Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ ubiquitous in Great Lakes basin, study finds ( www.theguardian.com )
PFAS chemicals present in air, rain, atmosphere and water in basin, which holds nearly 95% of US freshwater...
Spam, junk … slop? The latest wave of AI behind the ‘zombie internet’ ( www.theguardian.com )
Tech experts hope new term for carelessly automated AI webpages and images can illuminate its damaging impact
Mayoral candidate and five others killed in shooting at campaign rally in Mexico ( www.theguardian.com )
Young girl was among six people killed in gunfire in an area of Chiapas where shootings have become common and widespread...
Argentinian couple moves to US to allow their toddler to join gene therapy trial ( www.theguardian.com )
The Lovatos relocated from Guatemala to Ohio for their son, who has the rare genetic disorder Canavan disease...
Israeli abuse of jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti ‘amounts to torture’ ( www.theguardian.com )
With thousands now held without charge, lawyers say Israel is signalling that no detainee is safe...
£30,000 raised for Wirral ‘local legend’ denied UK citizenship ( www.theguardian.com )
Nelson Shardey, 74, became tearful on hearing of support for effort to gain settled status after 50 years in UK...
Eye-tattooing: experts warn about risks of colour-changing surgery ( www.theguardian.com )
Concerns raised as influencers promote pigment-injection procedure as latest cosmetic trend...
Australian government offers five year $107m package to ban live sheep exports in 2028 ( www.theguardian.com )
Agriculture minister says the ‘live sheep export industry has shown time and again that they are unable to meet the community’s expectations’
Parents overestimate sons’ maths skills more than daughters’, study finds ( www.theguardian.com )
Gender stereotypes at home may hamper female students’ ability to progress in the classroom, research suggests...
Fresh floods in Afghanistan kill at least 50 after heavy rain brings devastation ( www.theguardian.com )
Thousands of homes and farming land damaged in Ghor province, a week after over 300 killed in flash floods...
Sticky trick: new glue spray kills plant pests without chemicals ( www.theguardian.com )
The insect glue, produced from edible oils, was inspired by plants such as sundews that use the strategy to capture their prey. A key advantage of physical pesticides over toxic pesticides is that pests are highly unlikely to evolve resistance, as this would require them to develop much larger and stronger bodies, while bigger...
Four US daycare workers charged with spiking children’s food with melatonin ( www.theguardian.com )
Four New Hampshire daycare employees allegedly spiked children’s food with the sleep supplement melatonin and were arrested on Thursday....
"Weaponising threat of mass migration": Putin aims to "make life really impossible in Ukraine so that there would be migration pressure to Europe", Estonian PM says ( www.theguardian.com )
‘Adversaries know migration is our vulnerability,’ says Kaja Kallas, spelling out negative consequences to Europe of Ukrainian defeat...
"Weaponising threat of mass migration": Putin aims to "make life really impossible in Ukraine so that there would be migration pressure to Europe", Estonian PM says ( www.theguardian.com )
‘Adversaries know migration is our vulnerability,’ says Kaja Kallas, spelling out negative consequences to Europe of Ukrainian defeat...
"Weaponising threat of mass migration": Putin aims to "make life really impossible in Ukraine so that there would be migration pressure to Europe", Estonian PM says ( www.theguardian.com )
‘Adversaries know migration is our vulnerability,’ says Kaja Kallas, spelling out negative consequences to Europe of Ukrainian defeat...
"Weaponising threat of mass migration": Putin aims to "make life really impossible in Ukraine so that there would be migration pressure to Europe", Estonian PM says ( www.theguardian.com )
‘Adversaries know migration is our vulnerability,’ says Kaja Kallas, spelling out negative consequences to Europe of Ukrainian defeat...
High levels of weedkiller (glyphosate/e.g. Roundup) found in more than half of sperm samples, study finds ( www.theguardian.com )
The levels (of glyphosate that the) French researchers found in sperm were four times higher than in the men’s blood...
Islamic Jihad leader killed in West Bank and 70 targets hit in Gaza, says Israel ( www.theguardian.com )
IDF says ‘senior terrorist operative’ Islam Khamayseh was killed in airstrike on the city of Jenin...
Graduate workers in California to strike over treatment of Gaza protesters ( www.theguardian.com )
Graduate workers in California to strike over treatment of Gaza protesters. Widespread disruption expected after workers vote to hold series of strikes, starting Monday with UC Santa Cruz. California’s huge university system is facing widespread disruption after workers voted to hold a series of strikes in protest of its...
Aid arriving in Gaza via US-made pier but distribution blocked, says US aid chief ( www.theguardian.com )
Man jailed for life after Gaza ‘revenge’ murder in Hartlepool ( www.theguardian.com )
We’re in a pivotal moment in American history. We cannot retreat | Bernie Sanders ( www.theguardian.com )
Israel recovers bodies of three hostages taken by Hamas, including Shani Louk ( www.theguardian.com )
The bodies of three hostages kidnapped by Hamas, including the German-Israeli Shani Louk, have been retrieved from Gaza by the Israeli military, it announced....
Shell urged to clarify climate targets as it braces for shareholder rebellion | NBIM, one of oil group’s largest investors, calls for ‘additional disclosures’ about green commitments ahead of AGM ( www.theguardian.com )
Economic damage from climate change six times worse than thought | A 1C increase in global temperature leads to a 12% decline in world gross domestic product, researchers have found ( www.theguardian.com )
