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UN chief says it's time to reform Security Council, Bretton Woods — ground.news: 25 media reports — 21 May 2023 (LINK)

— "The global financial architecture became outdated, dysfunctional and unfair," he said. "In the face of the economic shocks from the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it has failed to fulfill its core function as a global safety net."

Armed Group Kills 6 Iranian Guards Near Pakistani Border, State TV Says — ground.news: 44 media reports — 21 May 2023 (LINK)

Israel far-right minister visits Al-Aqsa compound — ground.news: 99 media reports — 21 May 2023 (LINK)

At least 12 killed in crush at soccer stadium in El Salvador — CNN — 21 May 2023 (LINK)

Mount Etna volcano erupts, raining ash on Catania, forcing shutdown of local airport — ground.news: 62 media reports — 21 May 2023 (LINK)

Iran Summons Swiss Envoy Over Call to Halt Executions — ground.news: 6 media reports — 21 May 2023 (LINK)

Greece's conservatives win big in election — thehill — 21 May 2023 (LINK)

Biden unveils new $375m US military package for Ukraine, promises support — ground.news: 75 media reports — 21 May 2023 (LINK)

Russia staged fake anti-Ukraine protests in Paris, Brussels and The Hague — www.lemonde.fr/en — 21 May 2023 (LINK)

— The same scene is repeated in other images: Each time, a group of three men take pictures of themselves holding signs against Ukraine or NATO. Behind them, the crowd of demonstrators who have come for an entirely different reason gives the impression that their cause is attracting a large gathering. The images are then shared on Facebook, YouTube and TikTok.

Le Monde, in partnership with the organization Dossier Center and several European media outlets, has identified a dozen of these fake demonstrations in several European cities. Internal documents from the Russian intelligence services, which Le Monde analyzed and authenticated, show that Russia coordinated these operations.

Gunmen kill six in Ecuador tourist town — ground.news: 11 media reports — 21 May 2023 (LINK)

Jeffrey Epstein Appeared to Threaten Bill Gates Over Microsoft Co-Founder's Affair With 20-year-old Russian Bridge Player — ground.news: 44 media reports — 21 May 2023 (LINK)

WHO launches global network to detect infectious disease threat — ground.news: 11 reports — 20 May 2023 (LINK)

Zimbabwe releases over 4,000 prisoners under amnesty to reduce overcrowding — ground.news: 22 reports — 20 May 2023 (LINK)

Russia declares Greenpeace an 'undesirable organization' — dw — 20 May 2023 (LINK)

Flooding in Italy leaves 14 dead, cars submerged, thousands without power — globalnews.ca — 20 May 2023 (LINK)

Deep freeze sets between Germany and Switzerland — swissinfo — 20 May 2023 (LINK)

Sudan's warring factions agree to seven-day ceasefire — ground.news: 64 reports — 20 May 2023 (LINK)

With No Deal on Debt Ceiling Hike, Federal Workers Union Asks US Court to Intervene — commondreams.org — 20 May 2023 (LINK)

Joseph Stiglitz: Let's End The False Debate Over the Debt Limit — commondreams.org — 20 May 2023 (LINK)

— "Expanding the debt limit is not a conversation about future expenditure, but about meeting the level of spending Congress has already passed. Credible public- and private-sector estimates find that a short default could cost half a million jobs in 2023, with a longer default ending in 8.3 million jobs lost and unemployment going up five full percentage points. A short default would reverse the important gains we've made in the labor market, where we are transitioning to steady, strong growth with unemployment at the lowest levels it's been in over 50 years, including the lowest on record for Black Americans."

Mexico City airport resumes operations after volcanic ash forces shutdown — ground.news: 27 reports — 20 May 2023 (LINK)

Greece election: Economy, migration, scandals loom large in pivotal vote — foxnews — 20 May 2023 (LINK)

— "Prime Minister Mitsotakis is a unique figure in world politics. He embodies a center right that seems to have faded away in Western democracy," Endy Zemenides, Executive Director of the Hellenic American Leadership Council, told Fox News Digital. "His free enterprise and national security credentials wouldn't surprise anyone, but his stances on climate change, abortion, LGBTQ rights are certainly not mirrored by the political right in other countries. Both in tone and substance he has avoided the populism that the hard right around the world uses."

He continued, "The attempt to paint him as an Orban type character is disingenuous and may well be motivated by a fear that he can keep attracting centrist voters like he did in 2019. The continuation of a traditional center right (as opposed to a populist hard right) in Europe may very well rest on his continued electoral success."

Mexico withdraws prison sentence against of woman who killed her rapist in self defense — ground.news: 12 reports — 20 May 2023 (LINK)

Martin Amis, British author of era-defining novels, dies at 73 at his home in Lake Worth, Fla., of esophageal cancer — npr — 20 May 2023 (LINK)

— The film version of his 2014 novel The Zone of Interest premiered only Friday at the Cannes Film Festival to rave reviews. The film tells the story of a senior Nazi military officer's family who live next door to Auschwitz.

British mobile provider BT To Cut 55,000 Jobs, CEO Says Many Will Likely Be Replaced By Digitization And Automation: 'We Will Be A Beneficiary Of AI Unequivocally' — benzinga — 20 May 2023 (LINK)

Beleaguered fintech firm Revolut has been accused of enabling a £600,000 fraud — thisismoney.co.uk — 20 May 2023 (LINK)

Hunter Biden cried poverty but still flew to his child-support hearing on a private jet for at least $55K — nypost → — 20 May 2023 (LINK)

Debt ceiling talks break up with negotiators unsure when they'll next meet — CNN — 19 May 2023 (LINK)

One billion people at risk of cholera, UN warns — ground.news: 23 reports — 19 May 2023 (LINK)

FBI misused surveillance tool on Jan. 6 suspects, BLM arrestees and others — washingtonpost ● — 19 May 2023 (LINK)

Syria's Assad wins warm welcome at Arab summit after years of isolation — ground.news: 19 reports — 19 May 2023 (LINK)

Germany's new citizenship rules to boost migration, open up job market — reuters / khaleejtimes — 19 May 2023 (LINK)

A copyright judgment against Andy Warhol has implications for the music industry and AI — ajournalofmusicalthings — 19 May 2023 (LINK)

'Unified' G7 Hits Russia With New Sanctions including diamonds — themoscowtimes — 19 May 2023 (LINK)

Zelensky, on surprise Saudi visit, seeks Arab League support in war — washingtonpost ● — 19 May 2023 (LINK)

Russia issues arrest order for British ICC prosecutor after Putin warrant — ground.news: 39 reports — 19 May 2023 (LINK)

What mosquitoes are most attracted to in human body odor is revealed: the cheesy smell — CNN — 19 May 2023 (LINK)

China says it will resume group tours for Taiwan residents to mainland — reuters — 19 May 2023 (LINK)

Dominion CEO Says 'It's Just A Matter Of Time' Before It Goes Out Of Business because of Fox defamation hurting contracts — huffpost — 19 May 2023 (LINK)

Las Vegas resident charged in $45 million metaverse scam that touted trillion-dollar returns — source — 19 May 2023 (LINK)

Disney shuts down its $5K for 2 nights 'Star Wars' hotel, the Galactic Starcruiser from 30 September — yahoo — 19 May 2023 (LINK)

Did Harry and Meghan exaggerate their 'catastrophic' chase? It's complicated — Guardian — 19 May 2023 (LINK)

Iran executes three men linked to Mahsa Amini protests — ground.news: 62 reports — 19 May 2023 (LINK)

US to unveil 'substantial' sanctions package against Russia at G-7 summit in Hiroshima — ground.news: 94 reports — 19 May 2023 (LINK)

Sudan's top army general formally fires rival paramilitary leader as his deputy in symbolic gesture — ground.news: 9 reports — 19 May 2023 (LINK)

Germany's new citizenship rules to boost migration, open up job market — reuters / khaleejtimes — 19 May 2023 (LINK)

FBI misused surveillance tool on Jan. 6 suspects, BLM arrestees and others — washingtonpost ● — 19 May 2023 (LINK)

Decorated police officer charged with tipping off Proud Boys leader — BBC — 19 May 2023 (LINK)

A copyright judgment against Andy Warhol has implications for the music industry and AI — ajournalofmusicalthings — 19 May 2023 (LINK)

How humanitarians are embracing gaming technologies — genevasolutions — 19 May 2023 (LINK)

Britain unveils $1.2B strategy to boost computer chip industry — ground.news: 29 reports — 19 May 2023 (LINK)

Al-Qaida Frees Australian Doctor Held for Seven Years in West Africa — ground.news: 50 reports — 19 May 2023 (LINK)

U.S. officials walk back claim drone strike killed senior al-Qaeda leader — ground.news: 6 reports — 19 May 2023 (LINK)

Lebanon gets Interpol notice for central bank boss Riad Salameh — ground.news: 17 reports — 19 May 2023 (LINK)

"Someone Else Done It": Man Charged In Deadly New Zealand Hostel Fire — ground.news: 29 reports — 19 May 2023 (LINK)

EPFL: Amputees feel warmth in their missing hand through new bio-technology — epfl — 19 May 2023 (LINK)

United States returns 'Earth Monster' Olmec sculpture to Mexico — ground.news: 29 reports — 19 May 2023 (LINK)

World's most expensive ice cream costs $6,696 per serving — ground.news: 8 reports — 19 May 2023 (LINK)

— The gelato features the Italian Phantom White Truffle, recognized by Guinness World Records as costing $15,192 per kilogram.

Supreme Court shields Twitter, social media giants from liability for terror content — ground.news: 147 reports — 18 May 2023 (LINK)

Turkey's Kilicdaroglu promises to kick out refugees post-election — ground.news: 24 reports — 18 May 2023 (LINK)

Top Lebanese official in IMF talks calls for central bank head to resign amid corruption allegations — ground.news: reports — 18 May 2023 (LINK)

Salman Rushdie attends PEN America gala, first in-person appearance since stabbing — ground.news: 59 reports — 18 May 2023 (LINK)

UK rights group documents abuses since Taliban takeover of Afghanistan — ground.news: 34 reports — 18 May 2023 (LINK)

Local Official: Death Toll in Central Nigeria Clashes Rises to 85 — ground.news: 13 reports — 18 May 2023 (LINK)

China shuts 100,000 fake news social media accounts, ramps up content cleanup — ground.news: 20 reports — 18 May 2023 (LINK)

Disney cancels plans for $1bn campus in Florida amid battle with DeSantis — The Guardian — 18 May 2023 (LINK)

Wall removed between Swiss and Venezuelan pavilions at Venice Architecture Biennale to "dissolve borders" — source — 18 May 2023 (LINK)

UN urges US$3 billion aid for Sudan and refugees — ground.news: 23 reports — 17 May 2023 (LINK)

Russia agrees to extend Ukraine grain deal in boost for global food security — ground.news: 81 reports — 17 May 2023 (LINK)

Global temperature set to break key 1.5C heat threshold for first time in next five years — ground.news: 144 reports — 17 May 2023 (LINK)

IMF comes to Ghana's aid with $3 billion loan — ground.news: 16 reports — 17 May 2023 (LINK)

Ecuador president dissolves legislature, bringing elections forward — ground.news: 86 reports — 17 May 2023 (LINK)

Brazil's Congress opens probe into soccer match-fixing scandal — ground.news: 29 reports — 17 May 2023 (LINK)

Singapore hangs 2nd citizen in 3 weeks for trafficking cannabis despite calls to halt executions — ground.news: 23 reports — 17 May 2023 (LINK)

China fines comedy troupe $2m for joke about the military — ground.news: 24 reports — 17 May 2023 (LINK)

Pope takes cellphone call during general audience, meets with clergy abuse survivors — ground.news: 30 reports — 17 May 2023 (LINK)

'Largest underwater scanning project in history' gives never-before-seen view of Titanic — ground.news: 66 reports — 17 May 2023 (LINK)

EU states approve world's first comprehensive crypto rules, piling pressure on countries such as Britain and the United States to play catch up — ground.news: 30 reports — 16 May 2023 (LINK)

— Package of rules are expected to start taking effect in phases in July 2024. The MiCA mandates that cryptocurrency companies obtain EU authorization before they can serve consumers within the Union. The rules will cover stablecoins — which are usually tied to a hard currency or a commodity like gold that make them less volatile than normal cryptocurrencies. Other digital tokens as well as bitcoin-related services such as trading platforms and digital wallets are also subject to the rules, but not bitcoin itself.

WHO cautions on use of ChatGPT, Bard in healthcare — thestatesman — 16 May 2023 (LINK)

Prince Harry and Meghan involved in 'near catastrophic car chase' with paparazzi in New York after charity event — ground.news: 418 reports — 16 May 2023 (LINK)

Suck It, Death Cap: Scientists Find Potential Antidote to World's Deadliest Mushroom — gizmodo.com — 16 May 2023 (LINK)

Forgotten antibiotic from the 1940s could save the world from drug-resistant superbugs — studyfinds.org — 16 May 2023 (LINK)

UN labour rights watchdog facing backlash over Qatar conference nomination — The Guardian — 16 May 2023 (LINK)

Prominent Foe of Female Genital Mutilation Wins Prestigious Templeton Prize — ground.news: 18 reports — 16 May 2023 (LINK)

Impeachment hearing begins in Ecuador against President Lasso — ground.news: 36 reports — 16 May 2023 (LINK)

Pompidou Centre will be closing for five years in 2025 (originally scheduled for 2023) — timeout — 16 May 2023 (LINK)

Ukraine shoots down 18 of 18 missiles in overnight attack on Kyiv; six hypersonic missiles intercepted, claims military high command — source — 16 May 2023 (LINK)

Air defence batteries successfully intercepted six hypersonic Kinzhal missiles, the most potent long-range weapon in the Kremlin's arsenal. They also downed nine cruise missiles, three ballistic missiles, six kamikaze drones and three unmanned aerial vehicles, Ukraine's military high command said.

Air defence batteries successfully intercepted six hypersonic Kinzhal missiles, the most potent long-range weapon in the Kremlin's arsenal. They also downed nine cruise missiles, three ballistic missiles, six kamikaze drones and three unmanned aerial vehicles, Ukraine's military high command said.

Recorded executions rise to highest in five years: AmnestyIran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt alone carried out 90% — ground.news: 43 news reports — 16 May 2023 (LINK)

6 takeaways from the OpenAI senate hearing — mashable.com — 16 May 2023 (LINK)

Trump-appointed Special counsel John Durham concludes FBI never should have launched full Trump-Russia probe — source — 16 May 2023 (LINK)

— Durham's findings are at odds with a previous Justice Department inspector general investigation into the FBI's Russia probe, which identified problems with the investigation but concluded in December 2019 there was sufficient justification to open the inquiry.

John Durham Owes the American People an Apology for Wasting Their Money on investigating FBI Russia probe — thedailybeast ← — 16 May 2023 (LINK)

Germany: 5 sentenced to prison for 2019 100-million-euro jewelry heist — ground.news: 22 reports — 16 May 2023 (LINK)

Man Identified With Rare Mutation That Protects From Alzheimer's Disease — sciencealert — 16 May 2023 (LINK)

Cannes Film Festival kicks off Tuesday with Johnny Depp and 'Jeanne du Barry' — ground.news: 33 reports — 16 May 2023 (LINK)

— The festivities Tuesday will include an opening ceremony where Michael Douglas is to receive an honorary Palme d'Or.

Don't use sugar substitutes for weight loss, World Health Organization advises: could increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and mortality in adults — ground.news: 61 news reports — 15 May 2023 (LINK)

U.N. marks 75th anniversary of mass expulsion of Palestinians for first time — ground.news: 4 news reports — 15 May 2023 (LINK)

Colombian rebel leader says peace talks are 'on pause' due to remarks made last week by President Gustavo Petro — ground.news: 14 reports — 15 May 2023 (LINK)

Exxon settles Indonesia torture case that led to SEC official's ouster — ground.news: 13 reports — 15 May 2023 (LINK)

Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi sentenced to year in prison — ground.news: 32 reports — 15 May 2023 (LINK)

Cambodia poll body disqualifies sole opposition party from July election — ground.news: 16 news reports — 15 May 2023 (LINK)

Turkey to have momentous runoff election on 28 May after Erdogan fails to win outright but better than expected — ground.news: 291 news reports — 15 May 2023 (LINK)

Thailand's opposition parties, after stunning election win, set plans to enlist allies to take power — ground.news: 4 reports — 15 May 2023 (LINK)

North Korean hackers stole $721 million in cryptocurrency from Japan — ground.news: 18 reports — 15 May 2023 (LINK)

UNAIDS urges all countries to decriminalize homosexuality as a vital step in ensuring health for all — unaids — 15 May 2023 (LINK)

— Around the world, 67 countries still criminalize same sex relations, with 10 imposing the death penalty. 20 countries criminalise gender diversity.

Universal flu jab moves one step closer — paving way for end to yearly vaccinations — ground.news: 10 reports — 15 May 2023 (LINK)

The world can cut plastic pollution by 80% by 2040, UNEP says — ground.news: 40 reports — 15 May 2023 (LINK)

How corporations use greenwashing to convince you they are battling climate change — theconversation.com — 15 May 2023 (LINK)

Britain to send long-range attack drones to Ukraine — ground.news: 55 reports — 15 May 2023 (LINK)

Poland gets 1st U.S.-made HIMARS rocket launchers amid concerns over war in Ukraine — ground.news: 47 reports — 15 May 2023 (LINK)

The World Economic Forum and the Government of Malaysia have established the first Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR Malaysia) in the Asia-Pacific region — weforum.org — 15 May 2023 (LINK)

Pacific Islanders Urge World to Put Aside Differences in Combating Climate Change — ground.news: 36 reports — 15 May 2023 (LINK)

Powerful cyclone floods homes, cuts communications in western Myanmar; at least 6 dead, 700 injured — ground.news: 229 reports — 15 May 2023 (LINK)

Nigerian chef Hilda Baci, 27, cooks for 100 hours to set new world record — msn — 15 May 2023 (LINK)

Geneva's human rights film festival nominates two new directors, following a wave of departures that recently rocked the annual film fest — letemps.ch (French, subscription) — 15 May 2023 (LINK)