Think of Hong Kong when you vote, Taiwan president says (www.japantimes.co.jp)
'Look at Hong Kong and think of Taiwan,' Tsai Ing-wen said. 'We don't want Hong Kong-style peace. We want dignified peace.'
Cop28 president says there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels (www.theguardian.com)
Don’t be fooled. Biden is fully signed up to ethnic cleansing in Gaza (www.middleeasteye.net)
California governor rejects bill to give unemployment checks to striking workers (apnews.com)
Taiwan slams Elon Musk, says it's 'not for sale' nor part of China (www.cnbc.com)
Taiwan is not for sale, and neither is it part of China, said Taiwan's Foreign Affairs Ministry, in a rebuke to Elon Musk.
“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.
Japan to release Fukushima water into ocean starting Aug 24 (www.reuters.com)
Why was Noah Lyles allowed to run with Covid at the Olympics and will he race again? (www.independent.co.uk)
US threatens ICC, warning 'If they [prosecute] Israel, we're next!' (youtu.be)
Europeans care more about elephants than people, says Botswana president (www.theguardian.com)
Boeing whistleblower found dead in US (www.bbc.com)
[photo] Police officers detain a woman who laid flowers for Alexei Navalny in St. Petersburg (lemmy.world)
Police officers detain a woman who laid flowers for Alexei Navalny at the Memorial to Victims of Political Repression in St. Petersburg, Russia on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024....