Hopes of Gaza ceasefire rise as Hamas delegation arrives in Cairo [Egypt] (The Guardian)***Tens of thousands of Israelis protest for hostage, cease-fire deal amid reported progress in Gaza talks (Haaretz)***“No to the Russian law!” Georgia protesters demand a “European future” (Al Jazeera)***Ukraine will be open to negotiations with Russia after peace summit in Switzerland this June, says Kyiv press secretary (Daily Wrap)***Taiwan will have President Trump’s support if he wins the election this November, former US ambassador says (Reuters)***Zimbabwe’s ZiG is the world’s newest currency and its latest attempt to resolve a money crisis (AP)***With 6-week abortion ban in place, Florida [US] lawmakers move to expand legal infant surrender to encourage more women to carry their pregnancies to term (Politico)***As avian flu infects cattle, hospitals warn US government that the health system is not ready for a widespread human infection (Politico)***Texas [US] farmer diagnosed with bird flu from cow had intense internal eye bleeding, gross new photo shows (New York Post)***Bird flu outbreak could threaten US cow-cuddling craze, in which the public pays to snuggle with cows (Sky News)***Monkeypox cases spike in New York City [US] averaging dozens of cases per month (New York Post)***Nearly 100,000 children in the US lost a parent to a drug overdose or gun violence in 2020, study finds (CNN)***Tiny particles of plastic pollution could be finding their way deep into our lungs with every breath, both indoors and outdoors, study reveals (Euronews)***Chinese truck driver Wang Xiangnan is praised for helping reduce casualties in a highway collapse in Beijing that killed 48 (AP)***13 killed as heavy rains unleash landslide in Haiti, force planes near Puerto Rico [US] to land elsewhere (AP)***Volunteers race to save abandoned companion animals as Indonesia’s Ruang volcano erupts (ABS-CBN News)***Summer heat hits Asia early, killing dozens as one expert calls it the “most extreme event” in climate history (CBS News)***Vietnam: more than 100 new temperature records set in April as heat wave scorches (Phys.org)***People eating “grass and peanut shells” in Darfur, UN says, as hunger crisis engulfs war-ravaged Sudan (CNN)***“Inside an oven”: Life in southeast Asia is a struggle for many amid sweltering heat (The Guardian)***Pakistan records its wettest April since 1961 with above-average rainfall (The Independent)***Mosquitoes: The hidden danger being fueled by floods, worsened by climate change (BBC America)***Companies and investors increasingly using weather derivatives, a financial tool to protect against risks from worsening global climate (Reuters)***“Pesticides by stealth”: garden soil conditioners killing worms, experts fear (The Guardian)***A cruel industry: World’s most expensive coffee Kopi luwak is a product of suffering as Asian palm civets are locked in tiny cages and fed coffee cherries so workers can collect the beans from their feces (Head Topics)***Energy scientists create the first detailed quantum model of photoluminescence in thin gold films, which could help advance the development of solar fuels and batteries (EPFL)***German, New Zealand research institutes sign Antarctic deal to foster scientific cooperation (DW)***Thoughtful man named Barna builds tiny heated house to protect the feral cats living in his yard from thunderstorms in San Francisco [US] (Laughing Squid)***11-year-old Malia Martinez sews and donates bandanas for dogs, cats in shelters in hopes of getting them adopted in Westport, Massachusetts [US] (WJAR10)***World’s oldest bird, a Laysan albatross named Wisdom, lost her mate but is courting new suitors at age 72 at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge [US] (Good News Network)***Experts say you should let insects eat your plants – as a “well-balanced” garden can support insects and enhance local biodiversity while leaving plenty for human growers too (BBC)***For more relevant news from around our planet, please visit SupremeMasterTV.com/NWN