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🇰🇵 With tens of thousands North Korean troops confirmed to be moving toward the #RussiaUkraine front line, to fight on Moscow's side, the two big questions are: 👉 What is Kim Jong-un trying to achieve? 👉 And more importantly, how does China fit into this picture? Steffen Richter for ZEIT ONLINE, translated from German by Gabriele Magro for Worldcrunch.

🌰🇹🇷 Turkey is the top world producer of hazelnuts. Yet, very little trickles down to its producers, and to Turkey in general. One Italian company, in particular, reaps the rewards of its harvest... 🍫 ✍️ Irfan Donat for Gazete Oksijen, translated from Turkish by Worldcrunch.

📲 Russia’s Roskomnadzor agency blocked the Discord messaging application earlier this month, and thus disrupted one of the Russian military’s well-established communication systems. It's a reminder of the Kremlin's need for western technology to wage its war against Ukraine. ✍️ Ivan Filippov for independent media Holod Media Холод, translated from Russian to English via Worldcrunch.

💊 There are very few new antibiotics in the research pipelines of the #BigPharma companies, which are focused on developing more profitable drugs. What is behind this blatant injustice? ✍️ Jakob Simmank for ZEIT ONLINE, translated from German to English via Worldcrunch.

Founded in the United States in 1971, Heartbeat International has grown into one of the largest #antiabortion networks in the world. 🛑 But it uses misleading advertisements, inaccurate information and sketchy data collection to achieve its goals ... ✍️ Ketzalli Rosas Patlan for Distintas Latitudes, translated from Spanish via Worldcrunch.

🇩🇪🚙🇨🇳 Germany is trying to avoid #tariffs on Chinese electric cars because it is interested in selling its own cars to China — and wants to avoid direct confrontation. But the European Union has decided to impose new tariffs. All of this may wind up as a full-fledged new #trade war between China and Germany... ✍️ Ulrich Ladurner for ZEIT ONLINE, translated from German by Worldcrunch. #EVcars #autoindustry

😴 'Sleeping OK? 🥱 If not, Bente Lubahn may have a couple of tips... ✍️ Read the full article for daily ZEIT ONLINE, translated from German into English by Worldcrunch.

🇨🇳🎤 In China, stand-up comics must submit their sets to a state censor. Plus, there are self-appointed wannabe censors online (like on all social media!). How do would-be professional standup comedians handle this blatantly gray zone..? 🤔 ✍️ Zhang Wei for 端傳媒 Initium Media, translated from Chinese by Worldcrunch.

🚴🚴♀️🚴♂️ For a long time, the VO2 Max value was only of interest to competitive athletes, but today it can be found on many fitness watches. So what can it tell us about our overall #health, and how can we improve it? ✍️ Tammo Blomberg for German daily ZEIT ONLINE, translated by Worldcrunch.

🇪🇨 Ecuador's exceptional Galapagos archipelago has been at the heart of an ambitious decades-long preservation policy to protect its unique fauna from too many visitors. 🦎🦜🐢 Could it serve as a model for others for how to resist #overtourism? ✍️ Clara Le Fort in French economic daily Les Echos, translated by Worldcrunch.