Jan 20, 2023, 00:42 am
Top Stories
Unredacted NIH Emails Show Efforts to Rule Out Lab Origin of Covid
https://theintercept.com/2023/01/19/covi...ih-emails/
Iran’s unrest triggers explosion of fake news
https://thegrayzone.com/2023/01/19/irans...fake-news/
Wikimedia Foundation spent $88M for salaries in 2021-22 as a nonprofit
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedi...n_salaries
UN fails to condemn Saudi-led war on Yemen
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/01/19...l-in-Yemen
Most of Britain’s arms sales are destined for countries accused of human rights *****s, research shows
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/...arch-shows
Pfizer Pays To Change The Story
https://www.levernews.com/pfizer-pays-to...the-story/
DPR: Mariupol families receive keys to brand new apartments
https://rumble.com/v26an0i-mariupol-fami...ments.html
Putin warned the world in 2016 | MSM doesn't want you to know this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6CBUQIdgC8
Russia - Donbass - Ukraine
Kiev forces shell 11 Donbass civilian areas in 24 hours
https://rumble.com/v268dd2-kiev-forces-s...hours.html
Russian forces take operational control of four settlements in Zaporozhye Region
https://tass.com/politics/1564701
Ukraine’s servicemen in Artyomovsk encircled, says LPR People’s Militia officer
https://tass.com/politics/1564715
Ukrainian troops retreat from Donetsk direction of front line — LPR officer
https://tass.com/politics/1564719
Hungary blocks another EU tranche to finance military aid to Ukraine — Polish radio
https://tass.com/world/1564763
Western Sanctions and Their Impact on Russia's Consumers
https://viableopposition.blogspot.com/20...ct-on.html
US citizen suspected of espionage for collecting biological information — FSB
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=297244
Russian scientists synthesize nobelium isotope for first time ever
https://rumble.com/v26amko-russian-scien...-ever.html
Russian scientists have found a new way to extract viscous oil from great depths
https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/tek/russ...le1463311/
Russian Envoy Tells Canada Kiev Violating Laws of War Led to Dnepropetrovsk Tragedy
https://sputniknews.com/20230119/russian...76029.html
Russia controls 75 percent of the Kherson region
https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/gosudars...le1463317/
Report: US Considering Providing Ukraine With Weapons to Strike Crimea
https://sputniknews.com/20230119/report-...75695.html
Kremlin: Delivery of Weapons Capable of Striking Russia Would Elevate Ukraine Conflict to New Level
https://sputniknews.com/20230119/russian...79382.html
The United States decided to transfer part of the confiscated Russian assets to Ukraine
https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/v_mire/t...le1463429/
Ukraine Helicopter Crash: Kiev Abandoned Russian Mi-8s in Favor of French Pumas – Expert
https://sputniknews.com/20230119/ukraine...96678.html
West Doesn’t Want Peace in Ukraine Rather Bleed Russia White, US Author Says
https://sputniknews.com/20230119/west-do...91147.html
South Africa to Host Second Joint Naval Military Exercises With Russia, China Near Its Coast
https://sputniknews.com/20230119/south-a...84593.html
Banned Russian oil in high demand
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/2733...-bloomberg
Russia's external debt decreased by $100 billion over the year
https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/finansy/...le1463428/
Russia to destroy any weapons West supplies to Kyiv
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196354/Russ...es-to-Kyiv
West tries to use Kyiv against Minsk: Belarusian president
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196369/West...-president
Zelensky appoints *****ologist pyramid schemer as ambassador to Bulgaria
https://thegrayzone.com/2022/12/28/zelen...-bulgaria/
Washington is pushing Kiev to commit terrorist attacks in Russia — Ambassador to US
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=297232
Sakhalin exception: the Russian energy Japan can’t quit
https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/...cant-quit/
German Chancellor calls for more arms for Ukraine
https://rumble.com/v269qbk-there-is-alwa...ukrai.html
Russia’s ‘Grad’ rocket launcher performs salvo fire amid ongoing hostilities
https://rumble.com/v268rhe-russias-grad-...ities.html
Russian Offensive Will “Be A Slaughter” For Ukraine, Says Former US Intelligence Officer
https://southfront.org/russian-offensive...e-officer/
UK, several NATO states announced new 'unprecedented' package of military aid for Kiev
https://tass.com/world/1564703
Budapest demands Ukraine end atrocities against ethnic Hungarians
https://tass.com/society/1564707
Gazprom continues talks with China on pipeline via Mongolia — Russia’s Deputy PM
https://tass.com/economy/1564713
German government opts not to vote on providing Ukraine with tanks
https://tass.com/world/1564721
US allocates new military aid package for Kiev worth $2.5 billion — Pentagon
https://tass.com/world/1564757
What is Russia’s ‘MIR’ payment system?
https://www.rbth.com/business/334833-rus...ystem-card
World
Empire by Invitation
https://theintercept.com/2023/01/19/us-a...terrorism/
Biden has no luck in convincing Netherlands to join US chip-export ban against China
https://rumble.com/v26akho-biden-has-no-...-agai.html
Thousands Descend on Lima Demanding Resignation of Unelected Peruvian President
https://www.commondreams.org/news/protests-lima-peru
Iran’s annual oil output grew 7% in 2022: OPEC
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/480981/...-2022-OPEC
Forensic anthropologists say Peruvian military deliberately shot protesters in Ayacucho
https://www.radiohc.cu/en/noticias/inter...n-ayacucho
Australia to consider European-style right to be forgotten privacy laws
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...ivacy-laws
$2,500-a-Night Prostitutes Flock to Davos to 'Entertain' World Economic Forum Guests
https://sputniknews.com/20230119/2500-a-...88266.html
Philippine President Rules Out Reopening Former US Military Bases in Country
https://sputniknews.com/20230119/philipp...95368.html
UN Mission Discovers 49 Bodies in Mass Graves After Militia Attacks in Northeastern DRC
https://sputniknews.com/20230119/un-miss...80560.html
Toyota Prius Cars Targeted for Platinum Components Across Japan
https://sputniknews.com/20230119/grand-t...79147.html
Serbian President Calls European Parliament's Demands on Kosovo 'Shameless'
https://sputniknews.com/20230119/serbian...76329.html
Syria calls on UNSC to work to stop Israeli hostile acts
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196355/Syri...stile-acts
US logistics convoy comes under attack in Iraqi capital
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196349/US-l...qi-capital
Saudi Arabia Is Ready To Discuss Ditching Dollar In Trade
https://countercurrents.org/2023/01/saud...-in-trade/
French workers join strikes against Macron's pension reform plan
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/01/19...form-Paris
China donates $100m to Cuba
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/...0m-to-cuba
DRC grants 3 gas blocks to North American companies
https://www.africanews.com/2023/01/19/dr...companies/
Chadian protesters recount hellish ordeal in remote desert prison
https://www.africanews.com/2023/01/19/ch...rt-prison/
UK: Tories Advance 'Indefensible' Anti-Worker Bill as Thousands March to Defend Right to Strike
https://www.commondreams.org/news/anti-strike-bill-uk
Tens of Thousands March in Madrid to 'Stop Privatization' of Healthcare System
https://www.commondreams.org/news/health...est-madrid
Uganda cancels $2.2 billion Chinese railway deal
https://www.poandpo.com/politics/uganda-...lway-deal/
Police fire tear gas at protesters in Congo
https://rumble.com/v26aq0k-police-fire-t...congo.html
EU pressures Serbia to join sanctions against Russia, despite Belgrade’s opposition
https://rumble.com/v269bpw-eu-pressures-...-oppo.html
China’s economy outpacing US, causing dollar to weaken – financial analysts
https://rumble.com/v268ico-chinas-econom...lysts.html
Idlib Return To Syrian Government Control Is Closer Than Ever: Governor
https://southfront.org/idlib-return-to-s...-governor/
Military Situation In Syria On January 19, 2023 (Map Update)
https://southfront.org/military-situatio...ap-update/
Greater Idlib: 12 Syrian Soldiers Killed Or Wounded In New Raid By HTS Militants (Photos)
https://southfront.org/greater-idlib-12-...ts-photos/
Palestine - Israel
Two Palestinians killed by fire of Israeli occupation in Jenin
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=297228
Palestine Action activists occupy arms factory in Edinburgh
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/...-edinburgh
Families condemn Israeli govt for withholding dead Palestinians’ bodies
https://rumble.com/v268wcy-families-cond...odies.html
Maher Younis released after 40 years in Israeli prison, but occupation state bans celebration
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/202301...lebration/
Lebanon stops Israel army bulldozer from completing excavation work over border breach
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/202301...er-breach/
Jordan Court orders Israel to pay $500,000 to Jordanian driver wounded by embassy guard
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/202301...ssy-guard/
Christians baptised in same spot as Jesus in Jordan River
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/202301...dan-river/
Gaza Protesters Burn Pictures of Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir (PHOTOS)
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-...ir-photos/
Palestine: A Car Accident Victim’s Long Way to the Hospital
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/pales...-hospital/
Journalist among 15 Palestinians Arrested by Israeli Forces in Occupied Territories
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/journ...rritories/
US
Pentagon study declares American empire is ‘collapsing’ (2017 report)
https://canadiandimension.com/articles/v...collapsing
Biden’s Approval Rating Inches Up to 43% From Record Low in July, Poll Shows
https://sputniknews.com/20230119/bidens-...98838.html
Treasury Announces Start of 'Extraordinary Measures' as US Hits Debt Ceiling
https://sputniknews.com/20230119/yellen-...97828.html
Over Half of Americans Rate Healthcare Quality as Subpar, Poll Shows
https://sputniknews.com/20230119/over-ha...96486.html
If You Work for a Major Corporation, Your Boss Has Probably Already Made More in 2023 Than You Will
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/how...boss-makes
Goldman Sachs Q4 profit plunges 69%
https://www.poandpo.com/earnings/goldman...lunges-69/
US ‘working’ on arming Latin America – general
https://www.rt.com/news/570165-us-weapon...n-america/
US to build military industrial base in Morocco
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/202301...n-morocco/
Dollar stores are growing as food retailers in the US
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-01-d...ilers.html
US strengthens organic food protocols to counter fraud
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-food-proto...fraud.html
Vegan - Animal Rights
Authorities don't know who is shooting free-roaming horses in the Utah desert
https://text.npr.org/1148870794
Seb Alex On Photographing The Animals Society Doesn’t Want To See
https://plantbasednews.org/news/activism...otography/
Serve vegan burgers in schools to trigger shift from meat, says report
https://www.newscientist.com/article/235...ys-report/
EU member states aim to thwart live animal transport ban
https://www.euractiv.com/section/agricul...sport-ban/
Japan Detects New Bird Flu Outbreak, Will Cull Another 450,000 Chickens
https://sputniknews.com/20230119/japan-d...78722.html
Fears the Year of the Rabbit could bring about a wave of abandoned pets
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/j...doned-pets
Vegan Society’s First US Market Report: 90% Consider Vegan-Verified Cosmetics Important
https://vegconomist.com/fashion-design-a...important/
Sokito Launches First Ever Vegan Society Certified Football Boot
https://vegconomist.com/fashion-design-a...ball-boot/
Hooray Foods Opens First-Ever WeFunder Campaign to Reach Price Parity with Animal Bacon
https://vegconomist.com/investments-fina...-campaign/
unMEAT’s SPAM Style Canned Luncheon Meat Debuts in Select US Walmart Stores
https://vegconomist.com/products-launche...n-walmart/
Alland & Robert Launches Vegan Gelatin Alternative With Improved Texture & Elasticity
https://vegconomist.com/food-and-beverag...ternative/
Eco
What are ecosystems and why they’re important
https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/ecosy...important/
Invasive plant shows promise in green construction
https://worldsensorium.com/a-notorious-i...struction/
Chile sinks controversial mining project over environmental concerns
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-chile-cont...ental.html
Ashes of empire: Britain’s burning injustice in Kenya
https://declassifieduk.org/ashes-of-empi...-in-kenya/
UK: Government ‘falling short’ on improving England's natural environment, watchdog warns
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/...nvironment
Central Asia’s shorter winters are whittling away glaciers
https://www.intellinews.com/central-asia...ource=asia
EU high court bans use of bee-toxic pesticides
https://www.euractiv.com/section/agricul...esticides/
German police guard felling of Frankfurt forest following eviction of protesters
https://rumble.com/v268n8m-german-police...prote.html
Violence in Brazil’s Amazon are also crimes against humanity, lawyers tell international court
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/violen...nal-court/
Indigenous people protect some of the Amazon’s last carbon sinks: Report
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/indige...ks-report/
Understanding reptile intelligence can aid conservation and safeguard ecosystems (commentary)
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/reptil...ommentary/
Reciprocal Water Agreements protect millions of hectares of Bolivian forest
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/recipr...an-forest/
'Fears of relocation are real': Danish industry warns of US green subsidies
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/...-subsidies
New residential battery inverter solution from China
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/01/19/e...-solution/
Africa closing in on gigawatt-level solar
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/01/19/a...vel-solar/
Green hydrogen – an alternative fuel for transport in India
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/01/19/g...-in-india/
New modular solar solution features cost-cutting ‘slide-together’ system
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/01/19/n...er-system/
Agrivoltaics based on light spectrum optimization
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/01/19/i...imization/
PV developer reveals results of soybean agrivoltaic pilot project
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/01/19/t...t-project/
Agreements for lease signed for 8 GW of UK offshore wind projects
https://renewablesnow.com/news/agreement...ts-811770/
Canada: Loggers warned to steer clear of newly mapped old-growth forest patches in central B.C.
https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-prince-george-old-growth-maps/
Winnebago’s first electric motorhome prototype breaks cover
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/01/thi...prototype/
Dolphins spotted swimming in New York City’s Bronx River
https://www.newscientist.com/article/235...onx-river/
At least half of Africa's rhinos are now in private hands. New paths for rhino conservation are needed, say scientists
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-africa-rhi...rhino.html
Sea level rise may threaten Indonesia's status as an archipelagic country
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-sea-threat...lagic.html
Hidden, never-before-seen penguin colony spotted from space
https://www.livescience.com/satellites-r...antarctica
Technology
China’s hyperloop completes first test runs, pushing ahead in race for ultra-fast land transport
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/...-transport
India’s top court rejects Google plea to block Android antitrust ruling in major blow
https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/19/india-...ccounter=1
FlexVision – Eyeglasses that adjust to your eyesight, not the other way around
https://selfadjustingglasses.com/reviews...1j2v3/#why
Pioneering Apple Lisa goes “open source” thanks to Computer History Museum
https://arstechnica.com/information-tech...ry-museum/
Hacker group incorporates DNS hijacking into its malicious website campaign
https://arstechnica.com/information-tech...-campaign/
Twitter auction’s highest bid was $100K; it could owe $300M next week
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023...next-week/
Desperation Sets In: Twitter Offers To Match $250,000 In Ad Spending To Lure Pissed Off Advertisers Back
https://www.techdirt.com/2023/01/19/desp...sers-back/
Judicial Curtailing Of Section 230 Will Make The Internet Worse
https://www.techdirt.com/2023/01/19/dear...net-worse/
The politics and power of Latin American hacktivists Guacamaya
https://www.cyberscoop.com/guacamaya-hac...interview/
Science
The night sky is getting brighter by nearly 10% each year
https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-...astronomy/
Breakthrough Discovery Brings Billion-Qubit Quantum Computing Chips Closer
https://scitechdaily.com/breakthrough-di...ps-closer/
Up to 74% of planets in the ‘habitable zone’ may not be good for life
https://www.newscientist.com/article/235...-for-life/
Violence was widespread in early farming society, says new study
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-violence-w...ciety.html
Malformed seashells, ancient sediment provide clues about Earth's past
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-malformed-...clues.html
12-million-year-old whale fossil skull found in Maryland
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-million-ye...yland.html
What is a circadian rhythm?
https://www.livescience.com/what-is-a-circadian-rhythm
Velociraptors probably didn't use their 'wicked' claws for slashing, surprising new study suggests
https://www.livescience.com/deinonychus-...-pin-grasp
Green comet C/2022 E3: How to view the rare, Stone Age visitor from deep space
https://www.livescience.com/green-comet-...w-to-watch
Art - Culture
10 Countries That No Longer Exist
https://www.realclearhistory.com/2019/11...78390.html
Church of St. Augustine
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/chur...-augustine
Unusual compound found in Rembrandt's The Night Watch
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20...110452.htm
U.K.’s Oldest Toy Museum Shuts Its Doors
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-new...180981475/
Meet Anna Linnikova, Russia’s ‘Miss Universe 2023’ contestant (PHOTOS)
https://www.rbth.com/lifestyle/335805-me...-linnikova
What was advertising like in Tsarist Russia? (PHOTOS)
https://www.rbth.com/history/335801-adve...sia-empire
Kaliningrad, Russia’s westernmost region: 100 years ago and today (PHOTOS)
https://www.rbth.com/history/335800-kali...-years-ago
What goods from East Germany could Soviet people buy - and where?
https://www.rbth.com/business/335638-uss...many-goods
Health
How Drinking Black Tea May Improve Your Long-Term Health
https://scitechdaily.com/even-more-benef...rm-health/
Researchers identify genes that cause rare hidden cancer
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-01-g...ancer.html
Testing of plane wastewater showed 'failure' of COVID air travel measures
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-01-p...a-air.html
Less than a third of heavily advertised drugs have 'high the*****utic value': study
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-01-h...eutic.html
Discovery of anti-cancer chemistry makes skullcap plant fit for modern medicine
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-discovery-...odern.html
'Smart' walking stick could help visually impaired with groceries, finding a seat
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-01-smar...-seat.html
Privacy
Privacy Lawsuits Accuse Apple of Ignoring Analytics Data Preference Settings on Devices
https://www.*****omagazine.com/data-privacy...n-devices/
Scientists Are Getting Eerily Good at Using WiFi to 'See' People Through Walls in Detail
https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3p7xj/s...-in-detail
US: Experian’s Treasure Trove Of PII Breached By Simply Altering URLs
https://www.techdirt.com/2023/01/19/expe...ring-urls/
PayPal Breach Exposed PII of Nearly 35K Accounts
https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-brea...k-accounts
US: Hackers Leaked Data, ***** ***** Files, After Ransomware Attack on Bay Area Transit Police
https://www.*****omagazine.com/cyber-securi...it-police/
T-Mobile hacked yet again as 37 million customer records stolen
https://siliconangle.com/2023/01/19/t-mo...ds-stolen/
Photo of the Day
“In a Row” by Kiarang Alai, Iran. This photo won the FPC Trophy in the Open Color section at the 4th Victor Polynsky Awards in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Unredacted NIH Emails Show Efforts to Rule Out Lab Origin of Covid
https://theintercept.com/2023/01/19/covi...ih-emails/
Iran’s unrest triggers explosion of fake news
https://thegrayzone.com/2023/01/19/irans...fake-news/
Wikimedia Foundation spent $88M for salaries in 2021-22 as a nonprofit
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedi...n_salaries
UN fails to condemn Saudi-led war on Yemen
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/01/19...l-in-Yemen
Most of Britain’s arms sales are destined for countries accused of human rights *****s, research shows
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/...arch-shows
Pfizer Pays To Change The Story
https://www.levernews.com/pfizer-pays-to...the-story/
DPR: Mariupol families receive keys to brand new apartments
https://rumble.com/v26an0i-mariupol-fami...ments.html
Putin warned the world in 2016 | MSM doesn't want you to know this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6CBUQIdgC8
Russia - Donbass - Ukraine
Kiev forces shell 11 Donbass civilian areas in 24 hours
https://rumble.com/v268dd2-kiev-forces-s...hours.html
Russian forces take operational control of four settlements in Zaporozhye Region
https://tass.com/politics/1564701
Ukraine’s servicemen in Artyomovsk encircled, says LPR People’s Militia officer
https://tass.com/politics/1564715
Ukrainian troops retreat from Donetsk direction of front line — LPR officer
https://tass.com/politics/1564719
Hungary blocks another EU tranche to finance military aid to Ukraine — Polish radio
https://tass.com/world/1564763
Western Sanctions and Their Impact on Russia's Consumers
https://viableopposition.blogspot.com/20...ct-on.html
US citizen suspected of espionage for collecting biological information — FSB
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=297244
Russian scientists synthesize nobelium isotope for first time ever
https://rumble.com/v26amko-russian-scien...-ever.html
Russian scientists have found a new way to extract viscous oil from great depths
https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/tek/russ...le1463311/
Russian Envoy Tells Canada Kiev Violating Laws of War Led to Dnepropetrovsk Tragedy
https://sputniknews.com/20230119/russian...76029.html
Russia controls 75 percent of the Kherson region
https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/gosudars...le1463317/
Report: US Considering Providing Ukraine With Weapons to Strike Crimea
https://sputniknews.com/20230119/report-...75695.html
Kremlin: Delivery of Weapons Capable of Striking Russia Would Elevate Ukraine Conflict to New Level
https://sputniknews.com/20230119/russian...79382.html
The United States decided to transfer part of the confiscated Russian assets to Ukraine
https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/v_mire/t...le1463429/
Ukraine Helicopter Crash: Kiev Abandoned Russian Mi-8s in Favor of French Pumas – Expert
https://sputniknews.com/20230119/ukraine...96678.html
West Doesn’t Want Peace in Ukraine Rather Bleed Russia White, US Author Says
https://sputniknews.com/20230119/west-do...91147.html
South Africa to Host Second Joint Naval Military Exercises With Russia, China Near Its Coast
https://sputniknews.com/20230119/south-a...84593.html
Banned Russian oil in high demand
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/2733...-bloomberg
Russia's external debt decreased by $100 billion over the year
https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/finansy/...le1463428/
Russia to destroy any weapons West supplies to Kyiv
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196354/Russ...es-to-Kyiv
West tries to use Kyiv against Minsk: Belarusian president
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196369/West...-president
Zelensky appoints *****ologist pyramid schemer as ambassador to Bulgaria
https://thegrayzone.com/2022/12/28/zelen...-bulgaria/
Washington is pushing Kiev to commit terrorist attacks in Russia — Ambassador to US
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=297232
Sakhalin exception: the Russian energy Japan can’t quit
https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/...cant-quit/
German Chancellor calls for more arms for Ukraine
https://rumble.com/v269qbk-there-is-alwa...ukrai.html
Russia’s ‘Grad’ rocket launcher performs salvo fire amid ongoing hostilities
https://rumble.com/v268rhe-russias-grad-...ities.html
Russian Offensive Will “Be A Slaughter” For Ukraine, Says Former US Intelligence Officer
https://southfront.org/russian-offensive...e-officer/
UK, several NATO states announced new 'unprecedented' package of military aid for Kiev
https://tass.com/world/1564703
Budapest demands Ukraine end atrocities against ethnic Hungarians
https://tass.com/society/1564707
Gazprom continues talks with China on pipeline via Mongolia — Russia’s Deputy PM
https://tass.com/economy/1564713
German government opts not to vote on providing Ukraine with tanks
https://tass.com/world/1564721
US allocates new military aid package for Kiev worth $2.5 billion — Pentagon
https://tass.com/world/1564757
What is Russia’s ‘MIR’ payment system?
https://www.rbth.com/business/334833-rus...ystem-card
World
Empire by Invitation
https://theintercept.com/2023/01/19/us-a...terrorism/
Biden has no luck in convincing Netherlands to join US chip-export ban against China
https://rumble.com/v26akho-biden-has-no-...-agai.html
Thousands Descend on Lima Demanding Resignation of Unelected Peruvian President
https://www.commondreams.org/news/protests-lima-peru
Iran’s annual oil output grew 7% in 2022: OPEC
https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/480981/...-2022-OPEC
Forensic anthropologists say Peruvian military deliberately shot protesters in Ayacucho
https://www.radiohc.cu/en/noticias/inter...n-ayacucho
Australia to consider European-style right to be forgotten privacy laws
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...ivacy-laws
$2,500-a-Night Prostitutes Flock to Davos to 'Entertain' World Economic Forum Guests
https://sputniknews.com/20230119/2500-a-...88266.html
Philippine President Rules Out Reopening Former US Military Bases in Country
https://sputniknews.com/20230119/philipp...95368.html
UN Mission Discovers 49 Bodies in Mass Graves After Militia Attacks in Northeastern DRC
https://sputniknews.com/20230119/un-miss...80560.html
Toyota Prius Cars Targeted for Platinum Components Across Japan
https://sputniknews.com/20230119/grand-t...79147.html
Serbian President Calls European Parliament's Demands on Kosovo 'Shameless'
https://sputniknews.com/20230119/serbian...76329.html
Syria calls on UNSC to work to stop Israeli hostile acts
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196355/Syri...stile-acts
US logistics convoy comes under attack in Iraqi capital
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/196349/US-l...qi-capital
Saudi Arabia Is Ready To Discuss Ditching Dollar In Trade
https://countercurrents.org/2023/01/saud...-in-trade/
French workers join strikes against Macron's pension reform plan
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/01/19...form-Paris
China donates $100m to Cuba
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/...0m-to-cuba
DRC grants 3 gas blocks to North American companies
https://www.africanews.com/2023/01/19/dr...companies/
Chadian protesters recount hellish ordeal in remote desert prison
https://www.africanews.com/2023/01/19/ch...rt-prison/
UK: Tories Advance 'Indefensible' Anti-Worker Bill as Thousands March to Defend Right to Strike
https://www.commondreams.org/news/anti-strike-bill-uk
Tens of Thousands March in Madrid to 'Stop Privatization' of Healthcare System
https://www.commondreams.org/news/health...est-madrid
Uganda cancels $2.2 billion Chinese railway deal
https://www.poandpo.com/politics/uganda-...lway-deal/
Police fire tear gas at protesters in Congo
https://rumble.com/v26aq0k-police-fire-t...congo.html
EU pressures Serbia to join sanctions against Russia, despite Belgrade’s opposition
https://rumble.com/v269bpw-eu-pressures-...-oppo.html
China’s economy outpacing US, causing dollar to weaken – financial analysts
https://rumble.com/v268ico-chinas-econom...lysts.html
Idlib Return To Syrian Government Control Is Closer Than Ever: Governor
https://southfront.org/idlib-return-to-s...-governor/
Military Situation In Syria On January 19, 2023 (Map Update)
https://southfront.org/military-situatio...ap-update/
Greater Idlib: 12 Syrian Soldiers Killed Or Wounded In New Raid By HTS Militants (Photos)
https://southfront.org/greater-idlib-12-...ts-photos/
Palestine - Israel
Two Palestinians killed by fire of Israeli occupation in Jenin
https://www.sana.sy/en/?p=297228
Palestine Action activists occupy arms factory in Edinburgh
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/...-edinburgh
Families condemn Israeli govt for withholding dead Palestinians’ bodies
https://rumble.com/v268wcy-families-cond...odies.html
Maher Younis released after 40 years in Israeli prison, but occupation state bans celebration
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/202301...lebration/
Lebanon stops Israel army bulldozer from completing excavation work over border breach
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/202301...er-breach/
Jordan Court orders Israel to pay $500,000 to Jordanian driver wounded by embassy guard
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/202301...ssy-guard/
Christians baptised in same spot as Jesus in Jordan River
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/202301...dan-river/
Gaza Protesters Burn Pictures of Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir (PHOTOS)
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-...ir-photos/
Palestine: A Car Accident Victim’s Long Way to the Hospital
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/pales...-hospital/
Journalist among 15 Palestinians Arrested by Israeli Forces in Occupied Territories
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/journ...rritories/
US
Pentagon study declares American empire is ‘collapsing’ (2017 report)
https://canadiandimension.com/articles/v...collapsing
Biden’s Approval Rating Inches Up to 43% From Record Low in July, Poll Shows
https://sputniknews.com/20230119/bidens-...98838.html
Treasury Announces Start of 'Extraordinary Measures' as US Hits Debt Ceiling
https://sputniknews.com/20230119/yellen-...97828.html
Over Half of Americans Rate Healthcare Quality as Subpar, Poll Shows
https://sputniknews.com/20230119/over-ha...96486.html
If You Work for a Major Corporation, Your Boss Has Probably Already Made More in 2023 Than You Will
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/how...boss-makes
Goldman Sachs Q4 profit plunges 69%
https://www.poandpo.com/earnings/goldman...lunges-69/
US ‘working’ on arming Latin America – general
https://www.rt.com/news/570165-us-weapon...n-america/
US to build military industrial base in Morocco
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/202301...n-morocco/
Dollar stores are growing as food retailers in the US
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-01-d...ilers.html
US strengthens organic food protocols to counter fraud
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-food-proto...fraud.html
Vegan - Animal Rights
Authorities don't know who is shooting free-roaming horses in the Utah desert
https://text.npr.org/1148870794
Seb Alex On Photographing The Animals Society Doesn’t Want To See
https://plantbasednews.org/news/activism...otography/
Serve vegan burgers in schools to trigger shift from meat, says report
https://www.newscientist.com/article/235...ys-report/
EU member states aim to thwart live animal transport ban
https://www.euractiv.com/section/agricul...sport-ban/
Japan Detects New Bird Flu Outbreak, Will Cull Another 450,000 Chickens
https://sputniknews.com/20230119/japan-d...78722.html
Fears the Year of the Rabbit could bring about a wave of abandoned pets
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/j...doned-pets
Vegan Society’s First US Market Report: 90% Consider Vegan-Verified Cosmetics Important
https://vegconomist.com/fashion-design-a...important/
Sokito Launches First Ever Vegan Society Certified Football Boot
https://vegconomist.com/fashion-design-a...ball-boot/
Hooray Foods Opens First-Ever WeFunder Campaign to Reach Price Parity with Animal Bacon
https://vegconomist.com/investments-fina...-campaign/
unMEAT’s SPAM Style Canned Luncheon Meat Debuts in Select US Walmart Stores
https://vegconomist.com/products-launche...n-walmart/
Alland & Robert Launches Vegan Gelatin Alternative With Improved Texture & Elasticity
https://vegconomist.com/food-and-beverag...ternative/
Eco
What are ecosystems and why they’re important
https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/ecosy...important/
Invasive plant shows promise in green construction
https://worldsensorium.com/a-notorious-i...struction/
Chile sinks controversial mining project over environmental concerns
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-chile-cont...ental.html
Ashes of empire: Britain’s burning injustice in Kenya
https://declassifieduk.org/ashes-of-empi...-in-kenya/
UK: Government ‘falling short’ on improving England's natural environment, watchdog warns
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/...nvironment
Central Asia’s shorter winters are whittling away glaciers
https://www.intellinews.com/central-asia...ource=asia
EU high court bans use of bee-toxic pesticides
https://www.euractiv.com/section/agricul...esticides/
German police guard felling of Frankfurt forest following eviction of protesters
https://rumble.com/v268n8m-german-police...prote.html
Violence in Brazil’s Amazon are also crimes against humanity, lawyers tell international court
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/violen...nal-court/
Indigenous people protect some of the Amazon’s last carbon sinks: Report
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/indige...ks-report/
Understanding reptile intelligence can aid conservation and safeguard ecosystems (commentary)
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/reptil...ommentary/
Reciprocal Water Agreements protect millions of hectares of Bolivian forest
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/recipr...an-forest/
'Fears of relocation are real': Danish industry warns of US green subsidies
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/...-subsidies
New residential battery inverter solution from China
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/01/19/e...-solution/
Africa closing in on gigawatt-level solar
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/01/19/a...vel-solar/
Green hydrogen – an alternative fuel for transport in India
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/01/19/g...-in-india/
New modular solar solution features cost-cutting ‘slide-together’ system
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/01/19/n...er-system/
Agrivoltaics based on light spectrum optimization
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/01/19/i...imization/
PV developer reveals results of soybean agrivoltaic pilot project
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/01/19/t...t-project/
Agreements for lease signed for 8 GW of UK offshore wind projects
https://renewablesnow.com/news/agreement...ts-811770/
Canada: Loggers warned to steer clear of newly mapped old-growth forest patches in central B.C.
https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-prince-george-old-growth-maps/
Winnebago’s first electric motorhome prototype breaks cover
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/01/thi...prototype/
Dolphins spotted swimming in New York City’s Bronx River
https://www.newscientist.com/article/235...onx-river/
At least half of Africa's rhinos are now in private hands. New paths for rhino conservation are needed, say scientists
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-africa-rhi...rhino.html
Sea level rise may threaten Indonesia's status as an archipelagic country
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-sea-threat...lagic.html
Hidden, never-before-seen penguin colony spotted from space
https://www.livescience.com/satellites-r...antarctica
Technology
China’s hyperloop completes first test runs, pushing ahead in race for ultra-fast land transport
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/...-transport
India’s top court rejects Google plea to block Android antitrust ruling in major blow
https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/19/india-...ccounter=1
FlexVision – Eyeglasses that adjust to your eyesight, not the other way around
https://selfadjustingglasses.com/reviews...1j2v3/#why
Pioneering Apple Lisa goes “open source” thanks to Computer History Museum
https://arstechnica.com/information-tech...ry-museum/
Hacker group incorporates DNS hijacking into its malicious website campaign
https://arstechnica.com/information-tech...-campaign/
Twitter auction’s highest bid was $100K; it could owe $300M next week
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023...next-week/
Desperation Sets In: Twitter Offers To Match $250,000 In Ad Spending To Lure Pissed Off Advertisers Back
https://www.techdirt.com/2023/01/19/desp...sers-back/
Judicial Curtailing Of Section 230 Will Make The Internet Worse
https://www.techdirt.com/2023/01/19/dear...net-worse/
The politics and power of Latin American hacktivists Guacamaya
https://www.cyberscoop.com/guacamaya-hac...interview/
Science
The night sky is getting brighter by nearly 10% each year
https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-...astronomy/
Breakthrough Discovery Brings Billion-Qubit Quantum Computing Chips Closer
https://scitechdaily.com/breakthrough-di...ps-closer/
Up to 74% of planets in the ‘habitable zone’ may not be good for life
https://www.newscientist.com/article/235...-for-life/
Violence was widespread in early farming society, says new study
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-violence-w...ciety.html
Malformed seashells, ancient sediment provide clues about Earth's past
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-malformed-...clues.html
12-million-year-old whale fossil skull found in Maryland
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-million-ye...yland.html
What is a circadian rhythm?
https://www.livescience.com/what-is-a-circadian-rhythm
Velociraptors probably didn't use their 'wicked' claws for slashing, surprising new study suggests
https://www.livescience.com/deinonychus-...-pin-grasp
Green comet C/2022 E3: How to view the rare, Stone Age visitor from deep space
https://www.livescience.com/green-comet-...w-to-watch
Art - Culture
10 Countries That No Longer Exist
https://www.realclearhistory.com/2019/11...78390.html
Church of St. Augustine
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/chur...-augustine
Unusual compound found in Rembrandt's The Night Watch
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20...110452.htm
U.K.’s Oldest Toy Museum Shuts Its Doors
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-new...180981475/
Meet Anna Linnikova, Russia’s ‘Miss Universe 2023’ contestant (PHOTOS)
https://www.rbth.com/lifestyle/335805-me...-linnikova
What was advertising like in Tsarist Russia? (PHOTOS)
https://www.rbth.com/history/335801-adve...sia-empire
Kaliningrad, Russia’s westernmost region: 100 years ago and today (PHOTOS)
https://www.rbth.com/history/335800-kali...-years-ago
What goods from East Germany could Soviet people buy - and where?
https://www.rbth.com/business/335638-uss...many-goods
Health
How Drinking Black Tea May Improve Your Long-Term Health
https://scitechdaily.com/even-more-benef...rm-health/
Researchers identify genes that cause rare hidden cancer
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-01-g...ancer.html
Testing of plane wastewater showed 'failure' of COVID air travel measures
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-01-p...a-air.html
Less than a third of heavily advertised drugs have 'high the*****utic value': study
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-01-h...eutic.html
Discovery of anti-cancer chemistry makes skullcap plant fit for modern medicine
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-discovery-...odern.html
'Smart' walking stick could help visually impaired with groceries, finding a seat
https://techxplore.com/news/2023-01-smar...-seat.html
Privacy
Privacy Lawsuits Accuse Apple of Ignoring Analytics Data Preference Settings on Devices
https://www.*****omagazine.com/data-privacy...n-devices/
Scientists Are Getting Eerily Good at Using WiFi to 'See' People Through Walls in Detail
https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3p7xj/s...-in-detail
US: Experian’s Treasure Trove Of PII Breached By Simply Altering URLs
https://www.techdirt.com/2023/01/19/expe...ring-urls/
PayPal Breach Exposed PII of Nearly 35K Accounts
https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-brea...k-accounts
US: Hackers Leaked Data, ***** ***** Files, After Ransomware Attack on Bay Area Transit Police
https://www.*****omagazine.com/cyber-securi...it-police/
T-Mobile hacked yet again as 37 million customer records stolen
https://siliconangle.com/2023/01/19/t-mo...ds-stolen/
Photo of the Day
“In a Row” by Kiarang Alai, Iran. This photo won the FPC Trophy in the Open Color section at the 4th Victor Polynsky Awards in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.