German farmers block roads with tractors in subsidies protest (www.theguardian.com)
Baby in critical condition in Victoria after being delivered in ‘freebirth’ (www.theguardian.com)
US faces ‘tragic’ rise in syphilis cases with life-saving drug in short supply (www.theguardian.com)
Taiwan considers joining international criminal court to deter potential China invasion (www.theguardian.com)
Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force (www.theguardian.com)
Poland reports airspace incursion as Russia launches huge strike on Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
French city of Montpellier makes public transport free for all residents (www.theguardian.com)
Cross posted from: lemmy.nz/post/4701018
‘I’m very proud of him’: Sebastien Lai on Hong Kong, accountability and his father Jimmy’s trial (www.theguardian.com)
"There is that idea that we always thought China would liberalise economically, get freer and freer,” says Lai. “But I think Dad realised very early on, and he said in an interview, that wishful thinking doesn’t work. You’ve got to put the work in. And that’s what he did.”...
Police to be able to run face recognition searches on 50m driving licence holders | Facial recognition | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/9812294
Israel-Gaza war live: Israeli hostages mistakenly killed by IDF in Gaza were holding makeshift white flag, official says (www.theguardian.com)
The plight of Gaza’s ‘WCNSFs’ – wounded child, no surviving family: A chilling acronym used by aid workers reflects the reality of a conflict in which 40% of casualties are believed to be minors (www.theguardian.com)
"We had a 14-year-old girl just walk out of some war zone of Gaza City, stunned, mute, bloodied, and she absolutely had no one,” says James Elder, Unicef’s chief spokesperson, who spent weeks in Gaza under bombardment. “How many other children are like that right now? We simply don’t know.”
German prosecutors charge 27 over alleged far-right plot to topple government (www.theguardian.com)
National Trust archaeologists find medieval ‘gift token’ in Norfolk (www.theguardian.com)
Three killed while repairing ancient wall at Unesco world heritage site in Tunisia (www.theguardian.com)
‘People are happier in a walkable neighborhood’: the US community that banned cars (www.theguardian.com)
It’s nice to see more car free places, but it’s also hard not to criticise the capitalistic hellscape in which your neighbourhood has a CEO
The curious case of Captain Tom: how did the feelgood story of lockdown turn sour? (www.theguardian.com)
Danish MPs vote to ban desecration of religious texts after Qur’an burnings (www.theguardian.com)
Long thought to be extinct in Kenya, giant pangolins are now being helped back from the brink (www.theguardian.com)
Paris mayor plans to triple SUV parking tariffs to cut air pollution (www.theguardian.com)
Archaeologists unearth ‘most shocking example of Roman slavery’ at Pompeii (www.theguardian.com)
French parliament backs proposal to ban vapes (www.theguardian.com)
‘People are happier in a walkable neighborhood’: the US community that banned cars (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/6669422...
Sellafield nuclear site hacked by groups linked to Russia and China (www.theguardian.com)
But sources said breaches were first detected as far back as 2015, when experts realised sleeper malware – software that can lurk and be used to spy or attack systems – had been embedded in Sellafield’s computer networks....
Fears raised after Hong Kong journalist fails to return from China trip (www.theguardian.com)
US Air Force Osprey crash wreckage and remains of five crew found off Japan (www.theguardian.com)
