China expands iPhone ban to local governments, state-owned firms (asia.nikkei.com)
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China wants to ban clothes that 'hurt nation's feelings' (www.bbc.com)
A draft law sparks debate with locals calling it excessive and questioning how it would be enforced.
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Ex-British police officers admit sending racist messages about Prince Harry's wife and others (www.nbcnews.com)
The charges say messages posted in a closed WhatsApp group referred to Harry and Meghan, as well as Prince William and his wife, Kate.
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Opposition attacks Polish government over alleged migrant visa corruption scheme (notesfrompoland.com)
In U.S.-China AI contest, the race is on to deploy killer robots (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/4892697...
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Yes this year is as hot as you think it is (arstechnica.com)
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The US-led Military Buildup in Australia Is Like Nothing We’ve Seen Before (www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au)
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China August coal imports of 44.3M tons hit record (www.zawya.com)
Demand for thermal coal used by the power sector was supported by low rainfall in the south of China, which saw output from hydropower facilities in provinces such as Sichuan and Yunnan slide....
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Niger and the Sahel are Pushing Back Against Insecurity, Exploitation, and France (peoplesdispatch.org)
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“AI took my job, literally”—Gizmodo fires Spanish staff amid switch to AI translator (arstechnica.com)
Meanwhile, readers say that some AI-penned articles switch languages halfway through.
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Police called to yoga class mistaken for ‘mass killing’ (www.theguardian.com)
A member of the public in Chapel St Leonards, Lincolnshire, called emergency services to report people lying on the floor
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Nigerian President Bola Tinubu Weathers Challenge to Electoral Victory but Faces Resistance From Labor (peoplesdispatch.org)
Former US Allies in Syria’s North-East Clash Over Control of Region’s Oil Resources (peoplesdispatch.org)
Hong Kong paralyzed by flash flooding after heaviest rainfall since 1884 (www.cnn.com)
Record-breaking rainfall paralyzed much of Hong Kong on Friday, with flash flooding submerging metro stations and trapping drivers on roads, as authorities suspended schools and urged the public to seek safe shelter....
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Doctors flee republican states due to stricter abortion laws (www.nationalisti.ro)
Globalist Agenda 2030 Promoted by the World Economic Forum Set for Launch as the Elite Takes Final Step towards Total Control (www.nationalisti.ro)
Pushing the population towards complete electric transportation has nothing to do with “saving the planet” from the hellish emissions and everything to do with controlling how we travel.
Oil execs on trial in Sweden over Sudan war crimes role (www.rfi.fr)
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This is what Earth's hottest summer on record looks like (www.sbs.com.au)
Graphs show the dire reality of spiking temperatures around the world, in what is quickly shaping up to be Earth's hottest year since records began.
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Israel: Netanyahu threatens Eritrean migrants with mass deportations after violent police crackdown (www.wsws.org)
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‘Bashar out!’: Protests in southern Syria over economy now target president (www.aljazeera.com)
Hundreds of people have protested in southern Syria to urge President Bashar al-Assad to step down, capping nearly two weeks of demonstrations that had erupted over poor living conditions but have spiralled into renewed calls for political change....
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Japan wrestles with its views on ‘outside people’ amid population crisis (www.theguardian.com)
Low birthrate and ageing population pose ‘an urgent risk to society’, but can opening its borders to skilled overseas workers fix the problem?
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Putin: West put ethnic Jew to rule in Ukraine to 'cover glorification of Nazism' (www.unionleader.com)
Sept 5 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a television interview on Tuesday, without citing evidence, that Western powers had installed Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who is of Jewish heritage, as president of Ukraine to cover up the glorification of Nazism....
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US Offshore Wind Slammed by Runaway Costs (finance.yahoo.com)
Just two years ago, they were making plans — and inking power purchase agreements — based on a projected cost of $77 per megawatt hour, according to BloombergNEF. Now, it’s $114....
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Mexican Supreme Court decriminalises abortion on federal level (www.aljazeera.com)
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