UK economy bounced back from Covid, ONS revisions reveal (www.ft.com)
Official statistics on Friday added almost 2 per cent to the size of the UK economy, in a surprise move that showed the country recovered much faster from the pandemic than previously reported. The Office for National Statistics revisions, which also mean that Britain is no longer the worst performing economy in the G7, will...
Silvina Luna dies from health issues from plastic surgery nightmare | Buenos Aires Times (batimes.com.ar)
Flights scrapped, businesses shut in Hong Kong, Guangdong as super typhoon Saola nears (www.reuters.com)
The Asian financial hub of Hong Kong and the Chinese province of Guangdong cancelled hundreds of flights and evacuated nearly 800,000 people Friday as the imminent arrival of Typhoon Saola forced closures of businesses, schools and financial markets....
Azerbaijan Conducts Heavy Shelling on Armenian Territory (allinnet.info)
EU imports record volumes of liquefied natural gas from Russia (www.ft.com)
“It’s shocking that countries in the EU have worked so hard to wean themselves off piped Russian fossil gas only to replace it with the shipped equivalent. It doesn’t matter if it comes from a pipeline or a boat — it still means European companies are sending billions to [Vladimir] Putin’s war chest.”
The Inheritance Case That Could Unravel an Art Dynasty (archive.is)
Archaeologists find 3,000-year-old priest’s tomb in Peru (flipboard.com)
French ambassador will stay in Niger despite junta ultimatum, says Macron (www.france24.com)
During a major foreign policy speech to ambassadors gathered in Paris, Macron confirmed that French envoy Sylvain Itte was listening in from Niger capital Niamey despite being given a 48-hour deadline to leave the country last Friday....
UK’s Sunak plans to skip UN General Assembly in September (www.miamiherald.com)
Slow rollout of Canada Disability Benefit sparks calls for emergency interim support from Ottawa (www.theglobeandmail.com)
Experts warn against wave of fake news ahead of Mexico’s 2024 presidential election (apnews.com)
Since June, when Mexico’s ruling party, Morena, and the country’s main opposition parties launched their internal proceedings to pick their contenders for the 2024 race, The Associated Press Spanish-language fact-checking team found about 40 fake publications across social media platforms, favoring or discrediting members of...
SpaceX, NASA launch four astronauts from four countries | CNN (www.cnn.com)
The SpaceX Crew-7 mission launched from Florida on Saturday morning, hosting one of the most internationally diverse astronaut crews to date, with members from the US, Japan, Russia and Denmark....
The BRICS Summit: Significant or Hoopla? || Peter Zeihan (www.youtube.com)
Canada probes Walmart, Hugo Boss over Uyghur labor concerns (www.dw.com)
Asia’s poor grew by 68 million people after pandemic, report says (www.aljazeera.com)
More than 155 million people were living on less than $2.15 a day last year, Asian Development Bank says.
White House says 'no one should be surprised' if Prigozhin actually died in a plane crash in Russia (www.businessinsider.com)
Economic inequality in UK (youtu.be)
Tropical Storm Franklin nears Haiti and the Dominican Republic bringing fears of floods, landslides (apnews.com)
A presidential runoff is likely in Ecuador between an ally of ex-president and a banana tycoon’s son (apnews.com)
'Leave our country': Indian students living in constant fear in Ukraine amid hostility (economictimes.indiatimes.com)
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At least 21 civilians killed in central Mali attack - sources (www.reuters.com)
Gunmen killed at least 21 civilians in an attack on a village in central Mali’s insurgency-hit Mopti region on Friday, two local sources said on Saturday....
India, China, and Iran set up pavilions at Army 2023 in Moscow (www.thehindu.com)
China Evergrande seeks Chapter 15 protection in Manhattan bankruptcy court (www.reuters.com)
China Evergrande, which is the world’s most heavily indebted property developer and became the poster child for China’s property crisis, on Thursday filed for protection from creditors in a U.S. bankruptcy court.