World News 2.0

r/worldnews2 • u/IntnsRed • 2h 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 • 2h 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/Novel_Amphibian_1907 • 8m ago

On being a student in Gaza in a tent camp

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Nouraldin and his family were displaced 3 times in Gaza and they live now in a tent camp.

r/worldnews2 • u/IntnsRed • 10h ago

Nobel Peace Laureate Navi Pillay on ICC, Gaza, Rape as War Crime, Her South African Roots & Mandela | “It’s extremely shocking to me, totally unacceptable, that the United States administration can today impose sanctions against the Int'l Criminal Court,” says Pillay.

democracynow.org

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r/worldnews2 • u/get-informed-now • 8h ago

UN World Food Programme cuts Gaza food aid coverage by ~31%

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r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 11h ago

Student and worker rebellion rocks France | French Senator Fabien Gay looks beyond the corporate media’s obsession with violence to discuss what’s really motivating the protests.

peoplesworld.org

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r/worldnews2 • u/LydiaMun • 16h ago

Petition · Petition to Amazon MGM Studios: Save the New Stargate Series

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r/worldnews2 • u/Galt1776-Part2 • 21h ago

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

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r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 23h ago

French women face growing obstacles to abortion despite constitutional right

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r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 22h ago

In space, 'We've gone from exploration to exploitation,' says original Voyager team member | Voyager imaging team member Dr. Garry Hunt joins The Reg's Kettle podcast to talk about his role in the mission as probe approaches one light day's distance from Earth

theregister.com

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r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 23h ago

After mass October 17 protest, French government prepares dictatorship | The crisis of rule revealed by the mass protests against Macron on October 17 will not be resolved by social concessions granted to workers from above.

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r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 23h 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/WebPage_Error404 • 1d 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/IntnsRed • 1d 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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r/worldnews2 • u/anonskeptic5 • 1d ago

U.S. Officials Condemn West Bank Attacks as Netanyahu Casts Doubt on Them

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r/worldnews2 • u/IntnsRed • 1d ago

French Gov’t Cracks Down on Mass Protests over Cost of Living, Education Cuts; 2,400+ Arrested | “What is frustrating to see is how little the police violence is addressed and talked about, which is really the main violence and the real violence today that is taking place in France.”

democracynow.org

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r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 1d ago

Massive Ukrainian drone attack on St. Petersburg escalates US-NATO war against Russia | Ukraine attacked Russia with more than 1,000 drones overnight Saturday, in the largest bombardment of St. Petersburg since the Second World War.

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r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 1d ago

After Nearly 8 Months in Orbit, SpaceX Crew-12 Astronauts Reflect on the Joy of Their ISS Journey | 3 members of NASA's Crew-12 gathered recently to describe their time aboard the ISS. They had returned to Earth after ~8 months in orbit, and their reflections centered on a single word: joy.

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r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 2d ago

Arrests over France protests rise to 1,800, with whole streets in Paris ‘devastated’ – Europe live | Interior minister says ‘the Republic will not yield’ to France’s worst protests in years

theguardian.com

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r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 2d ago

Buildings torched and over 1,000 detained after half a million protesters sweep France | “There’s an accumulation of wealth and power that’s completely out of control,” one protester, who gave her name as Pauline, told CNN in Paris on Saturday.

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r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 2d ago

Coral Bleaching Reversed at Record Speed Using New Stanford Method: ‘Not a Lost Cause, at All’ | It is the first time scientists have observed bleached corals on the brink of death fully recover through brief contact with healthy clones.

goodnewsnetwork.org

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r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 2d ago

Japan to launch Martian moon mission on Tuesday | The mission is designed to become the first in the world to land on the Martian moon Phobos, collect samples from its surface and deliver them to Earth.

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r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 3d ago

Senegal-sized Antarctic glacier melting faster than thought: Why it matters | Thwaites glacier has been losing ice for decades. Now there are concerns of rapidly accelerating loss.

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r/worldnews2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 3d ago

'Monstrous': Netanyahu Casts Doubt on Filmed Israeli Settler Attack of American Journalist | “You mean the footage of the Israeli terrorists beating her up isn’t clear enough?” one critic sardonically asked.

commondreams.org

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r/worldnews2 • u/Galt1776-Part2 • 3d ago

'Russia is killing us': 20M Ukrainians could flee to Europe - As many as 20 million Ukrainians could be displaced throughout Europe if the country is defeated by invading Russian forces, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday.

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