newarab (2024-06-19). Iran slaps Nobel winner Narges Mohammadi with one-year sentence. newarab.com An Iranian court has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mohammadi, 52, has been jailed since November 2021 over several past convictions relating to her advocacy against the Lawyer Mostafa Nili said on social media platform X that "Mohammadi was sentenc…

ecns.cn (2024-06-19). Stanford PhD recruited in rural civil service position in China sparks heated discussion. ecns.cn A Stanford PhD is among the potential recruits list for rural civil service position in East China's Anhui Province, sparking widespread discussion on Chinese social media on Tuesday.

Associated Press (2024-06-19). Noam Chomsky's wife says reports of famed American linguist's death are false. scmp.com Noam Chomsky was trending on social media on Tuesday as false reports of the linguist and activist's death abounded.

aljazeera (2024-06-19). McDonald's scraps AI pilot after order mix-ups go viral. aljazeera.com Fast food giant pulls plug on AI-powered voice-ordering at about 100 outlets after viral videos of order mishaps.

Ali Azgar (2024-06-19). Air pollution linked to nearly 2,000 child deaths a day: Report. muslimnews.co.uk Nearly 2,000 children die every day from health problems linked to air pollution, which is now the second biggest risk factor for early death worldwide, a report said Wednesday. Exposure to air pollution contributed to the deaths of 8.1 million people — around 12 percent of all fatalities — in 2021, according to the report …

Sam Husseini. (2024-06-17). Israel Claims Others Are Shredding International Law As It Does So. popularresistance.org One of the things my dad, who was driven out of Palestine in 1948 and tried to scrutinize every move on Palestine for decades, taught me is that there's this trick of a thief crying "thief!" to divert attention from his crimes. | It's a mantra on X/twitter now that for Israel, every accusation is a confession. | An example of that which was clear to me in October was: | "Israel Falsely Claimed Hamas Slaughtered Babies So It Could Actually Slaughter Babies" | And that has been borne out by various investigations since, from Al Jazeera and most recently by David Sheen from the Electronic Intifada for example.

newarab (2024-06-17). Israel troops kill teen in West Bank raid: Palestine ministry. newarab.com The Palestinian health ministry said Sultan Abdul Rahman Khatatbeh, 16, was killed by Israeli fire in the northern West Bank town of Beit Furik, the ministry said in a statement published on Facebook. | Officia…

newarab (2024-06-17). Iran, Sweden free prisoners in Oman-mediated swap. newarab.com Iran and Sweden announced on Saturday a prisoner exchange that saw a "Hamid Noury, who has been in illegal detention in Sweden since 2019, is free and will return to the country in a few hours," Kazem Gharibabadi, head of Iran's High Council for Human Rights, said in a post on social media platform…

Poor Peoples Campaign (2024-06-17). Monday 6/17: Poor People's Campaign: Virtual "Pre" Rally to Energize for Our Mass March on Washington. indybay.org Livestream: www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/livestream/ | FB: www.facebook.com/anewppc/…

latintimes (2024-06-17). Team 'Melodi' Woos India As Meloni-Modi Video Goes Viral. latintimes.com When Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to Italy for the G7 summit, it was not diplomatic meetings that dominated headlines back in India — but the relationship with his Italian counterpart.

Hannah Davenport (2024-06-17). Suella Braverman ridiculed for cringeworthy campaign video. leftfootforward.org Suella Braverman has been seriously ridiculed after viewers were left cringing over a TikTok video she released for her general election campaign. | In an attempt to win over young Conservative voters, the Tory candidate for Fareham and Waterlooville posted a bizarre TikTok video, as this election has seen politicians looking to engage with the younger generation of social media users. | The former Home Secretary attempts to mime an audio clip from a viral TikTok video saying "I have a question for everybody, who wants to go to the four seasons Orlando" before she's filmed with Tory campaigners holding placard…

Lance Strong (2024-06-17). The Irony: Videos Show 'Blacks For Trump' Rally At Detroit Church Was Attended By A Lot Of White People. newsone.com Donald Trump's rally over the weekend at a Detroit church was billed as a "Blacks for Trump" event, but video footage on social media showed mostly white people in attendance.

Agence France-Presse (2024-06-17). Indians ship Modi-Meloni make-believe romance as G7 video goes viral. scmp.com The Indian and Italian PMs have become central characters of an internet love story filled with betrayals, heartaches — and happy moments.