Manipur violence: What is happening and why (www.bbc.com)
Ethnic violence has plunged the small Indian state of Manipur into what many have dubbed a state of civil war as the two largest groups, the majority Meitei and minority Kuki, battle over land and influence....
Unusual type of stellar object discovered beaming out radio waves | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Astronomers have discovered a new type of stellar object that could change their understanding of extreme celestial bodies in the universe.
Ukraine aims to sap Russia’s defenses, as U.S. urges a decisive breakthrough (archive.li)
Ukraine is making limited advances in its counteroffensive against Russian forces but has yet to employ the kind of larger-scale operations that American officials believe could enable a breakthrough, officials and analysts say, deepening questions among some of Ukraine’s chief backers about whether Kyiv can move fast enough...
Multiple casualties reported as Russian onslaught of Ukraine continues for 3rd consecutive evening (www.foxnews.com)
Ukrainian push stalls, Russia’s command baulks, food crisis looms (www.aljazeera.com)
An impasse has appeared to descend on the Russia-Ukraine war which is now in its 73rd week....
UK renewable energy plans hit after developer halts 1.4GW wind farm project (archive.is)
Swedish energy group Vattenfall on Thursday said it had suspended development of its 1.4GW Norfolk Boreas wind farm after costs on the project rose 40 per cent....
[In Helsinki, Finland] Thousands march in antiracist protest against government, call for [far-right minister] Riikka Purra resignation (yle.fi)
“I would say this was one of the most important days of my life living in Finland,” Eugene Ufoka told the crowd of thousands from the steps of Parliament building in Helsinki on Wednesday evening....
Devastating effects of Ukraine’s travel ban on its men (www.masslive.com)
AMHERST — Far-reaching implications of a travel ban on men imposed by the Ukrainian government shortly after the invasion last year, according to a new report from The Human Security Lab at the University of Massachusetts Amherst....
The world's cheapest Domino's pizza is in inflation-hit India. It costs $0.60 (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Senior doctors in England stage rare walk out over pay, placing ‘routine care virtually at a standstill’ (www.scmp.com)
Two-day strike by consultants comes amid record waiting times due to a pandemic backlog and multiple strikes over the past year as workers battle a cost of living crisis, Transport workers are due to strike at the same time as the consultants with staff at 14 train operators walking out on Thursday, Saturday and on July 29....
Nigeria takes steps to tackle 'rampant' disinformation (www.dw.com)
So-called ‘fake news’ and disinformation are rampant in the West African nation of Nigeria....
Swedish embassy in Baghdad stormed, set alight over Koran burning (www.reuters.com)
UK battles to reverse EU endorsement of ‘Islas Malvinas’ name (archive.is)
*How to Spot Misinformation And Propaganda
How to Spot Misinformation and propaganda...
Opinion | How a song threatens the Chinese Communist Party’s grip (wapo.st)
One dead, 41 injured in suspected gas explosion in South Africa (www.aljazeera.com)
A suspected underground gas explosion ripped open roads and flipped vehicles in the heart of South Africa’s biggest city, killing one man and injuring at least 41 people, authorities and emergency services said on Thursday....
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...
As Cuba’s private sector roars back, choices and inequality rise (www.aljazeera.com)
Güines, Mayabeque – “Capitalism must be uprooted, parasitism must be uprooted, the exploitation of man must be uprooted,” cried Fidel Castro in 1968 to rapturous applause, explaining his decision to ban virtually all private business in Cuba....
New Zealand shooting incident sees several hurt (www.dw.com)
ew Zealand police said Thursday a gunman had fired shots in a building in downtown Auckland....
[The Conversation] - Why Russia pulled out of its grain deal with Ukraine – and what that means for the global food system (theconversation.com)
As Washington leads sanctions against Russia, US companies continue to pay the Kremlin the highest amount of tax (www.investmentmonitor.ai)
How Chile's progressive new plan to mine lithium faces Indigenous hurdles (ghostarchive.org)
ATACAMA DESERT, Chile, July 20 - Chile’s millennial president, Gabriel Boric, promised to mine differently. He would turn the world’s largest copper producer and second largest lithium miner into a country that focused on environmental and social responsibility....
Kenya’s opposition set for second day of tax-hike protests (www.aljazeera.com)
Kenya’s opposition is due to protest for a second day on Thursday over the high cost of living and tax hikes after police clashed with demonstrators and arrested at least 300 people on Wednesday....
Prison Honduras to build island colony to imprison gang members (www.aljazeera.com)
Honduras plans to build the only island prison colony in the Western hemisphere and send its most-feared gangsters there, tearing a page from neighbouring El Salvador’s unforgiving approach to murder, robbery, rape and extortion....