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At least 41 killed in ADF rebel attack on Ugandan school near Congo border — ground.news: 162 media reports — 17 June 2023 (LINK)

Thousands in western India relief camps begin returning home as Cyclone Biparjoy recedes — ground.news: 59 media reports — 17 June 2023 (LINK)

Up to 500 missing after migrant boat sunk off Greek coast — including women and children — ground.news: 80 media reports — 16 June 2023 (LINK)

At least 41 killed in ADF rebel attack on Ugandan school near Congo border — ground.news: 162 media reports — 17 June 2023 (LINK)

Thousands in western India relief camps begin returning home as Cyclone Biparjoy recedes — ground.news: 59 media reports — 17 June 2023 (LINK)

Gino Mäder dies at age 26 after Tour de Suisse crash — www.cbsnews.com — 16 June 2023 (LINK)

ground.news: Nine Egyptian nationals arrested for people smuggling after Greece migrant ship tragedy — (LINK)

Saudi FM in Tehran as part of restoration of diplomatic ties after a 7-year rift — ground.news: 49 media reports — 16 June 2023 (LINK)

Pittsburgh synagogue attacker found guilty of hate crimes — ground.news: 234 media reports — 16 June 2023 (LINK)

Daniel Ellsberg, Who Leaked the Pentagon Papers, Is Dead at 92 — www.nytimes.com ● — 16 June 2023 (LINK)

— In March, Mr. Ellsberg, in an email message to "Dear friends and supporters," announced that he had recently been told he had inoperable pancreatic cancer and said that his doctors had given him an estimate of three to six months to live.

UN To Adopt High Seas Treaty on 19 June — www.barrons.com ● — 15 June 2023 (LINK)

— Currently, about one percent of the high seas are protected by any sort of conservation measures. The treaty, officially known as the treaty on "Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction" or BBNJ, also introduces requirements to carry out environmental impact studies for proposed activities to be carried out in international waters. The treaty also establishes principles for sharing the benefits of "marine genetic resources" (MGR) collected by scientific research in international waters — a sticking point that almost derailed last-minute negotiations in March.

Families in North Korea 'starving to death' due to lack of supplies — report — ground.news: 12 media reports — 16 June 2023 (LINK)

Pope Francis leaves hospital in wheelchair 9 days after operation — ground.news: 196 media reports — 16 June 2023 (LINK)

UN chief says fossil fuels are 'incompatible with human survival,' calls for credible exit strategy — ap / www.pbs.org — 15 June 2023 (LINK)

International donors commit $10.3 billion in aid for millions of Syrians battered by civil conflict, hunger, poverty — ground.news: 17 media reports: ap — 15 June 2023 (LINK)

World's Largest Fusion Project Is in Big Trouble, New Documents Reveal — www.scientificamerican.com — 15 June 2023 (LINK)

— Accumulated schedule slips and budget overruns threaten to make it the most delayed — and most cost–inflated–science project in history. As late as early July 2022, ITER's website announced that the machine was expected to turn on as scheduled in December 2025. Afterward that date bore an asterisk clarifying that it would be revised. Now the date has disappeared from the website altogether.

In January 2022 the French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) put a stop to ITER assembly entirely. ASN is unconvinced that, among other issues, the planned amount of radiation shielding around the machine will be adequate, and the authority won't let the assembly go forward until ITER can prove that it can keep personnel safe.

Adjusted for inflation, its price is about the same as that of the Manhattan Project, which made the first atomic bombs — and is almost certain to get larger.

GLOBAL GENEVA INSIGHTS piece: Climate change is NOT our main problem, says TV science star (LINK)

European Central Bank raises rates by 25 basis points to 3.5% after Fed opts to pause — ground.news: 68 media reports — 15 June 2023 (LINK)

China Youth Jobless Rate Hits Record 20.8% in Challenge for Policymakers — ground.news: 28 media reports — 15 June 2023 (LINK)

Germany to give $1.4 billion to Holocaust survivors globally in 2024 — ground.news: 44 media reports — 15 June 2023 (LINK)

— The survivors receiving aid largely consist of Russian Jews who fled Nazi killing units and are some of the poorest in their community, according to the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Scientists develop two novel oral polio vaccines to bolster WHO's push to eradicate polio — www.news-medical.net — 15 June 2023 (LINK)

Mali asks UN to withdraw its peacekeeping mission 'without delay' — ground.news: 28 media reports — 16 June 2023 (LINK)

Saudi FM in Tehran as part of restoration of diplomatic ties after a 7-year rift — ground.news: 49 media reports — 16 June 2023 (LINK)

U.N. nuclear chief's visit to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant delayed — ground.news: 36 media reports — 15 June 2023 (LINK)

Boris Johnson 'deliberately' misled MPs over partygate, report finds, and should be banned from parliament — ground.news: 161 media reports — 15 June 2023 (LINK)

Deep, 6.2 magnitude earthquake shakes part of Philippines southwest of the capital: no reports of major damage or injuries — ground.news: 47 media reports — 15 June 2023 (LINK)

Nigeria anti-graft boss in custody after being suspended by president — ground.news: 9 media reports — 15 June 2023 (LINK)

After long waits, new pilgrims prepare for return next week of Hajj, the first major one since COVID-19 — ground.news: 30 media reports — 15 June 2023 (LINK)

Thank You, Science: The Eternal Question, "What Came First, The Chicken Or The Egg?" Is Finally Answered — www.boredpanda.com — 15 June 2023 (LINK)

— According to the researchers, early reptilian ancestors of chickens were around before they evolved to be able to lay eggs

Pittsburgh synagogue attacker found guilty of hate crimes — ground.news: 234 media reports — 16 June 2023 (LINK)

"Covid 'patient zero' NAMED as Wuhan scientist who conducted deadly tests on souped-up virus, bombshell report" — ground.news: 12 → media reports — 14 June 2023 (LINK)

— Three lab researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) are believed to be the first known cases of COVID-19, according to unnamed US officials involved in investigating the origins of the pandemic. One allegedly led a gain-of-function research team at the WIV on SARS-like coronaviruses in the lead-up to the pandemic.

Scientists develop two novel oral polio vaccines to bolster WHO's push to eradicate polio — www.news-medical.net — 15 June 2023 (LINK)

Synthetic human embryos created in groundbreaking advance — ground.news: 12 media reports — 14 June 2023 (LINK)

Guatemala sentences renowned journalist José Rubén Zamora to six years in money laundering case — ground.news: 49 media reports — 14 June 2023 (LINK)

Saturn's Moon Enceladus Is Habitable, Confirms Breakthrough Study — ground.news: 19 media reports — 14 June 2023 (LINK)

— Phosphorus in the form of phosphates is vital for all life on Earth. It is essential for the creation of DNA and RNA, energy-carrying molecules, cell membranes, bones and teeth in people and animals, and even the sea's microbiome of plankton. Life as we know it is simply not possible without phosphates.

"We found phosphate concentrations at least 100 times higher in the moon's plume-forming ocean waters than in Earth's oceans," Dr. Christopher Glein said. "Using a model to predict the presence of phosphate is one thing, but actually finding the evidence for phosphate is incredibly exciting. This is a stunning result for astrobiology and a major step forward in the search for life beyond Earth."

UNCTAD: Setting a climate finance goal that works for developing countries — mailchi.mp/unctad/ — 14 June 2023 (LINK)

Swiss women stage 'feminist strike,' a scream for equality — www.reuters.com ● — 14 June 2023 (LINK)

— Swiss women earn roughly a fifth less than men, better than 30 years ago when it was about a third less, but worse than in 2000, according to government data. Many Swiss women hold an annual strike and protests on June 14, a day that marks the anniversary of a 1981 vote that enshrined the principle of equality in the constitution.

Britain and Switzerland to sign professional qualifications agreement — www.reuters.com ● — 14 June 2023 (LINK)

— The deal on recognising professional qualifications will replace an interim UK-Swiss agreement which replicated the arrangements Britain had when it was a member of the European Union for a time-limited period.

Paris says "non" to buildings of more than 12 storeys — or some 37 metres — but what's behind the ban? — www.euronews.com — 14 June 2023 (LINK)

— Certain parts of the city imposed a height limit for new buildings of 37 metres in 1977 after the construction of the controversial 209m-tall Montparnasse Tower, which was completed in 1973. That monolithic building has long been criticised by some Parisians for looking out of place — a blot on the iconic landscape.

Paris has now effectively, returned to 1977 — the ban reintroduced as part of mayor Anne Hidalgo's aim to reduce Paris' carbon emissions, otherwise known as the Local Bioclimatic Urban Plan. Another reason behind the decision lies in the controversial construction of the Tour Triangle tower designed by Swiss studio Herzog & de Meuron. Starting building works in 2021, the pyramid-shaped tower is scheduled for completion in 2026 but has been dogged by backlash and delayed by a staggering 12 years due to various legal and planning battles. At its completion, the Tour Triangle will be the city's third tallest building, playing host to a hotel and office as well as shops and restaurants. The building is in a trapezoidal form, meaning it will resemble a thin tower from central Paris, but from the east and west of the city, its full width will be visible.

Spotify fined over $5 mn for GDPR violations in Sweden — www.socialnews.xyz — 14 June 2023 (LINK)

The Oldest Song in the World by Ancient Greek Artist Seikilos — greekreporter.com — 14 June 2023 (LINK)

— The oldest song to have survived in its entirety is a first-century A.D. Greek tune known as the "Seikilos Epitaph." The song, the melody of which is recorded, alongside its lyrics, in the ancient Greek musical notation, was found in 1883 engraved on a pillar (a stele) from the Hellenistic town of Tralles near present-day Aydin, Turkey, not far from Ephesus.

Fastest star in the galaxy clocked at 2285 kilometres per second — www.newscientist.com ● — 14 June 2023 (LINK)

— Astronomers have spotted white dwarfs moving faster than any free-moving star seen before — so fast they must have been launched by supernovae

New Discovery Reveals the Oldest-known Ancestor of Complex Life — www.inverse.com — 14 June 2023 (LINK)

— The molecular remains of a microbe called protosterol biota appeared within the Barney Creek Formation in Australia's Northern Territory.

World's Oldest Known Human Footprint Identified in South Africa: dates back 153,000 years — www.sciencealert.com — 14 June 2023 (LINK)

The secret of Stradivarius violin's special and unique sound discovered: several chemicals used have been identified for the first time — www.thebrighterside.news — 14 June 2023 (LINK)

A Geologist Found The Oldest Water On Earth in Canada, And Then She Tasted It: Much to her delight, the water was "very salty and bitter" and "much saltier than seawater." This isn't altogether surprising, given that it had been aged for over 2 billion years — www.iflscience.com — 14 June 2023 (LINK)

Has the Mona Lisa's great mystery been solved after 500 years? The location is not where most people had assumed: the Romito Etruscan-Roman bridge over the Arno, also known as Ponte di Valle, pictured in the painting is located in the municipality of Laterina in the province of Arezzo — www.jpost.com — 14 June 2023 (LINK)

Zug destined to become a blockchain research center — swisstrade.com — 14 June 2023 (LINK)

— The cantonal government of Zug is to contribute a total of 39.35 million Swiss francs to the Blockchain Zug — Joint Research Initiative of the University of Lucerne and Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.

Logitech CEO Bracken Darrell resigns with immediate effect after nearly a decade at helm — bhaskarlive.in — 14 June 2023 (LINK)

— Board member Guy Gecht will take over as interim CEO while a global search of internal and external candidates is conducted.

Fact check: Trump makes numerous false claims in speech after court appearance — edition.cnn.com — 14 June 2023 (LINK)

Harvard Medical School morgue manager, 4 others indicted in theft, sale of human remains — ground.news: 91 media reports — 15 June 2023 (LINK)

Donald Trump became the first former president to face a judge on federal charges as he pleaded not guilty in a Miami courtroom Tuesday to dozens of felony counts accusing him of hoarding classified documents and refusing government demands to give them back — AP.com — 14 June 2023 (LINK)

UN labour agency gets budget despite LGBTQ rights drama — afp / www.monitor.co.ug — 13 June 2023 (LINK)

— Despite harsh opposition from the OIC countries especially, the adopted text still makes specific reference to people facing discrimination and exclusion "on the grounds of race, sexual orientation and gender identity." But a note has been included that "recognises the different positions expressed on the issue", ILO spokeswoman Rosalind Yarde told reporters in Geneva.

Gavi is On Track to Vaccinate 300 Million More Children by 2025 — healthpolicy-watch.news — 13 June 2023 (LINK)

'Tides Are Changing': Meet the Winners of the UN's 10th Annual World Oceans Day Photo Competition — www.ecowatch.com — 13 June 2023 (LINK)

Businessman gets life sentence in 2021 assassination of Haiti's president — NBCnews.com — 13 June 2023 (LINK)

— An additional 10 defendants await trial in the U.S. in connection with the assassination of Jovenel Moïse.

UN says insurance coverage secured to salvage rusting oil tanker off Yemen — AP.com — 13 June 2023 (LINK)

Western companies still operating in Russia were so profitable in 2022 that their corporate taxes contributed almost $4 billion to the country's revenues — www.businessinsider.com — 13 June 2023 (LINK)

A Chinese climber saved from Mount Everest has been caught in a social-media firestorm after being accused of refusing to pay a promised $10,000 fee to the Sherpas who rescued her — www.insider.com — 13 June 2023 (LINK)

Millionaires are fleeing China at a faster pace as the post-COVID economic rebound fizzles — markets.businessinsider.com — 13 June 2023 (LINK)

Joe Biden Tapes: What We Know About Burisma, Hunter Audio Conversations — www.newsweek.com — 13 June 2023 (LINK)

Militias attack camp for displaced in Congo's Ituri, over 45 killed — www.reuters.com — 12 June 2023 (LINK)

UN chief calls for coordinated global action on disinformation, hate and artificial intelligence — ground.news: 53 media reports — 12 June 2023 (LINK)

Netherlands, Canada take Syria to International Court of Justice over torture claims — ground.news: 43 media reports — 12 June 2023 (LINK)

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi dies at 86, treated for leukemia — www.bbc.com — 12 June 2023 (LINK)

Pakistan gets first shipment of Russian crude under discount deal — ground.news: 57 media reports — 12 June 2023 (LINK)

China leading way as nuclear powers expand arsenals, report warns — ground.news: 85 media reports — 12 June 2023 (LINK)

U.S. plans to rejoin UNESCO in July, UN agency says — www.axios.com — 12 June 2023 (LINK)

— Last December, Congress approved a bill that allocated more than $500 million needed to pay the U.S. debt to UNESCO and allows it to return as a full member.

UBS CEO says about 10% of Credit Suisse staff have left — www.reuters.com — 12 June 2023 (LINK)

— The two banks jointly employ around 120,000 people worldwide. UBS has, however, already said it will be cutting jobs to reduce costs and take advantage of synergies.

South Africa's ruling party expels former top official Ace Magashule accused of corruption — ground.news: media reports — 12 June 2023 (LINK)

US House Oversight Committee subpoenas former Hunter Biden business partner — ground.news: 9 media reports — 12 June 2023 (LINK)

ICRC: inside the identity and financial crises eating away at the world's largest humanitarian network — genevasolutions.news — 12 June 2023 (LINK)

Biodiversity offsets under fire as EU updates green finance taxonomy — www.euractiv.com — 12 June 2023 (LINK)

New UN report reveals chronic bias against women over last decade — source — 12 June 2023 (LINK)

One in every 10 children works — instead of going to school — news.un.org — 12 June 2023 (LINK)

Starbucks ordered to pay $25m to ex-employee in racial discrimination case — ground.news: 70 media reports — 12 June 2023 (LINK)

Placing Future Generations at the Centre of Long-Term Sustainability — www.eventbrite.ch — 12 June 2023 (LINK)

Fox News sends Tucker Carlson cease-and-desist letter over his new Twitter show — www.cbsnews.com — 12 June 2023 (LINK)

Aileen Cannon, the Trump-appointed judge in the documents case, wasn't pictured in a Team Trump hat — www.politifact.com — 12 June 2023 (LINK)

Chocolate expected to get more expensive as cocoa prices soar to 7-year highs — www.nbcnews.com — 12 June 2023 (LINK)

— Among the different varieties of chocolate, prices of dark will reportedly be the hardest hit.