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Norway to pay Sámi reindeer herders millions for violating their human rights (grist.org)

Nauru cuts ties with Taiwan as China accused of bribery (www.telegraph.co.uk)

Taiwan election, China urges US, UK and Japan not to interfere in ‘China’s internal affairs’ after they congratulate Lai Ching-te for election win as Beijing hoped to see Taiwan’s ruling party ousted (www.theguardian.com)

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My Dad is Dracula (and a Trusty Brick) (lemmus.org)

My Dad is Dracula by Jason Poland for January 13, 2024.

This Week in Privacy #4 - Privacy Guides Blog (blog.privacyguides.org)

AI and Mass Spying (www.schneier.com)

Cape Verde becomes fourth African country to eliminate malaria (www.theguardian.com)

GNOME 46.alpha Released (discourse.gnome.org)

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2,700-year-old temple with altar overflowing with jewel-studded offerings unearthed on Greek island (www.livescience.com)

Archaeologists in Greece have discovered a 2,700-year-old temple that houses a horseshoe-shaped altar overflowing with offerings....

Majority of debtors to US hospitals now people with health insurance (www.theguardian.com)

Platformer is leaving Substack for Ghost, an Open-Sourced publishing platform (www.platformer.news)

“After much consideration, we have decided to move Platformer off of Substack. Over the next few days, the publication will migrate to a new website powered by the nonprofit, open-source publishing platform Ghost. If you already subscribe to Platformer and wish to continue receiving it, you don’t need to do anything: your...

Get them while they're hot (slrpnk.net)

Franken Fran Ep. 10 - Cockroach (lemmus.org)

Israel's plan to "destroy" Gaza comes from "the highest level of state", the UN's top court has heard (www.bbc.co.uk)

The claims were made by South African lawyers as it presented its case accusing Israel of genocide at the International Court of Justice. Tembeka Ngcukaitobi, a lawyer for the High Court of South Africa, told the ICJ Israel’s “genocidal intent” was evident “from the way in which this military attack is being...

Black people experience strokes more frequently and at younger ages than White counterparts, study finds (edition.cnn.com)

Israeli prime minister says “no intention of permanently occupying Gaza” – as it happened (www.theguardian.com)

Belarus accused of illegally transferring Ukrainian children (www.euronews.com)

Ancient Egyptian mummy masks, tombs and 'god of silence' statue discovered at Saqqara (www.livescience.com)

Doggo’s Nap Time, Sleepy Kitty (ia601208.us.archive.org)

Ancient DNA reveals origins of multiple sclerosis in Europe (www.nature.com)

[DISC] Onna no Ko ga Iru Basho wa - chapter 2 (mangadex.org)

Armed gang storms Ecuador TV station as state of ‘internal armed conflict’ declared (www.theguardian.com)

Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba: ‘Putin does not want a frozen conflict, or peace’ (english.elpais.com)

On February 1, the EU will again discuss a €50 billion financial lifeline for Ukraine — currently blocked by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán — while another similar aid package remains frozen in Washington. Kuleba believes the funds will come. “We do not have a plan B,” he insists.