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‘All We Think of Is Him’: Putting Names and Faces to Bangladesh Carnage (www.nytimes.com)

Wildfire in Jasper National Park could burn for months, Canadian official says (apnews.com)

JASPER, Alberta (AP) — A wildfire that has destroyed hundreds of structures in the town of Jasper is the largest blaze recorded in Jasper National Park in a century and could still be burning months from now, a Parks Canada official said Saturday....

Venezuela elections: Will voters reelect Maduro or give opposition a chance (apnews.com)

Rebels With a Cause: Myanmar’s Resistance Adds an Unlikely Revenue Stream (www.irrawaddy.com)

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Rebel coalition in Mali claims to have killed dozens of soldiers and Russian Wagner mercenaries (apnews.com)

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A coalition of armed groups in Mali’s predominantly Tuareg north claimed Saturday that it killed dozens of government soldiers and Russian mercenaries from the Wagner group in a battle near the border with Algeria....

Tricked into conversion therapy in Russia for being trans (www.bbc.com)

On a remote farm in Siberia, a man handed Ada a knife. In front of them was a pig....

Investigators search Gaza for cases of polio after the virus turns up in wastewater (www.npr.org)

Thousands join Tommy Robinson march in London (www.bbc.co.uk)

Japan’s Sado gold mine gains UNESCO status after Tokyo pledges to exhibit dark WWII history (apnews.com)

TOKYO (AP) — The UNESCO World Heritage committee on Saturday decided to register Japan’s controversial Sado gold mine as a cultural heritage site after the country agreed to include it in an exhibit of its dark history of abusing Korean laborers during World War II....

Pride festival criticized for "throw a milkshake at Nigel Farage" game (www.lgbtqnation.com)

Indian students look to Europe for educational opportunity (www.dw.com)

Indian students are the top recipients of a prestigious EU scholarship program, which is celebrating its 20th year. Europe and India are seeking new ways to cooperate on academics and research.

How to identify a Lemmy. World mod

Rebels With a Cause: Myanmar’s Resistance Adds an Unlikely Revenue Stream

cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/25827110...

An Israeli airstrike hits a school sheltering people in Gaza, killing at least 30 (apnews.com)

Israeli airstrikes hit a school being used by displaced Palestinians in central Gaza on Saturday, killing at least 30 people, as the country’s negotiators prepared to meet international mediators to discuss a proposed cease-fire....

‘Cliff edge’ deadline for UK digital visas still leaves 4m at risk of losing rights | Immigration and asylum | The Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

Montana has become a hotspot for celebrities like Glenn Close, Michael Keaton, Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel, Paris Hilton, who looking to escape the chaos (news.grabien.com)

Montana has become a hotspot for celebrities like Glenn Close, Michael Keaton, Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel, Paris Hilton, who looking to escape the chaos...

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Scientists Find Intriguing Mars Rock (www.nasa.gov)

“Cheyava Falls is the most puzzling, complex, and potentially important rock yet investigated by Perseverance,” said Ken Farley,Perseverance project scientist of Caltech in Pasadena. “On the one hand, we have our first compelling detection of organic material, distinctive colorful spots indicative of chemical reactions...

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