Chinese students at European universities report harassment by their home government for expressing opposition views. Often, the perpetrators are fellow Chinese students -- (video, 3 min) (www.dw.com)
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Casualties reported in shooting at Georgia high school, sheriff says. A suspect is in custody | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Netanyahu derailed a potential Gaza hostage deal in July, Israeli newspaper reports | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Boxcars, a program for playing backgammon online and offline, is coming soon to Steam (store.steampowered.com)
Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan - released three months ago after serving a 4-year prison sentence for her independent reporting on the Covid 19 outbreak in China - has disappeared again (rsf.org)
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The US is preparing to accuse Russia of disinformation campaigns targeting the presidential election (apnews.com)
Participants rated the same text presented in Wikipedia lower than in ChatGPT or Alexa for credibility (en.wikipedia.org)
Identical text perceived as less credible when presented as a Wikipedia article than as simulated ChatGPT or Alexa output. The researchers note that these results might be influenced by the fact that it is easier to discern factual errors on a static text page like a Wikipedia than when listening to the spoken audio of Alexa or...
Kremlin Oil, Gas Revenues Up by Fifth as Demand for Flows Rises (www.bloomberg.com)
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VMWare releases Fusion vulnerability with 8.8 rating (cyberscoop.com)
U.S. charges Hamas leaders with terrorism in connection with Oct. 7 attacks (www.nbcnews.com)
The world is burning an alarming amount of plastic, scientists say | Around 12 percent of all plastic waste produced in cities is burned in the open air. (wapo.st)
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Setup a selfhosted newsletter using listmonk (4rkal.com)
I have been trying to setup my own newsletter for ages....
Finland to spend more on defence, NATO and security (www.reuters.com)
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s coalition has introduced labour market reforms and cuts to social welfare that angered labour unions, which launched widespread strikes in March and April....
Acer’s announces its first handheld gaming PC: the Nitro Blaze (www.theverge.com)
Groups Urge UK to Go Further After It Suspends 30 of 350 Arms Licenses to Israel (scheerpost.com)
Ginni Thomas Privately Praised Group Working Against Supreme Court Reform: “Thank You So, So, So Much” (www.propublica.org)
Zelenskyy says Ukraine plans to indefinitely hold Russian territory it has seized (www.nbcnews.com)
Cecosesola: the HUGE cooperative federation in Venezuela! (yewtu.be)
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Ukraine Braces for IMF Pressure to Devalue Currency, Cut Rates (www.bloomberg.com)
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German far-right party wins a state election for the first time since the Nazis (www.nbcnews.com)
Former Lebanese central bank governor charged with embezzling $42m in ongoing corruption probe (apnews.com)
Lebanon charged its embattled former central bank governor Wednesday with the embezzlement of $42 million, three judicial officials told The Associated Press....
Hundreds Of Ukrainian Troops Are About To Get Surrounded South Of Pokrovsk (www.forbes.com)
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US job openings fall as demand for workers weakens (apnews.com)
America’s employers posted fewer job openings in July than they had the previous month, a sign that hiring could cool in the coming months....
