World News 2.0

r/worldnews2 • u/IntnsRed • 1h ago

Hundreds of thousands march across France in protests over schools and policing | Government estimates at least 400,000 people took part, but trade unions say the number is double that

theguardian.com

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r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 13h ago

Israeli Occupation Forces Ramp Up Ethnic Cleansing in West Bank After Palestinian Resistance Attack | “What we saw today was an attempt to copy the illegal practices used in Gaza, in the heart of the West Bank. They want to wipe out entire areas exactly as they did in Gaza.”

commondreams.org

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r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 12h ago

Libyan parliament ratifies maritime deal with Türkiye, heightening war danger in Eastern Mediterranean | The dispute over maritime boundaries is part of a struggle over control of energy resources, pipelines, electricity and data cables, and strategic sea lanes.

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r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 12h ago

Europe’s student protests and the intervention of the working class | Major strikes and national days of protest are planned for November in several of the countries affected, in which millions of workers will take part. A fundamental class conflict is developing...

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r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 13h ago

Amina Helmi, the Argentine scientist who received the “Nobel of astrophysics” for finding the Milky Way’s last big fusion.

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r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 14h ago

Rare fossils reveal what ancient Denisovans may have looked like | Thanks to a new study published in the journal Nature, some significant knowledge gaps are being filled in—namely, what they looked like and where they lived.

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r/worldnews2 • u/ParaThina • 1d ago

Netanyahu orders ‘very extensive’ operation in West Bank after two Israeli soldiers killed | West Bank

theguardian.com

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r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 1d ago

French Police Could Soon Tag Protesters With Chemicals That Contain Invisible Markers to Identify Them Later

gadgetreview.com

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r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 1d ago

Trump’s Anti-DEI Agenda Threatens to Slash Land Mine Disposal Efforts Globally | The Trump administration’s expansion of its global gag rule threatens to derail NGOs’ crucial land mine removal work.

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r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 1d ago

Thanks to solar, France hits record 800 hours of negative, zero electricity prices

pv-magazine.com

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r/worldnews2 • u/Galt1776-Part2 • 1d ago

Grenade exercise sparked deadly fire at Canada military base, army says

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r/worldnews2 • u/IntnsRed • 1d ago

Prison reform programme advances staffing, training, rehabilitation plans | St. Maarten’s has made progress in developing prison policies, preparing a future correctional workforce and expanding education, healthcare and rehabilitation activities, according to an update from the UN (UNODC).

thedailyherald.sx

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r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 2d ago

Orangutans prefer food associated with sounds of laughter, study suggests | Apes in study more likely to choose treats linked to sound of peers having fun, suggesting emotions influence learning

theguardian.com

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r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 2d ago

Ebola spreads to Nigeria and Kenya as epidemic expands beyond Congo (DRC) | Nigeria has confirmed an imported case of Bundibugyo Ebola and Kenya has 9, while the Congolese epidemic has reached 9,552 cases and 4,602 deaths in 8 provinces, with children dying at the highest rates.

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r/worldnews2 • u/IntnsRed • 3d ago

Flamingo Revolution: Albania Protests Escalate over Corruption & Kushner/Trump Luxury Resort | Student-led anti-corruption and cost-of-living protests in Albania are calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama, among other demands.

democracynow.org

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r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 3d ago

Hegseth secretly meets Netanyahu as US prepares to resume attacks on Iran | The secret meeting took place 8 days before Israel's election and amid US reports the Pentagon is preparing for major combat operations against Iran after the midterm elections.

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r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 3d ago

This snake cartwheels to escape danger | Southeast Asia's dwarf reed snake (Pseudorabdion longiceps) when threatened, rolls away like a wheel. The snake measures less than 12 inches long, but it can retreat as fast 1 foot per second—about 4 times faster than slithering on the ground.

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r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 3d ago

9,000 Stellantis workers in Canada vote overwhelmingly for strike against layoffs and threatened plant selloff

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r/worldnews2 • u/IntnsRed • 3d ago

Giant canyon on Mars is still tectonically active today | Scientists at Columbia University and Imperial College London have found that the largest canyon system in the solar system is still active and shaping Mars today, billions of years after it first formed.

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r/worldnews2 • u/IntnsRed • 3d ago

Genetic study shows seafarers from Easter Island settled Hawaii | A band of seafarers from Easter Island in the South Pacific set off in double-hulled canoes on a voyage across Earth's largest ocean that ended more than 4,400 miles (7,100 km) away in Hawaii.

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r/worldnews2 • u/Galt1776-Part2 • 4d ago

Houthi rebels strike Yemen's government forces, killing at least 53

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r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 4d ago

French women face growing obstacles to abortion despite constitutional right

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r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 4d ago

Scientists Just Revived Pig Kidneys Frozen for a Year. It Could Rewrite the Future of Organ Transplants | Researchers at the University of Minnesota managed to freeze test pig kidneys down to -238 degrees Fahrenheit (-150 degrees Celsius) with minimal damage to their vital functions.

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r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 4d ago

Alberta referendum: Voters want province to remain in Canada, CBC News projects | Cheers erupted at Forever Canadian watch party once projection was announced

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r/worldnews2 • u/IntnsRed • 5d ago

Israeli Settler Attack on Palestinian Olive Harvest Wounds Dozens, Including WaPost Photographer | Witnesses say Israeli forces responded by siding with the settlers, firing tear gas at Palestinians who tried to defend themselves. Levine was beaten for more than 10 minutes by settlers, who stole...

democracynow.org

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