‘A catastrophe’: Greenpeace blocks planting of ‘lifesaving’ Golden Rice ( www.theguardian.com )
Thousands of children could die after court backs campaign group over GM crop in Philippines, scientists warn...
How rental ‘libraries of things’ have become the new way to save money ( www.theguardian.com )
The theory is simple: instead of buying a household item or a piece of clothing or some equipment you might use once or twice, you take it out and return it.
Stonehenge sprayed with orange powder paint by Just Stop Oil activists ( www.theguardian.com )
If you ever wanted to read about fake druids vs. environmental activists, now's your chance.
EU elections 2024 live: Emmanuel Macron dissolves French parliament and calls snap elections after huge far-right gains ( www.theguardian.com )
"Emmanuel Macron, the French president, has announced that he is dissolving the national assembly, and calling for legislative elections on June 30 and July 7....
‘My whole library is wiped out’: what it means to own movies and TV in the age of streaming services ( www.theguardian.com )
*What rights do you have to the digital movies, TV shows and music you buy online? That question was on the minds of Telstra TV Box Office customers this month after the company announced it would shut down the service in June. Customers were told that unless they moved over to another service, Fetch, they would no longer be...
Byron Bay is to be stripped of its nudist beach – and naturists blame ‘conservative creep’ ( www.theguardian.com )
It’s a Tuesday morning, the infinite blue sky of Byron Bay has opened up and the six naturists – four men, two women – have stripped down to their birthday suits for a quick dip in the buff....
‘We will fight with our fingernails’ says Netanyahu after US threat to curb arms ( www.theguardian.com )
Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that Israel will stand alone and “fight with our fingernails” in defiance of US threats to further restrict arms deliveries if Israeli forces proceeded with an offensive on the southern Gazan city of Rafah....
David Cameron urges BBC to describe Hamas as terrorist organisation ( www.theguardian.com )
Foreign secretary’s call comes after group releases video of British-Israeli hostage it says died after being wounded in Israeli airstrike...
‘I am starting to panic about my child’s future’: climate scientists wary of starting families ( www.theguardian.com )
A fifth of female climate scientists who responded to Guardian survey said they had opted to have no or fewer children...
Survey finds that 60 firms are responsible for half of world’s plastic pollution ( www.theguardian.com )
Sticky trick: new glue spray kills plant pests without chemicals ( www.theguardian.com )
The insect glue, produced from edible oils, was inspired by plants such as sundews that use the strategy to capture their prey. A key advantage of physical pesticides over toxic pesticides is that pests are highly unlikely to evolve resistance, as this would require them to develop much larger and stronger bodies, while bigger...
Boris Johnson turned away from polling station after forgetting to bring photo ID ( www.theguardian.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14955332
Vermont Republican secretly poured water into colleague’s bag over months ( www.theguardian.com )
Mary Morrissey apologizes after being filmed dumping liquid into backpack of Democratic legislator Jim Carroll
Forcibly displacing Rafah civilians would be war crime, France warns Israel ( www.theguardian.com )
‘My whole library is wiped out’: what it means to own movies and TV in the age of streaming services ( www.theguardian.com )
‘They call us Nazis’: inside the wealthy German town where the far right is on the rise ( www.theguardian.com )
Counter rallies in Kaufbeuren show split between supporters of AfD and locals who acknowledge the Bavarian town’s Nazi past...
They’re fast. Pedestrians are furious: ‘fat’ ebikes divide Australian beach suburbs ( www.theguardian.com )
Popular among teenagers, the large electric bikes have triggered ‘numerous complaints’ to councils as fears grow for the safety of riders and pedestrians
‘You can expect everything’: what next for Julian Assange and WikiLeaks? ( www.theguardian.com )
As Julian Assange enjoys his first weekend of freedom in years, there appeared to be no question in the mind of his wife, Stella, about what the family’s priorities were....
Turkey stops all trade with Israel over ‘humanitarian tragedy’ in Gaza ( www.theguardian.com )
Turkey has halted all trade with Israel, citing the “worsening humanitarian tragedy” in the Palestinian territories, which prompted strong criticism from the Israeli foreign minister....
Young climate activist tells Greenpeace to drop ‘old-fashioned’ anti-nuclear stance ( www.theguardian.com )
Man who survived ebike fire that killed his family fights for change to UK law ( www.theguardian.com )
A man who narrowly survived an ebike battery fire that killed his partner and two children says he is tormented by grief and guilt but determined to fight to change the law to avoid similar tragedies....
Last major Arabic-style mosque in China loses its domes ( www.theguardian.com )
‘I am not made for war’: the men fleeing Ukraine to evade conscription ( www.theguardian.com )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/17423369
Ultra-processed foods need tobacco-style warnings, says scientist ( www.theguardian.com )
UPFs should also be heavily taxed due to impact on health and mortality, says scientist who coined term...