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7 May 2023

Co-Chairs of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response: Leaders must seize the opportunity in six areas at the UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response on 20 September 2023, including sufficient financing for preparedness and for crisis response — theindependentpanel.org — 7 May 2023 (LINK)

— US$10.5 billion is required annually for low- and middle-income countries. So far only around 10% of that has been committed to The Pandemic Fund. For emergencies, US$50-$100 billion must be made available immediately when a threat emerges to protect low- and middle-income countries from catastrophic economic and fiscal crises, and ensure purchase of pandemic supplies. A mechanism to identify and trigger those funds must be urgently agreed.

Death toll from eastern DR Congo floods rises to nearly 400 — ground.news: 41 media reports — 7 May 2023 (LINK)

World Food Programme to suspend aid to Palestinians 'from next month' due to funding shortage — ground.news: 21 media reports — 7 May 2023 (LINK)

Israel demolishes Palestinian West Bank school — ground.news: 41 media reports — 7 May 2023 (LINK)

— Israeli forces demolished a Palestinian primary school in the occupied West Bank, citing safety issues and drawing sharp criticism from the European Union which had funded the project. Israel has often cited a lack of building permits, which Palestinians and rights groups say are nearly impossible to obtain, in destroying Palestinian structures.

British intelligence: over 1.3 mln people left Russia in 2022, among them young and educated professionals from high-earning industries — novayagazeta.eu — 7 May 2023 (LINK)

Russia's newest weapon is changing the course of Ukraine war: glide bombs fitted with "wings" to give them extra range, and fly low and far enough to evade some radar-controlled air defences — news.yahoo.com — 7 May 2023 (LINK)

Exiled PM's daughter determined to 'seize the reins' in Thai elections — the observer — 7 May 2023 (LINK)

— Back on the campaign trail just days after giving birth, Paetongtarn Shinawatra is confident of a landslide victory

Chile right-wing parties win majority in vote to draft new constitution — ground.news: 39 media reports — 8 May 2023 (LINK)

'The Coronation Concert' Was A Sorry Sales Pitch for a Brand New King: TV Review — variety.com — 7 May 2023 (LINK)

Australian monarchists accuse ABC of 'despicable' coverage of King Charles's coronation — ground.news: 4 media reports — 7 May 2023 (LINK)

Major crypto exchange Binance Pauses Bitcoin Withdrawals, Blames Network Congestion — decrypt — 7 May 2023 (LINK)

6 May 2023

IAEA head warns of "increasingly unpredictable and potentially dangerous" situation around Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant — ground.news: 15 media reports — 6 May 2023 (LINK)

Stunt or sinister: The Kremlin drone incident, unpacked — popsci.com — 6 May 2023 (LINK)

The Best Moments You May Have Missed from King Charles and Queen Camilla's Coronation — people.com — 6 May 2023 (LINK)

Personal view: The coronation was an act of magic for a country scared the spell might break — politico.eu — 6 May 2023 (LINK)

insider.com: Disappointing photos show the reality of what London was like during King Charles' coronation — (LINK)

people.com: All About Penny Mordaunt, the Politician with a Barrier-Breaking Role in King Charles' Coronation — (LINK)

people.com: Who Didn't Attend King Charles and Queen Camilla's Crowning Ceremony? — (LINK)

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upi: Snub to King Charles III as Jamaica, Belize announce plans to ditch monarch — (LINK)

Vanishing glaciers pose threat to Alpine Biodiversity: Study — theprint.in — 6 May 2023 (LINK)

— Researchers have warned that invertebrates living in the cold meltwater rivers of the European Alps could experience widespread habitat loss as a result of the glaciers melting at previously unheard-of speeds owing to climate change.

Many of the species are likely to become confined to frigid habitats that will only survive higher up in the mountains, and these regions are also probably going to face pressure from the expansion of hydroelectric plants or the skiing and tourism sectors.

Iran hangs Swedish-Iranian dual national for "terrorism" over 2018 attack that killed 25 — ground.news: 82 media reports — 6 May 2023 (LINK)

At least 9 dead, multiple injured in mall shooting near Dallas: police — ground.news: 269 media reports — 6 May 2023 (LINK)

India: 2 terrorists killed in Baramulla encounter, second operation in 24 hours — ground.news: 14 media reports — 6 May 2023 (LINK)

Qatar flies aid into Sudan, airlifts evacuees amid fighting — ground.news: 18 media reports — 6 May 2023 (LINK)

The National Debt Under Every Us President in the Last 100 Years — 247wallst.com — 6 May 2023 (LINK)

— The last time the federal government had a balanced budget — when revenue exceeded spending — was in 2000, under the Clinton Administration. The first U.S. president to increase the national debt by over a trillion dollars during his time in office was Ronald Reagan. In dollar terms, the national debt increased the most under President Barack Obama and President Donald Trump, who oversaw increases of $8.3 trillion and $8.2 trillion, respectively, during their time in office.

5 May 2023

WHO declares end to Covid global health emergency: The World Health Organization first issued the emergency declaration in January 2020 — NBCnews — 5 May 2023 (LINK)

Arab League readmits Syria after 12-year suspension — source — 5 May 2023 (LINK)

UNICEF: More than 1 million polio vaccines destroyed in Sudan — ground.news: 14 media reports — 5 May 2023 (LINK)

World food prices rise for first time in a year, UN food agency says — ground.news: 22 media reports — 5 May 2023 (LINK)

UN to continue keeping Afghan staff at home over Taliban ban on women — ground.news: 17 media reports — 5 May 2023 (LINK)

Researchers demand European Parliament take action to fight pollution in the Mediterranean Sea — phys.org — 5 May 2023 (LINK)

— Between 80 and 90 percent of marine litter in the basin is plastic, and an estimated 230,000 tons of land-sourced plastic leak into the sea each year. Tourism is the main sector contributing to beach litter (up to 60%) followed by fishing and aquaculture (5-10%). Only 10 types of items account for 66.4% of the beach litter in the Mediterranean Sea, 9 of them are made partly or entirely of plastic, and 7 of them of single-use plastic. Cigarette butts and cigarette filters are the most common (27.3%). Shipping activities are estimated to contribute up to 20,000 tons of plastic per year.

Corpses pile up after nearly 200 killed in Congo floods — ground.news: 60 media reports — 5 May 2023 (LINK)

Mali's junta to hold referendum on new constitution in June — ground.news: 19 media reports — 5 May 2023 (LINK)

Wagner boss condemns Russian minister — ground.news: 10 media reports — 5 May 2023 (LINK)

A comprehensive list of 2023 tech layoffs: From major layoffs at Google, Amazon and Microsoft to small fintech startups and apps: 168,243, according to Layoffs.fyi — source — 5 May 2023 (LINK)

BMW Warns U.S. Owners 'Do Not Drive' 90,000 old Cars Recalled Over Defective Airbag — ground.news: 70 media reports — 5 May 2023 (LINK)

Suspect arrested after second mass shooting in Serbia — ground.news: 229 media reports — 5 May 2023 (LINK)

250 evacuated as Volcano of Fire erupts in Guatemala — ground.news: 29 media reports — 5 May 2023 (LINK)

Paraguay presidential candidate Cubas arrested after post-election protests — ground.news: 36 media reports — 5 May 2023 (LINK)

'Corruption. Plain and Simple': Ginni Thomas Took Secret Payments Ahead of Landmark Voting Rights Case ← — commondreams — 5 May 2023 (LINK)

Leonardo Leo and KellyAnn Conway made under-the-table payments to Ginni Thomas — boingboing.net — 5 May 2023 (LINK)

ChatGPT can pick stocks better than your fund manager — CNN — 5 May 2023 (LINK)

— Between March 6 and April 28, a dummy portfolio of 38 stocks gained 4.9% while 10 leading investment funds clocked an average loss of 0.8%, according to an experiment conducted by financial comparison site finder.com.

AI pioneer says its threat to world may be 'more urgent' than climate change — ground.news: 11 media reports — 5 May 2023 (LINK)

Bill Gates Says New Project is a Nuclear Breakthrough — msn — 5 May 2023 (LINK)

— The Natrium plant uses liquid sodium to cool its reactor. Unlike the traditional coolant — water – the liquid sodium can absorb far more heat from the reactor without increasing in pressure, reducing the risk of an explosion. It also continues to cool even if the plant loses power.

Press group: China biggest global jailer of journalists — ground.news: 17 media reports — 5 May 2023 (LINK)

Kidnapped Nigerian girls freed, return to Chibok with babies after 9 years — ground.news: 12 media reports — 5 May 2023 (LINK)

Iran expels four Azerbaijan diplomats in tit-for-tat move — ground.news: 15 media reports — 5 May 2023 (LINK)

Suspect arrested after second mass shooting kills 9 in Serbia — ground.news: 298 media reports — 5 May 2023 (LINK)

'Enough is enough': Australian PM says no point in US pursuing Assange — ground.news: 25 media reports — 5 May 2023 (LINK)

US adds a strong 253,000 jobs despite Fed's rate hikes — ground.news: 67 media reports — 5 May 2023 (LINK)

Mexican President says he has proof of fentanyl smuggling from China — ground.news: 9 media reports — 5 May 2023 (LINK)

— AFP: Mexico has denied that fentanyl is manufactured in its territory. Lopez Obrador's appeal follows calls from Republican senators in the United States to designate Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organisations and even send troops to fight them. The US Justice Department last month singled out two Chinese companies for sanctions for allegedly selling chemical ingredients to the notorious Sinaloa cartel to produce fentanyl.

4 May 2023

6 soldiers, 3 Islamist militants killed in 'intense exchange of fire' in northwest Pakistan — ground.news: 19 media reports — 5 May 2023 (LINK)

Ukraine will not join NATO during war, Zelensky says after meeting European leaders — ground.news: 4 media reports — 4 May 2023 (LINK)

Internet suspended, 'shoot at sight' order issued in Manipur amid violence — ground.news: 13 media reports — 5 May 2023 (LINK)

Growth Summit 2023, Geneva: Here's a recap of what just happened — weforum — 4 May 2023 (LINK)

250 evacuated as Volcano of Fire erupts in Guatemala — ground.news: 29 media reports — 5 May 2023 (LINK)

U.S. joins UN in suspending food aid to Ethiopia's Tigray — ground.news: 38 media reports — 4 May 2023 (LINK)

Biden expands sanction authorities to respond to violence in Sudan — ground.news: 40 media reports — 4 May 2023 (LINK)

Proud Boys leader convicted of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy — ground.news: 336 media reports — 4 May 2023 (LINK)

Escaped Alabama inmate takes plea deal in death of jailer who helped him — nbcnews — 4 May 2023 (LINK)

Fox News 'liberal' Host Geraldo Says His Appearances on The Five This Week 'Have Been Canceled' — mediaite — 4 May 2023 (LINK)

'One of the Corporate Scandals of Our Times': Shell Posts Record $10 Billion in Profits — commondreams.org ← — 4 May 2023 (LINK)

3 May 2023

US to send Ukraine another $300M in weapons ahead of spring offensive — ground.news: 11 media reports — 3 May 2023 (LINK)

Nord Stream: Report puts Russian navy ships near pipeline blast site — BBC — 3 May 2023 (LINK)

Mexico develops own COVID-19 vaccine, 2 years late — ground.news: 43 media reports — 3 May 2023 (LINK)

Iran seized two Gulf oil tankers in a week, says US Navy — ground.news: 127 media reports — 3 May 2023 (LINK)

Canada sanctions Iran over human rights violations — ground.news: 34 media reports — 3 May 2023 (LINK)

Iranian president in Damascus for first visit since Syrian war began — ground.news: 57 media reports — 3 May 2023 (LINK)

UN says aid trucks looted in 'volatile' Sudan, urges safe passage — ground.news: 17 media reports — 3 May 2023 (LINK)

World should prepare for new record temperatures: UN — ground.news: 18 media reports — 3 May 2023 (LINK)

UN: 258 million people faced acute food insecurity in 2022 — ground.news: 49 media reports — 3 May 2023 (LINK)

Russia says Ukraine attacked Kremlin with drones in failed bid to kill Putin — ground.news: 321 media reports — 3 May 2023 (LINK)

60 reports: Ukraine did not attack Kremlin: Zelenskyy — (LINK)

13-year-old gunned down fellow pupils in a Belgrade school on Wednesday in a pre-planned attack, shooting dead eight plus a security guard, officials said, Serbia's president announced tougher curbs on gun ownership. — ground.news: 287 media reports — 3 May 2023 (LINK)

Myanmar junta pardons more than 2,000 prisoners to mark full moon — ground.news: 69 media reports — 3 May 2023 (LINK)

Heavy rain, floods kill at least 136 in Rwanda and Uganda — ground.news: 84 media reports — 3 May 2023 (LINK)

Iran seized two Gulf oil tankers in a week, says US Navy — ground.news: 127 media reports — 3 May 2023 (LINK)

Iranian president in Damascus for first visit since Syrian war began — ground.news: 57 media reports — 3 May 2023 (LINK)

Canada sanctions Iran over human rights violations — ground.news: 34 media reports — 3 May 2023 (LINK)

2 May 2023

Freedom of the press "under attack" in every corner of the globe, says UN — ground.news: 30 media reports — 2 May 2023 (LINK)

UNEP: Into the Blue: Securing a Sustainable Future for Kelp Forests — source — 2 May 2023 (LINK)

— "...the most comprehensive knowledge review on kelp to date, revealing the state of science on the world’s kelp forests and providing recommended actions to build the recovery of the world’s kelp forests."

Tucker Carlson racist text was behind his sacking — ground.news: 4 media reports — 2 May 2023 (LINK)

1 May 2023

UN says Sudan near 'breaking point' as battles flare despite truce — ground.news: 10 media reports — 1 May 2023 (LINK)

Sudan fighting could be 'worse than Ukraine' for civilians, UN official warns: more than 800,000 people could flee — ground.news: 27 media reports — 1 May 2023 (LINK)

UN holds crucial Afghanistan talks in Qatar, without Taliban — ground.news: 14 media reports — 1 May 2023 (LINK)

UN agency suspends food aid to Ethiopia's Tigray amid theft — ground.news: 14 media reports — 1 May 2023 (LINK)

Santiago Pena wins Paraguay election for Right-Wing after hard-fought campaign — ground.news: 78 media reports — 1 May 2023 (LINK)

Future of Jobs 2023: the fastest growing and fastest declining jobs: fastest down — bank tellers and related clerks — weforum — 1 May 2023 (LINK)

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