Swedish embassy in Baghdad stormed, set alight over Koran burning (www.reuters.com)
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Deadly shooting in Auckland hours before Women's World Cup (www.bbc.co.uk)
Four arrested over €1.6m Celtic coin theft (www.bbc.co.uk)
Egypt president pardons rights activist Patrick Zaki and lawyer Mohammed al-Baqer (www.bbc.co.uk)
Exclusive: Key bidders in Ascential break-up quit auction - sources (www.reuters.com)
Northern Ireland's DUP not convinced by London to restore government (www.reuters.com)
The Australian climate protesters cast as extremists (www.bbc.co.uk)
Cyprus excludes new asylum seekers from resettlement scheme (www.reuters.com)
Taco John's has given up its 'Taco Tuesday' trademark after a battle with Taco Bell (www.npr.org)
Taco Tuesday has been freed from the shackles of trademark law!
He tried to raise the alarm about railroad safety. Then he got fired. (therealnews.com)
Florida malaria outbreak still going with local cases now at 7 (arstechnica.com)
Local officials are still working to apply insecticide by air, trucks, and crews.
Russia to deem Ukraine-bound ships 'potential carriers of military cargo' from Wednesday eve (www.reuters.com)
Ukraine war: Crimea depot blasts force villagers to flee (www.bbc.co.uk)
Wildfires continue in Greece as EU allies send aid (www.reuters.com)
Moscow on grain deal: UN has three months to implement Russian agreement (www.reuters.com)
Farage makes fresh allegations against UK's Coutts over account closures (www.reuters.com)
South Africa says Putin agreed not to attend BRICS summit (www.reuters.com)
Taco Bell Went to Court Over the Right to Use 'Taco Tuesday.' The Taco John's Response Was Brilliant (www.inc.com)
Taco Bell started it, but Taco John’s ended it–with emotional intelligence.
Pizza delivery driver shoots would-be carjacker in the butt, Pennsylvania police say (www.kansascity.com)
A pizza delivery driver shot a man in the buttocks after an attempted robbery and carjacking, according to Pennsylvania police and local media reports.
Texas city strictly limits water consumption as thousands across state face water shortages (www.cbsnews.com)
A small Texas city west of Austin remains under tight water restrictions amid a significant drought. After days of being at the highest emergency level for water conservation, officials said Monday that those restrictions have only slightly been loosened, limiting water consumption to “indoor use only” until further notice.
Texas says no inmates have died due to stifling heat in its prisons since 2012. Some data may suggest otherwise (www.cbsnews.com)
A heat wave that has consistently pushed temperatures well above 100 degrees across much of Texas this summer had family members of inmates on Tuesday calling for lawmakers to ensure that all of the state’s prisons are fully air conditioned.
US religious right at center of anti-LGBTQ+ message pushed around the world (www.theguardian.com)
Europeans Are Becoming Poorer. ‘Yes, We’re All Worse Off.’ (www.wsj.com)
An aging population that values its free time set the stage for economic stagnation. Then came Covid-19 and Russia’s war in Ukraine....