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Greek election: landslide win for conservative New Democracy party — ground.news: 145 media reports — 25 June 2023 (LINK)

German far-right party wins its first county leadership post as it rises in polls — ground.news: 47 media reports — 25 June 2023 (LINK)

Twitter hacker behind infamous 2020 breach sentenced to 5 years in prison — mashable.com — 25 June 2023 (LINK)

Russian airstrike hits busy market in opposition-held northwestern Syria and kills at least 9 people — ground.news: 39 media reports — 25 June 2023 (LINK)

The state of abortion access in America a year after Roe's reversal (video 7:56) — pbsnewshour — 25 June 2023 (LINK)

After Taliban bans opium, a guilt-racked commander winks at harvest — www.washingtonpost ● — 25 June 2023 (LINK)

— Since seizing power again in 2021, Taliban leaders pledged once more to strictly crack down on narcotics production and trade. The move was interpreted by analysts as an attempt by the diplomatically isolated group to burnish its image as a responsible government. Since April, the start of the first harvest season since the ban was announced last year, eradication teams that have been deployed almost daily across the country have razed about 4,000 hectares (10,000 acres) of poppy fields.

That amounts to scant progress. In November, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimated that 233,000 hectares (575,000 acres) of opium were being cultivated in 2022, up 32 percent from a year prior. Opium sales generated $1.4 billion for Afghan farmers last year, worth nearly 30 percent of overall agricultural output, the U.N. agency calculated.

Russian mercenary boss Prigozhin will move to Belarus under Wagner deal, Kremlin says — ground.news: 141 media reports — 24 June 2023 (LINK)

— The charges against him for mounting an armed rebellion will be dropped. Fighters from his Wagner Group, who did not participate in the uprising, will be offered contracts by the Defense Ministry and troops who joined him in the rebellion will also not be prosecuted.

The United Nations is proposing a universal digital ID system that would directly connect to people's bank accounts and payment apps — dailyhodl.com — 24 June 2023 (LINK)

Sudan: OHCHR calls for 'urgent action' to end militia attacks on people fleeing El Geneina — news.un.org — 24 June 2023 (LINK)

— The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Saturday said it was gravely concerned at reports of "wanton killings" by "Arab" militia in Sudan's West Darfur backed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), primarily targeting men from the Masalit community.

Titanic sub implosion: Canadian police looking into deaths of five people onboard — ground.news: 9 media reports — 24 June 2023 (LINK)

— Interviews were conducted with people on the main support ship, Polar Prince, and safety investigators are looking into the incident.

SeaWorld launches orca-free park in UAE, its first venture outside the US — ground.news: 21 media reports — 26 June 2023 (LINK)

Switzerland's Economy Relies on Mothers Working Part-Time, at Their Cost — www.bloomberg.com ● — 24 June 2023 (LINK)

Guatemalans to elect a new president after a tumultuous electoral season — ground.news: 21 media reports — 25 June 2023 (LINK)

Elections: Conservatives in Greece expect a clear election victory: former Prime Minister Kiriakos Mitsotakis' party is expected to win a second term in power — ground.news: 4 media reports — 25 June 2023 (LINK)

Mexico imposes 50% tariff on white corn imports until end of year amid trade dispute with U.S. and Canada — ground.news: media reports: ap — 24 June 2023 (LINK)

— Mexico wants to restrict genetically modified white corn for human consumption and eventually also veto GM yellow corn for animal feed. The U.S. and Canada say that would harm trade in the region. Mexico has been importing GM feed corn from the U.S. for years, buying about $3 billion worth annually. Mexico imports some white corn — the kind used for human consumption — mainly from the United States and South Africa. But since the tariff goes against the U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement, it could complicate the trade dispute that the country already has with the U.S. and Canada over GM corn.

Harvard behavior scientist who studied honesty accused of fabricating data: report — ground.news: 7 media reports — 24 June 2023 (LINK)

— At least four papers authored by Harvard Business School professor Francesca Gino contain fraudulent data, according to three business school professors who allege academic misconduct by Gino. The professors used Microsoft Excel's "calcChain" to determine whether a cell containing a formula has been manually tampered with, and found evidence that rows were out of sequence and had been tampered with.

On Peacebuilding Day, ambassadors in New York discuss response to organized crime in the Sahel — news.un.org — 23 June 2023 (LINK)

— Consisting of 31 Member States elected from the General Assembly, the Security Council, and the Economic and Social Council, the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) brings together top donors and troop-contributing countries. The PBC has been actively involved in improving conditions across the Sahel , encompassing such countries as Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Niger, and Senegal.

Transnational organized crime poses a significant threat. The illegal activities there vary from weapons sales and drug production to migrant smuggling and human trafficking. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimates that illicit economic activities there generate billions of dollars annually, while much of the population lives on less than $2 per day.

Urgent reform needed to shield women and children from violence during custody battles — news.un.org — 23 June 2023 (LINK)

— Family court systems worldwide are being impacted by "deeply embedded gender bias" which is leaving women and children vulnerable to violence and "immense suffering", an independent UN human rights expert said.

3M coughs up $10.3b to settle "forever chemicals" lawsuits — boingboing.net — 23 June 2023 (LINK)

— The settlement is the largest related to water safety in U.S. history. The company said the settlement would provide the funds over a 13-year period to cities, towns and other public water systems to test for and treat contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS.

Paris summit on climate and finance ends without deal on global shipping tax — ground.news: 62 media reports — 23 June 2023 (LINK)

West Bank violence could spiral 'out of control', UN rights chief says — ground.news: 26 media reports — 23 June 2023 (LINK)

UN aid enters opposition-held Syria from government territory for first time since deadly earthquake — ground.news: 33 media reports — 23 June 2023 (LINK)

Russia opens criminal case against Wagner chief for inciting armed rebellion — ground.news: 122 media reports — 23 June 2023 (LINK)

Wagner chief accuses Russian military leaders of lying about Ukraine war — ground.news: 11 media reports — 23 June 2023 (LINK)

Malaysia charges 4 Thais over the mass graves and human trafficking camps found in 2015 — ground.news: 21 media reports — 23 June 2023 (LINK)

US files first-ever charges against Chinese fentanyl manufacturers — ground.news: 54 media reports — 23 June 2023 (LINK)

Switzerland's enormous Covid cost revealed — lenews.ch — 23 June 2023 (LINK)

— The federal government spent CHF 4.9 billion, the cantons up to CHF 2.9 billion and health insurers as much as CHF 1.4 billion. The CHF 9.2 billion total comes out at more than CHF 1,000 per resident.

Tunisia must 'change course' amid media crackdown: UN rights chief — news.un.org — 23 June 2023 (LINK)

Chinese human rights lawyer chased out of 13 homes in 2 months as pressure rises on legal advocates — ground.news: 24 media reports — 23 June 2023 (LINK)

Cortical Labs trains human brain cells on computer chips for advanced AI — www.cryptopolitan.com — 23 June 2023 (LINK)

ChatGPT on Threat: Over 100K Logins Leaked on the DarkWeb — thenewscrypto.com — 23 June 2023 (LINK)

— Cyber attacks primarily target users in Asia-Pacific. India impacted with 12,632 compromised ChatGPT accounts.

Eleven candidates to run for president in Zimbabwe — ground.news: 17 media reports — 22 June 2023 (LINK)

UN says Somalia faces a 'dire hunger emergency' but aid has been cut over lack of funding — ground.news: 19 media reports: ap — 22 June 2023 (LINK)

Health data, women's and LGBT rights in spotlight at Human Rights Council — news.un.org — 22 June 2023 (LINK)

Turkey's central bank hikes interest rate to 15% in dramatic U-turn to tackle 40% inflation — ground.news: 57 media reports — 22 June 2023 (LINK)

Bank of England surprises with 50-basis-point rate hike to 5%, a 15-year high, to tackle persistent inflation — ground.news: 82 media reports — 22 June 2023 (LINK)

Nearly half of US honeybee colonies died last year but struggling beekeepers stabilize population — ground.news: 35 media reports — 22 June 2023 (LINK)

Ex-Sri Lanka president ordered police records destroyed in 1989 to stall mass grave probes from Marxist insurrection, alleges justice organizations' report — ground.news: 10 media reports — 23 June 2023 (LINK)

UN adds Russia to list of shame for killing children in Ukraine — ground.news: 36 media reports — 22 June 2023 (LINK)

UN expert urges a different approach to resolve the crisis in Myanmar: says the 10-member regional bloc should not invite the junta to any of its meetings and should not allow Myanmar military personnel to participate in defense meetings — www.independent.co.uk — 22 June 2023 (LINK)

ground.news: US Places Sanctions on Myanmar's Defense Ministry, Banks — (LINK)

Barbados PM fights for shake-up of global climate finance — www.bbc.com — 22 June 2023 (LINK)

— Ms Mottley has built a global coalition to support her demand that the international financial system be fundamentally reformed.

Bank of England surprises with 50-basis-point rate hike to 5%, a 15-year high, to tackle persistent inflation — ground.news: 82 media reports — 22 June 2023 (LINK)

Eleven candidates to run for president in Zimbabwe — ground.news: 17 media reports — 22 June 2023 (LINK)

'Vienna, most liveable city' as per EIU's Global Liveability Index: Zurich 6th, Geneva 7th, Copenhagen 2 — ground.news: 38 media reports — 22 June 2023 (LINK)

Russia thermonuclear bomb scientist dies, Putin boosts nuke force — www.aljazeera.com — 23 June 2023 (LINK)

— Grigory Klinishov, who was in his 90s, has reportedly died by suicide in Moscow.

Meta Platforms Inc plans to end access to news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada once a parliament approved legislation requiring internet giants to pay news publishers comes into effect — ground.news: 79 media reports — 22 June 2023 (LINK)

The Global Humanitarian Assistance report: "a system in crisis" — www.thenewhumanitarian.org — 21 June 2023 (LINK)

Once starved by war, millions of Ethiopians go hungry again as US, UN pause aid after massive theft — AP.com — 21 June 2023 (LINK)

Top UN official for Africa calls for added action to stop piracy's spread — news.un.org — 21 June 2023 (LINK)

UNECE adopts groundbreaking regulation introducing methodology to measure particle emissions from cars and vans' braking systems — unece.org — 21 June 2023 (LINK)

— Non-exhaust sources now make up approximately 80% of particle emissions from vehicle use, compared to some 40% in 2000. Non-exhaust emissions arise from road, tyre and brake wear and road dust resuspension. UNECE's World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) adopted on 21 June 2023 groundbreaking regulation to measure emissions from braking systems under repeatable and reproducible laboratory conditions. When driving an EV, in most cases non-friction braking is used, drastically reducing emissions from brakes.

UNCTAD: Global trade growth returns but outlook for 2023 is poor: persistent inflation, financial vulnerabilities, the war in Ukraine and geopolitical tensions — unctad — 21 June 2023 (LINK)

No clear evidence hat the three sickened Wuhan Institute of Virology researchers had COVID-19 in November, 2019, as opposed to several other respiratory viruses that can cause similar symptoms — themessenger.com — 21 June 2023 (LINK)

— A declassified summary of U.S. intelligence released in late 2021 noted that the reported cases are "not diagnostic of the pandemic's origins." The report added: "Even if confirmed, hospital admission alone would not be diagnostic of COVID-19 infection."

US Places Sanctions on Myanmar's Defense Ministry, Banks — ground.news: 20 media reports — 21 June 2023 (LINK)

UN remains focused on 'critical needs' of Ukraine's people — news.un.org — 21 June 2023 (LINK)

— In 2023, the UN scaled up its recovery efforts, implementing $1 billion of recovery and development programming in line with the Government's priorities, driven by 24 different UN offices and more than 3,700 personnel. The UN's pledge to stay and deliver in Ukraine is characterized by community-level recovery — jointly planning, sequencing, and layering humanitarian, development, and support for social cohesion.

Record executions, large-scale arrests and detentions: New Iran human rights report — news.un.org — 21 June 2023 (LINK)

Afghanistan mission chief to Taliban: Bans on women and girls cost you legitimacy at home and abroad — news.un.org — 21 June 2023 (LINK)

Tel Aviv University removes Sackler family, makers of OxyContin, from medical school's full name — ground.news: 15 media reports — 21 June 2023 (LINK)

— As part of their settlement in US Court, the Sackler family was made to get their name removed from buildings and scholarships.

PM Modi–led Yoga session at UN creates Guinness World Record for participation of most nationalities — ground.news: 40 media reports — 21 June 2023 (LINK)

— Guinness World Records official adjudicator Michael Empric said: "Today there was a Guinness World Records title attempt for most nationalities in a Yoga lesson. The mark to be was 140 nationalities. Today in New York, at the UN, they have 135. It is a new Guinness world records title."

Russia Labels World Wide Fund For Nature 'Undesirable' — ground.news: 23 media reports — 21 June 2023 (LINK)

Pro-Russian hackers take down European Investment Bank on 19 June — au.investing.com — 21 June 2023 (LINK)

Ukraine says it successfully deployed 1,000km drone — reuters / www.straitstimes.com — 21 June 2023 (LINK)

U.S. House of Representatives fails to overturn Biden veto in effort to cancel student debt relief — thehill.com — 21 June 2023 (LINK)

Environment groups condemn Norway's move to open its waters to deep sea mining — www.euronews.com — 21 June 2023 (LINK)

Heather Cox Richardson: Undisclosed and misreported perks of right-wing U.S. Supreme Court justices — heathercoxrichardson.substack.com — 21 June 2023 (LINK)

Biden calls Chinese President Xi a dictator — www.reuters.com ● — 21 June 2023 (LINK)

These are the world's most gender-equal countries: Iceland, Norway, Finland, New Zealand, Nicaragua (7), Namibia(8) — www.weforum.org — 21 June 2023 (LINK)

All Chatbots Like ChatGPT and Google Bard Don't Meet EU AI Law Standards: Study — decrypt.co — 21 June 2023 (LINK)

Kenyan suspect in cult deaths dies in police custody due to complications from a hunger strike one day before he was due to be arraigned in court — ground.news: 11 media reports — 21 June 2023 (LINK)

German mother sentenced to more than nine years in prison after she kept Yazidi woman as a slave during time with the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria — ground.news: 21 media reports — 21 June 2023 (LINK)

20 June 2023

Breakthrough new drug cysteamine may prevent heart attacks and strokes — www.thebrighterside.news — 20 June 2023 (LINK)

?U.S. Funded Scientist One of Several Wuhan Lab Researchers Sickened During Early Covid Outbreak? — gizmodo.com — 20 June 2023 (LINK)

— One of the researchers was a scientist who had received significant funding from the U.S. government and whose research has focused on "how coronaviruses infect humans. At WIV, he was responsible for overseeing "gain of function" research — the controversial scientific field that involves mutating viruses to make them more deadly and more contagious — involving coronaviruses.

Media coverage of climate change research does not inspire action, say UNIL scientists — phys.org — 20 June 2023 (LINK)

— If the goal of mediating research is to have a societal impact, then it seems that we are pushing all the buttons that don't work. An analysis of the collection of about 50,000 scientific publications on climate change for the year 2020 showed that that most of the research selected by the media overly focused on large-scale climate projections that will occur in the future, and a narrow range of threats such as polar bears, drought and melting glaciers.

UN's World Refugee Day Celebrates Courage and Contributions of Refugees — www.voanews.com — 20 June 2023 (LINK)

— Belying common perceptions, the UNHCR reports that 76% of the world's refugees are hosted in low-and middle-income countries, not in wealthy nations, and that sub-Saharan Africa hosts one in five of all refugees globally. Anti-refugee and anti-immigrant sentiment has grown as the number of forcibly displaced has increased. This has led to a rise in xenophobia and hate speech.

When refugees are given the opportunity to work and to contribute to a society, they nearly always jump at the chance. They are very motivated," said Matthew Saltmarsh, UNHCR head of news and media. "Their priority is to get themselves on their feet, to support their families, to educate their children," he said, "but more often than not to contribute to their new society as a way of being able to thank that society for helping them when they needed that help." However, Saltmarsh noted that when refugees are parked in a settlement or camp in a remote area without access to livelihoods, "they will remain passive recipients of humanitarian handouts."

Short sellers have lost $120 billion betting against the US stock market that's been powered by the AI boom — markets.businessinsider.com — 20 June 2023 (LINK)

Rwanda genocide suspect to claim asylum in South Africa, lawyer says, complicating extradition — ground.news: 18 media reports — 20 June 2023 (LINK)

The U.S. Supreme Court just shriveled federal protection for wetlands, leaving many of these valuable ecosystems at risk — waterdesk.org — 20 June 2023 (LINK)

— The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in Sackett v. EPA that federal protection of wetlands encompasses only those wetlands that directly adjoin rivers, lakes and other bodies of water. This is an extremely narrow interpretation of the Clean Water Act that could expose many wetlands across the U.S. to filling and development.

Norway moves to open its waters to deep-sea mining — www.reuters.com ● — 20 June 2023 (LINK)

Scientists have discovered an alarming new side effect of air pollution: fly-mating behaviour: 'We had not thought about this before' — news.yahoo.com — 20 June 2023 (LINK)

More Than 100,000 ChatGPT User Accounts Compromised by Malware, Reveals Dark Web Report — www.techtimes.com — 20 June 2023 (LINK)

— The Asia-Pacific region accounted for nearly 41,000 compromised accounts between June 2022 and May 2023, followed by Europe with almost 17,000. Surprisingly, North America ranked fifth, with approximately 4,700 affected accounts.

'From Indonesia to the US': Report exposes sadistic global monkey torture ring — ground.news: 10 media reports — 20 June 2023 (LINK)

Credit Suisse sticks UBS with the bill for Archegos fiasco — www.finews.com — 20 June 2023 (LINK)

— UBS is facing fines in the hundreds of millions of dollars stemming from Credit Suisse's Archegos debacle. US, UK, and Swiss regulators have completed their investigations.

The New Humanitarian CEO Heba Aly to step down after 7 years and depart in early 2024: she will continue to support the mission of the organization as a board member of its soon-to-be-launched US affiliate — www.thenewhumanitarian.org — 20 June 2023 (LINK)

Russia has been using the Chinese yuan to get around sweeping Western sanctions — but this side door may be closing — www.businessinsider.com — 20 June 2023 (LINK)

Swiss consumer mag Bon à Savoir's June issue features Swiss TV's Guerre du chocolat (The Chocolate War): featuring Californian lawyer's 15-year campaign against Nestlé and Cargill over Ivory Coast use of children in chocolate plantations: available online till 23 July 2023 — source — 20 June 2023 (LINK)

Himalayan glaciers could lose 80% of their volume if global warming not controlled, study finds — ground.news: 52 media reports — 20 June 2023 (LINK)

The World's 50 Best Restaurants, According to the 'World's 50 Best' List: Swiss: Schloss Schauenstein, Fürstenau — www.bonappetit.com — 20 June 2023 (LINK)

— Central in Lima, Peru took the coveted top spot, replacing the Copenhagen restaurant Geranium, which was 2022's winner. But previous winners cannot appear in following year's list. Barcelona's Disfrutar is ranked the best restaurant in Europe. "When it comes to how this global list gets put together, well, it's a bit hard to say."

Controversial influencer, British-American former kickboxer Andrew Tate, has been charged in Romania with rape, human trafficking and forming an organised crime group to sexually exploit women — source — 20 June 2023 (LINK)

— All charged have denied the allegations. Indictment names seven alleged victims who it says were recruited by the Tate brothers through false promises of love and marriage. The alleged victims were later taken to buildings in Ilfov county in Romania where they were intimidated, placed under constant surveillance and control and forced into debt, according to a statement from Romanian prosecutors. The defendants allegedly then forced the women to take part in pornography which was later shared on social media. The trial will not start immediately and is expected to take several years.

Heather Cox Richardson: Treatment of Hunter Biden vs Roger Cohen — heathercoxrichardson.substack.com — 20 June 2023 (LINK)

Swiss Watch Exports to the U.S. Rose by Nearly 10 Percent in May — www.yahoo.com — 20 June 2023 (LINK)

UN: International donors promise $1.5 billion in aid to Sudan — less than half of what is needed — ground.news: 46 media reports — 19 June 2023 (LINK)

Report reveals war's 'stark impacts' on Ukraine society: 22% of households in Ukraine are spending over a quarter of their monthly income on healthcare — news.un.org — 19 June 2023 (LINK)

Britain plans to maintain Russian sanctions until Ukraine is compensated — ground.news: 12 media reports — 19 June 2023 (LINK)

UN members adopt first-ever treaty to protect marine life in the high seas — ground.news: 76 media reports — 19 June 2023 (LINK)

Fourteen suspects arrested over Greece boat disaster — ground.news: 26 media reports — 19 June 2023 (LINK)

— Pakistan has only confirmed that 12 Pakistanis lost their lives when a fishing trawler reported to be carrying about 750 men, women, and children capsized in the Mediterranean five days after leaving Libya for Italy. Pakistani media said Sunday that nearly 300 Pakistanis died.

UN chief tells Israel to halt 'illegal settlements' in Palestine — ground.news: 16 media reports — 19 June 2023 (LINK)

20 Suspected ADF Collaborators arrested in Uganda after school attack that killed 42. Arrested include head teacher and director of the school — ground.news: 16 media reports — 19 June 2023 (LINK)

Nigeria's leader replaces security chiefs in major shakeup — ground.news: 15 media reports — 19 June 2023 (LINK)

UN rights chief seeks to establish presence in China and India — www.reuters.com — 19 June 2023 (LINK)

Afghanistan's 'gender apartheid' should be international crime: UN expert — afp / www.france24.com — 19 June 2023 (LINK)

As death toll rises to 81, new accounts clash with official version of migrant disaster off Greece — ground.news: 20 media reports — 19 June 2023 (LINK)

— Survivors claim the battered trawler had been under tow by another vessel just before it sank with hundreds of people aboard.

Canada sanctions Iranian officials over alleged human rights abuses — ground.news: 41 media reports — 19 June 2023 (LINK)

Amazon, Marriott and other companies vow to hire thousands of refugees in Europe — ground.news: 21 media reports — 19 June 2023 (LINK)

Austrians say they foiled possible attack on Vienna's Pride parade by alleged IS sympathizers — ground.news: 69 media reports — 18 June 2023 (LINK)

— The suspects — aged 14, 17 and 20 — are Austrian nationals with Bosnian and Chechen roots who had become radicalized online and developed views sympathetic to ISIS.

UK and Ireland suffer one of the most severe marine heatwaves on Earth — www.newscientist.com — 19 June 2023 (LINK)

— Waters around the UK and Ireland have been classified as experiencing a category 4 (extreme) marine heatwave, as the North Atlantic ocean continues to see extraordinary warmth. Meteorologists warn temperatures are up to 4 °C above normal for the time of year in some places. The North Atlantic ocean has experienced record-breaking temperatures for the past three months, with average surface temperatures peaking on 17 June at 23 °C (73.4 °F), 0.2 °C above the previous high set in 2010.

Russia says regional free trade pact with Iran possible by year-end — ground.news: 12 media reports — 19 June 2023 (LINK)

Alexei Navalny: Putin critic facing decades in prison as new trial begins — ground.news: 110 media reports — 19 June 2023 (LINK)

— Among the charges he faces are financing extremist activity, publicly inciting extremist activities, and rehabilitating the Nazi ideology. This new case marks the first overtly political case against him. Navalny has already been jailed for parole violations, fraud, and contempt of court, which his supporters view as punishment for his political activities.

Europe warming twice as fast as other continents, warns WMO — source — 19 June 2023 (LINK)

— The 2022 annual average temperature for Europe was between the second and fourth highest on record, with an anomaly of about 0.79 °C above the 1991–2020 average. With precipitation below average across much of the region in 2022, France had its driest January to September, and the United Kingdom had its driest January to August since 1976, with far-reaching consequences for agriculture and energy production.

Channel crossings on the rise despite Rishi Sunak's 'stop the boats' pledge — as yearly total passes 10,000 — ground.news: 10 media reports — 18 June 2023 (LINK)

Jack Ma, the billionaire cofounder of Alibaba who disappeared from public life in 2020, has given his first class as a teacher in Japan — www.insider.com — 19 June 2023 (LINK)

Crypto entrepreneur Do Kwon gets four-month sentence in Montenegro for trying to use a fake Costa Rican passport to travel from Podgorica to Dubai with the former CFO of Terraform Labs, Han Chang-joon, who also received a four-month sentence — ground.news: 34 media reports — 19 June 2023 (LINK)

Boris Johnson misled parliament, UK MPs overwhelmingly say — www.aljazeera.com — 19 June 2023 (LINK)

Major scientific discovery uncovers history of smallpox — thebrighterside.news — 18 June 2023 (LINK)

Huntington's spreads like 'fire in the brain.' Scientists say they've found the spark — www.lpm.org — 19 June 2023 (LINK)

— What starts this little forest fire in the brain is a single molecule of PolyQ. Once the team had identified that molecule, they were able to find a way to prevent it from spreading — at least in the lab. The trick was to flood the cell with proteins that, in effect, smothered the flame before it could do any damage. It "opens the path" to finding the initial event that leads to diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

How a man chasing chickens stumbled on the 'largest ancient underground city': Elengubu in the Turkish city of Cappadocia — www.egyptindependent.com — 19 June 2023 (LINK)