China’s defeated youth (www.economist.com)
Young Chinese have little hope for the future. Xi Jinping wants them to toughen up
Unacademy Teacher Fired for telling students to 'Vote for Educated Leaders' Remark during lecture. (www.news18.com)
Russia and India are landing on the moon next week. Here's what you need to know (www.npr.org)
Russia and India are just days away from attempting to land robotic missions near the south pole of the moon....
11 nations of West Africa commit to a military deployment to restore the ousted president of Niger (apnews.com)
Eleven West African nations have agreed to commit troops to a military deployment aimed at restoring Niger’s democratically elected president following last month’s coup, an official for the regional bloc said Friday after a defense ministers meeting.
New Zealand man wrongly jailed for 18 years wins S$4m payout (www.todayonline.com)
West African bloc says 'D-Day' set for possible Niger intervention (www.reuters.com)
France, U.S. relations grow tense over Niger coup (www.politico.com)
Russian general who knew ‘secrets’ of Putin’s palace dies suddenly in prison (www.stuff.co.nz)
Nurse found guilty of murdering seven newborn babies at UK hospital (www.sbs.com.au)
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WHO’s first traditional medicine summit splits opinions (www.nature.com)
Israeli police accused of branding Star of David on Palestinian man's cheek (www.middleeasteye.net)
In a bid to unseat the long-ruling ANC, 7 South African parties reach a coalition agreement (apnews.com)
Hong Kong security law ‘eroding’ rights and freedoms, EU says (www.scmp.com)
The EU report highlighted the impact the National Security law was having on the city. Photo: Sun Yeung The EU report highlighted the impact the National Security law was having on the city. Photo: Sun Yeung...
Germany to cut Huawei from networks 'irrespective of costs' (www.theregister.com)
Germany is determined to remove any systems from its telecoms networks that might pose a security threat, regardless of cost, in a remarkable reversal of the country’s stance from just a few years ago....
Woman arrested after spraying Quran-burner with fire extinguisher in Sweden (www.aljazeera.com)
Swedish police detained a woman who sprayed an anti-Islam activist with a fire extinguisher as he staged a Quran-burning protest outside the Iranian Embassy in Stockholm....
UK Nurse Lucy Letby guilty of murdering seven babies at Chester Hospital (www.bbc.com)
China's Evergrande files for bankruptcy | CNN (www.cnn.com)
China’s property crisis deepens as developer Country Garden at risk of default (www.theguardian.com)
Russia and India Are Racing to Put Landers on the Moon (www.wired.com)
Robotic spacecraft from both countries are aiming to touch down on the moon’s southern hemisphere, as one’s space program waxes and the other wanes.
Cologne church staff used work devices to view porn (www.dw.com)
China developer's (Soho China) profit falls 93% in fresh blow to property market (asia.nikkei.com)
Russia is charging families of dead soldiers $1,500 to get their bodies back, human-rights group claims (www.businessinsider.nl)
Chinese buildings go unfinished as cash crunch hits local developers (asia.nikkei.com)
Debt-laden local government financing vehicles face soaring bond yields
Moscow briefly shuts all major airports after alleged drone attack (www.cnn.com)
Russia temporarily shuttered all four major Moscow airports early on Friday morning following an alleged drone strike on the capital city, its civil aviation authority said.
Ex-medical chief Jonathan Van-Tam takes job with Covid vaccine giant Moderna. Move may spark fresh questions over ‘revolving door’ between government and business. (www.independent.co.uk)
