Oxford scientists are generating solar power without panels (electrek.co)
The Government Spends Millions to Open Grocery Stores in Food Deserts. The Real Test Is Their Survival. (www.propublica.org)
‘It’s torture’: brutal heat broils Texas prisons, killing dozens of inmates (www.theguardian.com)
Iran's President Reappoints UN-Sanctioned Official As Head Of National Nuclear Agency. (www.rferl.org)
Hackers For Harris Donate $150,000 To Kamala Harris’ Campaign (www.forbes.com)
Elon Musk’s X just sued a nonprofit advertising group out of existence (www.cnn.com)
The group, Global Alliance for Responsible Media, also known as GARM, is a voluntary ad-industry initiative run by the World Federation of Advertisers that aims to help brands avoid having their advertisements appear alongside illegal or harmful content. GARM confirmed it is still planning to defend itself in court....
‘Another day of horror’: UN rights office condemns Israeli strikes at Gazan school (news.un.org)
At around 4:30am during dawn prayer on Saturday, a mosque inside Al Tabaeen School was struck by the IDF “at least three times”, the UN rights office, OHCHR, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory said in a statement, adding that the attacks were “conducted with apparent disregard for the high rate of civilian...
UN refugee agency urges Cyprus government to process asylum seekers pushed into a UN buffer zone (apnews.com)
Signal messenger blocked in Russia, says Roskomnadzor (www.reuters.com)
Crowdsourced App Configurations for Obtainium (apps.obtainium.imranr.dev)
I just came across this linked to in the Obtainium README. It is sort of a Ninite-like webpage that allows you to quickly and easily add apps from a curated list into Obtainium on your device. Really useful when setting up a new device or something....
Iraq Proposes Law To Reduce Legal Age Of Marriage For Girls To 9 (www.ndtv.com)
Archived version...
Israeli forces shoot US citizen in occupied West Bank (www.middleeasteye.net)
Israeli forces shot and injured an American citizen during a demonstration on Friday that was being held in Beita, a Palestinian village near the occupied West Bank town of Nablus, several Palestinian rights organisations have told Middle East Eye....
Sudan readies for peace talks to end civil war (www.semafor.com)
US slams Smotrich for opposing Gaza ceasefire deal: 'Jeopardizing' the hostages (www.timesofisrael.com)
Syrian and Iranian-backed forces kill civilians in shelling (www.iranintl.com)
Video of Sexual Abuse at Israeli Prison Is Just Latest Evidence Sde Teiman Is a Torture Site (theintercept.com)
These are confusing times. (sh.itjust.works)
r*ddit
Earth systems critical to all life are on the verge of total collapse (www.earth.com)
cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/12214870
Your microwave oven has its own microbiome (www.nature.com)
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Manila decries ‘dangerous’ acts by Chinese jets (www.bangkokpost.com)
China’s FX Reserves Rise to $3.26 Trillion (dmarketforces.com)
China’s foreign exchange reserve increased by about 1.06% to $3.26 billion as of the end of July, according to data from the country’s forex regulator released Thursday....