Climate change and the rapid evolution of mosquitoes are driving up malaria deaths. / The New York Times [+] Related: A cheap malaria vaccine that can be produced on a massive scale has been recommended for use by the World Health Organization. / BBC News In light of yesterday's Nobel winners,
Rising corporate profits account for almost half the increase in Europe's inflation over the past two years. / IMF Two-thirds of North America may suffer blackouts this summer due to extreme heat. / CNN Related: The MittiCool is a small refrigerator that works without electricity or greenhouse gas refrigerants. / The
US scientists produce a nuclear fusion reaction resulting in a net energy gain—a very, very small version of what powers the sun. / CNN Fusion looks unlikely to play a major role in power production before the 2060s or '70s. / NPR Maps show households in denser neighborhoods close to
Please forgive today's delayed appearance. People are getting sick out here! The White House says Russia and Iran's relationship has warmed to a fully fledged defense partnership. / Al Jazeera Interviews with a self-appointed king living inside Germany, a state he doesn't recognize as legitimate.
The BBC's list of 100 influential women includes Olena Zelenska, Billie Eilish, and Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi. / BBC News Iranian medics say security forces are targeting women's faces, breasts, and genitals. / The Guardian Since 2013, Nigeria's military has run a secret mass abortion program
A senior official in Iran suggests the morality police have been disbanded, but local media say his remarks have been "misinterpreted." / BBC News Supposedly, a decision will be made in December on whether to abolish the mandatory hijab altogether. / The Economist France bans short haul domestic flights in
Election day arrives in the United States "shadowed by inflation, abortion, and threats to democracy." / NPR Robert Reich: Please don't say inflation is at a 40-year high without also mentioning that corporate profits are at a 70-year high. / Twitter See also: How can you walk by
For the first time in modern US history, most white Americans don't live in predominantly white neighborhoods. / The Washington Post This week's contest for US Senate control is said to be a "toss up," while the House of Representatives is going "likely Republican.
According to the United Nations, more than 14 million people have fled their homes in Ukraine since Russia's invasion in February. / PBS A gay Russian journalist relates a very compelling, horrifying story about participating in conversion therapy. / GQ See also: "'Restoring Beds, or Wombs,' and
Burkina Faso's President Roch Kaboré sees his government dissolved in a military coup. / CNN The ousting of Kaboré is the fourth coup in West Africa in the last 17 months. / BBC News See also: Five Trends that will shape urban Africa in 2022. / This Week in Africa How
In leaked recordings of a one-hour phone call, President Trump urges Georgia’s secretary of state to “find” enough votes to overturn his defeat. / The Washington Post Carl Bernstein: This is “far worse” than what occurred in the Watergate scandal. / Huffpost All 10 living former defense secretaries say that involving
Vietnam begins easing its aggressive containment campaign after few infections and no deaths. China says all coronavirus patients in Wuhan have now been discharged. Another bright spot: during a pandemic, the odds of a war between major powers seem to go down, not up. Also, we’re getting closer to
The president’s former lawyer will detail to Congress this week how he witnessed "lies, racism and cheating" during a decade with Trump. US House members will vote today on a measure to undo Trump’s “national emergency.” It will probably also clear the GOP-controlled Senate. Britain’s
