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Some company heads hoped return-to-office mandates would make people quit, survey says (arstechnica.com)

1,504 workers, including 504 HR managers questioned....

White House Labels Israel’s Attack That Killed 274 Palestinians as “Successful” (truthout.org)

Israeli forces stormed the dense civilian area of Nuseirat and shot Palestinians on sight, survivors said....

Chinese armed vessels patrol waters around disputed islands, angering Japan (www.reuters.com)

Japan lodged a protest against Beijing on Friday after four armed Chinese coastguard vessels entered waters that Tokyo considers its territory....

Chinese fighter jets approached Dutch ship 'unsafely', Netherlands says (www.reuters.com)

Chinese air force jets circled a Dutch frigate and approached a Dutch helicopter in the East China Sea in a way that "caused a potentially unsafe situation," the Netherlands' Defense Ministry said on Saturday....

Inside the Base Where Israel Has Detained Thousands of Gazans (www.nytimes.com)

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US reverses ban on Juul vaping products (www.bbc.com)

The FDA said that, while it was lifting the ban, it would continue to review the company's products for approval....

Scientists Discover Way to Destroy Harmful “Forever Chemicals” in Water Supply (truthout.org)

New technology could help water utilities remove stubborn PFAS chemicals linked to cancer and other maladies....

Nepal | Mount Everest: Eleven tonnes of rubbish taken off Himalayan peaks (www.bbc.com)

Four corpses and one skeleton were also removed from Everest and other peaks during an annual clean-up....

Inside Myanmar: The devastating cost of fighting the military junta (www.bbc.com)

The BBC hears allegations of rape and torture by Myanmar's military in Chin State....

USA | Columbia Law Review Remains Offline After Students Reject Disclaimer Undermining Palestine Article (theintercept.com)

Columbia Law Review's board nuked its website after the Palestine article was published. Wednesday evening, the site remained offline....

Gaza war: Israeli strike on UN school kills reportedly kills 40 (www.bbc.com)

The Israeli military said it struck a "Hamas compound" in the school - a claim Hamas officials deny....

Italy Migration Deal with Albania is a Costly, Cruel Farce (www.hrw.org)

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s June 5 visit to Albania’s Shëngjin port underscores the folly of Italy’s scheme to send migrants and asylum seekers, intercepted in the Mediterranean Sea, to Albania. Amid spiraling costs, delays, and serious concerns about people’s rights, the plan is revealing itself to be an...

First confirmed human case of bird flu H5N2 has died, says World Health Organisation (news.sky.com)

It comes as the US deals with an H5N1 outbreak in dairy cattle that has seen the virus spread from mammals to humans for the first time.

USA | 42 House Dems Help GOP Pass Bill Targeting ICC Officials Over Israel (www.rawstory.com)

Human rights defenders on Tuesday decried the U.S. House of Representatives' passage of a bill that would sanction International Criminal Court officials over the Hague tribunal's pursuit of arrest warrants for Israeli leaders—legislation critics warned would undermine the court's independence and could be weaponized to...

Washington ready to blackmail Maldives for banning Israeli travelers (thecradle.co)

To further increase pressure against criticism of Israel, US lawmakers recently passed a bill to sanction ICC officials

Saudi Arabia accused of using forced labour ahead of Fifa World Cup decision (www.theguardian.com)

Union’s claim of ‘epidemic of migrant worker abuses’ could force Fifa to reject state as 2034 host if it fails to meet rights obligations...

Nearly half of journalists covering climate crisis globally received threats for their work (www.theguardian.com)

Groundbreaking new research also reports that 11% of surveyed have faced physical violence in their reporting...

Gene therapy trial gives deaf children hearing in both ears (www.theguardian.com)

Study participants born unable to hear could locate sound sources, recognise speech and dance to music after treatment...

Mass graves and body bags: Gaza's al-Shifa hospital after Israel withdrew its forces (www.bbc.com)

- After Israeli forces pulled out of Gaza City’s vast al-Shifa hospital -once the biggest and best equipped medical facility in the Gaza Strip- on 1 April, following their second raid there, the claim that there had been no civilian casualties was immediately questioned....