‘Kenya is not asleep anymore’: Why young protesters are not backing down (www.aljazeera.com)
Four people were shot dead during the protests on July 16, allegedly by police....
Restaurants sit half-empty in Turkey this summer as inflation reaches 91% in places sending tourists and locals flocking to neighboring Greece (fortune.com)
Restaurants in some Turkish holiday towns are sitting half-empty in peak tourist season, as many locals find it’s cheaper to holiday in neighboring Greece than stay and eat in one of their own country’s world-famous resorts....
[Original article in Spanish] 33 Medical Aspirants Reportedly Cheated on Admission Exam in Querétaro (www.nmas.com.mx)
The authorities of the Autonomous University of Querétaro are investigating the results of 33 applicants to the Faculty of Medicine who obtained one hundred percent correct answers in an exam, which made them suspicious and they began to investigate.
Colombia's president signs bill to ban bullfighting in the South American country (apnews.com)
Germany plans to halve military aid for Ukraine (www.bbc.com)
Germany is planning to nearly halve military aid for Ukraine next year, from around €8bn (£6.7bn; $8.7bn) to around €4bn, according to a draft budget approved by the government....
We bought everything needed to make $3 million worth of fentanyl. All it took was $3,600 and a web browser (www.reuters.com)
Brazil's Severe Food Insecurity Drops 85% in 2023: UN (www.miragenews.com)
Russia jails scientist Alexey Soldatov who pioneered country's internet (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Australian judge dismisses lawsuit claiming Bayer weedkiller causes blood cancer (www.reuters.com)
An Australian judge on Thursday dismissed a class action lawsuit claiming Bayer’s Roundup weedkiller can cause a type of blood cancer, a boost for the company which is grappling with a slew of similar cases in the United States....
North Korean trash balloons cause flights to be suspended in South Korea (www.nbcnews.com)
UAE: Unjust Convictions Follow Bangladesh Protests. (text.hrw.org)
Experts say a twice-yearly injection that offers 100% protection against HIV is 'stunning' (apnews.com)
Twice-yearly shots used to treat AIDS were 100% effective in preventing new infections in women, according to study results published Wednesday....
New Zealand “deeply shocked” after Canada drone-spied on its Olympic practices—twice (arstechnica.com)
An unwelcome attendee has joined the Paris Olympic Games: Covid-19 (www.cnn.com)
US says it wants Palestinians to have a country of their own – but its actions say otherwise (theconversation.com)
Hamas rocket fell on Gazan school after failing to reach Israeli territory (www.i24news.tv)
Myanmar Junta Puts Leaders of Old Regime Under Surveillance (www.irrawaddy.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/25694196...
Putin meets Syria's Assad in Moscow (www.reuters.com)
The UK says it conducted a 'groundbreaking' trial of a laser beam weapon that can neutralize targets for $0.12 a shot (www.businessinsider.com)
The UK said it test-fired a laser beam weapon in a “groundbreaking” trial....
UN expert urges probe of Iran 'atrocity crimes,' 'genocide' in 1980s (www.voanews.com)
Once Hamas’s Sworn Enemy, a Palestinian Exile Rises as a Potential Postwar Strongman (www.wsj.com)
Some U.S., Israeli and Arab officials see Palestinian Mohammed Dahlan as a viable leader of an interim security force...
Fact-checking Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress
The speech transcript
From a population of 11 million to little more than 8.5 million: The real toll of Cuba’s migratory crisis (english.elpais.com)
According to numbers compiled by Cuban economist and demographer Juan Carlos Albizu-Campos, the island’s population fell by 18% between 2022 and 2023...
