Thousands join Paris's first authorised pro-Palestinian demo since Hamas attacks (www.reuters.com)
Minneapolis ex-officer sentenced to nearly 5 years in Floyd killing (www.reuters.com)
Former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao was sentenced on Monday to 4-3/4 years in prison for aiding and abetting manslaughter in the 2020 killing of George Floyd, a Black man whose neck was pinned to the ground by another officer’s knee during a botched arrest....
Putin says US wading deeper into Ukraine war, calls missile supplies a 'mistake' (www.reuters.com)
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the United States was wading deeper into the Ukraine conflict and making a mistake by providing Kyiv with long-range ATACMS missiles....
Hackers advertise sale of 23andMe data on leaked data forum (www.reuters.com)
Hackers advertise sale of 23andMe data on leaked data forum::A hacker is advertising millions of “pieces of data” stolen from the family genetics websites 23andMe, according to posts made to an online forum where digital thieves often advertise leaked data.
Japan startup develops 'Gundam'-like robot with $3 mln price tag (www.reuters.com)
Tokyo-based start-up Tsubame Industries has developed a 4.5-metre-tall (14.8-feet), four-wheeled robot that looks like "Mobile Suit Gundam" from the wildly popular Japanese animation series, and it can be yours for $3 million.
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.
Israeli air strike hits Gaza hospital, hundreds dead, health officials say (www.reuters.com)
Exclusive: Meta to lay off employees in metaverse silicon unit on Wednesday (www.reuters.com)
Corruption, treason in Ukraine won't be tolerated, Zelenskiy says (www.reuters.com)
Israel says no exceptions to Gaza siege unless hostages freed (www.reuters.com)
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....
Japan says no radioactivity found in Fukushima fish, Kyodo reports (www.reuters.com)
Japan’s fisheries agency said on Saturday fish tested in waters around the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant did not contain detectable levels of the radioactive isotope tritium, Kyodo news service reported.
Gaza health ministry says Israel strikes ambulance convoy (www.reuters.com)
Palestinian health authorities in Hamas-controlled Gaza said Israel struck a convoy of ambulances on Friday that was to leave al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City and head to the south of the enclave to evacuate injured people.
Reuters: Nvidia to make Arm-based PC chips in major new challenge to Intel (www.reuters.com)
Music labels sue Internet Archive over digitized record collection (www.reuters.com)
Gazans break into aid centres, taking flour and supplies, UN says (www.reuters.com)
Thousands of Gaza residents broke into warehouses and distribution centres of the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) grabbing flour and “basic survival items”, the organisation said on Sunday....
Nearly 2 million excess deaths followed China's sudden end of COVID curbs - study (www.reuters.com)
Sudan 'spiralling out of control' as 1 million flee country, UN warns (www.reuters.com)
China suspends youth jobless data after record high readings (www.reuters.com)
No shooter, no injuries reported at US Capitol after 'bad call,' police say (www.reuters.com)
WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Police found no shooter and no one injured after reports of a possible active shooter in the U.S. Capitol complex on Wednesday after a possible “bad call,” Washington Metropolitan Police Department spokesman Hugh Carew said....
Meta, Microsoft, hundreds more own trademarks to new Twitter name (www.reuters.com)
Palestinian Red Crescent says one killed, many wounded by Israeli gunfire at Gaza hospital (www.reuters.com)
Pentagon chief: Russia will succeed in Ukraine unless US support continues (www.reuters.com)
Ford, UAW reach tentative deal to end strike including record pay raise (www.reuters.com)
The proposed accord, which UAW’s leadership must still approve, provides a 25% wage hike over the 4-1/2-year contract, starting with an initial increase of 11%....
Fukushima wastewater released into the ocean, China bans all Japanese seafood (www.reuters.com)
Japan exported about $600 million worth of aquatic products to China in 2022, making it the biggest market for Japanese exports, with Hong Kong second. Sales to China and Hong Kong accounted for 42% of all Japanese aquatic exports in 2022, according to government data.
