Philippines and Japan finalize bi-lateral security pact over China’s increasingly aggressive behaviour in South China Sea and Taiwan Strait (www.lowyinstitute.org)
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Wall Street Journal fires Hong Kong reporter allegedly over her role as chair of Hong Kong Journalists Association advocating for press freedom (www.rappler.com)
The head of the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA) said she was fired by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on Wednesday, July 17, after she refused demands from senior editors at the paper to sever ties with the organization and to not advocate for media freedoms....
German court sentences dual German-Russian citizen to six years and nine months in prison for selling electronics to Russian companies for military use in violation of sanctions (www.reuters.com)
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Rewards for tourists who litter pick in Copenhagen (www.bbc.com)
Tourists will be rewarded with free food and activities if they participate in environmentally friendly tasks while visiting Copenhagen, the city’s tourist board has announced....
Spanish PM Urges NATO Leaders to Eschew 'Double Standards' on Gaza and Ukraine (www.commondreams.org)
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European Parliament lawmakers call on EU to strip Hungary of voting rights over PM Viktor Orban's recent visits to Moscow and Beijing (www.reuters.com)
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Russian anger builds as Greece prepares a military deal with Ukraine (www.aljazeera.com)
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Wendy's expands into Ireland and Romania amid European growth (www.investing.com)
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DDoSecrets Mirrors Wikileaks Data After Assange Plea Deal (www.404media.co)
Unable to earn enough at home, Syrian opposition fighters are travelling via Turkey to Africa to work as mercenaries, often under Russian command (www.bbc.com)
Since December 2023, more than 1,000 Syrian fighters have travelled to Niger via Turkey, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), which monitors the conflict in Syria through a network of sources on the ground. They tend to sign up for six months, but some have now extended the contract to a year....
China, United Arab Emirates (UAE) hold joint air force drills in Xinjiang - where China has arbitrarily detained up to a million Muslims, according to rights groups (www.al-monitor.com)
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“I’m Bored, So I Shoot”: How Israeli Troops Are Authorized to Shoot Palestinians Virtually at Will (www.democracynow.org)
An interview with with reporter Oren Ziv of +972 Magazine, whose latest investigation details how Israeli forces in Gaza have been authorized to open fire on Palestinians virtually at will. Six soldiers who fought in Gaza describe a near-total absence of firing regulations, with soldiers shooting as they please, setting homes...
Thailand's economy: factory closures due to cheap Chinese imports with job losses jumping by 80% within one year (www.reuters.com)
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"Patriotic loyalty to the communist Party": China graduates 320 more monks and nuns to promote Sinicization of Tibetan Buddhism (www.tibetanreview.net)
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In an article published last week, the British 'Economist' parrots China’s lie that Taiwan is a part of it, and in the process erases the history of the nation’s indigenous communities (www.taipeitimes.com)
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Canada said to have mapped out secret Chinese police operations within its borders, Canadian police raises awareness campaign seeking public assistance (www.bnnbloomberg.ca)
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Wiz Khalifa has been arrested in Romania for smoking a joint live on stage (www-libertatea-ro.translate.goog)
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Trump rally shooting is being investigated as an assassination attempt, officials say (apnews.com)
Ukraine calls on International Criminal Court (ICC) to start investigation against Russia over this week's attack on children's hospital in Kyiv (fact-news.com.ua)
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How health burdens have shifted over 4 decades: Infections down in India, lifestyle disorders up in China, and rising mental health issues in the U.S. (aditya-dahiya.github.io)
The dataset from Our World in Data provides comprehensive information on Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) for various health conditions. The data is sourced from the IHME’s Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study and spans from 1990 to 2021. It was last updated on May 20, 2024. Detailed data can be retrieved from the Global...
‘We can’t stop treatment, not even for an hour’: After a Russian missile hit Ukraine’s top children’s hospital, medical staff rushed to save their patients (meduza.io)
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China says its recent threats of the death penalty effects "a very small number" of "diehard" advocates for Taiwanese independence, but others say these laws apply to nearly everyone in Taiwan (www.dw.com)
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US and Germany foiled Russian plot to assassinate CEO of German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall (edition.cnn.com)
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EU should add China's Xinjiang region and the aluminum sector to Forced Labor Database, rights groups says (www.hrw.org)
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"Their goal Is total ethnic cleansing of the Gaza people": Physician Mustafa Barghouti on Israel’s expulsion order for Gaza City (www.democracynow.org)
A panel of United Nations independent experts has accused Israel of engaging in a campaign of starvation and genocide in Gaza as the effects of the famine are being felt across Gaza. Palestinian physician and activist Mustafa Barghouti says “what we see today is a purposeful act of starvation” and that the real intention of...
