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Europe Made a Bold Pledge of Ammunition for Ukraine. Now Comes the Hard Part. (www.nytimes.com)

Japanese startup to develop refueling satellite for U.S. Space Force (japantoday.com)

India's government replaces 'India' with ancient name 'Bharat' in dinner invitation to G20 guests (apnews.com)

Inside the Race to Stop a Deadly Viral Outbreak in India (www.wired.com)

Quick thinking and medical sleuthing allowed Kerala to contain a potentially disastrous Nipah virus outbreak this month—but with viral spillovers happening more frequently, containment is a fragile shield.

‘Anything for my family’: Venezuelans in US welcome temporary protected status (www.theguardian.com)

Asylum seekers who arrived before the end of July – about 472,000 – will now be able to legally live and work in the US

Venezuela Signs Agreement with Trinidad and Tobago for Joint Gas Projects (orinocotribune.com)

Under French-Backed Military Ruler Mahamat Deby, Chad is a "Pressure Cooker Waiting to Explode" (peoplesdispatch.org)

Centre to cancel OCI cards over pro-Khalistan and anti-india propaganda (www.livemint.com)

While OCI doesn’t confer political rights, it is in effect a multiple entry, multi-purpose, life-long visa for Indian-origin people living abroad....

India has officially labeled Canada an international terrorist sanctuary — “a safe haven for terrorists, for extremists, and for organized crime,” in the words of the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson. (www.mea.gov.in)

Transcript of Weekly Media Briefing by the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson. (September 21, 2023)

A Flesh-Eating Bacterium Is Creeping North as Oceans Warm (www.wired.com)

Yoon: Seoul will not ‘stand idly by’ if Russia and North Korea make weapons deal - UPI.com (www.upi.com)

Sept. 21 (UPI) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol warned during an address to the United Nations General Assembly that Seoul and its allies will not "stand idly by" if Russia gives North Korea technical assistance with its nuclear and missile programs.

Interview - ‘Capitalism is dead. Now we have something much worse’: Yanis Varoufakis on extremism, Starmer, and the tyranny of big tech (www.theguardian.com)

Leader of Canada's House of Commons apologizes for honoring man who fought for Nazis (apnews.com)

Indian politician threatens to nuke Canada on live show (www.samaa.tv)

A court in China sentences a famed Uyghur scholar to life in prison, foundation says (apnews.com)

Whole Foods argues it can ban BLM masks because the Supreme Court let a Christian business owner refuse same-sex couples (fortune.com)

Amazon.com’s Whole Foods Market doesn’t want to be forced to let workers wear “Black Lives Matter” masks and is pointing to the recent US Supreme Court ruling permitting a business owner to refuse services to same-sex couples to get federal regulators to back off....

France to withdraw ambassador, troops from Niger after coup: Macron (www.aljazeera.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/5666147...

Vaping linked to higher risk of asthma in teens - UPI.com (www.upi.com)

New research underscores the harms of e-cigarettes, showing that vaping increases the risk of asthma in teens who have never smoked cigarettes....

President Macron says France will end its military presence in Niger, pull its ambassador after coup (apnews.com)

Poland’s PM tells Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to ‘never insult’ Polish people again (www.aljazeera.com)

AI-generated naked child images shock Spanish town of Almendralejo - BBC News (www.bbc.com)

Proposed changes to Indian patent law could affect pharma industry, drive up international drug prices (www.thehindu.com)

India manufactures a significant share of the world’s pharmaceuticals, thanks in part to strict laws against frivolous patents and evergreening. However, a proposed change could make it harder for third parties to object to the granting of patents. This could hurt the Indian pharmaceutical industry as companies shift...

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