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Top Stories

55 Palestine journalists killed by Israel since 2000
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/202301...ince-2000/

More than 3,000 Yemeni civilians killed, injured by Saudi-led coalition's airstrikes in 2022
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/01/02...-coalition-

Americans' Trust In Media Remains Near Record Low
https://news.gallup.com/poll/403166/amer...d-low.aspx

Digital piracy against ‘unfriendly countries’ legalised in Belarus
https://tvpworld.com/65532072/digital-pi...rus-report

Europe, NATO 'Pumped Tens of Billions of Dollars' of Arms Supplies Into Ukraine: Kremlin
https://sputniknews.com/20230109/europe-...61472.html

President Lula’s first pro-environment acts protect Indigenous people and the Amazon
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/presid...he-amazon/

ADL Using Impact Investing to Target BDS
https://www.mintpressnews.com/adl-using-...ds/283049/

US damaged world peace and security: Iran parl. speaker
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/195932/US-d...rl-speaker

Unexploded bombs: The British army’s deadly legacy in Kenya
https://declassifieduk.org/unexploded-bo...-in-kenya/

Former UN envoy to Yemen linked to MI6, a party to the war
https://declassifieduk.org/former-un-env...o-the-war/



Russia - Donbass - Ukraine

India Boosts Imports Of Russia’s Arctic Oil
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/...c-Oil.html

Zelensky’s diaspora delegation led by economic hit-woman who led plunder of Ukraine
https://thegrayzone.com/2022/12/23/zelen...n-ukraine/

The ADL issues statement declaring Ukraine’s Azov Battalion no longer ‘far-right’
https://thegrayzone.com/2022/12/08/adl-u...far-right/

Ukrainian army fires 178 HIMARS rockets at DPR since start of escalation
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=296405

Russian Lancet Drones Take Out More Ukrainian Military Equipment (Videos)
https://southfront.org/russian-lancet-dr...nt-videos/

Russian aircraft down five Ukrainian warplanes in 24 hrs
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/195910/Russ...-in-24-hrs

Ukrainian POW tells how the Ukrainian command left them at their positions without food and water
https://rumble.com/v22m1am-ukrainian-pow...ions-.html

Russian Forces Take Village of Bakhmutskoe Under Control
https://sputniknews.com/20230109/russian...54135.html

Ukraine's SBU Prepares Provocation in Kharkov Region to Discredit Russian Army - Moscow
https://sputniknews.com/20230108/ukraine...46859.html

Under Cover of War, Zelensky is Leading Ukraine’s Massive Privatization Drive
https://www.mintpressnews.com/zelensky-l...al/283003/

Zelensky revokes citizenship of 13 Ukrainian Orthodox priests
https://rumble.com/v24m0he-zelensky-revo...iests.html

50 Russian soldiers released from Ukrainian captivity – Russian MoD
https://rumble.com/v24kqp2-50-russian-so...n-mod.html

Over 600 Ukrainian troops killed in ‘retaliation operation’ – Moscow
https://rumble.com/v24futu-over-600-ukra...oscow.html

Russia has extended the program of state guarantees of free medical care until 2025
https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/gosudars...le1462212/

Russia Restores Output At Major Oil Project After Exxon’s Exit
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/...-Exit.html

Russia’s Rosneft Looks To Supply Gas To China Via Power Of Siberia 2 Pipeline
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Natural-Gas/...eline.html

Russian Human Rights Commissioner to Meet Ukrainian Counterpart in Turkey on Jan 12-14
https://sputniknews.com/20230109/russian...70323.html

Europe replaced Russian gas with record LNG imports in 2022
https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/tek/euro...le1462101/

Peskov: Russian business has quickly occupied the niches of departed foreign companies
https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/gosudars...le1462196/

Volodin said that almost 76% of foreign companies remained in Russia
https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/gosudars...le1462199/

Russia Boosted Food Exports to Friendly Nations by 25% in 2022 Year-on-Year
https://sputniknews.com/20230107/russia-...10995.html

Putin Congratulates Orthodox Christians, All Russians Celebrating Christmas
https://sputniknews.com/20230107/putin-c...08796.html

NATO recklessly escalates war against Russia
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/01...s-j09.html

Unprovoked!
https://consortiumnews.com/2023/01/08/ca...nprovoked/

Iran, Russia discuss completing Rasht-Astara railway
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/195922/Iran...ra-railway



World

Assange denied permission to attend Vivienne Westwood's funeral
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/...ds-funeral

Brazil Restores Diplomatic Relations with Venezuela as Lula Takes Power
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15678

Prosecution in Saab case threatens to undermine the principle of diplomatic immunity
https://thegrayzone.com/2022/12/23/saab-...-immunity/

Yemen detains two terrorist networks linked with Saudis
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/195936/Yeme...ith-Saudis

Venezuela: Economy Grew 17.73% in 2022, Maduro Praises Production Surge
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/15679

Mass rallies in Yemen demand an end to the Saudi-imposed siege on country
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/01/07...on-country

German inflation expected to reach 7% in 2023, says Finance Minister
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/2733...e-minister

China Sea tensions on agenda as leaders of Philippines, China meet
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/2733...china-meet

In yet another futile move, Canada sanctions Iran again
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/195945/In-y...Iran-again

Foreigners' role in recent riots obvious: Leader
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/195918/Fore...ous-Leader

Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes Indonesia
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/195954/Magn...-Indonesia

Boost of BRICS: ‘G7 no longer single largest economy, growing countries can’t be ignored’
https://rumble.com/v24ewia-boost-of-bric...ant-b.html

India will not invite Ukrainian president to upcoming G20 summit
https://rumble.com/v24l02a-india-will-no...ummit.html

Brazil’s Lula da Silva declares state of emergency following riot
https://rumble.com/v24kewm-brazils-lula-...-riot.html

Damage and mess: Interiors of Brazil govt buildings trashed after massive riots
https://rumble.com/v24k2si-damage-and-me...ve-ri.html

Turkey carries out air strikes on Iraqi Kurdistan
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/195938/Turk...-Kurdistan

Argentina and China formalize currency swap deal
https://www.reuters.com/markets/currenci...023-01-08/

NATO declines Serbia’s request to deploy troops in Kosovo
https://rumble.com/v24l7fk-nato-declines...osovo.html

Rally in Strpce after two Serbs injured amid shooting in Kosovo
https://rumble.com/v24hebg-rally-in-strp...osovo.html

Scuffles erupt, tear gas used at Yellow Vest protest in Paris
https://rumble.com/v24gmkk-scuffles-erup...paris.html

2022: the year Latin American nations started shifting from bonding with US to multipolarity
https://rumble.com/v24g49y-2022-the-year...h-us-.html

Africa faces severe food crisis as West politicizes humanitarian aid
https://rumble.com/v24aqlc-africa-faces-...n-aid.html

China’s Normalization Overtures Rejected As US Opts For Another Taiwan Escalation
https://southfront.org/chinas-normalizat...scalation/

Sputnik Editor's Espionage Charges Aim to 'Cover Up' Latvia Limiting Free Speech: Lawyer
https://sputniknews.com/20230108/sputnik...32751.html

Locals in Hasakah still suffer from securing drinking water due to cutting it off by Turkish occupier
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=296423

Zimbabwe : new african agricultural power house
https://www.africanews.com/2023/01/08/zi...wer-house/



Palestine - Israel

Palestinian village demolished over 200 times by Israeli forces
https://rumble.com/v24ld7c-palestinian-v...orces.html

Ukrainian army fires 178 HIMARS rockets at DPR since start of escalation
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=296405

Israel bans Palestinian flags
https://www.rt.com/news/569578-israel-te...ian-flags/

Israel targets Palestinian foreign minister
https://www.rt.com/news/569569-israel-re...avel-pass/

Peter Beinart Leads Charge to Cancel Palestinian American Journalist Mnar Adley
https://www.mintpressnews.com/peter-bein...ey/282695/

Calls for Israel to allow medical devices in to Gaza
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/202301...n-to-gaza/

West Bank: illegal Israeli settlers destroy dozens of olive trees
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/202301...ive-trees/

Dying in the ‘Waiting Prison’: Why Palestinian Prisoners Die in Israeli Detention at High Rate
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/%e2%8...high-rate/

Israel to Demolish Five Homes, Three Wells in Masafer Yatta
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/israe...fer-yatta/

Gazans protest Israeli bans on medical imports in ambulance march
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/01/09...ance-march

Israeli Government Accused of 'Assassinating Democracy' With Proposed Judiciary Overhaul
https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel...y-overhaul

'Congress Must Stop Funding Apartheid,' Tlaib Says as Israel Razes West Bank Homes
https://www.commondreams.org/news/west-bank-israel



US

Risk Of Recession In U.S. Increasing, Finds Fed Research
https://countercurrents.org/2023/01/risk...-research/

America’s Theater of the Absurd
https://consortiumnews.com/2023/01/09/ch...he-absurd/

Carter ordered CIA to topple Islamic Republic 10 months after the revolution: document
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/480657/...nths-after

More than 7,000 nurses go on strike in New York City
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/195947/More...-York-City

The XBB.1.5 “Kraken” subvariant of Omicron takes hold in the US
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/01...i-j09.html

Kevin McCarthy 'agreed to cut aid to Ukraine' to secure US speaker role
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...-us-house/

US farmers win right to repair John Deere equipment
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64206913

The White House Covid Censorship Machine
https://web.archive.org/web/202301091146...1673203704

Goldman to Cut About 3,200 Jobs This Week After Cost Review
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/...ost-review

US Shale Oil Boom Has Already Come To An End
https://southfront.org/us-shale-oil-boom...to-an-end/



Vegan - Animal Rights

9 Healthy Veggie Bowl Recipes to Warm You From the Inside
https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/9-favourit...ood-blogs/

Home of Atlético de Madrid Becomes First 100% Plant-Based Stadium in Europe
https://vegconomist.com/fairs-and-events...ased-menu/

[MOCK] Launches “Chef-Quality” Plant-Based Lamb and Chicken Range for Food Service
https://vegconomist.com/products-launche...d-service/

Emirates Records 154% Increase of Customers Ordering Inflight Vegan Meals
https://vegconomist.com/society/tourism-...gan-meals/



Eco

Texas Project Will Use Wind to Make Fuel Out of Water
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09012...ogen-wind/

Scientists Report a Dramatic Drop in the Extent of Antarctic Sea Ice
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/06012...te-change/

How “Sustainable” Wool Wipes Out Wildlife and Pumps Out Emissions
https://sentientmedia.org/sustainable-wool-pollution/

Mexico dismantles illegal fishing cartels killing off rare vaquita porpoise
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/mexico...-porpoise/

Yellow-band disease ravages Thailand’s coral reefs
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202212/1282840.shtml

Jail, but no justice, for perps in Indonesian palm oil corruption case
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/jail-b...tion-case/

10 most beautiful volcanoes in Russia (PHOTOS)
https://www.rbth.com/travel/335767-volca...-beautiful

Sharks received landmark protection to combat fin trade, but the culling must stop (commentary)
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/sharks...ommentary/

For restoration, microbes below ground are just as crucial as the plants above
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/for-re...nts-above/

Locals fight to save ‘a piece of the sea’ in Venezuela’s Andes
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/locals...las-andes/

A colossal 18 MW wind turbine is about to debut in China
https://electrek.co/2023/01/07/18-mw-win...ine-china/

Kansas research shows reintroducing bison on tallgrass prairie doubles plant diversity
https://www.agriculture.com/news/busines...-diversity

The first solar-hydrogen system for your home
https://www.homepowersolutions.de/en/product/

European automakers expect Chinese EVs to cost 10,000 euros less
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/2733...euros-less

Singapore Appoints Its First Chief Sustainability Officer
https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/singapore-...y-officer/

Greenwashing Stigma: Research Shows We Forgive Big Polluters While Punishing Corporates Who Try To Do Better
https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/greenwashi...do-better/

GM-Free India challenges government to come out with evidence on GM Mustard
https://countercurrents.org/2023/01/gm-f...m-mustard/

Photocatalytic water splitting with 9.2% solar-to-hydrogen efficiency
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/01/09/p...fficiency/



Technology

Google asks India’s Supreme Court to block $161.9 million Android antitrust ruling
https://www.engadget.com/google-escalate...ccounter=1

A new video about early 80s US hacker group the Inner Circle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppbx2POxxZU



Science

What is the rarest mineral on Earth?
https://www.livescience.com/rarest-mineral-on-earth

Bering Land Bridge formed much later than originally thought, study suggests
https://www.livescience.com/bering-land-...on-ice-age

Mesoamericans Have Been Using a 260-Day Ceremonial Calendar for Millennia
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-n...180981399/

James Webb telescope reveals Milky Way–like galaxies in young universe
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-james-webb...milky.html

The CARMENES search for exoplanets around M dwarfs, Wolf 1069 b: Earth-mass planet in the habitable zone of a nearby, very low-mass star
https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.02477

Maya calendar may be more than 3000 years old, laser mapping reveals
https://www.science.org/content/article/...ng-reveals



Art - Culture

Ancient East Slavs depicted in Art
https://www.rbth.com/arts/335686-ancient-east-slavs-art



Health

Alzheimer’s Breakthrough: New Therapeutic Target Found
https://scitechdaily.com/alzheimers-breakthrouPeter Beinart Leads Charge to Cancel Palestinian American Journalist Mnar Adley gh-new-therapeutic-target-found/



Privacy

Leaked EU Anti-Money Laundering Regulations Indicate Bloc Plans to Ban Privacy Coins
https://www.cpomagazine.com/data-privacy...acy-coins/

Identifying People Using Cell Phone Location Data
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2...-data.html

Shadowy US Spy Firm Promises To Surveil Crypto Users For the Highest Bidder
https://www.mintpressnews.com/anomaly-6-...er/283036/



Infographic

Western media before/after Russia's special military operation:

[Resurgence]

Top Stories


In 2022, the IRS Went After the Very Poorest Taxpayers
https://reason.com/2023/01/06/in-2022-th...taxpayers/

Pentagon document reveals U.S. lied about Afghan civilians killed in 2021 drone strike
https://www.radiohc.cu/en/noticias/inter...one-strike

World Bank warns global economy could easily tip into recession in 2023
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/01/10...on-in-2023

US air strikes on Somalia up 30% in 2022
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/202301...0-in-2022/

US Treasury yield gap at 4-decade high, pointing to recession in 2023
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202301/1283567.shtml

Credit card debt reaches a record high among U.S. consumers
https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/economy-bu...-consumers

Berlin citizens denounce destruction of Lutzerath to make way for new coal mine
https://rumble.com/v24rh40-berlin-citize...coal-.html

The UK’s 83 military interventions around the world since 1945
https://declassifieduk.org/the-uks-83-mi...ince-1945/

British arms have contributed to ‘pattern of violence against civilians’ in Yemen, Oxfam report finds
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/...inds-oxfam

As Nurses Strike, Hospital CEOs Pocket Millions
https://www.levernews.com/as-nurses-stri...-millions/

Hundreds of mammal species are being pushed toward extinction
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-hundreds-m...ction.html

Brazilian Amazon deforestation up 150% in Bolsonaro’s last month
https://www.radiohc.cu/en/noticias/inter...last-month



Russia - Donbass - Ukraine

A new large gas field has been discovered in Yakutia
https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/tek/a-ne...le1462350/

Ukrainian shelling hits apartment buildings, killing at least one civilian in Donetsk Republic
https://rumble.com/v24pgca-ukrainian-she...ian-i.html

The turnover of agricultural products between Russia and China for 11 months increased by 36%, to $6 billion
https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/finansy/...le1461211/

Russian forces advance in key areas of Soledar and Artyomovsk
https://rumble.com/v24r4ma-russian-force...movsk.html

Iskander missile system carries out combat mission
https://rumble.com/v24px4g-iskander-miss...ssion.html

Ukrainian FM claims no one ‘has done enough’ despite constant flow of military aid
https://rumble.com/v24pl8u-ukrainian-fm-...litar.html

Military Equipment Russian Army Will Receive In 2023
https://southfront.org/military-equipmen...ographics/

Group Of Ukrainian Servicemen Destroyed By Anti-Tank Missile Strike
https://southfront.org/in-video-group-of...le-strike/

West-bound Russian oil diverted to Asia
https://www.rt.com/business/569644-china...rctic-oil/

Battle for Bakhmut: Why the City is Key to Russia's Liberation of Donbass
https://sputniknews.com/20230110/battle-...97085.html

Peskov describes NATO, US as indirect party to Ukraine war
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/195986/Pesk...kraine-war

Russian warship armed with hypersonic missiles holds drills
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/195981/Russ...lds-drills



World

Sweden to Relaunch Civil Conscription Amid Military Buildup
https://sputniknews.com/20230110/sweden-...86004.html

Iran intelligence ministry detains 13 Mossad operatives
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/195977/Iran...operatives

Japan’s health care system pushed to collapse by COVID-19 cases
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/01...q-j10.html

The EU will expand sanctions against those who provide military assistance to Russia
https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/gosudars...le1462346/

Yellow Vest protesters make comeback in rally against cost-of-living pains
https://rumble.com/v24mnt4-yellow-vest-p...pains.html

China dismisses UK accusations of spying
https://rumble.com/v24q8q4-china-dismiss...pying.html

Amazon plans to close three UK warehouses, impacting 1,200 workers
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/10/amazon-p...rkers.html

Swiss National Bank posts record $143 billion loss in 2022
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance...023-01-09/

UK: Excess deaths in 2022 among worst in 50 years
https://www.bbc.com/news/health-64209221

China’s Covid patients face medical debt crisis as insurers refuse coverage
https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fww...6818ec5737

Canada finalises deal to buy dozens of F-35 fighter jets from US
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/9/...ts-from-us

Sweden complains Ankara asks the impossible
https://rumble.com/v24mk06-sweden-compla...sible.html

China: 'Red Lantern Village' ramps up production ahead of New Year festivities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfjWDK5eVs0

Iran operationalizes 8 new trade centers in Africa
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/195994/Iran...-in-Africa

Iraq issues Donald Trump's arrest warrant
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/195985/Iraq...st-warrant

Terrorists target Syrian Army positions in NW country
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/195988/Terr...NW-country

Nebenzia:Sanctions of Western countries main reason for worsening of humanitarian situation in Syria
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=296437

Chevron's first cargo of Venezuelan oil after license departs for US
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/01/10...l-transfer

Uganda Court removes key part of controversial internet law
https://www.africanews.com/2023/01/10/ug...ernet-law/

UN Reports child death every 4.4 seconds in 2021
https://www.africanews.com/2023/01/10/un...s-in-2021/

Czech populist leader Andrej Babis found not guilty in EU subsidy fraud trial
https://www.intellinews.com/czech-populi...h-republic



Palestine - Israel

A Palestinian Engineer-Turned-Farmer Excels in Innovative Agriculture in Besieged Gaza
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/a-pal...eged-gaza/

‘The Water is Surrounding Us’: Gaza Grieves as Israel Opens Floodgates
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/the-w...loodgates/

Gantz Accuses Netanyahu of ‘Coup d’Etat’ and Pushing towards ‘Civil War’
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gantz...civil-war/

Israeli Parliament Extends ‘Emergency Regulations’ in Occupied West Bank
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/israe...west-bank/

Israel Arrest 15 Palestinians, Demolishes 6 Structures in West Bank
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/israe...west-bank/

Longtime HRW Head Denied Harvard Post Over Criticism of Apartheid Israel
https://www.commondreams.org/news/kennet...id-harvard



US

Former US fighter pilot's extradition to US over China training approved by Attorney-General
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-10/a.../101839920

Washington’s Version of Venezuela
https://consortiumnews.com/2023/01/10/wa...venezuela/

US C-17A Globemaster III Now Can Airlift B61-12 Nuclear Bombs To Europe
https://southfront.org/us-c-17a-globemas...to-europe/

Biden pledges more help for Ukraine while avoiding domestic troubles
https://rumble.com/v24pqaw-biden-pledges...ubles.html

GOP members argue over military budget cuts due to Ukraine
https://rumble.com/v24qrly-gop-members-a...raine.html

US conducts military drills near Chinese borders, discusses restrictions on chip exports to Beijing
https://rumble.com/v24rejo-us-conducts-m...s-on-.html

Exclusive: Surveillance Footage of Tesla Crash on SF’s Bay Bridge Hours After Elon Musk Announces “Self-Driving” Feature
https://theintercept.com/2023/01/10/tesl...autopilot/

Fewer than 40% of New Yorkers earn a living wage
https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2023/01...iving-wage

FCC moves to form Space Bureau as its role in regulating orbit intensifies
https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/09/fcc-mo...tensifies/

Woman says she can’t quit job unless she pays employer $47,000
https://www.dailydot.com/irl/worker-cant...ion-bonus/

‘Lack of respect’: outcry over Amazon employee’s death on warehouse floor
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2...r-colorado

Supreme Court declines to block WhatsApp lawsuit over NSO phone hacking
https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/09/whatsa...eme-court/

US to host largest-ever Satanic gathering
https://www.rt.com/news/569613-satanist-...onvention/

‘Russian trolls’ had no impact on 2016 US election – study
https://www.rt.com/news/569668-russian-m...-debunked/

Amazon to announce details of 18,000 firings on Jan. 18
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/2733...-on-jan-18

With US approval, Walgreens, CVS to sell prescription abortion pill
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/2733...rtion-pill

JCPOA withdrawal US biggest strategic blunder in recent years
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/195963/JCPO...recent-yrs

USA: Amnesty International condemns 21 years of ongoing violations at Guantánamo Bay
https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/us...tanamo-bay



Vegan - Animal Rights

Swiss Court Rules Vegan Meat Labels Not ‘Deceptive’ To Shoppers
https://plantbasednews.org/culture/law-a...els-terms/

Impossible Foods Sales Grew More Than 50% In 2022
https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/impossible...0-in-2022/

Food Tech Start-Up Vgarden Creates ‘Clean’ Plant-Based Tinned Tuna
https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/vgarden-cr...nned-tuna/

Heinz UK Launches Meatless Nuggets Made From Beans
https://vegconomist.com/products-launche...rom-beans/

Global Vegan Cosmetics Market Report 2023-2027: Market is Poised to Grow by $5.87 Billion – Increase in Strategic Acquisitions and Investments Driving Growth
https://vegconomist.com/fashion-design-a...ng-growth/

SHICKEN On Track for Tenfold Current Growth With Rollout Into 471 Tesco Stores
https://vegconomist.com/company-news/fac...nt-growth/

7-Eleven Canada Debuts Plant-Based Breakfast Sandwich with Impossible Sausage and JUST Egg
https://vegconomist.com/products-launche...-sandwich/



Eco

Swiss right-wing party tries to block climate law, slamming 'alarmism' of 'green ideologists'
https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/01/1...deologists

‘Funai is ours’: Brazil’s Indigenous affairs agency is reclaimed under Lula
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/funai-...nder-lula/

Average EV fast-charging costs soar above petrol
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/consu...ove-petrol

US greenhouse gas emissions rose again in 2022 despite climate goals
https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fww...2609b188e0

Gas cookers in Irish homes breaching air pollution limits
https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2023/...on-limits/

Solar-powered system converts plastic and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/sola...able-fuels

Shimmering halo spotted in Russia’s North
https://rumble.com/v24mn8u-shimmering-ha...north.html

Weakening of agrarian reform program increases violence against settlers in Brazilian Amazon
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/weaken...an-amazon/

In Ecuador, communities protecting a ‘terrestrial coral reef’ face a mining giant
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/in-ecu...ing-giant/

Rumors and misconceptions threaten tokay geckos in Bangladesh
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/rumors...angladesh/

Protecting canids from planet-wide threats offers ecological opportunities
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/protec...rtunities/

Resist the intimidation and repression on people of Mali Parbat opposing Hindalco mining
https://countercurrents.org/2023/01/resi...co-mining/

Solar-powered artificial leaf to produce hydrogen from air
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/01/10/s...-from-air/

Exploring the amazing life and lights of the ocean depths
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-exploring-...epths.html

Rich biomes under threat despite zero-deforestation commitments, warns study
https://www.eco-business.com/news/rich-b...rns-study/

Rubber plantations in Tripura affecting monkeys, vegetation, suggests paper
https://www.eco-business.com/news/rubber...sts-paper/



Technology

Twitter “severance agreements” silence former employees for life
https://twitter.com/lisabloom/status/161...9593229312

Twitter Promised Them Severance. They Got Nothing
https://www.wired.com/story/twitter-empl...severance/

Microsoft ends support for Windows 7 and 8
https://www.theregister.com/2023/01/09/m...port_ends/

China follows through on plan to ban deepfake tech
https://www.theregister.com/2023/01/10/china_deep_fake/

The birth of the Hungarian home computer scene back in the '80s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUqn1OPxtmE

Coinbase to slash 20% of workforce in second major round of job cuts
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/10/coinbase...-cuts.html

Swiss parliament votes for mandatory ID verification on streaming websites
https://netzpolitik.org/2023/youtube-net...ontrollen/

The number of banks willing to do business with the crypto industry is shrinking
https://www.barrons.com/articles/banks-f...1673278376

Meta’s Oversight Board Okays ‘Death to’ Iran Leader Post
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/...n-s-leader

Reports say Dell computers to stop using Chinese chips by 2024
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/2733...ps-by-2024

Serbia Slammed With DDoS Attacks
https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-brea...dos-attack

Research could bring automatic speech recognition to 2,000 languages
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-01-auto...uages.html



Science

Asteroid captured on doorbell camera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tam9YKDAddY

Smallpox has plagued humans since ancient Egyptian times, new evidence confirms
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20...112755.htm

Giant Viking hall, possibly connected to Harald Bluetooth, unearthed in Denmark
https://www.livescience.com/viking-hall-...th-denmark

Utah's Great Salt Lake is on the verge of collapse, and could expose millions to arsenic laced dust
https://www.livescience.com/utah-great-s...f-collapse

UV radiation pulse played a role in a mass extinction event, fossilized pollen reveals
https://www.livescience.com/uv-radiation...zed-pollen

Ancient bird with T. rex-like skull discovered in China
https://www.livescience.com/ancient-bird...-rex-skull



Art - Culture

2,000-Year-Old Cemetery in Siberia Leads Archaeologists to Discover New Culture
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/20...234653126/



Health

UBC researchers find three compounds that block COVID-19 infection
https://vancouversun.com/health/local-he...-infection

New study links hearing loss with dementia in older adults
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-01-l...dults.html



Privacy

Researchers Could Track the GPS Location of All of California’s New Digital License Plates
https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxn9vx/r...s-location

Israeli spyware sold to Bangladesh despite export ban
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israe...export-ban



Photo of the Day

A Decken's sifaka lemur sits among the limestone towers in Madagascar's Grand Tsingy.

[RobertX]

I'm glad I still have my pirated version of Windows 7 Ultimate to experience the end times.

And LZA, looking to upgrade soon?

[Resurgence]

Top Stories

New Stock Listings Open the Door to American Investment in the Israeli Occupation
https://theintercept.com/2023/01/11/nyse...ine-stock/

Morales: Washington orchestrates coups in Latin American countries
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=296529

Share prices of NATO weapons makers surge
https://www.rt.com/business/569715-nato-...res-surge/

American national debt skyrockets to record high
https://rumble.com/v24wm4q-american-nati...-high.html

One in 58 Londoners revealed to be homeless, far higher than rest of UK
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/l...52065.html

Moderna CEO: 400% price hike on COVID vaccine “consistent with the value”
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/01/...port-says/

Tweets questioning COVID jab silenced, allegedly to protect Pfizer profits
https://rumble.com/v24vy7q-tweets-questi...ofits.html

Sharp, Long-lasting Slowdown to Hit Developing Countries Hard, Warns World Bank
https://countercurrents.org/2023/01/shar...orld-bank/

Iran Navy planning to have presence in Panama Canal
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196028/Iran...nama-Canal



Russia - Donbass - Ukraine

Wagner Group takes control of Soledar
https://rumble.com/v24rz4i-wagner-group-...ports.html

Donetsk Republic announces liberation of Podgorodnoye community in Soledar
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=296537

Soledar city is under full Russian control, minor fights continue – Wagner PMC
https://rumble.com/v24uvbq-soledar-city-...r-pmc.html

‘This is a turning point’ – fmr Indian diplomat on Russia’s advancement in Donbass
https://rumble.com/v24vah0-this-is-a-tur...donba.html

DPR head explains significance of Soledar
https://rumble.com/v24vl1u-dpr-head-expl...usive.html

China expects record trade with Russia – envoy
https://www.rt.com/business/569694-russi...e-booming/

Nothing that our adversaries predicted has happened – Putin
https://www.rt.com/russia/569718-nothing...my-happen/

Volhynia Turned Into Solid Cemetery. Cry From Soul Of Ukrainian Policewoman
https://southfront.org/volhynia-turned-i...ewoman-18/

Wagner PMC shares footage from Soledar Salt Mine as group takes control of city
https://rumble.com/v24vbdi-wagner-pmc-sh...l-of-.html

Russian heavy flamethrower system Solntsepek strikes Ukrainian strongholds
https://rumble.com/v24x1jk-russian-heavy...holds.html

Russian hypersonic missiles are at the tip of a tech revolution – report
https://rumble.com/v24wdko-russian-hyper...eport.html

US moans about Wagner PMC while Western mercenaries fight for Kiev
https://rumble.com/v24vpw6-us-moans-abou...-kiev.html

Grad MRL operated by mobilized military personnel strikes Ukrainian arms depot
https://rumble.com/v24rhk4-grad-mrl-oper...ms-de.html

Arrested Sputnik journalist shares letter from EU prison
https://www.rt.com/russia/569710-latvia-...on-letter/

UK will send tanks to Ukraine
https://www.rt.com/news/569717-uk-sendin...s-ukraine/

Canada buys ‘high-priority’ gift for Ukraine
https://www.rt.com/news/569695-canada-na...n-ukraine/

Switzerland blocking military shipments to Ukraine – EU member
https://www.rt.com/news/569704-switzerla...ery-spain/

Zelensky strips ex-opposition leader of citizenship
https://www.rt.com/russia/569678-zelensk...tizenship/

Poland to send western-made tanks to Ukraine – president
https://www.rt.com/russia/569709-poland-...d-ukraine/

Russian Lancet Drones Wipe Out More Ukrainian Howitzers, Rocket Launchers
https://southfront.org/russian-lancet-dr...rs-videos/

Ukrainians To Be Trained On Patriot Systems At Oklahoma Base
https://southfront.org/ukrainians-to-be-...homa-base/

Living under -27 ºC in Yakutsk, Magadan and Chelyabinsk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRJmv7zFZmA

West's Oil Price Cap to Cut Into Russian Revenues, But Not in Major Way - Expert
https://sputniknews.com/20230111/wests-o...33476.html

Chief of General Staff Gerasimov Named Commander of Russian Forces in Special Military Operation
https://sputniknews.com/20230111/russian...28956.html

Russia Rejects Allegations Made in Attempt to Tarnish Its Assistance in Mali, Envoy to UN Says
https://sputniknews.com/20230111/russia-...14979.html

Estonia demanded that Russia halve the diplomatic corps in the country
https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/v_mire/e...le1462447/

Inflation in Russia by the end of 2022 amounted to 11.9 percent
https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/finansy/...le1462438/

Russian manufacturer considering the possibility of launching the production of electric cars in St. Petersburg
https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/transpor...le1462425/

The Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft to replace the damaged Soyuz MS-22 will be launched to the ISS on February 20
https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/nauka_i_...le1462423/

The Central Bank of the Russian Federation will resume operations with foreign currency in the domestic market
https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/finansy/...le1462419/

Ukrainian, Russian officials meet in Ankara
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196049/Ukra...-in-Ankara

Envoy says Russia-China relations not affected by ‘political viruses’
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=296522



World

Joshimath: The trauma of living in India's sinking Himalayan town
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-64201536

Germany won't arm Taiwan, says senior lawmaker
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-wont-arm-t...a-64348059

Japan to Spend Billions on U.S. Tomahawk Missiles in Military Buildup
https://www.wsj.com/articles/japan-to-sp...1671784716

Tesla owners in China are furious over price cuts — here’s why protests became the answer
https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/11/23549...-elon-musk

Haiti left with no elected government officials as it spirals towards anarchy
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/j...iled-state

India to spend $320 million to promote homegrown payments network
https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/11/india-...ccounter=1

Taiwan's population shrank again in 2022, births drop to record-low
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4776070

UN human rights office calls for probe into protester deaths amid violent clashes in Peru
https://rumble.com/v24x7pi-un-human-righ...ent-c.html

Hundreds protest in Greece against new reform in arts degrees
https://rumble.com/v24wxcg-hundreds-prot...grees.html

China lifts three-year-long COVID travel restrictions
https://rumble.com/v24rhc2-china-lifts-t...tions.html

Columbian VP dodges assassination attempt
https://www.rt.com/news/569720-colombia-...b-attempt/

Britain and Japan to sign defense pact
https://www.rt.com/news/569708-japan-uk-...agreement/

Deadly explosion in Kabul kills 20 – media
https://www.rt.com/news/569701-kabul-sui...-ministry/

18 Allegedly Killed In New HTS Attack On Syrian Army Near Greater Idlib
https://southfront.org/18-allegedly-kill...lib-video/

EU-NATO Unity Only Ink on Paper as Members Lose Grip, Analysts Say
https://sputniknews.com/20230111/eu-nato...31674.html

How Many Nuclear Weapons Does NATO Have?
https://sputniknews.com/20230111/how-man...19937.html

Zimbabwe’s Gold Production Reaches New Record in 2022
https://sputniknews.com/20230111/zimbabw...26254.html

Around 60% of French Approve Protests Against Pension Reform, Survey Says
https://sputniknews.com/20230111/around-...24645.html

Uranium Found in Package at London's Heathrow Airport
https://sputniknews.com/20230111/uranium...18623.html

Uganda Announces Official End to Ebola Outbreak
https://sputniknews.com/20230111/uganda-...19350.html

Police: Copenhagen Swept by 'Very Worrying' Wave of Stabbings
https://sputniknews.com/20230111/police-...14084.html

Japanese Government's Approval Rating Drops to Record Low of 33%, Poll Shows
https://sputniknews.com/20230111/japanes...15578.html

In spite of slow down, China foreign-reserves continue to rise
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/2733...ue-to-rise

Tigray Forces Start Handing Over Heavy Weapons as Part of Peace Deal
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/2733...peace-deal

Iran-India trade tops $2 billion
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196050/Iran...-2-billion

World Bank forecasts Iran's economic growth in 2023
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196026/Worl...th-in-2023

Kazakhstan Can’t Fill The Void Left By EU Oil Embargo On Russia
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Ka...ussia.html

Sweden Looks To Expand Its Nuclear Power Generation Capacity
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/...acity.html

EU And NATO Launch Task Force To Protect Energy Infrastructure
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/...cture.html

More Than 150 International Organizations Call on Biden to Close Guantánamo on 21st Anniversary
https://theintercept.com/2023/01/11/guan...ter-biden/

Thousands of ambulance workers strike amid ‘disheartening’ and ‘demoralising’ conditions in the NHS
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/...in-the-nhs



Palestine - Israel

EU requests compensation from Israel
https://www.rt.com/news/569714-eu-israel...molitions/

Massive fire burns down company in Occupied Palestine
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196030/Mass...-Palestine

For the UAE and others, its business as usual with Israel
https://countercurrents.org/2023/01/for-...th-israel/

Masafer Yatta: Jewish settlers protected by soldiers attack Palestinian farmers
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/202301...n-farmers/

Amnesty slams Israel's 'repressive' ban on Palestine flag
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/202301...tine-flag/

Palestinian Youth Injured in Nablus Dies of His Wounds
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/break...is-wounds/

Two in One Day: Israeli Soldiers Kill Palestinian near Al-Khalil
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/two-i...al-khalil/

Suicide remains the leading cause of death in Israel Army, data reveals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-_xTxAiuKc

Israeli occupation forces arrest 17 Palestinians in the West Bank
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=296518



US

'Disaster for Everyone Except Corrupt Politicians': House GOP Votes to Gut Ethics Office
https://www.commondreams.org/news/house-...ics-office

Corporate Democrats Go to Bat for Bloated Pentagon Budget
https://www.commondreams.org/news/corpor...gon-budget

A fifth of passwords used by federal agency cracked in security audit
https://arstechnica.com/information-tech...ity-audit/

Elon Musk's drop in fortunes breaks world record
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64236726

Pentagon Drops COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Troops
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023...roops.html

The FBI Won't Say Whether It Hacked Dark Web ISIS Site
https://www.vice.com/en/article/z34dx3/f...s-site-nit

Computer system glitch causes chaos after all flights grounded across US
https://news.sky.com/story/all-flights-a...a-12784252

America’s Biggest Museums Fail to Return Native American Human Remains
https://www.propublica.org/article/repat...an-remains

Birmingham approves tiny shelters for city’s unhoused residents along with plans to provide services
https://bhamnow.com/2023/01/11/birmingha...-services/

Tesla (TSLA) continues discounts in several markets as inventory piles up
https://electrek.co/2023/01/09/tesla-tsl...-piles-up/

Bill Gates considers W.Va. to expand nuclear energy efforts
https://news.yahoo.com/bill-gates-consid...36125.html

Fentanyl-Related Deaths Skyrocket in US Amid Unprecedented Opioid Crisis
https://sputniknews.com/20230111/fentany...24836.html

Ex-Trump Organization CFO Weisselberg Sentenced to 5 Months for Tax Fraud
https://sputniknews.com/20230111/ex-trum...11611.html

CNN Snaps Up Congressional Hawk
https://consortiumnews.com/2023/01/11/ca...onal-hawk/

More aggressive adventurism, restored McCarthyism alarming as GOP-led House approves setting new committee targeting China
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202301/1283652.shtml

Joint declaration of EU and NATO ‘reflects bias, arrogance against China’
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202301/1283638.shtml

US urged to apologize for nuke tests in Marshall Islands 60 years later
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/01/11...ar-testing



Vegan - Animal Rights

FDA no longer needs to require animal tests before human drug trials
https://www.science.org/content/article/...rug-trials

Ban proposed on bear hunters using bait in Alaska national parks
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/2733...onal-parks

Elephant poaching rates vary across Africa: 19 years of data from 64 sites suggest why
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-elephant-p...years.html

LOTTERIA Launches New Ria Miracle Burger Across 1,300 Locations in South Korea
https://vegconomist.com/gastronomy-food-...uth-korea/

Is ALDI Becoming the Most Plant-Forward Supermarket in Europe?
https://vegconomist.com/retail-e-commerc...in-europe/

Cathedral City Plant Based Expands to More Major Retailers as Vegan Cheese Sales Soar
https://vegconomist.com/food-and-beverag...urys-asda/

Global Plant-based Beverages Market Report 2022 to 2028: Wide Range of Varieties and Choices for Customers Drives Growth
https://vegconomist.com/businesswire/glo...rkets-com/

WTH Foods Launches New Filipino-Inspired Frozen Plant-Based Meat Range, Umani
https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/wth-foods-...gan-meals/



Eco

Honey bee life spans are half what they were in the 1970s
https://www.science.org/content/article/...were-1970s

South Australia hits stunning new high in race to renewables-only grid
https://reneweconomy.com.au/south-austra...only-grid/

China building world's largest wind turbine
https://newatlas.com/energy/h260-18mw-bi...d-turbine/

Tensions rise as German police remove climate protesters’ barricades erected against coal mining
https://rumble.com/v24v012-tensions-rise...ected.html

2022 was a year of climate extremes, with record high temperatures and rising concentrations of greenhouse gases
https://climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus...entrations

Open Source in Environmental Sustainability
https://report.opensustain.tech/chapters/index.html

The Ecological Catastrophe You’ve Never Heard Of
https://nautil.us/the-ecological-catastr...of-257291/

Oceans were the hottest ever recorded in 2022, analysis shows
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/...ysis-shows

Madagascar’s unique wildlife faces imminent wave of extinction, say scientists
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/...nction-aoe

In Lebanon, Solar Power Is Booming
https://www.sapiens.org/culture/lebanon-solar-power/

In a first, the US government unveils a plan to decarbonize all transport
https://electrek.co/2023/01/10/in-a-firs...transport/

New York City oks purchase of 900 electric vehicles for fleet
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/2733...-for-fleet

Australian birder follows birds from Australia to Nepal
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/2733...a-to-nepal

Deforestation ‘out of control’ in reserve in Brazil’s cattle capital
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/defore...e-capital/

Murdered Belize environmentalist helped boost marine conservation through technology
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/murder...echnology/

Venezuela’s Yapacana National Park suffering increasing mining deforestation: report
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/venezu...on-report/

Perovskite-silicon tandem PV cell with textured wafers hits 28.1% efficiency
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/01/11/p...fficiency/

Polysilicon costs have slid by 96% per watt over past two decades
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/01/11/p...o-decades/

Ancient farming strategy holds promise for climate resilience
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-ancient-fa...ience.html

New map of 'stopover hotspots' provides insights for conservation of eastern US migratory landbirds
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-stopover-h...atory.html

New map of 'stopover hotspots' provides insights for conservation of eastern US migratory landbirds
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-stopover-h...atory.html

Examining how sunlight breaks down plastics on ocean's surface
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-sunlight-p...rface.html



Technology

airBaltic to provide in-flight high-speed internet
https://eng.lsm.lv/article/economy/trans...t.a490905/

Pirate weather docs
https://docs.pirateweather.net/en/latest/

Iran scientists find method to identify animal species
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196051/Iran...al-species

A new approach for the 3D printing of hydrogel-based electronics
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-01-appr...onics.html



Science

Theropod dinosaurs had primate-like numbers of telencephalic neurons
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf.../cne.25453

Possible naked-eye comet will visit Earth for 1st time since Neanderthals in 2023
https://www.space.com/comet-2022-e3-ztf-...ility-2023

Webb Telescope Reveals Clash of Galaxies in Detail
https://sputniknews.com/20230111/webb-te...18136.html

Interstellar cloud conditions may have played key role in building blocks of life origin
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-interstell...d-key.html

Discovery of a new form of carbon called long-range ordered porous carbon
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-discovery-...orous.html

Discovery of three faint, distant galaxies may expand knowledge of early universe
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-discovery-...ledge.html

Lasers reveal massive, 650-square-mile Maya site hidden beneath Guatemalan rainforest
https://www.livescience.com/lidar-maya-c...-guatemala

Discovery of the temple of Poseidon located at the Kleidi site near Samikon in Greece
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-discovery-...-site.html

Incredible new photos of moon's surface are highest resolution pictures ever taken from Earth
https://www.livescience.com/highest-reso...n-pictures



Art - Culture

Londoner solves 20,000-year Ice Age drawings mystery
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-64162799

Egypt foils plot to steal 10-tonne statue of Ramses II
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/11...aoh-statue



Health

Why COVID’s XBB.1.5 ‘Kraken’ Variant Is So Contagious
https://www.scientificamerican.com/artic...ontagious/

Mysterious U.S. Outbreak of Bone-Eating Tuberculosis Resembled an Ancestral Form
https://scitechdaily.com/mysterious-u-s-...tral-form/

Children living near airport found to have raised lead levels in blood
https://www.newscientist.com/article/235...-in-blood/

Boiled peanuts could help children overcome nut allergies, Australian researchers find
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...chers-find

Population Attributable Fraction of Gas Stoves and Childhood Asthma in the United States
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/1/75

No Vaccine: Potentially Deadly Virus Emerges in Australia
https://sputniknews.com/20230111/no-vacc...31142.html



Privacy

How Police Exploited the Capitol Riot’s Digital Records
https://spectrum.ieee.org/capitol-riot#toggle-gdpr

Law Enforcement Hack Of Encrypted Chat Service Involving 30,000 Phones Being Challenged In European Courts
https://www.techdirt.com/2023/01/11/law-...an-courts/



Photo of the Day

People ski on a cross-country slope in Ramsau, Austria. Sparse snowfall and unseasonably warm weather in much of Europe is allowing green grass to blanket many mountaintops across the region where snow might normally be.

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[Resurgence]

Top Stories

HSBC’s secretive loan to a coal company bulldozing a village
https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/st...coal-giant

Food Insecurity Among Soldiers Shows Bloated Pentagon Budget Not 'Going To the Troops'
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/foo...y-veterans

As COVID Rips Across China, One Family Counts 5 Dead
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/2733...nts-5-dead

Britain’s 42 coups since 1945
https://declassifieduk.org/britains-42-c...ince-1945/

CIA Link to Cuban Pig Virus Reported (1977 report)
https://www.uky.edu/~rmfarl2/cubabio1.htm

Did Pfizer Bribe Its Way Out of Criminal Charges in Nigeria? (2010 report)
https://www.theatlantic.com/internationa...ria/68495/

FDA vaccine advisers ‘disappointed’ and ‘angry’ that early data about new Covid-19 booster shot wasn’t presented for review last year
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/11/healt...index.html

Tracking CIA-Backed ‘Zero Units’ in Afghanistan
https://consortiumnews.com/2023/01/12/tr...ghanistan/

Sweden has been ignoring Russia's request to investigate the Nord Stream explosions for three months
https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/v_mire/s...le1462570/



Russia - Donbass - Ukraine

Russia’s UN envoy says US desire to be global policeman is root cause of crisis in Ukraine
https://tass.com/politics/1561689

Five Ukrainian brigades wiped out in Soledar — adviser to DPR’s acting head
https://tass.com/politics/1561441

Victory In Soledar Shows How Russia Militarily Controls The Conflict
https://southfront.org/victory-in-soleda...-conflict/

Wagner comments on Ukrainian casualties in Soledar
https://www.rt.com/russia/569721-soledar...asualties/

In Video: Ukrainian Forces Fleeing From Soledar
https://southfront.org/in-video-ukrainia...m-soledar/

Over 150 residents of Soledar evacuated to DPR’s Shakhtersk, say authorities
https://tass.com/politics/1561679

In Video: DPR Serviceman Described Torture He Suffered In Ukrainian Captivity
https://southfront.org/in-video-dpr-serv...captivity/

Many Polish mercenaries identified in Ukrainian army near Maryinka — DPR militiaman
https://tass.com/politics/1561637

Ukraine slammed over restrictive media law
https://www.rt.com/russia/569779-journal...raine-law/

Russian Army Reportedly Finds Way to Pinpoint Ukrainian Artillery Using Smartphones
https://sputniknews.com/20230112/russian...56502.html

Ukrainian forces relocate weapons to Artyomovsk direction after loss of Soledar — DPR
https://tass.com/politics/1561493

Su-25 crews launch air strikes on Ukrainian positions
https://rumble.com/v252sa8-su-25-crews-l...tions.html

First span of left-side highway section installed on Crimean Bridge
https://rumble.com/v24x84s-first-span-of...ridge.html

RT follows Russian sappers removing landmines left behind by Kiev's forces
https://rumble.com/v251ruu-rt-follows-ru...orces.html

Ex-French soldier requests asylum in Russia – media
https://www.rt.com/russia/569724-french-...um-russia/

German tank deliveries for Ukraine hinge on In Video: Ukrainian Forces Fleeing From SoledarUS – Politico
https://www.rt.com/news/569727-germany-t...biden-say/

Iconic Russian arms maker reveals bumper year
https://www.rt.com/russia/569775-kalashn...-firearms/

Russia’s Mi-28NM Attack Helicopters Spotted With LMUR Missiles Over Ukraine Operation Zone
https://southfront.org/russias-mi-28nm-a...tion-zone/

Russian Army Destroyed One Of Few M109A5Ö Howitzers Supplied To Ukraine By Latvia
https://southfront.org/russian-army-dest...via-video/

Russian Security Council notes increased foreign intelligence influence in cybersphere
https://tass.com/politics/1561575

Frigid temperatures up to minus 55-63 degrees forecast in some Russian regions
https://tass.com/society/1561465

Russian, Belarusian assets seized in Ukraine in 2022 total $1.1 bln — agency
https://tass.com/world/1561609

Erdogan plans to discuss humanitarian corridor initiative with Putin, Zelensky
https://tass.com/world/1561619

Russian assets seized in Hungary mostly owned by Sberbank — government
https://tass.com/world/1561623

China resuming border trade with Russia to help restore business ties — Consulate General
https://tass.com/economy/1561635

Deliveries of Russian gas to Serbia carried out flawlessly — Srbijagas CEO
https://tass.com/economy/1561641

Hungary provides medical assistance to Ukrainian soldiers, but won’t supply arms to Kiev
https://tass.com/world/1561649

World Bank overestimates oil price cap effect in on Russia’s GDP dynamics — expert
https://tass.com/economy/1561657

Syria’s Assad reaffirms support to operation in Ukraine to Russian envoy — report
https://tass.com/politics/1561665

Kiev no longer associates itself with citizens of new Russian regions, says diplomat
https://tass.com/world/1561713

AvtoVAZ has started selling a dual-fuel Lada Granta running on gasoline and gas
https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/transpor...le1462564/



World

How India’s caste system limits diversity in science — in six charts
https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-...index.html

Spain expands free travel offer to intercity bus services
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/j...s-services

Sweden: Europe's largest deposit of rare earth metals is located in the Kiruna area
https://news.cision.com/lkab/r/europe-s-...a,c3696865

Lima demonstrators call for impeachment of President Boluarte after deadly clashes
https://rumble.com/v24x8ma-lima-demonstr...adly-.html

Concerns on the rise regarding France’s anti-insurgent ops in Mali
https://rumble.com/v24x942-concerns-on-t...-mali.html

Bolivian protesters denounce government’s ‘dictatorship’
https://rumble.com/v24x97e-bolivian-prot...rship.html

Clashes erupt as protests spread through Peru
https://rumble.com/v2510gq-clashes-erupt...-peru.html

Italy's plan to scrap 'citizen's income' sparks public outrage
https://rumble.com/v251skb-italys-plan-t...trage.html

Peruvians mourn dead from anti-government protests
https://rumble.com/v251svi-peruvians-mou...tests.html

Over two thirds of Viennese doctors want out - poll
https://www.rt.com/news/569784-vienna-do...-staffing/

Over 90% of Europeans Consider Rising Cost of Living 'Most Pressing Worry' - Survey
https://sputniknews.com/20230112/over-90...46519.html

Japan Starts Construction of Military Base on Kagoshima's Uninhabited Island, Reports Say
https://sputniknews.com/20230112/japan-s...43716.html

Brazil's Police Say Over 1,800 Participants of Anti-Government Protests Detained
https://sputniknews.com/20230112/brazils...42548.html

Over 90% of Brazilians Condemn Storming of Government Buildings by Protesters, Poll Finds
https://sputniknews.com/20230112/over-90...40801.html

Europe may be unable to take on new wave of illegal migrants, Hungary’s top diplomat warns
https://tass.com/world/1561589

US military convoy targeted in north of Baghdad
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196060/US-m...of-Baghdad

South Korea may acquire nuclear weapons: president
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196062/Sout...-president

Joining the War Club: Australia’s HIMARS Purchase
https://countercurrents.org/2023/01/join...-purchase/

Australia should move away from close alignment with US: Australia’s first ambassador to China
https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202301/1283719.shtml

Cuban President reiterates support for Syria, rejects US sanctions
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=296605

Brazil's Lula to purge police, army of ex-president Bolsonaro's sympathizers
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/01/12...olice-army

UK: Police officers resorting to food banks, says Met head
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/...s-met-head

Ethiopia: New milestone reached in peace process
https://www.africanews.com/2023/01/12/et...e-process/



Palestine - Israel

Israel committed unprecedented record of crimes in 2022
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196068/Isra...es-in-2022

Three Palestinians Killed by Israel Today in West Bank, as Assault on Qabatiya Intensifies
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/three...tensifies/

Israeli forces kill Palestinian man trying to protect his son
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196061/Isra...ct-his-son

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Man in Qalandiya Refugee Camp
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/israe...ugee-camp/

Ten Palestinians Injured as Israeli Occupation Forces Storm Nablus
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/ten-p...rm-nablus/

How the EU constructs Israel impunity
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/202301...-impunity/

Israel's new wall separates Palestinians from their farmland
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/202301...-farmland/

Brazil: new President Lula Da Silva has dismissed the ambassador to Israel
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/202301...to-israel/

Israel poverty rate rises to 2m
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/202301...ses-to-2m/

US lawsuit equates Palestine advocacy to 'terrorism', court hears
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-la...ourt-hears



US

Trump discussed striking North Korea with nuclear weapon, and blaming another country, book reveals
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/01/12...y%E2%80%99

US Labor Department reports 5,190 workplace deaths in 2021, a nearly 9 percent increase
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/01...a-j12.html

Twitter Files: US Government, Media Peddled Russia Bot Hoax Despite Pushback From Platform
https://sputniknews.com/20230112/twitter...61342.html

'$100+ Billion Not Enough?' GOP Lawmakers Blast Fellow Republican’s Bid to Erect Bust to Zelensky
https://sputniknews.com/20230112/100-bil...60937.html

Classified files found at Biden's Delaware home
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-us-canada-64248626

A Massachusetts law protects the right to repair your own car. Automakers are suing
https://www.salon.com/2023/01/11/a-massa...g_partner/

When the CIA Spied on American Citizens—Using Pigeons
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ci...geon-spies

US citizens detained, fined thousands for using wrong lane at Mexico border
https://www.foxnews.com/us/u-s-citizens-...humiliated

Biden administration extends Covid public health emergency as highly infectious omicron XBB.1.5 spreads
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/11/biden-ex...reads.html

Special counsel to investigate Biden
https://www.rt.com/news/569780-biden-gar...l-counsel/

Snowden identifies ‘real scandal’ regarding Biden docs
https://www.rt.com/news/569737-snowden-b...s-scandal/



Vegan - Animal Rights

Child Labor Accusations Hit the U.S. Meat Industry
https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/child-labo...-industry/

Wild Fish Feel Pain — But They Have No Welfare Protections
https://sentientmedia.org/wild-fish-welfare/

US Consumers Are Choosing Vegan Over Keto, While 56% Want More Verified Vegan Cosmetics
https://vegconomist.com/studies-and-numb...cosmetics/

‘Major Breakthrough’: 10 Brands Including Aussie And Dove Now Verified As Cruelty-Free
https://plantbasednews.org/lifestyle/bea...ree-china/

10 Reasons Eating Fish and Seafood Is Bad for Your Health and the Planet
https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/10-reasons...h-seafood/

Veganuary 2023: The Best New Food Launches In The UK
https://plantbasednews.org/lifestyle/foo...unches-uk/

‘Vegan McDonalds’ Mr. Charlie’s Opening in San Francisco, Will Expand to Australia, New Zealand, and More
https://vegconomist.com/company-news/veg...-and-more/

Canada’s No Meat Factory Closes $42M Series B to Revolutionize Plant-Based Protein Manufacturing
https://vegconomist.com/investments-fina...-series-b/

Armored Fresh Unveils New Almond Milk Slices, Plans US National Launch Early 2023
https://vegconomist.com/products-launche...an-slices/

Wamame’s ‘Waygu’ Beef Launches in 7-Eleven Canada Plant-Based Steak Wraps
https://vegconomist.com/products-launche...ygu-wraps/



Eco

Some bumble bees may be hyperventilating as the world warms
https://www.science.org/content/article/...orld-warms

Green Party organises police violence against climate activists in Lützerath, Germany
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/01...a-j12.html

COP28: UAE names oil chief to head climate talks
https://www.dw.com/en/cop28-uae-names-oi...a-64364082

Korea Curbs Plans for Renewables in Push For More Nuclear
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/...re-nuclear

Global Oxygen levels have been steadily decreasing over time
https://www.oxygenlevels.org/

Thirty foot, 15,000 pound whale washes up on US Gulf coast
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/2733...gulf-coast

Meet 4 Startups Behind The Refillable Grocery Revolution
https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/4-startups...-delivery/

Deliberate dumping of plastic trash in the Pacific: How widespread is it? (commentary)
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/delibe...ommentary/

Harpy eagles: The challenge of protecting the Amazon’s largest bird of prey
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/harpy-...d-of-prey/

Dammed, now mined: Indigenous Brazilians fight for the Xingu River’s future
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/dammed...rs-future/

El Salvador poised for big year of roadbuilding, despite environmental concerns
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/el-sal...-concerns/

Wind Power Generates Record Amount Of Energy In The UK
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/...he-UK.html

Finland: Wind power increased by 75% last year, boosting energy security and climate goals
https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/01/1...mate-goals

Europe, Japan led global hydrogen patents in 2011-20 period
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/01/12/e...20-period/

First attempt to build solar cells based on gold polyhalide hybrid perovskite
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/01/12/f...erovskite/

Solar-powered water desalination tech for off-grid applications
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/01/12/s...lications/

Washing fabrics by hand reduces microplastic release compared with machine washing
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-fabrics-mi...chine.html



Technology

El Salvador’s Historic Digital Asset Securities Law Passes
https://blog.bitfinex.com/announcements/...aw-passes/

Crypto Brokerage Blockchain.com Lays Off 28% of Workforce as Industry's Cruel Winter Continues
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/0...continues/

Hackers discover that vulnerabilities are rife in the auto industry
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/01/hac...-industry/

Microsoft to move some Teams features to more costly 'Premium' edition
https://www.theregister.com/2023/01/11/t...expensive/

Intel breaks the 6GHz barrier with $699 Core i9-13900KS processor
https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/12/23551...date-price

Bulgarian law enforcement raids offices of cryptocurrency firm Nexo
https://sofiaglobe.com/2023/01/12/bulgar...firm-nexo/

Museum of Obsolete Media site runs on a 286 PC and served from a floppy disk
http://floppy.museum/



Science

Bogs, bones and bodies: the deposition of human remains in northern European mires (9000 BC–AD 1900)
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/...BCFC0B2FC7

Second Earth-sized World Found in System's Habitable Zone
https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/news/1720/se...able-zone/

Giant Viking Hall Possibly Linked to King Harald Bluetooth Unearthed in Denmark
https://sputniknews.com/20230112/giant-v...43218.html

Radio-loud active galactic nucleus detected in the protocluster SPT2349-56
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-radio-loud...2349-.html

Fossils reveal prehistoric Patagonian dinosaurs
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-fossils-re...saurs.html

Hundreds of dusty black holes found hiding in plain sight
https://www.livescience.com/hidden-black-hole-xbongs

Wishing well used for Bronze Age 'cult rituals' discovered in Bavaria
https://www.livescience.com/bronze-age-w...ll-bavaria



Art - Culture

What Russia was like in 1903 (PHOTOS)
https://www.rbth.com/history/335782-russia-1903-photos

Look at the Barguzin Nature Reserve at Lake Baikal (PHOTOS)
https://www.rbth.com/travel/335780-bargu...rve-baikal

Computer scientist helps preserve endangered language for future generations
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-01-scie...tions.html



Health

What Death Certificates Reveal about Non-Covid Excess Deaths
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177...0221139016

Six minutes of daily high-intensity exercise could delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-01-m...onset.html



Privacy

How encryption holds our digital society together
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-01-encr...ciety.html

Louisiana Cops Use Facial Recognition Tech To Arrest The Wrong Person For String Of Robberies
https://www.techdirt.com/2023/01/12/loui...robberies/



Infographic






Photo of the Day

The English National Ballet performs Swan Lake at the Coliseum in London.

[Resurgence]

Top Stories

Over 40% of Gazans are severely food insecure
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/202301...-insecure/

US households’ debt rises to $16.5 trillion
https://thehill.com/changing-america/res...-trillion/

Migrant Influx at EU's External Borders Surged to Six-Year High in 2022
https://sputniknews.com/20230113/migrant...82828.html

US may lose control of world finance due to conflict in Ukraine — French expert
https://tass.com/world/1561887

Maduro blasts UK move to extend recognition of 2015 Assembly
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196081/Madu...5-Assembly

Iran slams Swedish government over Hamid Nouri case
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/480793/...Nouri-case

US: Insurers Are Fighting To Protect Their Medicare Fraud
https://www.levernews.com/insurers-are-f...are-fraud/


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Powerful Explosion Rocks Natural Gas Pipeline Connecting Lithuania And Latvia
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Natural-Gas/...atvia.html

Nigeria Cancels LNG Shipments After Pipeline Vandalism
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/...alism.html

Iraq's Khor Mor gas field comes under rocket attack
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196084/Iraq...tack-VIDEO

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Russia - Donbass - Ukraine

Russian MoD Announces Liberation of Soledar
https://sputniknews.com/20230113/russian...79108.html

Ex-French Army Soldier in Donbass: ‘France, Other Countries Will Have to Answer for Their Crimes’
https://sputniknews.com/20230113/ex-fren...69843.html

Soledar residents say they came under Ukrainian fire as they were leaving town
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=296731

Russian Armed Forces Gaining Momentum In Donbass Following Liberation Of Soledar
https://southfront.org/russian-armed-for...f-soledar/

Russia has allowed Kazakhstan to supply oil to Germany through Transneft
https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/tek/russ...le1462691/

The construction of the Big Circle Line of the subway is fully completed, it will start working in a few months
https://news.russia.postsen.com/local/155488.html

RT reporter captures exclusive frontline footage in battle for Artyomovsk
https://rumble.com/v2583c7-rt-reporter-c...movsk.html

Russian dad travels 1000 km to visit son on front lines
https://rumble.com/v25836x-russian-dad-t...lines.html

Israel halts subsidies to immigrants fleeing Ukraine conflict – media
https://www.rt.com/news/569838-israel-uk...mmigrants/

EU looks for targets in tenth round of anti-Russia sanctions
https://www.rt.com/business/569836-eu-ru...sanctions/

Germany warns Poland about ‘illegal’ arms supplies to Ukraine
https://www.rt.com/news/569839-germany-i...s-ukraine/

Russian MoD praises ‘selfless’ Wagner fighters
https://www.rt.com/russia/569846-defense...p-soledar/

Ukrainian Militants Are Proud Of Their Dirty Bombs On Donbass Front Lines
https://southfront.org/ukrainian-militan...ont-lines/

Russia says Belarus may enter Ukraine conflict if 'invaded'
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196091/Russ...if-invaded

Putin: Everything Must Be Done to Protect Rights, Security of New Russian Regions' Residents
https://sputniknews.com/20230111/putin-e...34639.html

Russia, China Enjoy Record 29% Bump in Trade, Signaling Failure of Western Sanctions
https://sputniknews.com/20230113/russia-...96999.html

Ukraine’s defense minister says country is in effect member of NATO
https://tass.com/world/1561861

Kiev’s draft resolution on ‘peace plan’ detached from reality – Russian envoy
https://tass.com/politics/1562187

Kiev troops seem to be preparing to use chemical weapons against Russia – diplomats
https://tass.com/politics/1562195

Russian Miss Universe hopeful points to moral courage as her competitive edge
https://tass.com/society/1561769

Russian beauty Linnikova advances to Miss Universe finals
https://tass.com/society/1561977



World

Study reveals global fashion brands exploiting Bangladesh workers
https://www.radiohc.cu/en/noticias/inter...sh-workers

Davos Slammed as ‘Masterclass in Hypocrisy’ as Study Finds Attendees Take 1,000+ Private Flights
https://sputniknews.com/20230114/davos-s...02155.html

Chinese Companies to Build Commercial Spaceport on the Horn of Africa
https://parabolicarc.com/2023/01/13/chin...of-africa/

Sweden makes regulatory push to allow new nuclear reactors
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/swe...023-01-11/

Anti-govt protesters burn tires & barricade roads in Arequipa
https://rumble.com/v259c6d-anti-govt-pro...quipa.html

Peru political crisis: Tear gas and fireworks fly as Cusco protests continue
https://rumble.com/v259aay-peru-politica...tinue.html

'We are not slaves' | Thousands of Madrid taxi drivers protest new law
https://rumble.com/v2587na-we-are-not-sl...w-law.html

Rallies in Sudan continue over ‘pointless’ transition deal
https://rumble.com/v259a0b-rallies-in-su...-deal.html

German defense minister to resign – media
https://www.rt.com/news/569847-german-de...ign-media/

Afrin Liberation Forces Share Footage Of Attacks On Turkish Army & Proxies In Syria’s Aleppo
https://southfront.org/afrin-liberation-...as-aleppo/

NGO migrant ship's request for closer port rejected by Italy
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/2733...d-by-italy

At least 17 killed, 7 injured in Philippines floods
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196083/At-l...nes-floods

China’s Oil Demand Is Set To Hit A Record High In 2023
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-Gener...-2023.html

Russia awards Haddad Order of Friendship
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=296714

US occupier and sanctions are cause of Syrians ‘suffering-Petroleum Minister
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=296709

Cholera outbreak in Malawi claims 750 deaths
https://www.africanews.com/2023/01/13/ch...50-deaths/

Al-Qaeda claims the death of the 14 soldiers in the center of Mali
https://www.africanews.com/2023/01/13/al...r-of-mali/



Palestine - Israel

Funeral for slain Palestinian marred by clashes
https://rumble.com/v2582kf-funeral-for-s...ashes.html

The US can no longer facilitate Palestine-Israel talks
https://rumble.com/v2534rv-the-us-can-no...talks.html

Palestinian teen martyred in Israeli raid on West Bank
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196072/Pale...-West-Bank

Lebanon fails to intercept Israel drone
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/202301...ael-drone/

US Palestine rights group urges Court to dismiss JNF's bogus terrorism claim
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/202301...ism-claim/

Israeli Forces Shoot, Injure Palestinian Youth near Hebron
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/israe...-hebron-2/

Facebook Public Policy Director Appointed to Right-Wing Israeli Government
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/faceb...overnment/

Israeli Occupation forces arrest a Palestinian in Tubas
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=296695

Thousands bid goodbye to Palestinians killed in Israeli raids
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/01/13...Bank-Jenin

More than one-third of US citizens believe Jews ‘more loyal to Israel’ than US, survey finds
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/01/13...tisemitism-



US

New GAO Report Confirms Trump Tax Cuts Were Massive Corporate Giveaway
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/gao...p-tax-cuts

Trump's company sentenced to pay $1.61mn penalty for tax fraud
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/01/13...-tax-fraud

The Golden Globes dominated by the US war drive and identity politics
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/01...z-j13.html

Tesla drops prices up to 20 percent in attempt to drive sales
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/01/tes...ive-sales/

USC is removing the word "field" from the curriculum
https://twitter.com/gailheriot/status/16...8820148224

US threatens Serbia with ‘deep freeze’ – media
https://www.rt.com/news/569845-serbia-spies-cia-russia/

Why Proposal to Place Zelensky Bust in Capitol Speaks Volumes About Corruption in DC
https://sputniknews.com/20230113/why-pro...94098.html

Republicans Preparing to Move Forward With Ukraine Aid Audit, US Congresswoman Greene Says
https://sputniknews.com/20230113/us-cong...96293.html

Beginning this week, Goldman Sachs to fire over 3,000 workers
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/2733...00-workers

Big Oil Is Eyeing India For Big Investments
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/...ments.html

Chevron Sold Venezuelan Oil To Phillips 66
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/...ps-66.html

Biden Used Classified Documents Accusation Against Carter CIA Nominee
https://theintercept.com/2023/01/13/bide...ments-cia/

GOP Anti-ESG Laws Could Cost Taxpayers $700 Million
https://www.ecowatch.com/republicans-esg...nts-2.html

Congressman Was Sworn Into Office With Rare Superman Comic
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-new...180981434/



Vegan - Animal Rights

Big Meat just can’t quit antibiotics
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2023/...stance-fda

US: Hamtramck, Michigan city council approves allowing animal sacrifices for religious purposes
https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/news/lo...795563007/

1 Million Pigs Killed A Year – Cement Company Opens World’s Largest ‘Pork Skyscraper’
https://plantbasednews.org/culture/ethic...kyscraper/

California Makes History As Statewide Fur Sale Ban Takes Effect
https://plantbasednews.org/culture/law-a...-sale-ban/

Former Cancer Patient Opens 100% Plant-Based Food Cart at Troutdale Station, Oregon
https://vegconomist.com/businesswire/for...on-oregon/

Canadian Vegan Restaurant Chain Copper Branch Arrives in Australia
https://vegconomist.com/gastronomy-food-...australia/

Insights on the Potato Protein Global Market to 2027 – Shifting Consumer Preference Toward Vegan Dietary Patterns Drive Growth
https://vegconomist.com/businesswire/ins...ve-growth/



Eco

Japan to release radioactive water into sea this year
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64259043

The Invisible Global Heat Danger Zone
https://countercurrents.org/2023/01/the-...nger-zone/

Forests Created by Village Communities Bring Happiness to Them and Hope to Birds
https://countercurrents.org/2023/01/fore...-to-birds/

Biohm: Mycelium & Food Waste to Create Regenerative Construction Materials
https://vegconomist.com/materials/biohm-...materials/

Birds in Bangladesh find a new lease of life in community-run sanctuaries
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/birds-...nctuaries/

The tiger in the snow: Cameras capture abundance of life in a Himalayan refuge
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/the-ti...an-refuge/

Extreme heat takes a toll on tropical countries’ economies
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/extrem...economies/

Iran: Budget bill allocates $85m for natural resources
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/480774/...-resources

Bulgaria rolls back plans to phase out coal amid fears over energy and job security
https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/01/1...b-security

Swiss startup makes first attempt to deploy solar on railways
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/01/13/s...-railways/

Cooling solar modules with vacuum pressure
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/01/13/c...-pressure/

Austria allocates $650 million for solar incentives in 2023
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/01/13/a...s-in-2023/

Olives, the source of "liquid gold," offer more riches to unlock
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-olives-sou...iches.html

Grassland ecosystems become more resilient with age, finds long-term biodiversity experiment
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-grassland-...-term.html



Technology

Intel Quietly Resumes Russia Support, Unblocks Software Downloads
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-...ia-support

IBM settles age discrimination case that sought top execs' emails
https://www.theregister.com/2022/06/27/i...on_emails/

Big Tech giving European consumers what they deny Americans
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/techtank/...americans/

History of Web Browser Engines from 1990 until today
https://eylenburg.github.io/browser_engines.htm

Crypto.com cuts workforce by 20%
https://crypto.com/company-news/company-update

IBM loses top patent spot after decades as US No. 1
https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/arc...2003792230

Fortinet says hackers exploited critical vulnerability to infect VPN customers
https://arstechnica.com/information-tech...customers/

Norton LifeLock Warns on Password Manager Account Compromises
https://www.darkreading.com/remote-workf...ompromises



Science

Scientists Finally Know What Stopped Mongol Hordes From Conquering Europe
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-...ing-europe

Green comet approaching Earth for first time in 50,000 years
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64252258

Archaeologists Discover Immense 2,000-Year-Old Temple of Poseidon in Greece
https://sputniknews.com/20230113/archaeo...91006.html

Huge Ship Graveyard With Dozens of Wrecks Discovered in Norway
https://sputniknews.com/20230113/huge-sh...70126.html

Images capture 850-year-old aftermath of stellar collision
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-images-cap...ellar.html

'Princely' tomb of Hun warrior unearthed in Romania
https://www.livescience.com/princely-tom...or-romania

2,000-Year-Old Sarcophagus with Human Remains Uncovered in Istanbul
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/20...234653711/



Art - Culture

Toppled 88-Ton Buddha in South Korea to Be Restored to Its Former Position
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/gy...234653698/



Health

Expert considers Kraken most contagious coronavirus variant since pandemic started
https://tass.com/world/1561745

Even moderate alcohol consumption is associated with many harmful effects
https://theconversation.com/alcohol-use-...cts-196106

Alzheimer’s drug saga prompts journal to scrutinize whistle-blowers
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00050-z

Stress at Middle Age Raises Risk of Dementia Later in Life for Men, Study Claims
https://sputniknews.com/20230113/stress-...94532.html



Privacy

Meta alleges surveillance firm collected data on 600,000 users via fake accounts
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2...e-accounts

NSA director urges Congress to renew controversial intelligence authority
https://www.cyberscoop.com/nsa-director-...702-pclob/

India lets banks use face recognition, iris scan for transactions
https://www.business-standard.com/articl...745_1.html



Photo of the Day

Atlas Moth by Uday Hegde.

[Resurgence]

Top Stories

Call for new taxes on super-rich after 1% pocket two-thirds of all new wealth
https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...emic-davos

New Report Charges Major Corporations as Complicit in Israel’s Water Apartheid
https://www.mintpressnews.com/new-report...id/283271/

Documents reveal Israeli company footprint in Myanmar coup
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196178/Docu...anmar-coup

Hundreds rally in NYC against US war machine
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196200/VIDE...ar-machine

The Pentagon’s National Defense Strategy Drives Record Military Spending
https://countercurrents.org/2023/01/the-...-spending/

Hacked evidence and stolen data swamp English courts
https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/st...ish-courts

Covid-19 Drugmakers Pressured Twitter to Censor Activists Pushing for Generic Vaccine
https://theintercept.com/2023/01/16/twit...ne-pharma/

Being anti-vaccination equals being antisemitic in the UK now!
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/480887/...the-UK-now

UK and US weapons used in Yemen make them complicit
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/01/16...-complicit

Corporations Are Pushing The Supreme Court To Crush Unions
https://www.levernews.com/corporations-a...sh-unions/

Litter is a more common sight than wildlife in UK canals, survey finds
https://inews.co.uk/news/environment/lit...ls-2069549



Russia - Donbass - Ukraine

Over 4,400 civilians die in DPR in shelling by Ukrainian troops since escalation outbreak
https://tass.com/politics/1562701

‘Facts on the ground do not match Western narrative’ on Russia-Ukraine conflict
https://rumble.com/v25s694-facts-on-the-...onfli.html

New Evidence Of Torture Of Russian POWs By Ukrainians Emerged
https://southfront.org/new-evidence-of-t...s-emerged/

Ukrainian officials admit building blast caused by air defense
https://rumble.com/v25ukhk-ukrainian-off...oscow.html

Ukraine’s military fires 41 shells on DPR over three hours
https://tass.com/defense/1562943

NATO chief’s words reveal that West expects Kiev’s defeat — opinion
https://tass.com/defense/1562953

Bloomberg unveils amount of equipment Kiev has received since onset of Russia’s operation
https://tass.com/politics/1562727

‘Houses destroyed on daily basis’: Ukraine shells Donetsk Republic indiscriminately
https://rumble.com/v25tri4-houses-destro...rimin.html

Ex-French Volunteer In Ukraine Asks For Asylum In Russia
https://southfront.org/ex-french-volunte...in-russia/

Kiev sent poorly-equipped troops to defend key Donbass city – The Times
https://www.rt.com/russia/569946-times-u...olunteers/

Ukraine sends mine layers to Kharkov Region for sabotage
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=296845

Military Overview On January 16, 2023: Wagner Fighters Achieved New Successes On Bakhmut-Soledar Front Lines
https://southfront.org/military-overview...ont-lines/

Our assault was destined to succeed – Wagner fighter on Soledar offensive
https://rumble.com/v25t0xu-our-assault-w...nsive.html

India breaks record, importing A MILLION barrels of oil from Russia every day
https://rumble.com/v25tfl2-india-breaks-...ry-da.html

Oil Output in Russia Up by 2% to 535Mln Tonnes, Exports Grew by 7% in 2022, Deputy PM Says
https://sputniknews.com/20230116/oil-out...92388.html

Africa welcomes cooperation with Russia - Eritrean ambassador to RT
https://rumble.com/v25szpe-africa-welcom...to-rt.html

Number of drones downed over Sevastopol this morning grows to 10
https://tass.com/politics/1562803

Russia intercepts 8 HIMARS, Uragan rockets during day
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196183/Russ...during-day

US and NATO mistakes led to Ukraine conflict – ex-State Department adviser
https://www.rt.com/news/569954-ukraine-us-nato-biden/

Ukrainian army’s military infrastructure hit by Russian forces in DPR
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=296898

Pro-Kiev internet warriors call for Bild journalist's execution
https://rumble.com/v25uc0u-pro-kiev-inte...ution.html

Iran, Russia discuss creation of joint gold-backed Stablecoin
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196217/Iran...Stablecoin

Top LNG Producer Qatar Predicts Return of Russian Gas to European Market Within Five Years
https://sputniknews.com/20230114/top-lng...17033.html

With increase in oil imports, Russia climbs to 4th position in India's top 10 merchandise import source nations
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/2733...ce-nations

Belarus and Russia conducting tactical flight exercises
https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/gosudars...le1462907/

The Embassy in Nepal confirmed the death of four Russians in a plane crash
https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/gosudars...le1462901/

Lack of ammo prompts Kiev’s military to abandon positions in Artyomovsk, Soledar
https://tass.com/politics/1562849

DPR reports heavy attacks on Donetsk following arrival of new set of missiles to Kiev
https://tass.com/politics/1562843

UK outlines further military aid to Ukraine
https://tass.com/world/1563007

German firm says Leopard tanks can’t be delivered until 2024
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196187/Germ...until-2024

Zelensky sanctions 198 Russian cultural, media figures
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196218/Zele...ia-figures

US begins expanded training of 500 Ukrainian troops in Germany
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/01/16...in-Germany

Oscar-winning Russian director blasts West’s ‘tsunami of hypocrisy’
https://www.rt.com/russia/569957-russian...eu-letter/

Russian Ombudswoman Urges UN, ICRC to Press Ukraine Not to Use Torture
https://sputniknews.com/20230114/russian...27266.html

European Commission to Provide Ukraine With Up to $19.5Bln in 2023
https://sputniknews.com/20230116/europea...96174.html

Ukraine is Test Lab for Western Weapons ‘In Every Sense’, US Media Says
https://sputniknews.com/20230116/ukraine...90198.html

Moldova Did Not Join EU's Sanctions Against Russia Over Energy Concerns
https://sputniknews.com/20230115/moldova...84547.html

Hungary, Russia find new route for fuel supplies to NPP via Bulgaria, says ministry
https://tass.com/economy/1562941

Majority of world's population supports Russia, says General de Gaulle’s grandson
https://tass.com/society/1562945

Ukraine’s military in Artyomovsk get dozens of Starlink terminals — minister
https://tass.com/politics/1562977

Russian cemetery situation triggered by Russophobic lobby — French writer
https://tass.com/society/1563005

Introduction of new universal currency to speed up dollar’s phaseout — economist
https://tass.com/economy/1562795



World

Majority of Japanese oppose tax increase for defense needs, poll indicates
https://tass.com/world/1562905

Vucic calls for UN reaction to 'inadmissible' attacks on Serbs in Kosovo
https://tass.com/world/1562961

3 Syrian military forces killed in terrorist attack
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196199/3-Sy...ist-attack

Chinese National Health Commission discloses 60,000 deaths since abandoning Zero COVID
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/01...w-j16.html

About 600,000 People May Have Died in Two Years of Tigray Conflict, AU Envoy Says
https://sputniknews.com/20230115/conflic...85136.html

Yemen border areas shelled with Saudi artillery
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196234/Yeme...-artillery

Saudis fresh attack on Yemen leaves 7 injured
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196202/Saud...-7-injured

Indian Muslim brutally beaten by Hindu mob as government-induced sectarian tension deepens
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/01/15...n-in-India

Renowned Pakistani lawyer shot dead in Peshawar
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196227/Reno...n-Peshawar

Gunmen kill female former lawmaker in Kabul
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/01/15...l-Nabizada

Tesla under fire in Germany over union concerns on working hours, contracts
https://www.reuters.com/business/tesla-u...023-01-16/

Cosa Nostra boss arrested in Italy
https://news.russia.postsen.com/news/167224.html

Chinese New Year of the Rabbit: 'Night of Nanning' kicks off with stunning light show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eP7U_cp_j0

Iraq deploys 6,000 police forces on borders with Iran, Turkey
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196175/Iraq...ran-Turkey

Peru declares state of emergency over anti-government protests
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/01/15...-emergency-

At 2.2 million bpd, Iran’s oil exports return to pre-sanction levels
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/01/16...ion-Chinas-

Retired general Petr Pavel narrowly wins first round of Czech presidential election
https://www.intellinews.com/retired-gene...h-republic

Tunisia gripped by wave of protests more than decade after Arab Spring
https://rumble.com/v25ta1m-tunisia-gripp...pring.html

Massive protest held in Madrid over healthcare cuts
https://rumble.com/v25sr52-massive-prote...-cuts.html

Tens of thousands of Portuguese teachers rally for better working conditions
https://rumble.com/v25q3b8-tens-of-thous...ition.html

DRC picks up the pieces left by western powers after decades-long insurgency
https://rumble.com/v25nbp1-drc-picks-up-...rgenc.html

Somali Army Captures Port From Al-Shabaab Terrorists: Reports
https://sputniknews.com/20230116/somali-...07623.html

S.Korean President's Approval Rating Drops Below 40%
https://sputniknews.com/20230116/skorean...94255.html

Egypt to sell discounted bread to fight inflation
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/202301...inflation/



Palestine - Israel

14-year-old Palestinian killed in Zionist raid on West Bank
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/break...is-wounds/

13 Palestinians martyred by Israeli occupation bullets since the beginning of 2023
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=296895

A Palestinian injured by occupation fire, another arrested in Bethlehem
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=296920

Why does Israeli democracy matter, but Palestinian democracy doesn't?
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/202301...cy-doesnt/

Israeli settlers attack group of Palestinian & foreign hikers
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/202301...gn-hikers/

About $140,000 in fines against Palestinian child prisoners in 2022
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/202301...s-in-2022/

Half of Jewish Israelis believe they should have 'more rights than non-Jews'
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israe...ews-survey



US

Economists signal rising risks of US recession
https://www.rt.com/business/569931-risin...recession/

US rights group demands probe into Trump's business with Saudi-financed golf league
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-ri...olf-league

IBM shifts remaining US-based AIX dev jobs to India
https://www.theregister.com/2023/01/12/i...oper_jobs/

Iran Nuclear Deal: How US Failed Historic Breakthrough & Opened Door to Seven Years of Controversy
https://sputniknews.com/20230116/iran-nu...01574.html

US House passes bill banning US reserve oil being sent to China
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/2733...t-to-china

36,000 died in car crashes in 2019, $340 billion lost to economy
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/2733...to-economy

To deter China, US marines on Okinawa to be armed with missiles
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/2733...h-missiles

Congressman: US defaulting on national debt a ‘real threat’
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/01/15...t%E2%80%99



Vegan - Animal Rights

Taiwan Passes Climate Bill Mandating the Promotion of Plant-Based Foods
https://vegconomist.com/politics-law/tai...sed-foods/

Filmmaker Michael Bay charged with killing pigeon in Italy
https://nypost.com/2023/01/13/michael-ba...-in-italy/



Eco

Private jet emissions quadrupled during 2022 World Economic Forum
https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/priva...mic-forum/

Kenyan company turning newspapers into pencils, cutting deforestation in the process
https://www.africanews.com/2023/01/16/ke...e-process/

Venice’s lagoon of 2,000 lost boats: the true cost of dumping small vessels
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/...ll-vessels

Eight Persian leopards spotted in northeastern Iran
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/479438/...stern-Iran

Iran: Implementing Clean Air Law to gather pace
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/480904/...ather-pace

Iran: National plan targets planting one billion saplings
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/480906/...n-saplings

Iran: DOE outlines plans to protect Persian fallow deer
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/479895/...allow-deer

Police Evict Last Anti-Coal Protesters From German Village Slated for Destruction
https://www.commondreams.org/news/protes...-lutzerath

UK: NEU votes in favour of strike action, with hundreds of thousands of teachers set to walk out
https://inews.co.uk/news/education/teach...ut-2087231

UK: NHS reorganisation cost taxpayers millions of pounds on consultants, new websites, branding and advertising
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/nhs-re...ng-2085512

Norway to earn over $200 billion from oil and gas sector in 2023
https://www.poandpo.com/news_business/no...r-in-2023/

This Carbon Negative Cement Reduces Emissions and Costs Less Than Conventional
https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/carbon-neg...ne-cement/

Poisoned by pesticides: Health crisis deepens in Brazil’s Indigenous communities
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/poison...mmunities/

More marine protected areas planned for Indonesia’s Maluku after 2022 spree
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/maluku...inability/

Companies will soon have to prove that they really are taking climate action, under draft EU law
https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/01/1...er-draft-e

TotalEnergies announces results of vertical agrivoltaic pilots in France
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/01/16/t...in-france/

India installed almost 14 GW of solar in 2022
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/01/16/i...r-in-2022/

US startup unveils portable solid-state lithium-ion battery for residential use
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/01/16/u...ntial-use/

Global hydrogen station deployments surpass 1,000; China leads
https://www.greencarcongress.com/2023/01...15-h2.html

Road Salts Wash Into Mississippi River, Damaging Ecosystems and Pipes
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/16012...road-salt/

‘Death by a thousand clearcuts’: Canada’s deep-snow caribou are vanishing
https://thenarwhal.ca/canada-deep-snow-caribou-vanish/

Researchers create smaller, cheaper flow batteries for clean energy
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-01-smal...nergy.html



Technology

Why Congo’s most famous national park is betting big on crypto
https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/01...onal-park/

Saudi prosecutors seek death penalty for academic over social media use
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/j...d-whatsapp

Artists file copyright lawsuit against generative AI providers
https://siliconangle.com/2023/01/16/arti...providers/

Twitter reportedly cuts off API access to third-party apps in intentional move
https://siliconangle.com/2023/01/15/twit...onal-move/

'Internet of Light' integrates illumination, communication and ministration
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-01-inte...ation.html



Science

A Recently Discovered Gas Cloud Near Andromeda Stumps Astronomers
https://www.scientificamerican.com/artic...tronomers/

Ancient Mediterranean artefacts on show for first time in UK
https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/uk...ime-in-uk/

Iran: 5000-year-old stoneware workshop discovered in Jiroft
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/480910/...-in-Jiroft

A Recently Discovered Gas Cloud Near Andromeda Stumps Astronomers
https://www.scientificamerican.com/artic...tronomers/#

Ancient Hidden Doors Found in Great Wall of China
https://sputniknews.com/20230116/ancient...07327.html

True Identity of Extinct Prehistoric Flower Uncovered by Scientists
https://sputniknews.com/20230116/true-id...05312.html

Over 3,000-Year-Old Royal Tomb Discovered in Egypt's Luxor
https://sputniknews.com/20230116/over-30...93590.html

Squid and human brains develop the same way despite diverging 500 million years ago
https://www.livescience.com/baby-squid-r...evelopment

Massive megalodon tooth discovered in Chesapeake Bay by 9-year-old fossil hunter
https://www.livescience.com/9-year-old-f...odon-tooth

Never-before-seen volcanic magma chamber discovered deep under Mediterranean, near Santorini
https://www.livescience.com/mediterranea...ma-chamber



Art - Culture

Rare Robert Burns Book Was Discovered in a Barber Shop, Where It Was Used to Clean Razors
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-new...180981379/

What do Russians SHOUT at weddings?
https://www.rbth.com/lifestyle/335788-wh...ings-gorko



Health

Scientists Discover Serious Side Effects Associated With Youth Steroid Use
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-disc...eroid-use/

Human-Ignited Fires Caused 20,000 Premature U.S. Deaths – “Respiratory Infections, Lung Cancer, Heart Disease…”
https://scitechdaily.com/human-ignited-f...t-disease/

COVID-19 associated with fetal brain hemorrhages
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-01-c...hages.html

Research review suggests long COVID may last indefinitely for some people and mimic other ailments
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-01-c...ments.html



Privacy

1.7 TB of data stolen from digital intelligence firm Cellebrite leaked online
https://securityaffairs.com/140838/data-...nline.html

Norton LifeLock says thousands of customer accounts breached
https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/15/norton...ccounter=1

NYPD can use more than 15,000 cameras to track people using facial recognition in Manhattan, Bronx and Brooklyn
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2...-revealed/

NYT Worries Big Brother Is Not Watching You
https://fair.org/home/nyt-worries-big-br...ching-you/

Hackers reportedly breach thousands of Gen Digital customer accounts
https://siliconangle.com/2023/01/16/hack...-accounts/



Reference

BYTE magazine archive 1975-1995
https://worldradiohistory.com/Byte_Magazine.htm



Photo of the Day

Slime mold fruiting bodies (Hemitrichia Calyculata) on a log by Nathan Benstead.

[Resurgence]

Top Stories

Five-year decline in UK news media trust sees BBC, Times and Telegraph have biggest drops
https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/times-telegraph-trust/

China urges U.S. to stop plundering Syrian oil resources
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=297112

EU loopholes give free pass to toxic banned pesticides
https://www.euractiv.com/section/agricul...esticides/

Epstein-linked former Israeli PM’s company can alter CCTV footage
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/01/16...ami-Herald-

Zelensky aide resigns amid apartment-block blast uproar
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196276/Zele...ast-uproar



Russia - Donbass - Ukraine

Two people killed, three, including one minor, injured in Ukrainian shelling of Kakhovka
https://tass.com/politics/1563407

Croatian, Hungarian leaders slam Washington’s anti-Russia policy
https://rumble.com/v25yhba-croatian-hung...olicy.html

French Republicans party leader speaks out against supplies of heavy weapons to Kiev
https://tass.com/world/1563413

The Nord Stream Pipeline Could Be Repaired Within A Year
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/...-Year.html

Serb volunteers in Zaporozhye’s Sudpolatov battalion begin combat training
https://tass.com/defense/1563437

Soledar taken by Wagner-led forces
https://rumble.com/v25z2oq-soledar-taken...usive.html

Russian troops take control of Sol railway station near Soledar, official reports
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=297081

Russian army destroys HIMARS during deployment
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196281/Russ...deployment

Putin allows sanctioned Russian firms to disregard shareholders from ‘unfriendly’ states
https://www.rt.com/business/570024-russi...reholders/

Half of citizens in nine EU nations want quick end to Ukraine conflict – poll
https://www.rt.com/news/570014-eu-poll-ukraine-peace/

Half of Spaniards okay with Ukraine losing some land
https://www.euractiv.com/section/politic...me-land-2/

Russian economy doing much better than expected – Putin
https://www.rt.com/business/570001-putin...rformance/

Production of upgraded iconic Russian rifle kicks off in India
https://www.rt.com/news/570015-russia-in...roduction/

How Many HIMARS Does Ukraine Have?
https://sputniknews.com/20230117/how-man...27240.html

UK Users Troll Zelensky’s Wife Over Her Visit to Davos Forum
https://sputniknews.com/20230117/uk-user...17932.html

Ukrainian soldiers arrive in US for Patriot battery training
https://rumble.com/v25xyy2-ukrainian-sol...ining.html

Facebook Shuts Down 'RT in Russian' Page
https://sputniknews.com/20230116/faceboo...12505.html

Ukrainian spy nabbed on Russia’s border with Georgia
https://tass.com/emergencies/1563253

Transnistria to continue supporting Russian-led peacekeeping operation, president vows
https://tass.com/politics/1563363

The Central Bank will begin to provide banks with liquidity in yuan
https://news.russia.postsen.com/news/168972.html

Putin submitted to the State Duma a draft of the termination of international treaties of the Council of Europe
https://news.russia.postsen.com/news/168965.html

Russian officials discuss increasing army personnel to 1.5 mn
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196268/Russ...-to-1-5-mn

South Africa has allowed Russia and China to conduct naval exercises off its coast
https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/v_mire/s...le1463043/



World

Insolvency figures soar by 50% in France
https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy...in-france/

Syrian soldier killed in sniper fire opened by militants
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196247/Syri...-militants

Four Syrian soldiers injured in bomb explosion in Raqqa
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196278/Four...n-in-Raqqa

NHS accidentally pays £2m to dead former workers in pensions blunder
https://inews.co.uk/news/nhs-accidentall...er-2089489

UK recorded 50,000 more excess deaths in 2022 than in 2019
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/01...j-j16.html

China castigates US for stealing oil from Syria
https://tass.com/world/1563457

Morocco prosecutes Spanish journalist over Pegasus claim as other cases start in Europe
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/202301...in-europe/

Death toll in Democratic Republic of Congo's church attack rises to 14
https://www.africanews.com/2023/01/17/de...ses-to-14/

Davos 2023 sees only one G7 leader in attendance
https://rumble.com/v25z91m-davos-2023-se...dance.html

Opposition in UK slams anti-strike bill, says it destroys freedoms as cost-of-living crisis deepens
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/01/17...trike-bill-

Peru protests show no signs of stopping
https://rumble.com/v25ulw4-peru-protests...pping.html

Serbian football players and families attacked with knives in Sarajevo
https://rumble.com/v25ulf6-serbian-footb...ajevo.html

Dozens wounded from oil tanker explosion in central Thailand
https://www.poandpo.com/news/dozens-woun...-thailand/

Turkish Defense Minister Says Sweden, Finland Not Meeting Requirements to Join NATO
https://sputniknews.com/20230117/turkish...21347.html

China's GDP Grew 3% in 2022, Below Official Forecast - National Bureau of Statistics
https://sputniknews.com/20230117/chinas-...14192.html

Most Canadian Companies Expect Recession in 2023: Central Bank's Report
https://sputniknews.com/20230116/most-ca...11388.html

Indians view US as biggest threat after China, survey shows
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/new...058453.cms

Last two anti coal activists leave Lutzerath tunnel marking the end of police evictions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWbqssVMUhM

Hungarian Foreign Minister to visit Cuba
https://www.radiohc.cu/en/noticias/nacio...visit-cuba

Dozens of Somalian army forces killed in terrorist attack
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196274/Doze...ist-attack



Palestine - Israel

Palestinian youth killed in West Bank
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196272/VIDE...-West-Bank

Israeli Occupation Forces Kill Palestinian Man near Hebron
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/israe...ar-hebron/

Over 200 Palestinians at risk of forced eviction in Khan Al-Ahmar
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/202301...-al-ahmar/

Jewish Settlers Attack Palestinian Girl, Steal 90 Sheep near Jericho
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/jewis...r-jericho/

EuroPal Forum Launches Campaign Highlighting New Israeli Government’s Racism
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/europ...ts-racism/

Israeli military destroy Palestinian-owned shops in Hizma
https://rumble.com/v25vo4s-israeli-milit...hizma.html



US

Republicans Deepen Investigation Into Democratic Money Laundering With Ukraine
https://southfront.org/republicans-deepe...h-ukraine/

How Elon Musk Is Aiding the US Empire’s Regime Change Operation in Iran
https://www.mintpressnews.com/elon-musk-...on/283293/

MA Automakers Stall Right To Repair Reform After Running Ads Claiming Improved Repair Options Would Aid Sexual Predators
https://www.techdirt.com/2023/01/17/ma-a...predators/

Record 38% of Americans Postponed Medical Treatment Due to Cost in 2022: Poll
https://sputniknews.com/20230117/record-...31431.html

James Comer: Biden 'Refuses' Transparent Investigation Into Classified Documents Case
https://sputniknews.com/20230116/james-c...13155.html

Louisiana and Alabama see surge in COVID-19 infections and deaths
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/01...c-j17.html

Pentagon stops requiring Covid vaccines for US military
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/2733...s-military

'Beyond Outrageous': Bombshell Report Uncovers Restaurant Lobby's Anti-Worker Scheme
https://www.commondreams.org/news/restau...ker-scheme



Vegan - Animal Rights

Painful and invasive racing greyhound breeding technique should be banned, vets say
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/j...d-vets-say

Eating one fish from U.S. lakes or rivers likened to drinking month's worth of contaminated water
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pfas-foreve...ted-water/

UK: Government plans to manage fishing in Marine Protected Areas is unambitious in the face of the industrial fishing frenzy
https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/gover...ng-frenzy/

China Takes First Place In the 2022 ProVeg Food Innovation Challenge APAC
https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/china-wins...enge-apac/

Conservative Councilors Attempt To Mandate Meat And Dairy In Welsh City
https://plantbasednews.org/culture/law-a...ate-wales/

UK MP Kerry McCarthy Condemns Proposed Alt Dairy Labelling Restrictions
https://vegconomist.com/politics-law/ker...trictions/

Sustainability Messaging on Menus Promote Plant-Based Food Choices, Multiple Studies Agree
https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/sustainabi...s-studies/

Caterer Sodexo UK&I Reports Rising Demand for Meatless Meals in Workplaces
https://vegconomist.com/gastronomy-food-...ree-sales/

In First Expansion, Texas-Based Earth Burger Opens Digital Restaurant in Dallas
https://vegconomist.com/gastronomy-food-...er-dallas/

Colombia Foodtech Acceleration Program Announces First Cohort to Support Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
https://vegconomist.com/startups-acceler...-startups/

Alamance Foods Debuts Dairy-Free ‘Whipt’ Cream in Coconut, Almond and Oat
https://vegconomist.com/products-launche...lmond-oat/



Eco

More than half of reef sharks and rays threatened with extinction, study shows
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/more-t...udy-shows/

At a rubber plantation in Liberia, history repeats in a fight over land
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/at-a-r...over-land/

How much of Bangladesh’s protected forests are really protected?
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/how-mu...protected/

PV-powered heat pump, refrigerator system for off-grid applications
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/01/17/p...lications/

Masdar, SOCAR to develop 4 GW of renewables in Azerbaijan
https://renewablesnow.com/news/masdar-so...an-811567/

Russia: Emergency mode due to an oil spill was introduced in the north of the Krasnoyarsk Territory
https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/gosudars...le1463124/

In Ghana, one businessman is turning waste into new opportunities
https://www.africanews.com/2023/01/17/in...rtunities/

New NASA Study Reveals Devastating Impact of Rising Sea Levels on U.S. Coasts
https://scitechdaily.com/new-nasa-study-...-s-coasts/

New tropical kelp forest discovered in the Galapagos Islands
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-tropical-k...lands.html

Critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise shows signs of recovery
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-critically...poise.html

New research shows humans impact wolf packs in national parks
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-humans-imp...ional.html



Technology

India proposes social media firms rely on fact checking by government agencies
https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/17/india-...ccounter=1

China Successfully Tests Ultra-High-Speed Maglev Trains That 'Fly on the Ground'
https://sputniknews.com/20230117/china-s...24884.html

UK lawmakers vote to jail tech execs who fail to protect kids online
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023...ds-online/

Study Shows Ransomware Attacks Down 61% In 2022, but Average Costs Remain High
https://www.cpomagazine.com/cyber-securi...main-high/

GDPR Fines Surge 168% in a Year
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/ne...in-a-year/

Intel and Microsoft are operating in Russia once again
https://www.techradar.com/news/intel-and...once-again

AMD Quietly Lists 31 New CPU Vulnerabilities, Issues Patch Guidance
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-di...rabilities

Robots are making French fries faster, better than humans
https://www.reuters.com/technology/want-...022-10-04/

Tesla clandestinely downgrades performance brakes, adds cover to hide it
https://electrek.co/2023/01/16/tesla-sne...r-hide-it/

Flexible, wearable electronics woven into gear can reduce firefighters' rate of injury and mortality
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-flexible-w...-gear.html



Science

Russian Scientists Create Coating With Antibacterial & Antifungal Properties
https://sputniknews.com/20230117/russian...21232.html

Building blocks of life found in meteorite that crash landed in Gloucestershire
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-blocks-lif...shire.html

LIDAR reveals ancient Mesoamerican structures aligned for use as a 260-day calendar
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-lidar-reve...igned.html

Unlocking the Mystery of Plant Breathing – Scientists Discover Mechanism Plants Use To Control “Mouths”
https://scitechdaily.com/unlocking-the-m...ol-mouths/

Flashes on the sun could help scientists predict solar flares
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-sun-scient...lares.html

World's oldest runestone found in Norway
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-world-olde...orway.html



Art - Culture

The Smithsonian Will Restore Hundreds of the World’s Oldest Sound Recordings
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-new...180981440/

Iran: Sassanid bas-relief to enjoy protective shield
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/480955/...ive-shield

What the biggest Soviet children's store was like (PHOTOS)
https://www.rbth.com/history/335795-sovi...detsky-mir



Health

Canada: Record number of people died from alcohol and drug use during the pandemic: StatsCan
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/alcohol-d...-1.6712273

Vitamin D and brain health: an observational and Mendelian randomization study
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/116/2/531/6572356

The number of hospitalizations with coronavirus in Russia increased by 141% per day
https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/v_mire/t...le1463117/



Privacy

The FBI Identified a Tor User
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2...-user.html



Photo of the Day

The larval form of a mimic octopus 300 feet below the surface.

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Top Stories

The biggest animal welfare crisis you’ve never heard of
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/23552...queen-hind

When journalists act as state propagandists
https://declassifieduk.org/when-journali...agandists/

Revelations by Kiev officials, Merkel, Hollande should be brought to tribunal — speaker
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=297171

US occupation of Syrian territory flagrant violation of international law, says Uhrík
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=297150

Danes Up in Arms Over Removal of Christian Holiday to Raise Defense Spending
https://sputniknews.com/20230118/danes-u...44489.html

South Africa Says BRICS Mulling New Payment System to Ditch Dollar Control
https://sputniknews.com/20230118/south-a...44789.html

UN Official 'Concerned' Newly Drafted Ukraine Laws May Undermine Right of Religion, Belief
https://sputniknews.com/20230117/un-offi...40646.html

Hiding Wealth the Walton and Getty Family Way
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/get...ing-wealth



Russia - Donbass - Ukraine

Relations with Russia must be revived, says Dutch Prime Minister
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=297120

Emergency services clear rubble of Donetsk shopping mall after reported shelling
https://rumble.com/v2607ze-emergency-ser...d-she.html

Russia Remains Top Seaborne Oil Supplier To Europe Despite Sanctions
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/...tions.html

Ukraine buys huge amounts of Russian fuels from Bulgaria
https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-...-bulgaria/

New German defense minister plans major escalation of NATO war with Russia
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/01...m-j18.html

Pentagon Sending US Arms Stored in Israel to Ukraine, Reports Suggest
https://sputniknews.com/20230118/pentago...44082.html

Ukrainian interior minister and first deputy killed in helicopter crash
https://www.poandpo.com/news/ukrainian-i...ter-crash/

'French' Helicopter That Crashed Killing Ukrainian Interior Minister Reportedly Had Tech Issues
https://sputniknews.com/20230118/16-peop...49269.html

How Russia Diversifies & Expands Its Gas and Oil Supplies Despite Western Pressure
https://sputniknews.com/20230118/how-rus...53925.html

Lavrov: US Bill Countering Russia in Africa Represents 'Colonial Mentality'
https://sputniknews.com/20230118/lavrov-...60779.html

What Tanks Did Western Countries Deliver to Ukraine?
https://sputniknews.com/20230118/what-ta...53662.html

US: GOP Lawmakers Growing Skeptical of Increased US-NATO Training & Arming of Ukrainian Troops
https://sputniknews.com/20230118/gop-law...52561.html

Companies in Russia's Arctic Implementing 30 Sea Transit Development Projects, NPO Says
https://sputniknews.com/20230118/compani...52394.html

White House Hints New Military Aid Package for Ukraine Coming by End of Week
https://sputniknews.com/20230118/white-h...50596.html

Canada to donate 200 additional armoured vehicles to Ukraine
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/2733...to-ukraine

Sberbank will start working in Crimea
https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/finansy/...le1463255/

Greece has doubled the import of goods from Russia after the imposition of sanctions
https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/torgovly...le1463186/

The initiator of Russia's disconnection from SWIFT has been named
https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/v_mire/t...le1463184/

Iran, Russia discuss expansion of transportation coop.
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196329/Iran...ation-coop

Iran, Russia reach agreement on Rasht-Astara Railway
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196322/Iran...ra-Railway

Putin: Russia’s military-industrial might makes Ukraine victory 'inevitable'
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/01/18...ov-EU-NATO

EU could face additional 4m Ukrainian refugees, migration experts warn
https://www.euractiv.com/section/justice...erts-warn/

Russian gas producers generated good profit in 2022 despite drop in output
https://www.poandpo.com/politics/putin-r...in-output/

West ‘tired’ of Ukraine situation – Poland
https://www.rt.com/news/570105-morawieck...d-ukraine/

EU member ‘secretly’ supplied Kiev with arms & fuel – media
https://www.rt.com/news/570099-bulgaria-...arms-fuel/



World

UK: Grandmother, 75, who lived 5 minutes from hospital died in agony after 8-hour wait for ambulance
https://inews.co.uk/news/nhs-crisis-gran...ce-2089786

Italy’s multi-billion mafia business is booming despite the arrest of Matteo Messina Denaro
https://inews.co.uk/news/world/italys-mu...ve-2089927

The world’s oldest person, a French nun, dies at 118
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/17/europ...index.html

UK could make posting videos of boats crossing Channel in 'positive light' illegal
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-ch...ht-illegal

Underwater bike garage solves Amsterdam station’s storage headache
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/j...e-headache

India’s population has already overtaken China’s, analysts estimate
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/0...ake-china/

UK Environment Agency Workers Go on Strike Over Pay for First Time in History
https://sputniknews.com/20230118/uk-envi...67380.html

Thousands of Nurses Start Strike in UK Despite Warnings From Government
https://sputniknews.com/20230118/thousan...52245.html

Taiwan conducts military drills
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dhyuKYOwjk

Australia to spend $2 billion on 40 US Black Hawk choppers
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196313/Aust...k-choppers

Snow brings joy to people in W Iran
https://en.mehrnews.com/photo/196316/Sno...-in-W-Iran

Iraqi gov. has to expel US troops in accordance with law
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196337/Iraq...e-with-law

Syrian Army repels major assault by terrorists in Idlib
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196338/Syri...s-in-Idlib

Lavrov: US and Western sanctions against Syria must be lifted
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=297178

No undeclared nuclear sites in Iran: Eslami
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/481004/...ran-Eslami

Thousands of Spanish health workers march to demand better working conditions
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/01/18...th-workers

Thousands of Peruvians head for capital to hold fresh anti-government protests, defying emergency state
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/01/17...o-Boluarte

Lula removes 40 soldiers from presidential residence as thousands hit with charges over failed Brazilian coup
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/...ilian-coup

Demonstrators clash with police in eastern DRC
https://www.africanews.com/2023/01/18/de...stern-drc/

USA: Yellen's African tour to counter Chinese influence
https://www.africanews.com/2023/01/18/us...influence/



Palestine - Israel

Israeli occupation forces arrest seven Palestinians in the West Bank
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=297137

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather at Barcelona’s City Hall demanding to cut ties with Israel
https://rumble.com/v264hqy-pro-palestini...-to-c.html

90 states call on Israel to lift sanctions on Palestine
https://rumble.com/v263zfi-90-states-cal...stine.html

Israel man swindled $47m from Orthodox Jews in US
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/202301...ews-in-us/

Eyewitness on radio refutes claims made by Israel soldiers who murdered Palestinian man
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/202301...inian-man/



US

House GOP Scraps Consumer Protection Panels in 'First of Many Gifts' to Wall Street
https://www.commondreams.org/news/gop-co...rotections

California Sues Pharma Giants Over Insulin Price Gouging
https://www.commondreams.org/news/califo...es-lawsuit

'This Is Corruption': Manchin Chief of Staff Now Chief Lobbyist for Big Oil
https://www.commondreams.org/news/joe-ma...f-of-staff

US Supreme Court to hear case of postman ordered to work on Sundays
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/2733...on-sundays

US House Republicans Preparing to Impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas
https://sputniknews.com/20230118/us-hous...43041.html

U.S. military-run slot machines earn $100 million a year from service members overseas
https://www.npr.org/2022/07/31/111088248...seas-bases

Amazon set to begin new round of layoffs affecting more than 18,000 people
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/18/amazon-s...eople.html

Microsoft Slashes 10,000 Jobs in Largest Layoff in 8 Years
https://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-slas...n-8-years/

Tesla video promoting self-driving was staged, engineer testifies
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/busines...-rcna66150

Tesla-induced pileup involved driver-assist tech, government data reveals
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/17/busin...index.html

This bill could mean the end of telework for federal workers
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local...41637411d2

US Justice Dept. Wanted to Involve FBI in Search for Biden Classified Docs: Reports
https://sputniknews.com/20230118/us-just...51677.html

US to loan $700 million to start up Nevada lithium mine
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/2733...thium-mine

Louisiana Sheriff’s Office Illegally Destroyed Misconduct Records For More Than A Decade
https://www.techdirt.com/2023/01/17/loui...-a-decade/



Vegan - Animal Rights

Sint Maarten approves plan to destroy entire population of vervet monkeys
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/j...-caribbean

Plant-Based Milk Posing a Threat for Swiss Dairy Industry as Demand Increases 80%
https://vegconomist.com/market-and-trend...-industry/

Edinburgh Becomes First European Capital to Join the Plant Based Treaty in Response to the Climate Emergency
https://vegconomist.com/society/charity-...ed-treaty/

Cake firm scraps butter and eggs in favour of vegan ingredients to avoid Brexit costs
https://inews.co.uk/news/brexit/cake-fir...ts-2085490

As Egg Prices Surge, JUST Egg Runs “Plants Don’t Get Flu” Ads Outside US Supermarkets
https://vegconomist.com/marketing-and-me...rd-flu-ad/

Insights on the Plant-based Meat Global Market to 2030 – by Product Type, Source, Distribution Channel and Region
https://vegconomist.com/businesswire/ins...nd-region/

Improved Recipe & Patent For DUG Potato Milk, the “Most Sustainable Alternative” On the Market
https://vegconomist.com/food-and-beverag...-emulsion/

Top 25 Vegan-Friendly Car Manufacturers in 2023
https://vegconomist.com/manufacturing-te...s-in-2023/

Good Foods Introduces Dairy Free Roasted Garlic Dip
https://vegconomist.com/businesswire/goo...arlic-dip/



Eco

China added 87.41 GW of solar in 2022
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/01/18/c...r-in-2022/

One of the World’s Coldest Places Is Now the Warmest it’s Been in 1,000 Years, Scientists Say
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18012...l-warming/

More than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets by biggest provider are worthless, analysis shows
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/...-verra-aoe

Extinction Rebellion Paints Government Office Black Over UK's First Deep Coal Mine in 30 Years
https://www.commondreams.org/news/extinc...2659274684

Thousands Rally in the Rain to Protest Destruction of German Village for Coal Mine
https://www.commondreams.org/news/thousa...erman-mine

Anti coal activists block railway tracks near Neurath power plant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g3WJaXNDnQ

Scientists Make Major Breakthrough In Sustainable Hydrogen Production
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-Gener...ction.html

Four Ways to Spot Greenwashing
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/...-to-the-eu

Mini Wind Turbines For Rooftops: ‘Up to 50% More Power’ and No Spinning Blades
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/mini-win...ng-blades/

Scientists Reveal Which Australian Animal Blows Its Nose to Stay Chill in 'Deadly' Heat
https://sputniknews.com/20230118/scienti...71607.html

Austria Gains No Benefits From Gas Fracking, Energy Minister Says
https://sputniknews.com/20230118/austria...61543.html

Ireland's largest solar farm receives European funding of 240 million euros
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/2733...lion-euros

Deforestation threatens national park in DRC
https://www.africanews.com/2023/01/18/de...rk-in-drc/

Uganda: engineered bamboo replacing timber
https://www.africanews.com/2023/01/18/ug...ng-timber/

Young Egyptians battle plastic plague
https://www.africanews.com/2023/01/18/yo...ic-plague/

For threatened seabirds of NE Atlantic, climate change piles on the pressure
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/for-th...-pressure/

Humanitarian experts report ‘cascading crises’ as climate, health emergencies soar
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/humani...cies-soar/

Australian niobium mining project instills 16 years of anxiety for Malawi communities
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/austra...mmunities/

Indigenous Kogi worldview aims to change face of conservation for good
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/indige...-for-good/

France votes to ban deep-sea mining in its waters
https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/01/1...troversial

Cooperation in the green economy: Xinhuanet Europe releases report on Sino-European opportunities
https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/01/1...an-opportu

‘Big Oil peddled the big lie’: UN chief calls out fossil fuel giants for ignoring climate science
https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/01/1...limate-sci

Switzerland introduces rebate scheme for solar
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/01/18/s...for-solar/

UK publishes EV smart charging plan
https://www.greencarcongress.com/2023/01...18-uk.html

Canada: Federal government to take action on Manitoba’s Lake Winnipeg, one of Canada’s ‘most endangered lakes’
https://thenarwhal.ca/lake-winnipeg-investment/

Canada: Greenbelt sales to be investigated by Ontario watchdogs
https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-greenbelt-fallout/

The Hibernation chronicles: How and why animals hibernate
https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/anima...int-heart/

The weirdest, surreal, and most charming animals
https://www.zmescience.com/other/feature...g-animals/

Harnessing solar energy: New method improves readings of double-sided panels
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-01-harn...sided.html

Rail infrastructure: Analyzing alternative drives for fossil-free track work machinery
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-01-rail...track.html

Michigan wolf population holding steady, 2022 survey shows
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-michigan-w...urvey.html

A new ecological approach to protect biodiversity
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-ecological...rsity.html



Technology

Twitter daily revenue on Jan. 17 was 40% lower than the same day a year ago
https://www.reuters.com/technology/twitt...023-01-18/

Twitter Reportedly Auctioning Off Coffee Machines, Neon Signs Due to Office Lease Debts
https://sputniknews.com/20230118/twitter...62636.html

IBM: Quantum computing poses an ‘existential threat’ to data encryption
https://venturebeat.com/security/ibm-quantum-computing/

Irish Data Protection Authority gives € 3.97 billion present to Meta
https://noyb.eu/en/irish-data-protection...ble-assess

New York faces a new legal fight over a proposed crypto-mining power plant
https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/17/23558...-tonawanda

Toyota announces upgrades to old cars
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/2733...o-old-cars



Science

Can an Old Coin Solve the Mystery of a Lost Roman Emperor?
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/em...sian-coins

A woman receives the first-ever successful transplant of a living, 3D-printed ear
https://www.zmescience.com/science/first...ls-264243/

Traces of millennia-old town discovered in northwest Iran
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/480990/...hwest-Iran

Uncovering Secrets of the Early Universe: Astronomers Capture Radio Signal From Distant Galaxy
https://scitechdaily.com/uncovering-secr...nt-galaxy/

Unearthing Prehistoric Predators: Giant Megaraptors Among Diverse Dinosaurs in Patagonia
https://scitechdaily.com/unearthing-preh...patagonia/

Billions of celestial objects revealed in gargantuan survey of the Milky Way
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-billions-c...urvey.html

Researchers uncover 92 fossil nests belonging to some of India's largest dinosaurs
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-uncover-fo...saurs.html

Mars meteorite that crashed to Earth contains 'huge diversity' of organic compounds
https://www.livescience.com/tissint-mete...-compounds

Archaeologists Unearth 3,000-Year-Old Wishing Well in Germany
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-new...180981428/



Art - Culture

9 of the world’s most beautiful and unique bookshops
https://www.zmescience.com/science/9-of-...your-mind/

Medieval pendant found in a garbage pit may hold the bones of a saint
https://www.livescience.com/medieval-pen...on-imaging

Grandma Moses Homestead
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/gran...-homestead

Guatemalan Government Illegally Exported Ancient Mayan Throne for Met Exhibit, Indigenous Communities Say
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/me...234654064/

The Frick Adds Its First Renaissance Portrait of a Woman to Permanent Collection
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-new...180981447/



Health

COVID-19 patients retain elevated risk of death for at least 18 months after infection, finds large-scale study
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-01-c...death.html

Aspirin as effective as blood thinner injections to prevent deadly complications in patients with bone fractures
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-01-a...eadly.html



Privacy

Little-Known Surveillance Program Captures Money Transfers Between U.S. and More Than 20 Countries
https://www.wsj.com/articles/little-know...1674019904

Privacy Advocates Continue To Warn That Modern Toys Are A Privacy Mess
https://www.techdirt.com/2023/01/17/priv...vacy-mess/

Twitter Now Claims Data Leak of 200 Million Profiles Was Phony, Data Set Was Assembled From Pre-Existing Sources
https://www.cpomagazine.com/cyber-securi...g-sources/

European Businesses Admit Major Privacy Skills Gap
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/ne...cy-skills/



Photo of the Day

People collect items that they hope to sell from a garbage dump in the Dandora district of Nairobi, Kenya.