- The very few companies that own many luxury brands, which include L’Oréal and Estée Lauder, are squeezing budgets, resulting in very low pay, forcing Egyptian jasmine pickers to involve their children often aged as young as 5....
Wealthy countries sent climate funding to the developing world in recent years with interest rates or strings attached that benefited the lending nations, a Reuters data analysis found....
Families of the victims of the Uvalde school shooting are suing the manufacturer of the gun used in the attack, the maker of a video game and Instagram parent company Meta....
A high profile murder trial of a former government minister in Kazakhstan has been followed by millions and shone a spotlight on the country’s domestic violence problem. After a landmark sentence saw a once powerful politician held to account for his wife’s murder, and a new law brought in, it has raised the question about...
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday issued new provisional measures that order Israel to immediately end military operations in Rafah in southern Gaza and to open the governate’s border crossing for urgent aid deliveries....
Prisoners held at an Israeli detention camp in the Negev desert are being subjected to widespread physical and mental abuses, with at least one reported case of a man having his limb amputated as a result of injuries sustained from constant handcuffing, according to two whistleblowers who worked at the site....
The High Court in UK rejected the US government assurances that Julian Assange’s rights to freedom of expression would be protected. The court gave a brief judgement stating there would be a full appeal on the freedom of expression and nationality discrimination grounds in relation to all charges Assange faces, allowing Mr...
Luxury perfumes linked to child labour as the industry's supply chain auditing systems are deeply flawed, investigation reveals (www.bbc.com)
- The very few companies that own many luxury brands, which include L’Oréal and Estée Lauder, are squeezing budgets, resulting in very low pay, forcing Egyptian jasmine pickers to involve their children often aged as young as 5....
A program meant to help developing nations fight climate change is funneling billions of dollars back to rich countries (www.reuters.com)
Wealthy countries sent climate funding to the developing world in recent years with interest rates or strings attached that benefited the lending nations, a Reuters data analysis found....
Elections in India: Fighting for votes in 'the world's biggest data mine' (www.bbc.com)
India’s combination of high smartphone take-up and lax regulations mean that most political parties have gathered “the data to do everything”...
Democrats Send Big Oil Investigation to Justice Department urging DOJ to probe fossil fuel industry’s practices (www.bloomberg.com)
Here is the fossil fuel report (pdf)....
Here come the Russians, again: The director of national intelligence recently warned that Russia remains “the most active foreign threat to our elections" (www.motherjones.com)
Archived link...
Uvalde families sue Meta, video game creator and gunmaker (www.bbc.com)
Families of the victims of the Uvalde school shooting are suing the manufacturer of the gun used in the attack, the maker of a video game and Instagram parent company Meta....
Saltanat Nukenova: The politician, the astrologer and a murder that could change Kazakhstan (www.bbc.com)
A high profile murder trial of a former government minister in Kazakhstan has been followed by millions and shone a spotlight on the country’s domestic violence problem. After a landmark sentence saw a once powerful politician held to account for his wife’s murder, and a new law brought in, it has raised the question about...
Gaza: International Court of Justice (ICJ) orders Israel to halt military operations in Rafah following a request by South Africa (news.un.org)
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday issued new provisional measures that order Israel to immediately end military operations in Rafah in southern Gaza and to open the governate’s border crossing for urgent aid deliveries....
Why are algorithms called algorithms? A brief history of the Persian polymath you’ve likely never heard of (theconversation.com)
By Debbie Passey, Digital Health Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne...
We analysed 30 years of Australian media articles – and unearthed some glaring gaps in the coverage, academic says (theconversation.com)
By Alexandra Wake, Associate Professor, Journalism, RMIT University...
As governments crack down on fast fashion’s harms, could Shein lose its shine? (theconversation.com)
By Elaine L Ritch, Reader in Fashion, Marketing and Sustainability, Glasgow Caledonian University...
'No one can act with impunity’: ICC arrest warrants in Israel-Hamas war are a major test for international justice, academic says (theconversation.com)
***Written by Amy Maguire, Associate Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle ***...
Whistleblowers allege widespread abuses at Israeli detention camp: Palestinian inmates being beaten, kept shackled to hospital beds or made to stand for hours (www.theguardian.com)
Prisoners held at an Israeli detention camp in the Negev desert are being subjected to widespread physical and mental abuses, with at least one reported case of a man having his limb amputated as a result of injuries sustained from constant handcuffing, according to two whistleblowers who worked at the site....
Julian Assange’s appeal to avoid extradition to the US will go ahead, and it could be legally groundbreaking, legal expert says (theconversation.com)
The High Court in UK rejected the US government assurances that Julian Assange’s rights to freedom of expression would be protected. The court gave a brief judgement stating there would be a full appeal on the freedom of expression and nationality discrimination grounds in relation to all charges Assange faces, allowing Mr...
Electricity grids creak as AI demands soar (www.bbc.com)
Here is the study: Power Hungry Processing: Watts Driving the Cost of AI Deployment?...