coronavirus Every country in the United Nations agreed to a global ceasefire during the pandemic — except the United States Thom Dunn

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Business Twitter to add “conversation participants” setting to limit who can reply to your tweets Xeni Jardin

Copyfight China wants to lead the UN's World Intellectual Property Organization Cory Doctorow

politics Sheryl Sandberg ordered Facebook staff to investigate George Soros after he gave THIS speech (READ IT) Xeni Jardin

Technology EU Parliament demands Facebook audit after breach hits 87 million users Xeni Jardin

international relations Nobody takes the UN seriously, but here's how to fix it Smári McCarthy

News Trump-Putin in Helsinki: Transcript and Video Xeni Jardin

News Kim Jong Un and Xi Jinping secretly met in #Beijing for historic first visit Xeni Jardin

maps Maps of tree cover in Europe Rob Beschizza

maps A map of how long it takes to get to a city from anywhere on Earth David Pescovitz

security This is what was on Osama bin Laden's computers David Pescovitz

News Number of terrorist attacks around the world is down, despite Trump's fear-mongering Xeni Jardin

Science NASA Begins Study of Australia's Great Barrier Reef Xeni Jardin

paypal Paypal halted a transaction because it contained the word "Cuba" Mark Frauenfelder

psychology "Gang stalking" victims who believe they are targets of mind control David Pescovitz

climate change Dwindling of Arctic's oldest ice since 1990 Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants Switzerland of Bits: crowdfunding a haven for freedom of information & free expression Guðjón Idir

magic House resolution to recognize magic as national treasure David Pescovitz

apple Apple Bye Bye Jasmina Tesanovic