Terrible natural disaster - China's river bursts cause severe flooding in Guangdong (youtu.be)
Terrible natural disaster - China’s river bursts cause severe flooding in Guangdong...
Internet Archive's digital library has been found in breach of copyright. The decision has some important implications (theconversation.com)
The legal ruling against the Internet Archive has come down in favour of the rights of authors.
Flights scrapped, businesses shut in Hong Kong, Guangdong as super typhoon Saola nears (www.reuters.com)
The Asian financial hub of Hong Kong and the Chinese province of Guangdong cancelled hundreds of flights and evacuated nearly 800,000 people Friday as the imminent arrival of Typhoon Saola forced closures of businesses, schools and financial markets....
China's new national map has set off a wave of protests. Why? (www.independent.co.uk)
China has upset many countries in the Asia-Pacific region with its release of a new official map that lays claim to most of the South China Sea, as well as to contested parts of India and Russia, and official objections continue to mount. What is the map, and why is it upsetting people so much?...
How Russia Globalized the War in Ukraine (www.foreignaffairs.com)
From the outset of his invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s vast ambitions for the war were obvious. He intended to topple the government in Kyiv and either partition or take control of Ukraine. But Putin’s aspirations extended beyond carving a sphere of influence in central and eastern Europe. By...
Unbelievable hail and flooding in Bavaria, Germany, damage cars and homes (youtu.be)
Unbelievable hail and flooding in Bavaria, Germany, damage cars and homes...
Junta Boss Targets Aid Groups as Myanmar’s Humanitarian Disaster Worsens (www.irrawaddy.com)
Murder, torture, sexual violence among thousands of Russian crimes against children (www.cnn.com)
'Any story could be your last' - India's crackdown on Kashmir press (www.bbc.com)
Over 100 UK schools told to close due to being "prone to collapse" (www.bbc.co.uk)
British arms maker BAE Systems sets up in Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
Women working in Antarctica say they were left to fend for themselves against sexual harassers (apnews.com)
IBM promised to back off facial recognition — then it signed a $69.8 million contract to provide it (www.theverge.com)
Drone Hits Russian Town Hosting Major Nuclear Power Plant (www.bloomberg.com)
Azerbaijan Conducts Heavy Shelling on Armenian Territory (allinnet.info)
‘They’re big, bad bullies’: New York’s bitter fight over a 34,000-seat cricket stadium (www.theguardian.com)
The mayor wants to build a new international home for the sport. But local players and Bronx residents aren’t happy with the plan
Population collapse almost wiped out human ancestors, say scientists (www.theguardian.com)
The decline appears to coincide with significant changes in global climate that turned glaciations into long-term events, a decrease in sea surface temperatures, and a possible long period of drought in Africa and Eurasia. The team behind the work said the time window also coincides with a relatively empty period on the fossil...
Population collapse almost wiped out human ancestors, say scientists (www.theguardian.com)
Swedish government removes nuclear power promise from website (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Workers stage Japan's first strike in decades over department store sale (www.reuters.com)
Fake Spare Parts Were Supplied to Fix Top-Selling Jet Engine (www.bloomberg.com)
Canada likely sitting on the largest housing bubble of all time: Strategist - BNN Bloomberg (www.bnnbloomberg.ca)
Swedish cities hit by four residential explosions in an hour (www.theguardian.com)
Putin's colonel killed in drone strike while mowing lawn at his Russian residence (globalpulsenews.com)
Kyrgyzstan moves to ban TikTok over child welfare concerns (bne.eu)
