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☆ What’s Next for Google’s Search Monopoly
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( David Mccabe | Nico Grant | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The U.S. government asked a federal judge last month to force Google to sell Chrome, the world’s most popular web browser. It was the most extreme proposal by the Justice Department to address Google’s monopoly in internet search after the judge’s landmark decision in August, which found the Silicon Valley company had violated antitrust laws. To fix the issue, Google will offer its own remedies this month. The judge, Amit P. Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, is expected to decide how to address Google’s search monopoly by August. The Justice Department and several states sued Google in 2020, accusing it of illegally protecting its monopoly over internet search and search advertising.

Persons: Amit P, Mehta Organizations: Google, Chrome, Justice Department, U.S, District of Columbia

☆ Sex workers in Belgium now have maternity leave and sick pay in world first for employment rights
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-02 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

London CNN —Sex workers in Belgium are now entitled to formal employment contracts, which include sick pay and maternity leave, under a landmark law that went into effect Sunday. The new law requires the employers of sex workers to obtain a license from the government, Deltour told CNN. These laws made it “impossible to perform the job in a normal and safe way,” according to the Belgian Union of Sex Workers. That was a crucial step in protecting sex workers from violence, for example, but didn’t give them access to social security. “Sex workers deserve the same rights and freedoms as all workers, and this law is a world first moving us in that direction.”The new law, however, doesn’t cover all types of sex workers.

Persons: Daan Bauwens, Quentin Deltour, Deltour, “, ” Deltour, Erin Kilbride, ” Organizations: London CNN, Belgian, Belgian Union of Sex Workers, CNN, Espace, Global Network, Sex, “ Employers, Belgium “, Human Rights Watch Locations: Belgium, Belgian, Germany, Netherlands, US

☆ Thailand: Nearly 1,000 endangered animals repatriated to Madagascar in anti-trafficking landmark
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-30 | by ( Chris Lau | Kocha Olarn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Bangkok, Thailand CNN —Thailand is sending almost 1,000 highly endangered tortoises and lemurs home to Madagascar in a landmark victory against animal trafficking, with the first batch on its way on Saturday. Thai police recovered 1,117 animals, eight of which had died, during an anti-trafficking operation in the southern Thai province of Chumphon in May. Tortoises rescued in Thailand are put under authorities' care before being sent home to Madagascar. Attapol Charoenchansa, director of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation, told CNN he expected the operations would have a deterrent effect. Between 1975 and 2019, Thailand directly and indirectly exported almost 35,000 animals or their products from Madagascar, according to the report.

Persons: munch, Chalermchai, Charoenchansa, ”, that’s Organizations: Thailand CNN, Convention, International Trade, Fauna, Department of National, Wildlife, Plant, Qatar Airways, Department of National Parks , Wildlife, Plant Conservation Department of National Parks , Wildlife, CNN Locations: Bangkok, Thailand, Madagascar, Thai, Chumphon, Asia, Southeast Asia

☆ Notre Dame is back – but not quite as you knew her
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-30 | by ( Joseph Ataman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Five years after the flames roared and the world held its breath, Notre Dame cathedral is coming back to life. CNN teams have visited Notre Dame several times since the fire, even as the work ploughed on through Covid-19’s stranglehold on France. But for those soon to revisit Notre Dame, this improbable victory is best seen by looking up. The oak frameworks and lead roofing of the nave, choir and transept of Notre Dame were reconstructed to look exactly like the originals, according to Rebuild Notre Dame. “We use the same materials, oak and stone, and with the same techniques.”The nave of Notre Dame cathedral.

Persons: Paris CNN —, Paris ”, “, ” Philippe Jost, “ There’s, ”, Benoit Tessier, Notre Dame de Paris, Jost, Sarah Meyssonnier, Emmanuel Macron, Mark Esplin, Saskya Vandoorne, Eugène Viollet, –, Ed Jones, Virgin Mary, Patrick Chauvet, Louise Delmotte, Macron, ” Jost, Stephane de Sakutin, Viollet, Louis XIII, Marie Parant, Christophe Petit Tesson, Guillaume Bardet, Saint Louis, Sylvain Dubuisson, Brigitte Macron, Laurent Ulrich, Anne Hidalgo, King Louis the IX, It’s, it’s, Thomas Hubert, SIPA, Joel Saget, Geoffroy Van der, Ian Langsdon, Geoffroy Van Der, Nicolas Liponne, Notre, Notre Dame – Organizations: Paris CNN, Notre Dame, Notre Dame de, CNN, Notre, Workers, Reuters, National Forestry Office, Carpenters, Getty, Paris, Shutterstock Workers, Dame Locations: Notre, Paris, Covid, France, AFP, France’s, French, Geoffroy Van der Hasselt, Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt

☆ ‘Intangible Heritage’ and How Cities Decide What to Preserve
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-30 | by ( Michael Kimmelman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

During the 1930s, the site was a dive bar and restaurant called Bonnie’s Stonewall Inn, which shuttered in 1954. Three years later, the Genovese crime family reopened the bar, retaining the Stonewall sign and name. Gay bars were mostly mob-run back then because of laws against homosexual behavior in public. No one was talking about landmarking Stonewall then, but the city’s designation of the Village helped forestall various proposals to raze the building. Then in 2000 Stonewall was named a National Historic Landmark, and in 2015, designated a New York City Landmark.

Persons: Christopher, Genovese, Stonewall Organizations: Preservation Commission, Stonewall, Police, Historic Landmark Locations: Greenwich, , New York City’s, New York City

LONDON — British lawmakers voted on Friday in favor of a landmark bill that would for the first time help terminally ill adults end their lives. Assisted suicide is currently illegal in Britain and carries a prison sentence of up to 14 years. While the current prime minister Keir Starmer has previously opposed assisted dying, he has not said how he plans to vote Friday. But former-Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron this week said that he had reversed his opposition to the U.K. bill. The former prime minister wrote that the bill would apply to a very small number of cases and that “the NHS exists to serve patients and the public, not the other way around.”

Persons: —, Kim Leadbeater, James Manning, “, ” Gordon Macdonald, YouGov, Keir Starmer, Esther Rantzen, Switzerland …, ”, …, Gordon Brown, — Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, David Cameron, Cameron, Wes Streeting — Organizations: LONDON, Labour Party, Getty, Sky News, Labour, Conservative, The, London, National Health Service Locations: Canada, Australia, England, Wales, Britain, London, Netherlands, U.K, Switzerland, The Times

☆ UK Lawmakers Vote to Legalize Assisted Dying After Emotional Debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Stephen Castle | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

After an emotive and at times impassioned debate, Britain’s lawmakers on Friday voted to allow assisted dying for terminally ill patients in England and Wales under strict conditions, opening the way to one of the most profound social changes in the country in decades. By 330 votes to 275, members of Parliament gave their support to a bill that would permit doctors to help some terminally ill patients to end their lives. Friday’s vote was not the final say on the matter for Parliament, as it will now be scrutinized in parliamentary committees and amendments to the bill may be put forward. The new legislation would apply to a narrow group: Applicants would have to be over 18, diagnosed with a terminal illness and have been given no more than six months to live. Two doctors and a judge would be required to give their approval, and the fatal drugs would have to be self-administered.

Locations: England, Wales

☆ Canada is Google's latest antitrust legal challenger
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-29 | by ( Ellen Thomas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementCanada's antitrust watchdog is suing Google. It's the latest in a series of legal challenges brought against the tech giant. Canada's antitrust watchdog is suing Google over its anti-competitive conduct in its adtech business, the country's Competition Bureau said Thursday. Related Video Apple's antitrust lawsuit is just one of its major battlesThe antitrust watchdog said Google is the largest provider of adtech services in Canada and has "abused" its position to maintain market dominance. This suit is the latest in a series of legal challenges against Google for alleged anti-competitive behavior.

Persons: Amit Mehta, Judge Mehta Organizations: Google, Department of Justice, of Locations: Canada, Eastern, of Virginia

☆ Australia passed a law banning social media for kids under 16. Tech companies will need creative solutions to avoid $32 million fines.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementAustralia's government approved a law that would ban social media for kids under 16. The law gives tech companies one year to figure out how to keep children under 16 from using their social platforms or risk up to $32 million in fines. Australia's new law specifically bars social media companies from asking for users' IDs in an effort to protect privacy rights. Snap Inc., which owns Snapchat, said "device-level age verification" was the best possible option to meet the requirements. "We know some kids will find workarounds, but we're sending a message to social media companies to clean up their act."

Persons: Australia's, Snapchat, Anthony Albanese, Julie Inman Grant, Elon Musk, Albanese Organizations: Meta, New York Times, Google, Inc Locations: Australia

☆ It’s the world’s largest building shaped like a chicken. It’s also a hotel
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-27 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Travelers to the Philippines can now book a room in the world’s largest building shaped like a chicken, located in the country’s remote highlands. No, you’re not expected to bed down on top of a pile of straw in a chicken coop. The towering six-story building stands nearly 35 meters (over 114 feet) tall and has 15 rooms, all equipped with air-conditioning. Located atop the hills of Campuestohan Highland Resort on the island of Negros Occidental, the new landmark was officially given the Guinness World Record title for being the largest building in the shape of a chicken on September 8. The massive rooster can be found at the Campuestohan Highland Resort in Negros Occidental, Philippines.

Persons: you’re, –, Ricardo Cano Gwapo Tan, ” Tan, ”, “, Tan, Misa de Gallo, Anita Organizations: CNN, Travelers, Negros Occidental, Silay Locations: Philippines, Negros Occidental, Negros . Cockfighting, Thailand, Indonesia, India, Negros, Manila, Cebu, Bacolod

☆ Judge Approves National Association of Realtors Lawsuit Settlement
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Debra Kamin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

It’s official: A legal settlement that will rewrite the way many real estate agents are paid in the United States has received its final approval from a federal judge. Judge Stephen R. Bough of the Western District of Missouri on Tuesday approved an agreement between the National Association of Realtors and a group of home sellers who sued the real estate trade group over its longstanding rules on agents’ commissions, which they say forced them to pay excessive fees. It was the last step in an eight-month process that was set in motion when N.A.R., the nation’s largest trade association, agreed to the landmark deal on March 15. It was also largely a formality — Judge Bough gave preliminary approval to the agreement on April 23, and the rule changes detailed in the settlement took effect on Aug. 17, forcing agents across the country to begin adjusting how they do their jobs.

Persons: Stephen R, Bough Organizations: United States, Western, of, National Association of Realtors Locations: United, of Missouri

☆ North Korea expands weapons plant that makes missiles used by Russia against Ukraine, researchers say
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Lauren Kent | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —North Korea is expanding a weapons plant that manufactures missiles used by Russia against Ukraine, according to new research from a US-based think tank. Located in the country’s second-largest city, Hamhung, the factory has been visited several times by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, with North Korean state media previously touting its mass-production of tactical missiles. Attacks on Ukraine with KN-23 missilesRussia has fired about 60 North Korean KN-23 missiles (Hwasong-11A) at Ukraine this year. And strikes using North Korean missiles have killed at least 28 people and injured 213 this year, the Ukrainian prosecutor general told CNN last week. Moscow and Pyongyang have both previously denied that North Korea has exported weapons to Russia, despite significant evidence of such transfers.

Persons: James Martin, Kim Jong Un, Sam Lair, Lair, they’re, ”, CNN’s Helen Regan, Daria Tarasova, Nick Paton Walsh, Victoria Butenko Organizations: CNN, Ukraine, James, James Martin Center, Nonproliferation Studies, Middlebury Institute of International Studies, North, Center, Planet Labs, Planet Labs PBC, Nonproliferation, North Korean, Russia, Korean, Ukraine’s, Corruption Locations: North Korea, Russia, Hamhung, North Korean, Ukraine, Moscow, Pyongyang, Western, Korea, United States, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Kursk

☆ Virgin Atlantic CEO says UK budget is 'tax on growth' with air duties set to rise
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Shai Weiss, chief executive officer of Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd., on day two of the Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, UK, on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. LONDON – Virgin Atlantic CEO Shai Weiss on Monday said the U.K. Labour government's landmark October budget presented a "tax on growth" due to higher rates placed on the aviation industry. "I would call [the Budget] a tax on growth," Weiss said Monday, adding that while it was necessary to cover Britain's budget deficit, it was also important to recognize the contribution of aviation to the wider U.K. economy. For journeys between 2,001 and 5,500 miles, APD will rise to £102 from £90 in economy and to £244 from £216 in other classes. CNBC has contacted the U.K. Treasury for comment.

Persons: Shai Weiss, Monday, Weiss, Louise Haigh, Rachel Reeves, Rain Newton, Smith, Bill Organizations: Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd, LONDON, Virgin Atlantic, Labour government's, Labour, Conservative, Air Passenger, Treasury, Aviation, . Transport, Finance, of British Industry, National Insurance, CNBC Locations: Farnborough, London

☆ The ‘Rocket Docket’ Judge Who Will Decide the Fate of Google’s Ad Technology
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( David Mccabe | Nico Grant | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The trial lasted just three weeks. In contrast, a landmark antitrust trial last year over Google’s search dominance took 10 weeks. Another antitrust trial over Google’s app store policies, a case brought by Epic Games, ran for a month. The Microsoft antitrust trial in the late 1990s lasted more than eight months. Now Judge Brinkema, 80, is moving the Google ad tech case to its next phase in the federal court where she works, which is known as a “rocket docket.” On Monday, she heard closing statements from the Justice Department and a group of states, which brought the ad technology case, and from Google’s lawyers.

Persons: ”, Leonie M, “ Let’s, Judge Brinkema, Brinkema Organizations: U.S, of, Epic Games, Microsoft, Google, Justice Department Locations: Virginia, Eastern, of Virginia

CNN —Special counsel Jack Smith is dropping the federal election subversion and the mishandling of classified documents cases against President-elect Donald Trump, seeking the cases’ dismissal in court filings Monday. Trump has said he would fire Smith once he retook the office, shattering previous norms around special counsel investigations. In the election case Trump faced in Washington, DC, Smith charged the former president over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, a plot that culminated in the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack. “The Government’s position on the merits of the defendant’s prosecution has not changed,” Smith said in the filing. In the documents case brought in Florida, Trump was indicted for allegedly taking classified national defense documents from the White House after he left office and resisting the government’s attempts to retrieve the materials.

Persons: Jack Smith, Donald Trump, Trump, Smith, ” Smith, Tanya Chutkan, ”, Chutkan, Steven Cheung, ” “, ” Cheung, Aileen Cannon’s, Walt Nauta, Carlos de Oliveira, “, Stormy Daniels Organizations: CNN, US, White House, Supreme, Capitol, White, Trump, American People, Appeals, US Justice Department, DOJ Locations: Washington ,, Washington , DC, Florida, Trump's, Lago, Georgia, New York, Peach State

☆ 'We can overcome climate change': Richard Branson says young people should not be down about the future
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Lucy Handley | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

watch nowThe billionaire Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson said younger generations should feel positive about the future — and that they can "achieve an enormous amount." When asked how he might reassure young people about their future over issues such as climate change, Branson said, "They can achieve an enormous amount, and so I honestly don't think that young people should be down about it. I think we can overcome climate change if we have the … we've got to make sure we have the right politicians at the top," he said. "Our sweet spot is, we work with youth around the world," Rodgers said of the two organizations. Climate change, public health and criminal justice reforms will be a focus, according to an online release.

Persons: Sir Richard Branson, CNBC's Tania Bryer, Branson, we've, Donald Trump's, Trump, —, Nile Rodgers, Rodgers, Chic, Marc Grimwade Organizations: Virgin, CNBC, Branson, Advisory Center, Virgin Unite, Virgin Group, Foundation, Rodgers, Wireimage, Getty Locations: Paris, Adelaide, Australia

☆ Opinion | What Worries Me About Uruguay’s Elections This Year
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Guillermo Garat | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

In a year of landmark elections, my country’s presidential vote last month flew under the radar. And perhaps with good reason: Uruguay’s balloting was marked by unexciting candidates and their lackluster attempts to entice undecided voters to the polls. An uneventful vote seems preferable to the deep polarization that has surrounded presidential elections over the past year in countries like El Salvador, Argentina, Venezuela and even the United States. And young Uruguayans are afflicted by many problems. As it did in other countries, the Covid-19 pandemic left Uruguay in the grip of a mental-health crisis that hit this group hard.

Persons: It’s Locations: Uruguay, El Salvador, Argentina, Venezuela, United States, America, Latin America

☆ Who is Pam Bondi, Trump’s attorney general nominee
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Hannah Rabinowitz | Evan Perez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

She was elected in 2011 to her first political position – Florida attorney general – and was the first woman to hold that office. “Knowing her as a trial attorney and the attorney general,” Colton told CNN, “I feel that she would be very qualified for this job.”Dave Aronberg, a Palm Beach County state attorney who worked for Bondi when she was attorney general in Florida, told CNN that while Bondi will carry out Trump policies loyally, she is likely to treat Justice Department employees fairly. And for Trump’s opponents, Aronberg said not to expect a better pick for attorney general. “Pam Bondi is the best attorney general that Donald Trump is going to nominate,” Aronberg said. Since leaving the Florida attorney general post in 2019, Bondi has worked Ballard Partners, a lobbying firm with deep ties to Trump and his incoming chief of staff Susie Wiles.

Persons: Donald Trump, Pam Bondi, Matt Gaetz, Trump, Bondi, Gaetz, Trump’s, Todd Blanche, ”, Dwight Gooden, –, Nick Cox –, University of South Florida –, ” Cox, “, Bruce Colton, ” Colton, ” Dave Aronberg, ” Aronberg, Aronberg, John Durham, “ Pam Bondi, Barack Obama’s, Joan Biskupic, John Roberts, Obama, Rick Scott, Ballard, Susie Wiles, baselessly, Joe Biden, Hunter Organizations: CNN, Trump, US Justice Department, Republicans, Justice Department, DOJ, Department of Justice, New York Mets, University of South, ”, Bondi, Obamacare, Reuters, Trump University, Ballard Partners, Foreign, Amazon, General Motors, Uber, Republican National Convention, White, Center, Litigation, Trump America, Policy Institute, Trump – Locations: Florida, Bondi, “, University of South Florida, Beach County, Russia, Washington, Qatar, Pennsylvania

☆ From a call with Putin to an experimental strike, a dramatic week transforms the war in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Nick Paton Walsh | Analysis Cnn'S International Security Editor | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —It began with a peace move nobody wanted and ended with an experimental missile strike so rare in war Moscow gave a 30-minute heads-up to Washington. The White House publicly authorized Ukraine Sunday to fire missiles it supplied into Russia proper, which it swiftly did Monday. Moscow responded by using an experimental medium-range missile, with hypersonic speeds and a multiple warhead system usually reserved for nuclear payloads, to strike Dnipro Thursday. Similarly, Putin’s decision to launch the Oreshnik missile was likely Moscow stepping up another rung on a carefully prepared ladder of escalation. Yuri Budanov, head of Ukraine’s defense intelligence, said Friday it was a “medium-range ballistic missile, a nuclear weapons carrier.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Putin, Olaf Scholz, Vladimir Putin, Scholz, Trump, Joe Biden’s, ’, Russia’s, ”, Yuri Budanov, ” Budanov, Biden Organizations: CNN, White House, Ukraine Sunday, Dnipro Thursday, Kremlin, Russia’s, Foundation, NATO, Intermediate Nuclear Forces, US, United Kingdom’s Defence Intelligence Locations: Moscow, Washington, Ukraine, Russia, Germany, Europe, Poland, France, Dnipro, Kyiv, Kharkiv, Kupiansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kursk

☆ Australia launches ‘landmark’ bill to ban social media for children under 16
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

SYDNEY, Australia — Australia’s center-left government on Thursday introduced a bill in Parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16 and proposed fines of up to $32 million for social media platforms for systemic breaches. Australia plans to trial an age-verification system that may include biometrics or government identification to enforce a social media age cut-off, some of the toughest controls imposed by any country to date. France last year proposed a ban on social media for those under 15, but users were able to avoid the ban with parental consent. The law would force social media platforms, and not parents or young people, to take reasonable steps to ensure the age-verification protections are in place. “Social media has a social responsibility ... that’s why we are making big changes to hold platforms to account for user safety,” she said.

Persons: Anthony Albanese, ByteDance’s TikTok, Elon Musk’s, Snapchat, Albanese, Michelle Rowland, Rowland, ” Organizations: ”, Liberal Party, Facebook, Google, YouTube, Labor, United Locations: SYDNEY, Australia, France, United States

The Department of Justice is calling for Google to divest its Chrome browser, following a ruling in August that the company holds a monopoly in the search market. Chrome, which Google launched in 2008, provides the search giant with data it then uses for targeting ads. Additionally, the DOJ said that Google be prevented from entering into exclusionary agreements with third parties like Apple and Samsung. In August, a federal judge ruled that Google holds a monopoly in the search market. Last month, the DOJ indicated it was considering a breakup of Google businesses, including potentially breaking up its Chrome, Play or Android divisions.

Persons: Sherman Organizations: Justice, Google, Chrome, DOJ, Apple, Samsung, Microsoft, Android

☆ DOJ asks judge to force Google to sell Chrome as remedy in landmark antitrust case
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

On Wednesday, DOJ officials in the antitrust division filed their proposal for remedies in the case. The DOJ wants Judge Mehta to force Google to sell its Chrome browser. Officials from the Department of Justice, in a Wednesday filing, urged District Judge Amit Mehta to force Google to sell its Chrome browser. AdvertisementMehta will consider the DOJ's proposal before he makes a final ruling regarding remedies in this case. "But if Google is able to control the company that buys Chrome, the impact of selling the business would be minimal.

Persons: Amit Mehta, Judge Mehta, Mehta, Lee, Anne Mulholland, Eric Chaffee, it's, Peter Cohan, Neil Chilson, Chilson, Joe Biden's, Donald Trump, Trump, Biden, Cohan, Chafee Organizations: Google, DOJ, Department of Justice, Apple, Business, Bloomberg, Case Western Reserve University, Babson College, FTC, Chrome, Case

☆ Netanyahu, Wanted by a Landmark Warrant, Now Faces a Smaller World
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Steven Erlanger | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court are the first time that leaders of a modern Western democracy have been accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity by a global judicial body. By themselves, the warrants, seeking the arrests of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and his former defense minister, Yoav Gallant, represent an important diplomatic landmark. They will be seen by many countries in the global south, rightly or wrongly, as a sign that international institutions are no longer necessarily tools of the West. The arrest warrants “are binding on all parties to the I.C.C.,” said Philippe Sands, an expert in international law who has argued before the court. “If they set foot on the territory of a state party, that state party has an obligation to arrest and transfer to The Hague.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Yoav Gallant, Netanyahu, Gallant, ”, Philippe Sands Organizations: International Locations: United States, Israel, Hague

☆ Atlas of cells offers a milestone leap in understanding of the human body
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New research based on the findings, published in several papers Wednesday in Nature and its sister journals, represents a “leap in understanding of the human body,” according to the Human Cell Atlas consortium. Regev compared scientific knowledge of cell biology before the Human Cell Atlas initiative with a “15th century map.”“Now, years later, the resolution of the map is a lot higher,” she said. The cell atlas aims to fill in a missing link between genes, diseases and treatment therapies. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the Human Cell Atlas community used the available data to reveal that the nose, eyes and mouth were most vulnerable to infection. “It was only clear through the Human Cell Atlas data that those cells were … entry points before the virus continued into the internal organs.

Persons: —, ”, Aviv, Daniel Montoro “, we’ve, Regev, “, Sarah Teichmann, Ken, Blain, Robert Hooke, ” Teichmann, Jeremy Farrar, ” Farrar Organizations: CNN, Human Cell Atlas, Genome, Cell, Google, Human, Human Cell, Cambridge Stem Cell, UK’s University of Cambridge, Wellcome Sanger Institute, Institut, la Vision, HCL, Lyon, World Health Organization Locations: Nature, Genentech, South San Francisco , California, Cambridge, England, Paris, Lyon English

☆ Japan’s ‘love hotels’: Delving beneath the surreal facades of UFOs, boats and castles
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Oscar Holland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“And many, many of them are castles,” he added of the facades of around 200 love hotels captured in his new photography series. The kind of distinctive architecture Prost documented, however, emerged in the 1960s and 1970s, as the establishments became more upmarket. Considered one of the first modern love hotels, Osaka's Hotel Love opened in 1968. Francois ProstOne of the most famous 1970s love hotels, the Meguro Emperor, was designed to resemble a European castle. A neon-lit love hotel in the city of Numazu.

Persons: François Prost, ”, Prost, Francois Prost, they’re, Francois Prost Prost, Francois Prost One, ” Prost, Kiss, Francois Prost The, Mark D, West, Francois Prost He’s, “ Organizations: CNN, Everyday, ” Locations: France, Chiba, ”, Honshu, Shikoku, Tokyo, Hamamatsu, Okayama, Japan, Okayama —, Himeji, Everyday Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Shibuya, United States, Numazu, Spain, Ivory Coast

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