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Japanese carmakers ‘very scared’ by China’s rapid EV development (www.ft.com)

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Peter Nygard to be sentenced in Toronto for sexual assaults (www.bbc.com)

Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard, once the head of a lucrative global apparel empire, will be sentenced in a Canadian court this week for sexual assault....

Indian priests invoke heavenly powers for Kamala Harris | The Straits Times (www.straitstimes.com)

Nashville museum returns 500-year-old Mexican artifact collection back where it 'belongs' (www.nbcnews.com)

US banks to begin reporting Russian assets for eventual forfeiture under new law (apnews.com)

The Treasury Department ordered the nation’s banking industry to start disclosing its holdings of Russian assets on Tuesday, with the goal of eventually seizing those billions of dollars in assets and selling them to aid the devastated Ukrainian economy....

Climate activists glue themselves to a taxiway at Cologne-Bonn Airport, flights suspended (apnews.com)

Israeli settlers court Republican religious right after Hamas attacks (www.reuters.com)

Ruth Lieberman, a Jewish settler in the Israeli occupied West Bank, is determined to thwart international pressure for a sovereign Palestinian state. And her friendships with prominent U.S. Republicans from the party’s religious right are helping, she says....

We unleashed Facebook and Instagram’s algorithms on blank accounts. They served up sexism and misogyny (www.theguardian.com)

How do the algorithms of Facebook and Instagram affect what you see in your news feed? To find out, Guardian Australia unleashed them on a completely blank smartphone linked to a new, unused email address....

General Staff: Russia has lost 568,980 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 (kyivindependent.com)

Poliovirus detected in Gaza wastewater, posing "ticking time bomb" for public health (www.salon.com)

10 migrants drown in rushing river crossing Darien Gap in Panama (abcnews.go.com)

Macron slaps back at left’s bid to govern France (www.politico.eu)

Why sex bias in labs means women are the losers in research into ageing (www.theguardian.com)

Extending the human lifespan is a multibillion-pound industry and has been hailed as the most fascinating scientific challenge in modern history. But if a drug to achieve longevity is ever discovered, one thing looks certain: it is highly unlikely to work on women – and almost inconceivable that it will work on mothers....

Explosion and fire at Jose Cuervo tequila factory kill five, Mexican officials say (www.cnn.com)

Israeli parliament votes to label UN relief agency a terror organisation (www.reuters.com)

Brussel strips Hungary of key EU defense meeting over Ukraine stance (www.semafor.com)

Nepal: Plane crashes in Kathmandu with 19 on board (www.dw.com)

The Saurya Airlines plane was operating a test flight from the capital, Kathmandu, to the tourist hub of Pokhara. Nepal’s military said that rescue work is ongoing....

Leaked UN report: Israeli war has killed 366 UN staff and family members as Netanyahu prepares to address Congress (www.dropsitenews.com)

Israel’s assault on Gaza had killed at least 172 dependents of United Nations staff by the end of June, according to a confidential UN report obtained by Drop Site, in addition to 195 staff members....

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