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. 18, 2026
Venice may need to be entirely relocated or protected by a massive €30 billion "super levee" as sea levels rise, researchers warn. A new study shows that the city's current mobile barriers will likely be overwhelmed by 2300, requiring radical engineering to save its residents and history nth example why cities are DEAD. It Is Time to Ban the Sale of Precise Geolocation How Silicon Valley Is Turning Scientists into Exploited Gig Workers Vietnam mandates face biometrics for mobile device registration Newly Unsealed Records Reveal Amazon's Price-Fixing Tactics Brazil returns to euro bond market Kuwait citizenship purge tops 50,000 as new decree tightens revocation rules Government plans social welfare cuts and higher elderly care fees Lebanon ceasefire begins as Israel maintains illegal occupation in south Lithuanian businessman denies allegations in €23m crypto mining fraud case Uzbekistan Leases 4,000 Hectares in Belarus, Signs 60,000-Ton Export Deal House Votes To Extend Surveillance Powers Until April 30 Trump Says Admin Investigating Deaths, Disappearances Of US Scientists U.S. Navy Spy Drone Circles Cuba As Report Says Pentagon Weighing Possible Military Ops Critical Shortage Of Jet Fuel: EU Airlines Have Just 6 Weeks Supply Left Widespread occurrence of large molecular methylsiloxanes in ambient aerosols All 12 moonwalkers had "lunar hay fever" from dust smelling like gunpowder Iran, not US, cancels Hormuz blockade after Israel-Lebanon truce Kamikaze Drone Maker Raises $320 Million In U.S. IPO As 'War Unicorns' Rise Kenyan firm sacks more than 1,000 workers after losing Meta contract Air pollution making people in UK get long-term illnesses earlier, study finds A Pillar of the Economics Establishment Admits That It Was Wrong. Governing a bit the Economy works… U of T study finds that whole-fat milk lowers risk of child obesity European civil servants are being forced off WhatsApp. Ignoring the elephant in the room: Android, iOS are proprietary spyware so no app could be safe on top of them… Opioids and other drugs accumulating in freshwater fish Clicking "reject cookies" might not actually do anything E-Bike and Scooter Crashes Are Leading to More Brain Injuries Iran says Strait of Hormuz will close again amid US blockade You might also be interested in today's press review in French or Italian.