Russia’s federal investigators are actively recruiting children from eastern Ukraine to their cadet schools (meduza.io)
Blood Simple. Several Russian journalists and activists were poisoned in Europe (theins.ru)
Elena Kostyuchenko, Natalia Arno, and Irina Babloyan, have long worked to expose the Kremlin’s lies. While traveling through Europe in the last year, each was poisoned by unknown toxins. Their cases remain unsolved. Why?
In Turkey’s hardest-hit province, earthquake survivors adapt to a life without buildings (theworld.org)
Save Right Whale Coalition Sickened Over Government Response to Deaths of Whales in NY, NJ (www.shorenewsnetwork.com)
Rising with the Hill Talking with Michael Shellenberger, journalist and founder of Public Documentary film, Thrown To The Wind m.youtube.com/watch?v=iZYkWtARR5k...
Fears UK’s cashless society will leave more than just the vulnerable behind (www.theguardian.com)
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Hungarian official: "Without Cluj there is no Hungarian nation" (www.romaniajournal.ro)
Without Cluj there is no Hungarian nation, and the development of the city is due to the unity of the Hungarians, Budapest official says
China: UN experts demand information on nine imprisoned Tibetan human rights defenders (news.un.org)
The experts sounded the alarm on the lack of information provided by Chinese authorities - deeming it a deliberate attempt to “make the world forget” about the individuals who are spending year after year in isolation.
“Tell the world what’s happening”: Uyghur refugees on escaping genocide in China [podcast, 49 minutes] (www.ctpublic.org)
“Never again.”...
Archaeologists discovered a 17th-century 'vampire child' with a padlocked ankle in a Polish 'necropolis' graveyard (www.businessinsider.com)
Archaeologists in Poland discovered the skeletal remains of a child buried face down around 17th century. The child’s ankle had a triangular padlock attached, a common practice during that time to prevent “vampires” from rising from the dead. Nearby was also found the remains of a pregnant woman. These burials were located...
Global oil demand is set to expand in 2023, with China accounting for more than 70% of growth, IEA report says (web.archive.org)
A Flawed GDP Bypasses Women’s Unpaid Care Work (www.ipsnews.net)
GDP was developed to measure the monetary value of the marketed goods and services produced in an economy but it rapidly became the predominant measure of national welfare. As such it is flawed.
Chinese Miner Called on to Stop Aiding Myanmar Junta Atrocities (www.irrawaddy.com)
Richard Hanania, Rising Right-Wing Star, Wrote For White Supremacist Sites Under Pseudonym (www.huffpost.com)
Right wing tech moguls and a US Senator embraced now unmasked white supremacist. Obviously he’s been on Tucker Carlson.
Michelle Mone & the £65,201,111 PPE Scam (UK) (www.youtube.com)
She is still spending this money today.
Switched at Birth, Two Canadians Discover Their Roots at 67 (www.nytimes.com)
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At least 40 people killed in blast at political event in Pakistan – reports (www.theguardian.com)
‘We Can Never Forgive This’: In Odesa, Attacks Stoke Hatred of Russia (www.nytimes.com)
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Niger general Tchiani named head of transitional government after coup (www.aljazeera.com)
Chinese foreign minister’s mysterious fall from grace: Qin Gang, China’s ousted top diplomat, has not been seen in public for over a month (novayagazeta.eu)
On 25 July, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang was removed from his position and replaced by his predecessor, Wang Yi. No official reason is provided by Chinese authorities for the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress’s decision to replace Qin following his vague, “health-related” absence from his official...
Taiwanese citizens take the nation's defense into their own hands: Interview with scholar Wen Liu (globalvoices.org)
For people in Taiwan living under regular military threats from China, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the West’s responses to it have prompted queries about the Taiwanese military forces’ own readiness and resilience. In the early days following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Taipei quickly...
Darkening Tibet: Satellite Imagery Reveals Increased Detentions by Chinese Authorities (bnn.network)
A recent study conducted by the Rand Europe research institute utilizes satellite imagery and night-time lighting data to suggest an increase in activity within high-security detention facilities in Tibet. The increased activity could potentially indicate an escalation in the severity of imprisonments imposed by Chinese...
Niger soldiers announce coup on national TV (www.bbc.co.uk)
Cambodia's Hun Sen to resign and appoint son as PM (www.bbc.com)
China: son and daughter of wanted self-exiled pro-democracy activist questioned by Hong Kong police (hongkongfp.com)
Elmer Yuen is listed as one of the eight pro-democracy activists wanted by the national security police. He is accused of subversion and collusion with foreign forces to endanger national security.