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Carter Center Observers invited by Venezuela condemn election (www.bbc.com)

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McDonald's sales fall globally for first time in more than three years (www.channelnewsasia.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/18559564

Russia agrees to free Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan in multi-country prisoner swap - ABC News (abcnews.go.com)

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Rainbow unicorn bank card deemed "gay propaganda" by Russian lawmakers (www.lgbtqnation.com)

Bank of England cuts rates from 16-year high, 'careful' on future moves (www.reuters.com)

LONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - The Bank of England cut interest rates from a 16-year high on Thursday after a narrow vote in favour from policymakers divided over whether inflation pressures had eased sufficiently....

Hamas military chief killed in air strike, Israel says (www.bbc.com)

Israel’s military says it has confirmed that Hamas’s military chief Mohammed Deif was killed in an air strike in the Gaza Strip last month....

Abducted from Australia? The mystery of the missing child bride (www.bbc.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/14931321

Venezuela’s Maduro asks top court to audit the presidential election, but observers cry foul (apnews.com)

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicolás Maduro on Wednesday asked Venezuela’s high court to conduct an audit of the presidential election after opposition leaders disputed his claim of victory, drawing criticism from foreign observers who said the court is too close to the government to produce an independent review....

Eating meat creates four times more greenhouse gases than being vegan, landmark study finds (www.independent.co.uk)

Mpox outbreaks declared in Kenya and Central African Republic. The race is on to contain the spread (apnews.com)

Kenya and the Central African Republic have declared new outbreaks of mpox as Africa’s health officials race to contain the spread of the disease in a region lacking vaccines....

Putin Gets Ready to Swap U.S. Captives for Russian Assassin (www.thedailybeast.com)

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U.S. upgrades military command in Japan, warns of China threats (www.reuters.com)

Warring drug gangs turn up the heat on Sweden’s government (www.politico.eu)

A surge in gang violence during a brutal summer spells trouble for the ruling parties....

Indonesia raises smoking age limit, will curb cigarette advertising (www.reuters.com)

Nigeria: Protests kick off over cost-of-living crisis (www.dw.com)

Nigerians are protesting against a high cost of living, brought on by surging inflation and stagnating wages. Authorities fear the types of mass rallies that have been seen in other parts of Africa....

Violence against women at 'epidemic' levels and is a threat on par with terrorism, UK police warn (abcnews.go.com)

Violence against women and girls has reached epidemic levels and police are treating it as a threat on the same scale as terrorism, Britain’s police chiefs said Tuesday....

World's richest 1% gained $40 tn in a decade: Oxfam (www.france24.com)

Germany: Alcohol-free beer sales double in past decade (www.dw.com)

Germany’s non-alcoholic beer production has enjoyed a boom in the last 10 years, according to a new report. Low-alcohol drinks like Radler are also seeing increased sales....

Massive protests erupt again over disputed Venezuelan elections – but they look different this time. (theconversation.com)

Venezuelan opposition says it has proof its candidate defeated President Maduro in disputed election (apnews.com)

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — As thousands of people demonstrated across Venezuela, opposition candidate Edmundo González announced Monday that his campaign has the proof it needs to show he won the country’s disputed election in which electoral authorities named President Nicolás Maduro the victor....

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