U.N. chief calls for an end to $7 trillion in fossil fuel subsidies (www.cnbc.com)
One Year On, Iranian Women Are Still Fighting (time.com)
The Islamic Republic of Iran was built upon bricks of patriarchal misogyny. One of the first acts of the revolution’s leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, when he took power in 1979, was to reverse women’s rights in marriage, child custody and divorce. This included lowering the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 9, and girls...
Taiwan hits back at Elon Musk claim that it is ‘an integral part of China’ and teases him over Beijing’s Twitter ban (www.independent.co.uk)
Tesla co-founder previously suggested Taiwan should become a ‘special administrative zone’ in China...
No climate crisis agreement at G20 environment meeting (phys.org)
‘I’ve never seen heat this bad. It’s not normal’: Italy struggles as temperature tops 40C 118f (www.theguardian.com)
Parts of Italy could see highs of 48°C in the coming days stoking fears of an increase in heat-related deaths. Croatia, France, Greece, Spain and Turkey could also face temperatures of around 40°C. (www.euronews.com)
Mexico Has Fully Recognized the State of Palestine (jacobin.com)
Indian port workers refuse to handle Israel weapon shipments (www.independent.co.uk)
Malaysia bans Israeli owned and linked shipping citing ‘cruelty against the Palestinian people’ (edition.cnn.com)
UK MP Layla Moran's family among hundreds trapped in Gaza church (www.bbc.com)
UK MP Layla Moran says her relatives are among hundreds of civilians trapped in a Catholic Church in Gaza City as Israeli forces operate nearby....
Israeli troops kill 12 Palestinians, desecrate West Bank mosque (www.reuters.com)
Israeli troops killed a youth at a hospital and read out Jewish prayers at a mosque in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin during raids that Palestinian authorities said on Thursday killed 12 and that Israel said helped capture dozens of militants....
Ukraine's Security Service blows up railway connecting Russia and China (www.pravda.com.ua)
On the night of 29-30 November, an explosion occurred on the Baikal-Amur Mainline in the Severomuysky Tunnel, named after Vladimir Bessolov, located in Buryatia (Russia)....
Almost 40% think Australia should dump US alliance if Donald Trump returns as president, poll finds (www.theguardian.com)
Japan Court Rules Against Mandatory Transgender Sterilization (www.hrw.org)
Surgery Requirement Held to be Unconstitutional...
Benjamin Netanyahu failed Israel (www.vox.com)
Naval Defeat: Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Has Abandoned its Critical Crimea Base (www.kyivpost.com)
New files shed light on ExxonMobil’s efforts to undermine climate science (www.theguardian.com)
Executives privately sought to downplay link between fossil fuels and climate change despite public pronouncements, WSJ reports...
Scientist warn 1 billion on track to die from climate change. (www.sciencealert.com)
Ukraine continues to target Moscow with drone strikes, forcing the city to shut down its airports (www.businessinsider.com)
Two years under Taliban rule in Afghanistan: ‘I never thought the world would forget about us so quickly’ (english.elpais.com)
Nazi symbols and child pornography found in German police chats (www.euronews.com)
Update: The hottest 21 days ever recorded were the last 3 weeks (lemmy.world)
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‘Hell on earth’: Phoenix’s extreme heatwave tests the limits of survival (www.theguardian.com)
Doctors stage biggest walkout in NHS history. Senior hospital doctors, known as consultants, in England will also begin a 48-hour strike on July 20, with radiographers following suit from July 25 (www.easterneye.biz)
Insane heatwave grips southern Europe. Land surface temperature in some areas of Extremadura in Spain reached 60° Celsius!! (www.copernicus.eu)
A severe heatwave is ongoing in Europe. Temperature records broken in France, Switzerland, Germany and Spain....