China Is Cracking Down on Cantonese Language Advocacy in Hong Kong (time.com)
Top Russian space scientist dies of mushroom poisoning (ptv-news.com.pk)
Russia's Putin and Turkey's Erdogan set to meet amid efforts to repair Ukraine grain deal (apnews.com)
Russian President Vladimir Putin will host Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan for talks next week, the Kremlin announced Friday, just over six weeks after Moscow broke off a deal brokered by Ankara and the U.N. that allowed Ukrainian grain to reach world markets safely despite the 18-month war....
Junta Boss Targets Aid Groups as Myanmar’s Humanitarian Disaster Worsens (www.irrawaddy.com)
Anger in Sweden as Nobel Prize organizers invite Russia and Belarus to the award ceremonies. (news.yahoo.com)
Several Swedish lawmakers said Friday they will boycott this year’s Nobel Prize ceremonies after the private foundation that administers the prestigious awards changed its policy and invited Russia, Belarus and Iran who had previously been barred from attending.
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.
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...
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?...
Unbelievable hail and flooding in Bavaria, Germany, damage cars and homes (youtu.be)
Unbelievable hail and flooding in Bavaria, Germany, damage cars and homes...
‘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
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)
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)
