WHO says contact lost with medics at al-Shifa as IDF carries out military operation inside Gaza hospital (www.theguardian.com)
Workers for fast fashion brands fear starvation as they fight for higher wages (www.theguardian.com)
Garment workers making clothes in Bangladesh for UK high-street brands say they are facing starvation and are having to steal and scavenge food from fields and bins to feed their children, as protests continue over a new minimum wage for the garment workforce of 4 million people....
Russia halts circulation of new ruble note after complaints from priests | Russia | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)
‘Not proportionate’: Australian government urged to axe extraordinary terror powers amid low threat level (www.theguardian.com)
Giorgia Meloni: I won’t allow Italy to become Europe’s refugee camp (www.theguardian.com)
Prime minister says Italy ‘under incredible pressure’ from large number of arrivals from north Africa.
France ready to back sanctions over ‘dangerous’ Niger coup, says Macron (www.theguardian.com)
The French president’s comments came as western powers scrambled to preserve a key ally in a region that has been destabilised by jihadist insurgencies, coups, and interventions by the Wagner mercenary group as Russian flags appeared at prominent sites around Niger’s capital, Niamey....
Music publishers sue Amazon-backed AI company over song lyrics (www.theguardian.com)
South Korean teachers stage walkout over harassment by parents and students (www.theguardian.com)
Australia’s internet providers are ditching email, to the disgust of older customers (www.theguardian.com)
US scientists achieve net energy gain for second time in a fusion reaction (www.theguardian.com)
‘Pervasive and relentless’ racism on the rise in Europe, survey finds (www.theguardian.com)
The survey of 6,752 people of African descent in 13 countries – Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden – found 45% had experienced racial discrimination, an increase of six percentage points from 39% in 2016.
Twitter accused of helping Saudi Arabia commit human rights abuses (www.theguardian.com)
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Spin machines: the curious history of video games on vinyl (www.theguardian.com)
Kevin Spacey cleared of sexually assaulting four men (www.theguardian.com)
Jury at Southwark crown court finds Oscar-winning actor, 64, not guilty after four-week trial
Sharp rise in bear attacks in Japan as they struggle to find food (www.theguardian.com)
Iran accused of threatening ‘terrified’ BBC staff in London (www.theguardian.com)
‘It’s already way beyond what humans can do’: will AI wipe out architects? (www.theguardian.com)
‘It’s already way beyond what humans can do’: will AI wipe out architects?::It’s revolutionising building – but could AI kill off an entire profession? Perhaps not, finds our writer, as he enters a world where Corbusier-style marvels and 500-room hotels are just a click away
‘Era of global boiling has arrived,’ says UN chief as July set to be hottest month on record (www.theguardian.com)
Iceland declares state of emergency over volcanic eruption threat (www.theguardian.com)
‘Hostage situation’ at Hamburg airport as gunman drives on to runway (www.theguardian.com)
German police say that two children are in car used to drive through security barriers...
Fukushima nuclear plant workers sent to hospital after being splashed with tainted water (www.theguardian.com)
At least 21 dead after coach veers off overpass near Venice (www.theguardian.com)
FBI warned prominent US Sikhs of threats after murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada (www.theguardian.com)
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Shell called out for promoting fossil fuels to youth via Fortnite game (www.theguardian.com)
‘We are burned out’: UAW ready to take on automakers in contract negotiations (www.theguardian.com)
"The forced overtime – we are working to death. We are working 12-hour shifts, seven days a week, every day, week after week, month after month, year after year. We are burned out,” added Ferdinandsen. “These companies are profiting the way that they are and trying to convince the American people that they’re hurting,...
