Ecuador jails: Inmates hold dozens of guards hostage (www.bbc.co.uk)
UK minister: petrol car ban immovable but some green policies to be relaxed (www.reuters.com)
Iraq and others condemn Quran-burning in Denmark (www.bbc.com)
Douala building: Shock as collapse kills 12 in Cameroon (www.bbc.co.uk)
TikTok is ‘aggressively removing’ videos promoting an Osama bin Laden manifesto (www.theverge.com)
TikTok says the number of videos on the manifesto is “small.”
California Has Spent Over $4M In Taxpayer Dollars On Gender Surgeries For Prisoners: Report (freebeacon.com)
California since 2017 has spent more than $4 million of taxpayer money on surgical sex changes and cosmetic “gender-affirming” enhancements for 157 inmates, including 4 on death row
Biden says the U.S. would have to invent an Israel if it didn't exist. Why? (theconversation.com)
Get ready for water cut in Klang Valley tomorrow (www.thestar.com.my)
It’s time to admit it: Black Lives Matter hysteria made fools of us all (www.yahoo.com)
India suspends visas for Canadian nationals as diplomatic spat deepens (www.cnn.com)
President of India: Government's G20 invite from 'Bharat' sparks row (www.bbc.com)
The problem with America’s high homeownership rate (www.axios.com)
A key part of the White House's strategy for the U.S.-Mexico border goes on trial (www.npr.org)
The U.S. has admitted hundreds of thousands of migrants under a legal authority known as parole. Critics say it stretches the law too far. Now a federal judge in Texas is set to hold a trial.
Broadcasting Scotland - local and international news (21 Aug 2023) (www.broadcastingscotland.scot)
‘Surprisingly, I told her everything’: Malaysia warns against black magic scams (www.scmp.com)
2 Americans have been kidnapped in Haiti, organization says (www.nbcnews.com)
The State Department said it’s aware of the kidnapping report. On Thursday, it advised nonemergency personnel and their families in Haiti to leave amid crime and unrest.
Wildfires: EU provides crucial assistance to the Mediterranean region (www.eureporter.co)
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New Chinese foreign minister Wang talks Ukraine in Turkey on first trip (www.reuters.com)
Vatican prosecutor seeks seven-year sentence for cardinal (www.reuters.com)
Kremlin adviser: Putin to discuss Ukraine with African leaders - Russian agencies (www.reuters.com)
Firefighting plane crashes in Greece as wildfires rage (www.politico.eu)
Ghana minister Cecilia Abena Dapaah reported a robbery. Why was she arrested? (www.bbc.co.uk)
Assimi Goïta: President gets sweeping powers in new Mali constitution (www.bbc.co.uk)
Putin, Lukashenko to meet after Russia warns about aggression against Belarus (www.reuters.com)
Opinion: The ruin of becoming a meme (elpais.com)
Spain has exported a handful of powerful memes, some of which have become classics. For example, eccehomo: the failed restoration of a painting in a church in Borja (Zaragoza), by Cecilia Giménez, appeared in newspapers and media around the world. Or the subtitled videos of Risitas, who even starred in a pizza advertisement in...
