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China is pumping another $47.5 billion into its chip industry (www.cnn.com)

Is China building a strategic foothold in Cambodia? (www.dw.com)

Joint military drills this month suggest the ties between China and Cambodia are growing stronger. Experts argue Beijing will use Cambodia as a conduit to further its strategic interests in the South China Sea....

Who is Edan On? Teen Arrested for Attack on UCLA’s Pro-Palestine Encampment (haor.org)

CNN identified On as one of the attackers. His mother defended him, saying he was only defending himself. She confirmed he’s a senior at Beverly Hills High School and mentioned his intention to join the Israel Defense Forces....

DBus and systemd (uyha.github.io)

systemd uses DBus as the mechanism to interact with it. This article introduces just enough DBus concepts and the usage of busctl to communicate with systemd. These concepts should be useful when using DBus libraries.

2 words explain China export 'surge': Global South (asiatimes.com)

Evolution of the ELF object file format (maskray.me)

The ELF object file format is adopted by many UNIX-like operating systems. While I’ve previously delved into the control structures of ELF and its predecessors, tracing the historical evolution of ELF and its relationship with the System V ABI can be interesting in itself.

Spying, hacking and intimidation: Israel’s nine-year ‘war’ on the ICC exposed (www.theguardian.com)

The climate refugee crisis is here | Catastrophic flooding in southern Brazil has forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. Many say they won’t go back. (wapo.st)

Let's discuss: The Sims (beehaw.org)

The format of these posts is simple: let’s discuss a specific game or series!...

Western businesses backtrack on their Russia exit plans (www.ft.com)

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T-Mobile to acquire most of U.S. Cellular in $4.4 billion deal (www.cnbc.com)

Israeli tanks advance into Rafah's centre despite global leaders' outcry over the horrors at Sunday's strike on tent camp (www.reuters.com)

- Residents said Rafah’s Tel Al-Sultan neighbourhood, the scene of Sunday’s night-time strike in which tents and shelters were set ablaze as families settled down to sleep, was still being bombarded....

China’s domestic AI chipmakers are making fast progress in closing the gap on international leaders, according to SenseTime Group Inc. co-founder Xu Bing. (www.bloomberg.com)

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Cuteness Overload? (slrpnk.net)

Just adopted this little fella, welcome to the fam Sesam ! Was a bit afraid he wouldn’t go well with our other kitten we already have, but 3 days in, they’re already great friends, playing and sleeping together!...

The United States used to have cachet in China. Not anymore. (www.washingtonpost.com)

Group Files New ICC Complaint Over Journalists Killed by Israel in Gaza [Brett Wilkins | May 27, 2024 | Common Dreams] (www.commondreams.org)

Reporters Without Borders says it has “reasonable grounds for thinking that some of these journalists were deliberately killed and that the others were the victims of deliberate IDF attacks against civilians.”

20 Years of Blogging on my own website (jeena.net)

Reflecting on two decades of blogging evolution

'US-Backed Massacre' at Rafah Camp Intensifies Fury Over IDF's Gaza Assault [Julia Conley | May 27, 2024 | Common Dreams] (www.commondreams.org)

“We will never forget the images emerging from Rafah tonight. Human beings, including babies, were burned alive and torn apart. This genocide must end, it must end now,” said one group.

Police Make First Arrest for Assault on Pro-Palestine Protesters at UCLA [Edward Carver | May 24, 2024 | Common Dreams] (www.commondreams.org)

The arrest followed a CNN investigation that documented the hourslong attack and identified key perpetrators from the pro-Israel mob.

Luxury perfumes linked to child labour as the industry's supply chain auditing systems are deeply flawed, investigation reveals (www.bbc.com)

- The very few companies that own many luxury brands, which include L’Oréal and Estée Lauder, are squeezing budgets, resulting in very low pay, forcing Egyptian jasmine pickers to involve their children often aged as young as 5....