India, Russia, Japan and the US have launched the next phase of lunar exploration (thehill.com)
Recently, India launched the Chandrayaan-3 lunar probe. If all goes well, it will land on the moon’s south pole in late August. The mission comes after the failure of Chandrayaan-2 to land on the lunar surface....
Wildfires in Greece burn for fifth consecutive day with no respite in sight (www.france24.com)
Greece struggled to contain a wildfire west of Athens that burnt forestland for a fifth day on Friday as another heatwave hit the country....
Wheat, Sugar, and Now Tomatoes: Extreme Weather Dents India’s Food Supplies (www.nytimes.com)
Last year it was wheat, then sugar. This year, it is tomatoes....
Morocco and Western Sahara: A new conflict brewing? (www.dw.com)
Characterized by vast expanses of dunes and sparsely vegetated plains, Western Sahara is a predominantly desert and arid territory. The United Nations categorizes...
Finally — UK inflation comes off the boil (www.politico.eu)
Introducing Llama 2 - Meta's Next-Generation Commercially Viable Open-Source AI & LLM
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Panama Ex-President Martinelli is sentenced to 10 years in prison for money laundering (apnews.com)
Prosecutors said companies that had won lucrative government contracts during Martinelli’s presidency funneled money to a front company that was then used to purchase the publisher. The transactions involved a complex series of foreign money transfers totally $43 million. The front company collecting the money was called...
Tunisia anti-fake news law criminalises free speech: Legal group (www.aljazeera.com)
Tunis, Tunisia – A leading human rights group has slammed the use of a Tunisian law criminalising the spreading of “fake news” to stifle free speech in the country....
Thailand: Drop ‘insulting the monarchy’ charge against child protester involved in mock fashion show (www.amnesty.org)
Dozens of cats in Poland had bird flu but the risk to people is low, UN health agency says (www.houstonchronicle.com)
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Xi wants to make the Great Firewall of China even greater (www.theregister.com)
Over the weekend Chinese president Xi Jinping gave a directive to officials to build a Beijing-supervised “security barrier” around its internet....
Egypt building artificial river parallel to the Nile for $5.2bn (www.middleeastmonitor.com)
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Meet China’s caregiver robot to help the future elderly and patients (www.euronews.com)
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Why Is Europe’s Latest Heat Wave Called Cerberus? It’s Complicated (www.wired.co.uk)
Huw Edwards named by his wife as BBC presenter accused of paying teen for explicit pictures (news.sky.com)
Kia to invest $200 million in Georgia plant, build EV9 SUV in 2024 (www.reuters.com)
After all that, Turkey will support Sweden’s NATO bid (www.vox.com)
At Least 5 Dead After Helicopter Carrying Tourists Crashes Near Mount Everest (time.com)
Turkey would back Sweden NATO bid if EU entry talks resume (www.newarab.com)
Rare and ‘seriously, seriously cute’ chubby-cheeked rat discovered near Melbourne (www.theguardian.com)
Tesla commits to promoting 'core socialist values' in pledge with Chinese auto companies (www.foxbusiness.com)
Tesla on Thursday agreed to promote “core socialist values” with over a dozen Chinese car manufacturers who also vowed to do so, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Israeli settlers filmed three times stealing from a nursery owned by a Palestinian family (video) (www.youtube.com)
Why gay couples using surrogacy are the latest target for Europe's far right (www.cbc.ca)
These narratives have also gained hold in Poland, Spain and even progressive Sweden, where politicians who have taken similar lines on surrogacy and LGBTQ+ parental rights have been met with broad support....