• The Syria conflict is drawing hundreds of jihadists from Europe, says a new report.

• The United States and China agree that the Korean peninsula must be denuclearized, top diplomats from both countries said on Saturday.

• Some 50,000 tonnes of meat supplied by two Dutch trading companies and sold as beef across Europe since January 2011 may have contained horsemeat.
• Afghanistan could be sitting on mineral deposits worth $1 trillion according to US estimates
• Bitcoin crashes, losing nearly half of its value in six hours. The plunge happens on the same day one anonymous redditor made it rain in Bitcoin

• Three years after BP oil spill, USF research finds massive die-off
• A small amount of toxic water leaked from an underground storage pool at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant on Sunday, barely two days after much larger leak from a similar storage pool was reported.

• Ontario is on the verge of becoming the first industrial region in North America to eliminate all coal-fired electrical generation. Here’s how Canada’s most populous province did it - and what the U.S. and others can learn from it.

• NASA-backed fusion engine could cut Mars trip down to 30 days
• Thunderstorms contain ‘dark lightning,’ invisible pulses of powerful radiation
• A very interesting podcast on the outlook of electric engines for commercial aircraft. Ionized air molecules may provide more efficient thrust than jet engines.

• An archaeological dig in the heart of London "will transform our understanding" of Roman London, experts claim.
• The Danish capital, Copenhagen, is moving rapidly toward a zero-carbon future, as it erects wind farms, transforms its citywide heating systems, promotes energy efficiency, and lures more people out of their cars and onto public transportation and bikes.

• A giant "monumental" stone structure discovered beneath the waters of the Sea of Galilee in Israel has archaeologists puzzled as to its purpose and even how long ago it was built.
• The 4th Largest City In The World Has No Outdoor Advertising. In 2006, Sao Paulo, Brazil banned outdoor advertising.

This bi-weekly digest is made by assembling items from all of Except’s people. Have questions, comments, or news items to suggest? E-mail matthew.fraser@except.nl. Read past Wormfood global news reports here.