G20 meeting in India split on debt relief and Ukraine (www.dw.com)
A two-day meeting of finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 leading economies ended Tuesday without a final communique due to differences over the war in Ukraine....
Nicaragua fails to back censure of Russia at end of EU-Latin America summit (www.theguardian.com)
EU leaders have failed to persuade all of their Latin America and Caribbean counterparts to strongly condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, despite watering down a joint statement closing a two-day summit in Brussels....
France to raise regulated household electricity prices by 10% from August (ghostarchive.org)
PARIS, July 18 (Reuters) - The French government has decided to raise regulated household electricity prices by 10% starting from August, a government official said on Tuesday, confirming a report from newspaper Les Echos....
First-generation Apple iPhone sells at auction in US for $190,000 (www.theguardian.com)
EU to give Tunisia €1bn to fight trafficking and prop up ailing economy - Von der Leyen to return with Italian and Dutch PMs despite warnings over ‘breakdown’ of democracy under Saied (www.theguardian.com)
Iran resumes infamous 'morality police' to enforce mandatory hijab law (abcnews.go.com)
LONDON – Iran’s infamous hijab police, known as the “morality police,” are again patrolling the streets, Iranian authorities said....
UN says the Taliban have further increased restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan (www.pbs.org)
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Taliban authorities have further increased restrictions on women and girls in Afghanistan in recent months, including in education and employment, the U.N. said in a report on the human rights situation issued Monday....
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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China logs 52.2 Celsius as extreme weather rewrites records (www.reuters.com)
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/05ac7354-8761-4498-a86c-838c261159dd.pngBEIJING, July 17 (Reuters) - A remote township in China’s arid northwest endured temperatures of more than 52 Celsius (126 Fahrenheit) on Sunday, state media reported, setting a record for a country that was battling minus 50C weather just six months ago....
Wildfires burn homes near Greek capital, residents flee (www.reuters.com)
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Australian man and his dog rescued by Mexican tuna boat after drifting 3 months in the Pacific Ocean (www.google.com)
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Israeli protesters block highways in 'day of disruption' against Netanyahu's judicial overhaul plan (abcnews.go.com)
Italian media more focused on foreign coverage of heatwave than its effects (www.theguardian.com)
China to ‘fill the gap’ in Solomon Islands budget as PM blasts ‘unneighbourly’ Australia and US (www.theguardian.com)
It's a journey to the center of the rare earths discovered in Sweden (www.npr.org)
KIRUNA, Sweden — There are a number of sensations you experience as you make the 30-minute descent by pickup truck into the main tunnel of the LKAB iron ore mine in Kiruna, Sweden’s northernmost city. Your skin becomes noticeably drier, your ears pop and it’s hard to shake a feeling of isolation as the truck twists and...
Hundreds of Wagner fighters arrive in Central Africa: Russian security group (www.msn.com)
Several hundred “experienced” Wagner fighters have arrived in the Central African Republic to “ensure security” ahead of the July 30 referendum, a group linked to the Russian paramilitary group said on Sunday....
Roadside Bomb Kills 8 Family Members In Somalia: Mayor (www.barrons.com)
Burnt out or jobless - meet China's 'full-time children' (www.bbc.com)
World Bank chief warns mistrust splitting Global South and West (www.aljazeera.com)
The new head of the World Bank has warned that growing divides between rich and poor nations risk deepening poverty in the developing world, at a meeting of G20 finance ministers in India....
Spain apologise for haka video after WWC arrival (www.espn.com)
Record Crowds at Australian Camel Tagging Championships (infosec.pub)
“My tactic was to try and get it in the front, slow it down and tag its front shoulder and, of course … try not to get kicked in the head,” contestant Dylan said.
Malaysian politician charged with sedition over royalty remarks (www.aljazeera.com)
Prosecutors in Malaysia have charged an opposition leader with two counts of sedition for insulting the country’s revered sultans, according to media reports....