Bolivian president declares state of emergency and deploys military to quell anti-government protests

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Bulldozers sent in to clear roadblocks that have stifled the country as farmers and Indigenous groups protest against conservative president

Bolivia’s president declared a state of emergency on Saturday and deployed soldiers and bulldozers to raze anti-government roadblocks that have paralysed the country.

For more than six weeks, unions, Indigenous groups and coca farmers have marched through cities and blocked roads across the country with rubble, logs and debris in protest against the conservative government.

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Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Wishah killed in Israeli strike on Gaza – The Guardian

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  1. Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Wishah killed in Israeli strike on Gaza  The Guardian
  2. Israeli strikes kill six people in Gaza including Al Jazeera cameraman, officials say  BBC
  3. Al Jazeera cameraman killed in Gaza months after his journalist brother died in a separate strike  NBC News
  4. IDF strikes Hamas terrorist working for Al Jazeera  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 6, including 2 children and an Al Jazeera cameraman  Politico
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Zelenskyy returns Poland’s highest honor after Polish president revokes it in history dispute – CBS News

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  1. Zelenskyy returns Poland's highest honor after Polish president revokes it in history dispute  CBS News
  2. Zelensky returns Poland’s highest honor amid escalating row over nationalist wartime unit  CNN
  3. Bitter Historical Feud Threatens Ukraine-Poland Alliance  The New York Times
  4. Polish president strips Zelensky of honor after special forces unit’s renaming  The Washington Post
  5. Polish president strips Zelenskyy of honor over naming of army unit after notorious WWII group  AP News
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How the social media ban could reshape how all of us use the internet – BBC

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  1. How the social media ban could reshape how all of us use the internet  BBC
  2. Social media bans are trending. But it’s too late for my son and me | Dave Schilling  The Guardian
  3. Growing up, social media saved me. Don't take it away. | Opinion  USA Today
  4. Britain Announces Social Media Ban for Children  The New York Times
  5. The UK just banned social media for kids under 16. The founder of 'safe TikTok' says the US is next  Fortune
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Australia news live: arrival of H5N1 bird flu a ‘genuine wildlife emergency’, experts say; fuel excise rebate extended for extra month

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Tram passengers in Melbourne will be able to pay for their trip using a bank card, smartphone or smartwatch from today.

The long awaited expansion of tap-and-go payments follows a staged roll out to the city’s train network and main regional routes. Buses are expected to follow.

From today, you can step off a train and straight on to a tram using the same phone, watch or bank card.

Four in five tap and go trips are already being made with a phone or smartwatch – showing more Victorians are leaving the wallet at home.

The potential for this virus to kill wildlife in significant numbers means it could be particularly catastrophic for threatened species.

We are talking about possible extinctions, alongside severe impacts to common birds like our beloved pelicans and black swans.

This is a genuine wildlife emergency and it must be treated as such with emergency funding to increase efforts to protect wildlife populations.

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