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Groundwater depletion rates in India could triple in coming decades as climate warms, study shows (news.umich.edu)

Myanmar’s Battle-Scarred Junta Replaces Five Security Ministers (www.irrawaddy.com)

Coalmine approvals in Australia this year could add 150m tonnes of CO2 to atmosphere (www.theguardian.com)

New coal mine? Approved.

As Anniversary of Women’s Uprising Nears, Iran Cracks Down (www.nytimes.com)

The professor of artificial intelligence was a rising star at Iran’s elite Sharif University of Technology. He gained wider fame for his vocal support of the women-led uprising that rocked Iran last year. At one point, he refused to teach until Sharif students arrested in the government’s crackdown against protesters were...

At Russia's Doorsteps, B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Of US Air Force Performs Historic Hot Pit Refueling (www.eurasiantimes.com)

A US B-2 Spirit bomber recently carried out a historic hot pit refueling at Orland Air Base, Norway, marking the first landing of the stealth bomber in the Scandinavian nation....

British defence firm BAE sets up Ukrainian base (www.reuters.com)

Caught in the Storm: Worst Natural Disaster Unfolds Amid China's Floods | Caught on Camera (youtu.be)

Caught in the Storm: Worst Natural Disaster Unfolds Amid China’s Floods | Caught on Cameranatural disaster, recorded on camera In a heart-stopping account of nature’s fury, witness the unprecedented chaos that unfolded as floods ravaged China. In this gripping video, we bring you exclusive footage capturing the worst natural...

UN lawmakers call for meeting with UN on China’s repatriation of North Koreans (www.nknews.org)

U.S. lawmakers have formally requested a meeting with the U.N. to address the situation of North Korean refugees in China, amid concerns that they could soon be forcibly repatriated to the DPRK.

Anonymous Sudan hacks X to put pressure on Elon Musk over Starlink (www.bbc.com)

Prolific hackers accused of being a front for Russian cyber-operation shares counter evidence with the BBC.

Antique statue seized in US looting inquiry (www.bbc.co.uk)

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Palestinian minor shot dead by Israeli occupation forces in occupied Jerusalem (peoplesdispatch.org)

Nuclear weapons testing cause of radioactivity in wild boars, study says (www.bbc.co.uk)

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Nagorno-Karabakh: 'People are fainting queuing up for bread' (www.bbc.co.uk)

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Letter From the Haitian People to African Countries (popularresistance.org)

“None of the countries in the land of our ancestors (Africa) should be echoing the message of the former slave-holding colonial powers, who have become imperialist powers and are now actively engaged in the criminal project to destabilize Haiti by systematically sabotaging her sovereignty, and in which the US-UN occupation is...

EU working on plans to sanction Niger coup leaders - Borrell (www.euronews.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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Rolling out the Green Deal will be 'challenging,' warns Maroš Šefčovič, the EU's new climate czar (www.euronews.com)

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Von der Leyen proposes Wopke Hoekstra as EU Commissioner for climate action (www.euronews.com)

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