Jullea Powell

🌍 British researchers say they’ve deciphered the oldest map of the world; Russia launched a major counterattack to recapture its territory from Ukraine; and more.

🌳☮️ Greenpeace USA is facing an existential threat from a lawsuit accusing it of inciting months-long protests against the Keystone XL Pipeline in North Dakota several years ago.

🌍 Volkswagen is ending a 1994 labor agreement protecting its German workers from layoffs; Australia’s government proposed an age limit for social media; and more.

✈️ The Department of Transportation thinks airline frequent flyer programs aren't very fly. Last week, the DOT launched a probe into the rewards programs of American, Delta, Southwest, and United, America's four largest carriers.

🌍 The Ocean Cleanup says it could clear the Great Pacific Garbage Patch within a decade; Ukraine launched its largest drone attack on Moscow since Russia’s 2022 invasion; and more.

🌍 The UK’s Princess Kate Middleton announced that she’s cancer free; South Korea has seen sales of dog strollers outstrip baby strollers; and more.

🌏 China is ending foreign adoptions of its children by non-relatives; San Marino earned its first-ever competitive win in men’s international soccer (out of 177 games); and more.

️👮📲 Many jails and prisons doling out tablets to inmates in an attempt to bring in more revenue after the FCC recently slashed the rates and fees they can charge for phone calls.

🌎 Dozens of countries signed the first-ever legally binding international treaty on AI; China pledged $51 billion for infrastructure projects in African countries; and more.

🌍 The UK and Europe are investigating Ticketmaster over its dynamic pricing; singles in Spain are using fruit-based code to find love in supermarkets; and more.

🌍 A beluga whale suspected of spying for Russia was found dead near Norway; Chinese government-backed trolls are targeting US voters ahead of the 2024 presidential election; and more.

👎 Last Wednesday, the reviews platform sued Google in a San Francisco federal court, accusing the tech giant of illegally monopolizing search and search advertising.

🌍 Brazil banned X for local users; Israeli citizens launched a general protest and strike calling for a government hostage-release deal with Hamas; and more.

🌎 Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro has declared war on local claw machines; Australia has the highest life expectancy among high-income, English-speaking countries; and more.

🌍 A 4-y/o boy was invited back to a museum after he accidentally broke a Bronze Age jar; Israel carried out the largest raid in the occupied West Bank in months; and more.

🌍 British band Oasis is reuniting for a tour of the UK and Ireland in 2025; Ikea is trialing a secondhand online marketplace in Spain and Norway; and more.

🏞️ The National Park Service received a $100M donation from an endowment created by pharma giant Eli Lilly, marking the largest donation since the Park Service was founded in 1967.

🌎 A top Venezuelan electoral official denounced recent presidential election results; a new Australian law gives employees the “right to disconnect” after work; and more.

🌍 Botswana unearthed what’s believed to be the biggest diamond found in over a century; court workers in Mexico are striking against a proposed judicial overhaul; and more.

🌍 Ukraine launched its largest drone strike on Moscow since Russia’s recent invasion; Romanian police raided influencer Andrew Tate's home in a new human trafficking probe; and more.