A small list of news I select mostly daily for those who want to follow world news in a distilled form, as I follow them. You might like to see also the Italian or French edition (not the same news).
News selection for Apr. 20, 2026
Money creation in the modern economy. A nice paper by the BoE [pdf]. Palantir posted a manifesto that reads like the ramblings of a comic book villain China eyes near-100% electric trucks to secure energy security, cut emissions Toshiba refuses to replace large hard drive that was under warranty — company offers refund at the purchase price, not the higher current retail price Swiss authorities want to reduce dependency on Microsoft US tech firms successfully lobbied EU to keep datacentre emissions secret Broad presence of ferromagnetism in bees and relationship to phylogeny, natural history, and sociality Nevada Police Can Now Track Cellphones Without a Warrant Airline worker arrested after sharing photos of bomb damage in WhatsApp group Spain to formally ask EU to break Israel association agreement, Sanchez says Edison warns that QatarEnergy may extend force majeure past mid-June Iran industry minister says central bank should not interfere in trade policy Kazakhstan Free Speech Battle Reflects a Growing Global Pattern Uranium Supply Crunch Worsens Amid Kazakhstan’s Plan For Strategic Reserve Turkey Could Be 'Next Iran' For Israel: US Envoy Scrambles To Calm Tensions Thousands of CEOs admit AI had no impact on employment or productivity—and it has economists resurrecting a paradox from 40 years ago Ukraine Moves to Replace Frontline Soldiers With 25,000 Ground Robots US Draft Update: Major Tech Company Urges Universal National Service The oldest known evidence of stitched clothing Association between gabapentinoid treatment, concurrent use with opioid or benzodiazepine and the risk of drug poisoning: A self-controlled case series study Money for Ukraine - between speed and control Gulf poised to move closer to China after the war Stablecoins, RWAs and Hong Kong’s interface moment "The Foundations Of Dollar Dominance Are Weaker than Anticipated…" 2,100 Swiss municipalities showing which provider handles their official email Scientific datasets are riddled with copy-paste errors Monumental ship burial beneath ancient Norwegian mound predates the Viking Age You might also be interested in today's press review in French or Italian.