Swedish PM summons army, police chiefs as gang violence rocks nation (www.reuters.com)
Taiwan says China knows armed threats backfire on influencing elections (www.reuters.com)
China's leadership knows that sabre rattling around Taiwan to force an outcome to its liking in elections does not work and Beijing is not likely to try such actions ahead of January's presidential vote, the Taiwanese foreign minister said Thursday.
Korea's Birthrate Hits Another Record Low (www.stoppopulationdecline.org)
Fitness enthusiasts are dying suddenly - 16 sudden deaths examined (lemmy.today)
Aug.28, 2023 - Larissa Borges, 33 year old Brazilian fitness influencer died suddenly on Aug.28, 2023 after suffering double cardiac arrests. She was traveling in Gramado, Brazil when she had 1st cardiac arrest, went into a coma, then had a 2nd cardiac arrest that was fatal.
PFLP Leader: Palestine Has No Choice But to Escalate Resistance in West Bank (orinocotribune.com)
MS Swaminathan, father of India's Green Revolution, passes away (www.thehindu.com)
Dr MS Swaminathan, the agricultural scientist known as the father of India’s Green Revolution, passed away at his home in Chennai. He was 98, and is survived by three daughters, including former WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan....
‘They don’t want to give power to girls’: the women shaking up Colombia’s graffiti scene (www.theguardian.com)
China warns Australia to think twice before sending MPs to Taiwan (www.abc.net.au)
Speaking in Sydney, China’s ambassador Xiao Qian warned Australian parliamentarians should think carefully before travelling to the democratic island....
In Wake of Russell Brand Allegations, U.K. to Introduce Independent Body to Address Bullying and Harassment in Creative Industries (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
British culture minister Lucy Frazer, together with talents from the U.K. film, TV, music and theater sectors, announced the new body, which will be ready to take cases next year.
Thousands of women march in Latin American cities calling for abortion rights (www.latimes.com)
The streets of cities across Latin America were bathed in green as tens of thousands of women marched to commemorate International Safe Abortion Day.
North Korea to deport US soldier who crossed from South Korea (www.aljazeera.com)
EU warns Elon Musk after Twitter found to have highest rate of disinformation (www.theguardian.com)
Musk is told his platform, now known as X, must comply with new laws designed to combat fake news and Russian propaganda
Polish experts confirm missile that hit grain facility was Ukrainian (www.reuters.com)
X/Twitter scraps feature letting users report misleading information (www.theguardian.com)
Critics say decision by Elon Musk-owned company is ‘extremely concerning’ ahead of Australia’s Indigenous voice to parliament referendum
‘Dramatic’ acceleration: Switzerland has lost 10% of its glaciers in the last two years (www.euronews.com)
The double-edged sword of privatisation is poised to cut deep into the heart of a failing South African state (www.dailymaverick.co.za)
An interesting assesment of how a failing state almost makes privatisation inevitable. But at the cost of not servicing the majority of the country’s population, and only catering to those who can pay for all services. Pay to win in reality.
Russia wanted to conquer Ukraine in just 2 days — it now says the war will last at least 3 years (www.businessinsider.com)
Shoigu added that Russia could achieve its military goals with “consistent implementation of the measures in the action until 2025.”...
US restricts imports from three more Chinese companies tied to forced labor | Reuters (www.reuters.com)
Multiple fatalities after two shootings in Dutch city, police say (www.cnn.com)
The Taliban reportedly meets with Huawei over Afghanistan surveillance plan (www.datacenterdynamics.com)
Big European insurers ‘underwrite 30% of US coal despite net zero pledges’ (www.theguardian.com)
Coup general and citizens agree: African putsches are not just military power grabs | News24 (www.news24.com)
Under India’s pressure, Facebook let propaganda and hate speech thrive (www.washingtonpost.com)
Facebook has retreated from its professed ideals in India under pressure from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party.
What It Means to Be an Indian Muslim Today (thewire.in)
After Ramesh Bidhuri's slurs against Danish Ali went viral, some of us Muslims expressed a deep sense of astonishment and others, the total lack of it. Indian Muslims have fallen short of accurate vocabulary to describe the everyday humiliations we face.