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- The Charles Dickens classic, ‘Oliver Twist,’ has been hit with a “trigger warning” by a UK university over concerns that its themes of “child abuse,” “domestic violence” and “racial prejudice” could cause “anxiety” and “distress,” the Daily Mail reported. A Masters-level course on ‘Victorian Literature, Art and Culture’ at the Royal Holloway, University of London, has issued the content warning for the 1838 novel, according to the paper. Details of the alert emerged following a Freedom of Information request by the Daily Mail.
- According to research conducted by scientists from Australia, the US, Europe and Asia, and due to be published this week, general use of such terms as “birth persons” instead of “birthing women” or “human milk feeding” instead of “breastfeeding” not only puts the mother-infant bond under risk and undermines breastfeeding but also may contribute to further discrimination against women. A co-author of the research and ex-president of the Australian College of Midwives, Jenny Gamble, explained that gender-neutral language can lead to deeper discrimination against women. She underlined that as pregnancy, birth and early motherhood are “fundamentally sexed issues, not gendered,” pregnant women, women who are giving birth and new mothers have “unique vulnerabilities” and deserve protection. “Confusing the idea of gender identity and the reality of sex risks adverse health consequences and deeper and more insidious discrimination against women,” Gamble said, as quoted by an Australian news outlet.
- Finland – Prime Minister Sanna Marin told an event at the Editors’ Association (PTY) on Monday that coronavirus restrictions could be lifted during February. “I believe that in February, all restrictions will be overcome,” Marin said. The Prime Minister said that he understood the difficult situation in the restaurant, cultural and event sectors. “I understand the pain and indignation. We are trying to lift these restrictions as quickly as we can. However, the Prime Minister does not want a situation in which society is opened up too quickly and then has to tighten restrictions again, so it is therefore intended to lift the coronavirus restrictions ‘gradually and in a controlled manner’.
- An F-15 fighter jet belonging to Japan’s Air Self-Defence Force disappeared from radars soon after takeoff, the country’s Defence Ministry has reported. The aircraft with two crew members on board flew 5 kilometres out into the Sea of Japan before all communications with it were lost. The jet reportedly took off from the Komatsu Air Base in the Ishikawa Prefecture flying west-north-west. The Japanese Defence Ministry is investigating the incident and its cause, but suspects that the aircraft crashed into the sea.
- It’s raining iguanas in Florida: numerous photos and videos have emerged on social media showing cold and stunned reptiles dropping from trees as temperatures plunged in the state. Several days ago, residents of the state received a warning from the US weather service saying that freezing iguanas may be falling out of trees due to unusually low temperatures in Florida. These magnificent ancient creatures survived millions and millions of years, avoiding being wiped out in massive cataclysms long before humans even existed – but it appears that a bit of cold is still a big threat to them.
- [ The Most Vaccinated Country In The World ] Alon Helfgott, an eleven-year-old Israeli boy, has battled three different COVID variants in a year after getting infected with Alpha, Delta, and now Omicron. Helfgott from the central Israeli city of Kfar Saba has been in quarantine three or four times since the start of the school year. After testing positive for Omicron last week, Helfgott continues to be in self-isolation. He is expected to be released from quarantine on Wednesday, the day of his 12th birthday. Sharing his experience with The Times of Israel, Helfgott said that compared to the previous strains of COVID-19 which had “pretty serious symptoms”, this time he does not feel that sick. “I’m fine, feeling pretty healthy, without so many symptoms but in the Alpha (infection), I suffered from a high fever”, Helfgott said.
- An immense number of trucks, which previously forced Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to leave his home in Ottawa, has formed an immense “freedom convoy”. According to the event’s organisers, there are up to 50,000 vehicles forming a 70-kilometre-long column to the capital. A similar event for those who were not able to drive to Ottawa is being held in Vancouver, British Columbia.
- More than 100 people reported sightings of the meteor on Saturday evening around 7 p.m. local time as the celestial body was tracked in the skies above England, Scotland, and North Wales. UK media outlets cited one of the unnamed onlookers as saying that “it [the meteor] appeared from nowhere and travelled at speed, losing altitude as it passed”. The reports were confirmed by the UK Meteor Network, which posted pictures of the object on its Twitter account, describing the meteor as a “Sporadic type with an interesting orbit”.
- A new ABC News/Ipsos poll has found 76% of Americans disapprove of President Joe Biden’s pledge to nominate a black woman to the Supreme Court, with most saying they want him to consider “all possible nominees.” If Biden makes good on his promise, it would mark the first time a black woman had presided over the Supreme Court. However, Americans seem less focused on the nominee’s race than their president, with only 23% saying they want him to stick to his pledge.
- Spotify will start adding “content advisory” to any podcast episode that touches on Covid-19, directing users to “trusted sources” on the pandemic, such as information shared by public health authorities, as well as by “scientists” and “academics,” CEO Daniel Ek announced on Sunday. In his statement on Sunday, Ek explained that what caused him to introduce the changes was “the feedback over the last several weeks,” apparently referring to the public criticism of Spotify’s number-one podcaster Joe Rogan, who is accused of spreading Covid-19 misinformation through his show.
- An unnamed commander of Mossad’s special operations division has resigned, accoridng to Israeli media. He reportedly became the fourth high-profile official to leave Mossad in seven months since David Barnea became director of the Israeli intelligence agency in June 2021. “Barnea wanted to make major changes to how the department headed by [the unnamed commander] works because of difficulties in operating Israeli agents abroad, and [the commander] did not implement them as requested,” Haaretz reported. Barnea has been described as a “gadget-loving killing machine” and has reportedly sought to take Mossad back to a code of absolute silence – threatening both current and former agents who speak to the media about operations. Barnea singled out Iran as its top priority, accusing the country of “making constant progress toward a weapons of mass destruction program.” “Our security challenges are very big and at the top of the list is Iran,” he said.
- Mali’s government has given France’s ambassador 72 hours to leave the country after “hostile and outrageous” comments made by French authorities regarding the country’s junta. The message was broadcast on state television on Monday evening. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian had previously said Mali’s ruling military government was “out of control” as tensions rose between the two countries over the deployment of a French-led anti-terrorism force.
- Mainstream media unleased an avalanche of notes over the weekend claiming that Spotify has had $2 billion wiped off its market value because of the actions of Neil Young and others in opposing Joe Rogan’s content on the platform have now been exposed as embarrassing fake news.
News Burst 1 February 2022
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