Paris mayor plans to triple SUV parking tariffs to cut air pollution (www.theguardian.com)
‘It’s difficult to survive’: China’s LGBTQ+ advocates face jail and forced confession (www.theguardian.com)
In recent years, China’s LGBTQ+ community has been swept up in the Chinese Communist party’s broader crackdown on civil society and freedom of expression. In May 2023, a well known LGBTQ+ advocacy group in Beijing announced it was closing due to “unavoidable” circumstances. Last February, two university students filed a...
China cracks down on negativity over economy in bid to boost confidence amid record high youth unemployment and struggling property sector (www.theguardian.com)
This month the Weibo account Weibo Finance, which has more than 1.5 million followers, issued an instruction against posting any comments “that bad-mouth the economy”. The post appears to have since been deleted. Bloomberg reported that several other finance influencers had been told by Weibo to “avoid crossing red...
US student held in Dubai for weeks for tapping security officer’s arm (www.theguardian.com)
‘Ramen noodles budget’: EU moves to end exploitation of unpaid internships (www.theguardian.com)
Lost Doctor Who episodes found – but owner is reluctant to hand them to BBC (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: feddit.uk/post/4478496...
Stockholm to ban petrol and diesel cars from centre from 2025 (www.theguardian.com)
Anger across Italy as killing of student highlights country’s femicide rate (www.theguardian.com)
Argentina presidential election: far-right libertarian Javier Milei wins after rival concedes (www.theguardian.com)
Directors are turning to streaming to fulfil their epic visions – and avoid ‘bum ache’ (www.theguardian.com)
Top Trump allies facing charges lose lawyers after failing to pay legal bills (www.theguardian.com)
Afghan girls as young as 16 arrested in shops, classes and markets in Kabul by the Taliban, who labelled them ‘infidels’ for wearing ‘bad hijab’ (www.theguardian.com)
The girls – who were detained in shopping centres, classes and street markets – were accused of “spreading and encouraging others to wear a bad hijab” and wearing makeup....
IDF evidence so far falls well short of al-Shifa hospital being Hamas HQ (www.theguardian.com)
UK could rent space in foreign jails to ease shortage of cells (www.theguardian.com)
How John Oliver became a weapon in Reddit’s civil war (www.theguardian.com)
Moderators flood feeds with pictures of TV comic as they fight owners’ plans to go public
‘Constantly monitored’: the pushback against AI surveillance at work (www.theguardian.com)
Many hostages released by Hamas still being treated for trauma (www.theguardian.com)
Head of psychiatry at Tel Aviv medical centre says hostages have undergone worst abuse she has witnessed
Danish MPs vote to ban desecration of religious texts after Qur’an burnings (www.theguardian.com)
Ministers prioritised driving in England partly due to conspiracy theories (www.theguardian.com)
Predictably, it’s the 15-minute-city conspiracy crap.
Israel-Gaza war live: Israeli hostages mistakenly killed by IDF in Gaza were holding makeshift white flag, official says (www.theguardian.com)
Almost £300,000 raised for delivery driver who intervened in Dublin attack (www.theguardian.com)
World facing ‘hellish’ 3C of climate heating, UN warns before Cop28 (www.theguardian.com)
China ‘world’s biggest debt collector’ as poorer nations struggle with its loans (www.theguardian.com)
Lords to debate mandating swift bricks in new homes in England (www.theguardian.com)
Hollow bricks are ‘easy win’ to help several endangered species, say experts and Zac Goldsmith who is tabling amendment
Iceland’s ‘bike whisperer’: the vigilante who finds stolen bicycles – and helps thieves change (www.theguardian.com)
