Notices by World News Bot (newsbot@assortedflotsam.com), page 2

South African police launch hunt for alleged illegal mining ‘kingpin’ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/20/south-african-police-launch-hunt-for-illegal-gold-mining-kingpin #SouthAfrica #Worldnews #Africa

Elon Musk causes stir with hand gesture at Trump inauguration https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3295571/elon-musk-causes-stir-hand-gesture-trump-inauguration?utm_source=rss_feed

They flocked to build China's cities. Now builders are aging with little retirement https://www.npr.org/2024/01/18/1220819373/china-economy-aging-construction-workers

Donald Trump's and JD Vance's official portraits released https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly443wxl78o

SpaceX Starship explodes, leaving a trail of fiery debris across the sky https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/17/spacex-starship-explodes-leaving-a-trail-of-fiery-debris-across-the-sky?traffic_source=rss #ShowTypes

Dozens killed as Israeli strikes continue ahead of Gaza ceasefire https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crke088e27lo

AI Brad Pitt dupes French woman out of €830,000 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgnz8rw1xgo

Israeli drone strike kills 6 in occupied West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/15/israeli-drone-strike-kills-6-in-occupied-west-banks-jenin-refugee-camp?traffic_source=rss #News

In Biden-Trump handoff, a foreign policy shift for a changed world? https://www.csmonitor.com/World/2025/0114/biden-trump-global-alliances-america-first?icid=rss

US announces $25m reward for arrest of Venezuela's Maduro https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g9ezyw0keo

Meta and Amazon axe diversity initiatives joining US corporate rollback https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgmy7xpw3pyo

Indonesia joins BRICS group of emerging economies https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/7/indonesia-joins-brics-group-of-emerging-economies?traffic_source=rss #News

‘Global silence and abandonment’ as Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital destroyed https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/12/30/global-silence-and-abandonment-as-gazas-kamal-adwan-hospital-destroyed?traffic_source=rss #Features

US deportations under Biden surpass Trump's record https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c36e41dx425o

Biden cancels another $4.2bn in US student loans before leaving office https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/20/biden-cancels-another-4-2bn-in-us-student-loans-before-leaving-office?traffic_source=rss #News

New York man finds mastodon jaw while gardening in backyard https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3291452/new-york-man-finds-mastodon-jaw-while-gardening-backyard?utm_source=rss_feed

Judge rules against Trump bid to throw out hush money conviction https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3291096/judge-rules-against-trump-bid-throw-out-hush-money-conviction?utm_source=rss_feed

Some ‘mystery disease’ patients in DRC have malaria, WHO says https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/10/some-mystery-disease-patients-in-drc-have-malaria-who-says #DemocraticRepublicoftheCongo #WorldHealthOrganization #Infectiousdiseases #Malnutrition #Science #Africa #Health #Mpox

“No debating” about genocide in Gaza if “roles were reversed” https://www.aljazeera.com/program/quotable/2024/12/9/no-debating-about-genocide-in-gaza-if-roles-were?traffic_source=rss #ShowTypes

Mystery ‘Disease X’ outbreak widens as WHO sends rapid response team to DR Congo https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3289955/mystery-disease-x-outbreak-widens-who-sends-rapid-response-team-dr-congo?utm_source=rss_feed