Melbourne airport staff accused of smuggling drugs for organised crime cartels (www.theguardian.com)
Dozens of Melbourne Airport staff have been accused of working for organised criminals attempting to smuggle drugs into the state....
North Korea launches a ballistic missile off its east coast, South Korea says (www.independent.co.uk)
China calls on scientists of all nations to study lunar samples, but notes obstacle with the US (apnews.com)
This Sudanese refugee asks: Why is the world ignoring her country's crisis? (www.npr.org)
Summer Games Done Quick starts today | June 30 - July 6 (gamesdonequick.com)
Games where an emulated console version outclasses the PC port? (kbin.run)
I’m putting a lot of my old games on my steam deck by buying their PC ports whenever they go on sale....
China’s online ultranationalists feel the heat over Japanese school bus attack (www.scmp.com)
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At least 18 people killed in series of suicide attacks in Nigeria (www.theguardian.com)
Uber and Lyft now required to pay Massachusetts rideshare drivers $32 an hour (www.theverge.com)
Tasmania Is Hiring for a 'Wombat Walker' and Other Odd Jobs (www.smithsonianmag.com)
Sorry, my teenage daughter has already claimed the wombat walker job, but you guys can have any of the others.
Voter turnout in France’s parliamentary election at near-40-year high (www.theguardian.com)
'It's a mess': Biden turns to family on his path forward after his disastrous debate (www.nbcnews.com)
Moreover, according to a senior Democratic official, the party leadership would have much more control over choosing a replacement if Biden were to drop out after receiving the nomination than if he did so beforehand. Once a candidate is officially nominated, there is a process for the Democratic National Committee members to...
South China Sea: Chinese academics urged to ‘construct narratives’ to defend maritime claims by China (www.scmp.com)
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Far-right wins first round in France election, run-off horsetrading begins (www.channelnewsasia.com)
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Some Surprises in the No Surprises Act (www.propublica.org)
Short fuses in Egypt as blackouts stretch into sweltering summer (www.rawstory.com)
Bolivia’s president accused of plotting coup against himself to boost popularity (www.theguardian.com)
NASA and Boeing say Starliner astronauts ‘are not stranded,’ but will be on the ISS for a few more weeks (www.engadget.com)
RISC-V NAS: BPI-F3 & OpenMediaVault (www.youtube.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17489101
CNN reports 20-year record low debate viewership (www.salon.com)
Minecraft Is Being Ported To Dreamcast And GameCube | Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)
Minecraft, a titan of the video game industry with over 300 million copies sold since its release in 2011, is set to expand its legacy by being ported to two iconic consoles from the past: the Sega Dreamcast and the Nintendo GameCube. This news was announced by A Flock of Meese, a developer known for indie game development...
China: New guidelines are an unacceptable escalation in attack on Taiwan’s freedom of expression, rights group says (www.article19.org)
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