California moves closer to historic caste discrimination ban (www.reuters.com)
California moved closer to becoming the first U.S. state to ban caste discrimination after a bill to outlaw the practise passed the California Assembly late on Monday....
Cuba uncovers human trafficking of Cubans to fight for Russia in Ukraine (www.reuters.com)
“The Ministry of the Interior…is working on the neutralization and dismantling of a human trafficking network that operates from Russia to incorporate Cuban citizens living there, and even some from Cuba, into the military forces participating in war operations in Ukraine,” the Cuban government statement said....
How slums in Delhi were flattened before the G20 summit (www.reuters.com)
The demolitions started four months ago. Bulldozers visited Janta Camp on a hot morning in May and video footage of the demolition shows temporary houses made of tin sheets being razed to the ground as people who once called them home stand watching, some of them breaking down in tears.
Europe's carmakers fret over China's EV prowess at Munich car show (www.reuters.com)
Main points (to make up for the clickbaity title):...
Part of China's economic miracle was a mirage. Reality check is next (www.reuters.com)
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s first major reform plans a decade ago were also his boldest, envisaging a transition to a Western-style free market economy driven by services and consumption by 2020....
Chinese gatecrashers at US bases raise espionage concerns (www.reuters.com)
Chinese nationals, sometimes posing as tourists, have accessed military bases and sensitive sites in the U.S. as many as 100 times in recent years, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing U.S. officials who described the incidents as potential espionage threats....
US expects to upgrade Vietnam ties, risks China anger (www.reuters.com)
The United States expects to elevate its diplomatic relations with former foe Vietnam to the top level as President Joe Biden travels to Hanoi in a week, in a move that may irk China and with unclear business implications....
Exclusive: US to send depleted-uranium munitions to Ukraine (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmus.org/post/587773...
Exclusive: US to send depleted-uranium munitions to Ukraine (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmus.org/post/587773...
Mission accomplished, India puts moon rover to sleep (www.reuters.com)
Mission accomplished, India puts moon rover to sleep::India switched off its moon rover, the first craft to reach the lunar south pole, after it completed its two-week assignment conducting experiments, the country’s space agency said.
Malaysia calls on ASEAN for 'strong measures' on Myanmar (www.reuters.com)
India steps up coal use to stop outages triggered by unusually dry weather (www.reuters.com)
Malaysia calls on ASEAN for 'strong measures' on Myanmar (www.reuters.com)
Exclusive: US to send depleted-uranium munitions to Ukraine (www.reuters.com)
The use of depleted uranium munitions has been fiercely debated, with opponents like the International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons saying there are dangerous health risks from ingesting or inhaling depleted uranium dust, including cancers and birth defects.
France to ban disposable e-cigarettes, PM says (www.reuters.com)
So-called “puff” devices generate habits among young people that can lead to tobacco addiction, she added....
Netanyahu rues his foreign minister's disclosure of meeting with Libyan counterpart (www.reuters.com)
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen’s office on Aug. 26 went public with his having met Najla Mangoush, his Libyan counterpart, in Italy earlier in the month. The statement came on the heels of an Israeli media report about the meeting....
Two more ships pass through Black Sea corridor, Zelenskiy says (www.reuters.com)
With DeSantis absent, Biden surveys storm damage in Florida (www.reuters.com)
President Joe Biden traveled to Florida on Saturday to survey the destruction from Hurricane Idalia and comfort victims of the storm, but he did not meet Governor Ron DeSantis, a potential presidential rival, who opted not to come....
Nobel Foundation cancels Russia, Belarus, Iran invites to annual prize awards (www.reuters.com)
The Nobel Foundation said on Saturday it would not after all invite the ambassadors of Russia, Belarus and Iran to attend the Nobel Prize awards ceremony in Stockholm this year, reversing an earlier decision after widespread criticism....
Canada shut its land border to asylum seekers. More refugees came anyway (www.reuters.com)
Russia labels Nobel-winning journalist 'foreign agent' (www.reuters.com)
Russian authorities on Friday designated Nobel Prize-winning journalist Dmitry Muratov as a "foreign agent," a move often aimed at critics of Kremlin policies.
Canada shut its land border to asylum seekers. More refugees came anyway (www.reuters.com)
Canada prides itself on welcoming immigrants and aims to bring in a record half a million new permanent residents in 2025 to deal with an acute labor shortage. But it has sought to discourage those applying for asylum, chiefly through an agreement with the U.S. under which each country turns back asylum seekers....
Fast fashion firms prepare for EU crackdown on waste mountain (www.reuters.com)
German Chancellor Scholz speaks out against new nuclear power (www.reuters.com)
Growth in german wind capacity is slowing. Soo… then the plan is to keep on with lignite and gas? Am I missing something?...