CBC: Yellowknife begins evacuation as wildfires approach (www.cbc.ca)
CabinRadio.ca: As it happened: All of Yellowknife told to evacuate (cabinradio.ca)
Trump supporters post names and addresses of Georgia grand jurors online. (www.nbcnews.com)
A fringe website featured the purported names and addresses of the Fulton County grand jury that indicted Trump and 18 other people for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
New Covid wave has begun and masks should be worn again, scientists warn (www.independent.co.uk)
Burger King says tomatoes on 'vacation' as India battles food inflation (www.reuters.com)
Cash, cars and homes seized in $735m Singapore anti-money laundering raids (www.bbc.com)
Gotthard rail tunnel, world’s longest, closes for months after Swiss derailment (www.theguardian.com)
German government approves controlled legalization of cannabis use (www.marca.com)
Russia confirms it hit Swedish plant in Lutsk, saying it was a military target (www.pravda.com.ua)
Russian army commander dismissed for Ukraine war failures dies in Moscow (www.msn.com)
Canada wildfire: Race to evacuate city as blaze approaches (www.bbc.com)
A plan for how Indonesia will spend $20 billion to transition to cleaner energy has been submitted (apnews.com)
China appears to be building an airstrip on a disputed South China Sea island (apnews.com)
China appears to be constructing an airstrip on a disputed South China Sea island that is also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan, according to satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press.
Russian officers refused to collect the bodies of dead troops so the military wouldn't have to pay their families, convict soldier says (www.businessinsider.com)
Global water crisis could 'spiral out of control' due to overconsumption and climate change, UN report warns (www.cnn.com)
Two years under Taliban rule in Afghanistan: ‘I never thought the world would forget about us so quickly’ (english.elpais.com)
H&M probes alleged Myanmar factory abuses as pressure intensifies (www.reuters.com)
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British Museum worker sacked over missing items (www.bbc.co.uk)
In unrelated news, the British Museum continues the search for its sense of irony.
Political Leader Pedro Briones Shot to Death in Ecuador (www.telesurenglish.net)
Leader of leftist political party Citizen Revolution Pedro Briones murdered.
Surprising facts about amphorae — antiquity's packaging (www.dw.com)
Amphorae were made primarily for trade. In ancient times, people used these vessels, which held five liters (1.3 gallons) to 80 liters (21 gallons) depending on their size, to transport oil, wine, honey, olives, pickled vegetables and garum — a fermented fish sauce that was as popular with the Romans as soy sauce is today in...
A Muslim mob attacks churches in eastern Pakistan after accusing Christians of desecrating the Quran (apnews.com)
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Muslims in eastern Pakistan went on a rampage Wednesday over allegations that a Christian man had desecrated the Quran, demolishing the man’s house, burning churches and damaging several other homes, police and local Christians said. There were no immediate reports of casualties....
Fresh look at DNA from Oetzi the Iceman traces his roots to present day Turkey (apnews.com)
NEW YORK (AP) — Oetzi the Iceman has a new look. Decades after the famous glacier mummy was discovered in the Italian Alps, scientists have dug back into his DNA to paint a better picture of the ancient hunter....
China: Next real estate giant on the ropes (www.dw.com)
Chinese policymakers are facing calls to do more to prop up the ailing real estate market after the largest property developer, Country Garden, warned of multibillion-dollar losses and missed bond payments....
China’s defense minister warns against ‘playing with fire’ on Taiwan during Russia meeting (www.cnn.com)
China’s defense minister Li Shangfu on Tuesday warned against “playing with fire” when it comes to Taiwan in a veiled jab at the United States as he addressed a security conference in Russia.
