Cuba’s female boxers dream of Olympic glory after ban lifted (www.aljazeera.com)
Cuban women fight to make name for themselves in the world of boxing that was, until very recently, only open to men....
Chile launches push to find people disappeared in Pinochet era (www.aljazeera.com)
National Search Plan aims to locate remains of people who were forcibly disappeared during post-coup authoritarian rule....
EU working on plans to sanction Niger coup leaders - Borrell (www.euronews.com)
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Nuclear weapons testing cause of radioactivity in wild boars, study says (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Sports leagues ask US for “instantaneous” DMCA takedowns and website blocking (arstechnica.com)
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Voice referendum: Australia to hold historic Indigenous vote in October (www.bbc.co.uk)
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French govt seeking to double list of groceries subject to price cuts-source (www.reuters.com)
MIT Technology Review: Here’s what we know about hurricanes and climate change (www.technologyreview.com)
Storms are becoming more likely to stall in one place, dumping more rain on concentrated areas, as Hurricane Harvey did in Houston in 2017....
Germany’s ruling party plans to curb rent increases (www.ft.com)
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CMBS Delinquency Rate Tops 4% in July 2023; Office and Lodging Delinquencies Increase AGAIN. These are WORSE than CDOs and CLOs. Is the global housing market in trouble again? (www.trepp.com)
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Germany agrees 32 bln euro tax cuts to give economy 'big boost' (www.reuters.com)
New footage disproves Spanish FA president's World Cup kiss claims (metro.co.uk)
China map: India lodges 'strong protest' over territory claims (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Poland asks EU Court of Justice to cancel three EU climate policies (www.euronews.com)
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Gabon army officers say they have seized power after election in oil-rich country (www.reuters.com)
The big turnaround: how Europe's gas prices fell from €300 to €35 MWh in the span of a year (www.euronews.com)
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US shouldn’t preach morality to Israel, Smotrich says, backing Ben-Gvir (www.jpost.com)
The United States is in no position to go after Israel on human rights issues given how its army acted in Iraq and Afghanistan, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (Religious Zionist Party) said.
Japan may take China to WTO over Fukushima-driven seafood import ban (www.reuters.com)
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Brother of prominent Saudi scholar sentenced to death over tweets (www.middleeasteye.net)
Tweets made from anonymous account with nine followers, focused on unemployment, inflation, mismanagement of resources, release of political prisoners.
Saudi Arabian fund buys stake in PFL mixed martial arts league (www.aljazeera.com)
A company formed by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has acquired a minority stake in the United States’ Professional Fighters League (PFL) and will create a regional tournament as the kingdom’s sports investment push expands into mixed martial arts (MMA)....
The Downfall of Prigozhin and Girkin (eastsplaining.substack.com)
U.S. Knew Saudis Were Killing African Migrants but Kept Silent - The New York Times | Ghostarchive (ghostarchive.org)
The United States was told last year that Saudi security forces were shooting, shelling and abusing groups of migrants, but it chose not to raise the issue publicly....
India’s communications ‘backdoor’ attracts surveillance companies. Little-known Israeli groups emerge as key providers of tracking equipment installed at subsea cable stations. (www.ft.com)
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Army officers say they are taking power in Gabon (www.bbc.co.uk)
