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Currently sitting in an ER so expect me to go silent for a bit....

Philippines says reached deal with China to avoid disputed shoal clashes (www.aljazeera.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/18254443

As Georgia presses on with 'Russia-style' laws, its citizens describe a country on the brink (apnews.com)

Eka Gigauri is used to harsh words from officials about the anti-corruption work she does in Georgia. But seeing her face on posters, accusing her of being an agent of foreign influence, a traitor and a spy, rattled her....

Israeli Military Strikes Claim Lives of 64 Individuals in a Single Day (www.commondreams.org)

Breaking News: Biden announces he's dropping out of 2024 presidential race, endorses Kamala Harris for president (youtu.be)

Barcelona to up tourist tax as Mallorca seeks visitor cap (www.dw.com)

Locals in Spain’s tourism hotspots are increasingly frustrated about mass tourism. Authorities are clamping down....

Georgia presses on with 'Russia-style' laws (apnews.com)

Tensions rise in Guyana as Maduro uses border dispute to build support ahead of Venezuela poll (www.theguardian.com)

With prices soaring, 86.8% of Nicaraguans cannot afford to buy essentials (english.elpais.com)

In a country dominated by authoritarianism and poor economic prospects, the population can only cover half a basket of basic goods, according to a report by Hagamos Democracia...

Bangladesh’s top court cuts job quotas that led to deadly student-led protests (www.theguardian.com)

Cuba admits to massive emigration wave: a million people left in two years amid crisis (www.miamiherald.com)

A stunning 10% of Cuba’s population — more than a million people — left the island between 2022 and 2023, the head of the country’s national statistics office said during a National Assembly session Friday, the largest migration wave in Cuban history....

I have not forgiven Met officers who photographed dead daughters, mother says (www.theguardian.com)

Mina Smallman, the mother of two women murdered in a London park, has forgiven their killer but not the two Metropolitan police officers who took and shared photos of their bodies, she said....

Gordon Brown launches London’s first ‘multibank’ amid UK child poverty fears (www.theguardian.com)

The first “multibank” in London, distributing everything from basic foods to baby products and toiletries, will be officially launched this week, amid continued concerns about levels of poverty as the school summer holidays begin....

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Currently sitting in an ER so expect me to go silent for a bit....

‘Drill, baby, drill’: America’s fossil fuel boom risks bust in Europe (www.politico.eu)

Nigeria fines Meta $220 million over data violations (www.dw.com)

Nigeria’s consumer protection watchdog accused US tech giant Meta of abusing market dominance and sharing personal data without permission. Meta is the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp....

Bangladesh’s top court scales back government jobs quota after deadly unrest that killed scores (apnews.com)

Bella Hadid's Adidas advert dropped after Israeli criticism (www.bbc.com)

(Israel’s influence is insane)

From Nobel peace prize to civil war: how Ethiopia’s leader beguiled the world (www.theguardian.com)

cross-posted from: baraza.africa/post/1757994

Hungary facing fuel crisis as Ukraine turns up heat on Russian oil supplies (www.politico.eu)

Sky-high prices and electricity shortages could hit Hungarians within “weeks” after Kyiv imposed a partial ban on Russian oil passing through its territory....

Israeli settlers court Republican religious right after Hamas attacks (www.reuters.com)

Ruth Lieberman, a Jewish settler in the Israeli occupied West Bank, is determined to thwart international pressure for a sovereign Palestinian state. And her friendships with prominent U.S. Republicans from the party’s religious right are helping, she says....

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