(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Overnight News Digest June 18, 2023 [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2023-06-18 Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, and JeremyBloom. Alumni editors include (but not limited to) Interceptor 7, Man Oh Man, wader, Neon Vincent, palantir, Patriot Daily News Clearinghouse (RIP), ek hornbeck (RIP), rfall, ScottyUrb, Doctor RJ, BentLiberal, Oke (RIP) and jlms qkw. OND is a regular community feature on Daily Kos, consisting of news stories from around the world, sometimes coupled with a daily theme, original research or commentary. Editors of OND impart their own presentation styles and content choices, typically publishing each day near 12:00 AM Eastern Time. BBC Greece boat disaster: Ship tracking casts doubt on Greek Coastguard's account The BBC has obtained evidence casting doubt on the Greek coastguard's account of Wednesday's migrant shipwreck in which hundreds are feared to have died. Analysis of the movement of other ships in the area suggests the overcrowded fishing vessel was not moving for at least seven hours before it capsized. The coastguard still claims that during these hours the boat was on a course to Italy and not in need of rescue. Greek authorities have not yet responded to the BBC's findings. At least 78 people are known to have died, but the UN says up to 500 are still missing. The UN has called for an investigation into Greece's handling of the disaster, amid claims more action should have been taken earlier to initiate a full-scale rescue attempt. Greek officials maintain those on board said they did not want help and were not in danger until just before their boat sank. Up to 500 people still missing says UN Capsized boat had 100 children in hold BBC South African taps run dry after power shortages The peace of a normally tranquil suburban road near South Africa's capital, Pretoria, is being shattered by the sound of drilling. These are not prospectors looking for a new source of the country's mineral wealth, but workers digging for an arguably more precious resource: water. Private boreholes - like this one being excavated in Garsfontein - are springing up across the wealthier neighbourhoods in the country's economic heartland, where taps have been running dry. "I am tired of not knowing when we will have water and when we won't," the frustrated homeowner says. Much of the domestic water supply here depends on electricity to pump it from the source to the vast high plain on which the cities of Johannesburg and Pretoria sit. South Africa's recent electricity woes - with regular lengthy scheduled blackouts - have had a knock-on effect on the supply of water. BBC Woman who knocked on coffin at her funeral dies after week in hospital An Ecuadorean woman has died days after mourners at her funeral were shocked to find her alive in her coffin. Bella Montoya, 76, was first declared dead by a doctor at a hospital in the city of Babahoyo last week. But when mourners attending her wake heard her knocking on her coffin, she was immediately rushed back to the same hospital for treatment. After seven days in intensive care, Ecuador's health ministry confirmed she died on Friday from an ischemic stroke. The ministry's statement added that she had remained under "permanent surveillance" while at the hospital. Speaking to a local newspaper, her son,Gilbert Barbera said, "This time my mother really did die. My life will not be the same." Historical note: Why did they put bells in coffins? The general fear of premature burial led to the invention of many safety devices which could be incorporated into coffins. Most consisted of some type of device for communication to the outside world such as a cord attached to a bell that the interred person could ring should they revive after the burial. NPR At least 23 shot, 1 fatally, during a Juneteenth celebration near Chicago At least one person was killed and 22 others were wounded after gunfire erupted during a Juneteenth celebration in a Chicago suburb on Sunday just after midnight. Officials said the celebration started around 6:00 p.m. local time, and police were in the area monitoring the scene. Around 12:25 a.m. local time, police officers in Willowbrook, Ill., responded to sounds of gunshots coming from the parking lot of a strip mall, the DuPage County Sheriff's Office said in a statement on Sunday afternoon. "A peaceful gathering in celebration of Juneteenth turned suddenly violent last night," the sheriff's office added. Officials said multiple weapons fired multiple rounds into the crowd. No suspects have been arrested and police are still investigating the motive for the attack. Detectives are still in the process of interviewing all the victims and witnesses, as well as reviewing camera footage from the area. The Guardian India heatwave: nearly 100 dead amid warnings to stay indoors At least 96 people died in two of India’s most populous states over the past several days, with swaths of the country reeling from a sweltering heatwave. The deaths happened in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh and eastern Bihar, where authorities warned residents aged over 60 and others suffering various maladies to stay indoors during the daytime. All the fatalities in Uttar Pradesh, totalling 54, were reported in Ballia district, about 300km (200 miles) south-east of Lucknow, the state capital. Authorities found out most of those who died were over 60 and had pre-existing health conditions, which may have been exacerbated by the intense heat. SK Yadav, a medical officer in Ballia, said on Sunday that over the past three days some 300 patients had been admitted to the district hospital for various ailments aggravated by heat. Due to the gravity of the situation, authorities cancelled leave applications of medical personnel in Ballia and provided additional hospital beds in the emergency ward to accommodate the influx of patients. The Guardian Save the Amazon? The best way to raise cows sustainably? Set them free An old farming technique called silvopasture, which allows cows to graze on a variety of plants in forests and tree-filled pastureland, is seeing a resurgence across the world. Here, the cows don’t only live on pastures, as you’d expect – they also live in the woods. “When you move into a fresh paddock, it’s fun to watch them for the first five minutes because they’ll walk over and they’ll take a little bit of this and a little bit of that,” said Chedzoy, also an agroforestry educator at the Cornell Cooperative Extension. “They instantly know that’s good for me, that’s not good for me – they’re self-medicating.” It’s an old farming technique called silvopasture, in which cattle graze on a variety of plants, either in forests that have been thinned and planted with grasses and shrubs, or pastureland that’s been planted with widely spaced trees. Reuters Russia says regional free trade pact with Iran possible by year-end June 19 (Reuters) - A free trade zone agreement between Iran, Russia and several countries that cover the vast Eurasian region spreading from the borders of Eastern Europe to Western China is possible by the end of the year, Russia's TASS news agency reported on Monday. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk told the state TASS agency in an interview that talks between the Eurasian Economic Union - which comprises Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia - and Iran are in their final stages. Both the region and Iran have taken on additional significance for the Kremlin after Western sanctions over Moscow's invasion in Ukraine limited Russia's foreign trade routes and forced it to look for markets outside Europe. However, despite tighter ties between Moscow and Tehran since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 and began big purchases of Iranian-made drones to attack the country, trade between the two markets have grown only moderately. Reuters Russia rejects U.N. help as death toll from breached dam rises June 18 (Reuters) - Moscow declined United Nations offers to help residents affected by the flooding from the breached Kakhovka Dam, the world body said on Sunday, as the death toll rose and filthy water has forced the closing of beaches in southern Ukraine. The collapse of the Moscow-controlled dam on June 6 unleashed floodwaters across southern Ukraine and Russia-occupied parts of the Kherson region, destroying homes and farmland, and cutting off supplies to residents. The death toll has risen to 52, with Russian officials saying 35 people had died in Moscow-controlled areas and Ukraine's interior ministry saying 17 had died and 31 were missing. More than 11,000 have been evacuated on both sides. The U.N. urged Russia to act in accordance with their obligations under international humanitarian law. Deutsche Welle Ukraine updates: Dam collapse a Russian 'inside job' The destruction of the huge Kakhovka dam in a Russian-controlled area of Ukraine likely came from an explosion set off by Russia, The New York Times reported Sunday, citing engineers and explosives experts. In an article titled "An Inside Job," the newspaper said it had found evidence an explosive charge was "set deep in the structure" of the concrete barrier, which destroyed the dam on June 6. "The evidence clearly suggests the dam was crippled by an explosion set off by the side that controls it: Russia," the Times said. The paper said as the structure was built during Soviet times, Moscow had every page of the engineering drawings and knew where the structure's Achilles heel was. One engineer told the paper that as it was built during the Cold War, it would have been designed to withstand almost any kind of external attack. The experts said the failure of the dam's concrete foundation was very unlikely to occur on its own. However, the engineers said only a full examination of the dam will establish the sequence of events leading to the destruction. Al Jazeera Philippine ferry with 120 people on board catches fire at sea A ferry carrying 120 passengers and crew members has caught fire at sea in the Philippines, and a coastguard vessel has been deployed to rescue those on board and extinguish the flames, according to officials. The M/V Esperanza Star caught fire at dawn on Sunday while travelling from Siquijor province to Bohol province in the central Philippines, the coastguard said. It did not immediately say how many people had been rescued from the ferry or if there were casualties. Photos and video released by the coastguard show flames and black smoke billowing from two decks at one end of the ferry as coastguard personnel on board another vessel used water cannon trying to put out the fire. Washington Post 600-pound marlin almost won a crew $3.5 million — then it was disqualified [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/6/18/2176255/-Overnight-News-Digest-June-18-2023 Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/