France trains live updates: Arson attacks on French train network delay thousands of travellers hours before Olympic ceremony (www.bbc.co.uk)
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China issues rare praise to Philippine president for his ban on Chinese online gambling operators (apnews.com)
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Top Russian economist dies after falling out of window (www.newsweek.com)
Several top Russian officials have plunged to their deaths from windows in recent years, including a top oil executive and a defense official.
Jasper faces 'significant loss' of buildings, infrastructure as wildfire engulfs Alberta town (www.cbc.ca)
‘Unacceptable Levels’ of Hazardous Substances in Temu Products, UK investigation finds (sourcingjournal.com)
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We bought everything needed to make $3 million worth of fentanyl. All it took was $3,600 and a web browser (www.reuters.com)
[7-11 sushi] 7-Eleven's Japanese owners to give chain a big makeover in the US (www.scrippsnews.com)
Today, 7-Eleven’s new owners, SEJ Asset Management & Investment Company — owned by Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd — feel the company’s U.S. locations need a makeover....
HIV drug could be made for just $40 a year for every patient (www.theguardian.com)
Lenacapavir , sold as Sunlenca by US pharmaceutical giant Gilead, currently costs $42,250 for the first year. The company is being urged to make it available at a thousand times less than that price worldwide....
IOC awards 2034 Winter Games to Salt Lake City. Utah last hosted the Olympics in 2002. - The Boston Globe (www.bostonglobe.com)
PARIS (AP) — Salt Lake City will be an Olympics host again after the IOC formally awarded the 2034 Winter Games to the United States bid on Wednesday, after a power move by Olympic officials who want to shut down a U.S. federal investigation of suspected doping by Chinese swimmers....
Chinese takeover of European seaports: EU turned a blind eye on security risks for years, experts say (www.ftm.eu)
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Fined for yellow and blue shoes: How Russian laws smother dissent (www.bbc.com)
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Saudi Arabia: Executions rise despite pledge to human rights (www.dw.com)
The number of executions in Saudi Arabia has risen sharply in the first half of this year. As of July 15, the state executed 98 men and two women for charges related to murder, terrorism and drugs. This marks a 42% increase compared to the same period in 2023, according to a recent report...
A Shahed drone from Russia struck the town of Plauru, Romania, approximately 45 minutes ago. (x.com)
General Staff: Russia has lost 568,980 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 (kyivindependent.com)
China to raise retirement age in next five years (www.bbc.com)
Chinese government faces a credibility deficit on its ‘old’ policy agenda and will need to act with urgency if it wants to lift business and consumer sentiment, economists say (www.asiafinancial.com)
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Code of silence: International media outlets press their Hong Kong staff to keep away from a local journalist association advocating for press freedom, or risk losing their jobs (chinamediaproject.org)
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Philippine president orders shutdown of Chinese-run online gambling in his country over alleged crimes including financial scams, human trafficking, torture, kidnappings, and murders (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said in his state-of-the-nation address that the Philippines would press efforts to strengthen its defensive capability by forging security alliances with friendly countries to counter threats to its territorial interests in the South China Sea, adding that his country would only settle...
‘The Russian society isn’t prepared’: The Kremlin fears ‘public discontent’ and a rise in crime as soldiers returning from the war in Ukraine fail to adapt to civilian life (meduza.io)
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Illicit chip flows to Russia seen slowing, but China, Hong Kong remain a global sanctions evasion hotspots (www.reuters.com)
Transshipments through Hong Kong of Common High Priority Items (CHPL) — advanced components including microelectronics deemed by the U.S. and European Union as likely to be used for Russia’s war in Ukraine — fell 28% between January and May, according to data by the U.S. Commerce Department....
Mapped: Millionaire Migration in 2024 (www.visualcapitalist.com)
Joe Biden drops out of 2024 race (www.msn.com)
WASHINGTON − President Joe Biden said he is ending his bid for reelection amid intense pressure from Democratic leaders sounding the alarm that his path to beat former President Donald Trump in November has vanished
Pacific island country of Palau, one of the Taiwan allies in the region, slams China over "interference", recent cyberattacks (www.australiannews.net)
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"This is something late-19th century Britain would recognise": Post-COVID, China is back in Africa and doubling down on minerals (360mozambique.com)
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