Bedbug crisis sparks political row in Paris as insect ‘scourge’ continues (www.theguardian.com)
US approves potential $500m sale of military equipment to Taiwan (www.aljazeera.com)
Russia says 335,000 sign up to fight, no plans for new mobilisation (www.reuters.com)
India tells Canada to withdraw dozens of diplomatic staff (www.ft.com)
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Elon Musk angers German government with post backing far-right party - UPI.com (www.upi.com)
Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Elon Musk is under fire after publicly backing a far-right political party in Germany, suggesting the current government should not be re-elected over its position on the current migrant crisis in Europe.
European insurers are underwriting 30% of US coal, study says (www.mining.com)
The Insure Our Future report singled out Lloyd’s of London Ltd … insures 10 mines producing 22.8% of US coal output. Zurich insures two mines producing 4.9% of US output, while Swiss Re insures one mine producing 3% of output, according to the report....
UK PM Sunak says there are no plans for now to send British troops to Ukraine (www.reuters.com)
UK's Onshore Wind Sector Experiences Strong Growth, Reaching 14GW Mark (maritime-executive.com)
To date, the UK has installed more than 14 GW of onshore wind power and has a pipeline of planned projects totaling 23 GW....
Japan startup develops 'Gundam'-like robot with $3 mln price tag (www.reuters.com)
India tells Canada to withdraw 41 diplomats, report says (www.ctvnews.ca)
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E.U. foreign ministers meet Zelensky in Kyiv; $5.2B in aid proposed (www.washingtonpost.com)
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Mexico's president slams US aid for Ukraine and sanctions on Venezuela and Cuba (apnews.com)
López Obrador said the United States should spend some of the money sent to Ukraine on economic development in Latin America....
Junta Crony | Myanmar Crony Arms Dealer Gunned Down in Yangon: Guerrilla Group (www.irrawaddy.com)
US Senators to Seek Xi Meeting, Discuss Micron on China Trip (www.bloomberg.com)
A bipartisan group of US senators hopes to meet President Xi Jinping in China next week, as a flurry of diplomacy bolsters expectations of a leaders meeting between the two superpowers. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and his Republican colleague Senator Mike Crapo will raise the issue of Micron Technology Corp.’s ability...
Kia, Hyundai recall 3.37 million US vehicles over fire risks (www.reuters.com)
Eni boosts Indonesia exposure with big gas discovery (www.reuters.com)
Preliminary estimates indicated a total discovered volume of 5 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of gas, equal to about 140 billion cubic metres, with an estimated condensate content up to 400 million barrels....
BRICS: 21 Countries Officially Agree to Ditch the US Dollar in 2023 (watcher.guru)
Nobel in medicine goes to 2 scientists whose work enabled creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 (apnews.com)
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that enabled the creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 and that could be used to develop other shots in the future.
Leaked U.S. strategy on Ukraine sees corruption as the real threat (www.politico.com)
The Pentagon warns Congress it is running low on money to replace weapons sent to Ukraine (apnews.com)
California governor rejects bill to give unemployment checks to striking workers (apnews.com)
Thousands of Portuguese protest for the right to affordable housing (www.euronews.com)
Indonesia debuts southeast Asia's first China-funded bullet train named 'Whoosh' (www.wionews.com)
Youth Challenge 32 European Nations in 'Truly Historic' Climate Trial (www.desmog.com)
EU launches first phase of world's first carbon border tariff (www.reuters.com)
BRUSSELS, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The European Union launched on Sunday the first phase of the world's first system to impose CO2 emissions tariffs on imported steel, cement and other goods as it tries to stop more polluting foreign products from undermining its green transition.
