Ikea claims the majority of its timber is sustainably harvested, yet it's the largest landowner in Romania, where illegal cutting is rampant. / The New Republic The National Archives has confirmed Trump took classified documents to Mar-a-Lago and that White House staff did not properly keep social
Japan plans to relax its border control measures after two years of lockdown, though not for tourists. / The Guardian Hong Kong, sticking to its "zero Covid" ambitions, identifies more than 20,000 hotel rooms for quarantine accommodation. / US News & World Report Some evolutionary scenarios for the future
Putin says Russia doesn't want war, but now there's a genocide to address. The White House says this is the fake crisis we told you about. / US News & World Report, The State Department Critical Russian military units continue to move toward Ukraine, not away from
Sandy Hook families have settled with Remington in the first case of a gun manufacturer being held liable for a mass shooting in the US. / ABC News An Army lawyer says Russian strategy relies on "infolawfare"—high-stakes diplomatic and legal challenges combined with propaganda. / Lawfare This is
Russia's plans to withdraw some of its troops from the border with Ukraine in a possible threat de-escalation. / The Guardian Canada invokes rarely-used special measures to end protests that have shut some border crossings and paralyzed Ottawa. / Reuters Canada plans to bring in more than a
A UK minister says Europe is closer to war than at any point over the past 70 years. / The Guardian See also: Russia is engaged in the largest military build-up in Europe since the cold war. / The Economist The US warns that Russia may create a surprise pretext for
Pfizer and the FDA pull back from a plan to expedite the review of a Covid-19 vaccine in young children. / STAT Coups and Covid-19 loom large at an African Union summit. / France24 For all of NATO's primacy, it cannot solve the Russia problem, especially without the
What we know about the fast-spreading variant of the Omicron variant that's already circulating in 69 countries, including the US. / Vox New York City is set to fire 3,000 unvaccinated employees today. / The Hill Police shot and killed at least 1,055 people in the US
Ford and Toyota stop some production as anti-coronavirus mandate protesters block US-Canada border crossings. / Reuters One problem facing Ottawa: towing a big truck without driver cooperation is virtually impossible. / CBC News See also: Fifteen things not to do when using a rapid antigen test. / The Conversation Russia'
Total worldwide Covid cases reach 400 million, just over a month after hitting 300 million. / Reuters Johnson & Johnson has halted—for now—production of its single-dose Covid vaccine. / CBS News An AstraZeneca vaccine scientist says politicians and other scientists harmed its vaccine's reputation and "probably
