
Court says irregularities in Colombian singer’s 2018 tax return did not indicate intent to defraud
British Gas boss says all UK households should be forced to fit smart meters (www.theguardian.com)
The boss of British Gas has called for households to face mandatory smart meter installations weeks after government figures showed that almost 4m meters are not working....
⚠️World’s top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target (www.theguardian.com) French
Australia should pass bill to ban non-prescription vapes, Senate committee finds (www.theguardian.com)
Recommendation comes after two days of hearings and nearly 300 submissions from health, education, pharmaceutical and other sectors...
Chemicals in vapes could be highly toxic when heated, research finds (www.theguardian.com)
Compounds produced by heating some fruit-flavoured vape liquids have implications for lung and cardiovascular disease and cancer...
Andrew Tate served with UK civil proceedings papers at Romania home (www.theguardian.com)
Influencer served legal papers in relation to allegations of rape and sexual assault made by four British women
Many climate scientists predict a "semi-dystopian" future, with famines, conflicts and mass migration, driven by heatwaves, wildfires, floods and storms (www.theguardian.com)
Nicaragua cancels Chinese plan to complete controversial canal (www.theguardian.com)
Critics said proposal to build canal linking Atlantic and Pacific would endanger environment and rural communities...
EU reaches deal on using profits from Russia’s frozen assets for Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
10% of the windfall profits will fund non-lethal aid to assuage EU member states that do not wish to fund arms
What are the most powerful climate actions you can take? The expert view (www.theguardian.com)
Trinity College Dublin agrees to divest from Israeli firms after student protest (www.theguardian.com)
Steve Albini, US alt-rock musician and producer, dies aged 61 (www.theguardian.com)
This one hurts.
Kate Osamor has Labour whip restored after investigation into Gaza genocide comments (www.theguardian.com)
Congress to examine Havana syndrome again after Russian involvement report (www.theguardian.com)
House to hear testimony after concerns government assessment that no foreign adversary was involved might be mistaken...