China's state banks seen selling dollars for yuan in London and New York hours (www.reuters.com)
China’s major state-owned banks were seen busy selling U.S. dollars to buy yuan in both onshore and offshore spot foreign exchange markets this week, people with direct knowledge of the matter said, in an attempt to slow the yuan’s depreciation.
UK could leave European convention on human rights to stop Channel migrant boats (www.theguardian.com)
Archived version: archive.ph/opd7m...
Revolutionizing diabetes treatment: Israeli firm makes progress on micro pancreas (www.jpost.com)
Australia's 'retirement age' just became 67. So why are the French so upset about working until 64? (theconversation.com)
‘Carrot knife’ trend among teens in S. Korea sparks concerns over potential violent behaviour (www.straitstimes.com)
Indi Gregory: Baby dies after life support switched off following tragic legal battle | The Independent (www.independent.co.uk)
From the same disease that also affected Charlie Gard and Archie Battersbee. 😭
Cellular, internet service gradually returning to Gaza — report (www.timesofisrael.com)
The actual tweet: twitter.com/netblocks/status/1718457047493083165...
War-weary mothers, wives and children of Ukrainian soldiers demand a cap on military service time (apnews.com)
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Scores of protesters gathered on the streets of Ukrainian cities on Friday to demand a cap of 18 months on mandatory military service, amid new suggestions of possible Ukrainian and international weariness with the 20-month war....
Air pollution: Delhi air turns very poor but 'worst is yet to come' (www.bbc.com)
Nightclub fire kills at least 13 in Murcia in Spain (www.reuters.com)
MADRID, Oct 1 (Reuters) - At least 13 people have been killed in a fire in a nightclub in Murcia in southeast Spain, emergency services said on Sunday, adding that rescuers were still searching for people unaccounted for after the blaze....
Brazilian Supreme Court Delivers 'Historic Victory' to Indigenous Peoples (www.commondreams.org)
In a major victory for Indigenous rights, Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court rejected an argument Thursday that could have forced hundreds of thousands from their ancestral lands....
Security Service and Armed Forces of Ukraine attack secret Russian headquarters in Melitopol (www.pravda.com.ua)
Spain hailstorm destroys nearly $43 million worth of crops as it hits nearly 100% of some farmers' harvests (www.cbsnews.com)
Chinese Police Detain Some Staff of Evergrande Wealth Unit (news.yahoo.com)
Brazil’s Lula backtracks on Putin arrest safety at Rio G20 (www.aljazeera.com)
Colombian President proposes Latin American alliance to transform 'war on drugs' (www.reuters.com)
Bogus Supplier of Jet-Engine Parts May Have Faked Employees Too (www.bloomberg.com)
Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt are among 6 nations set to join the BRICS economic bloc (apnews.com)
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Iran and Saudi Arabia are among six countries that will join the BRICS bloc of developing economies as new members from 2024, South Africa’s president said Thursday....
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)
A plan for how Indonesia will spend $20 billion to transition to cleaner energy has been submitted (apnews.com)
New Zealand intelligence report accuses China, Russia, Iran of ‘foreign interference’ (www.theguardian.com)
‘It was his birthday’: Muslim lynched over suspicion of beef in western India (www.aljazeera.com)
Afan Abdul Ansari dies and companion Nasir Hussain battles for his life after attack by cow vigilantes in Maharashtra.
Content Warning: Images of dead birds. Avian flu may have killed millions of birds globally as outbreak ravages South America (www.theguardian.com)
Millions of wild birds may have died from bird flu globally in the latest outbreak, researchers have said, as the viral disease ravages South America, with 200,000 deaths recorded in Peru alone....
