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Coup general and citizens agree: African putsches are not just military power grabs | News24 (www.news24.com)

Saudi Arabia sentences schoolgirl to 18 years over tweets, says rights group (www.middleeasteye.net)

Report comes after Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman blamed 'bad laws' for death sentence against a Saudi man over social media posts

North Korean opera stars are giving concerts to encourage farmers to finish this year’s harvest - UPI.com (www.upi.com)

Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Opera singers and artists in North Korea are giving daily concerts at farms in the western part of the country to "encourage" farmers to finish this year's harvest.

Rupert Murdoch to step down as chair of Fox, News Corp. - UPI.com (www.upi.com)

Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Rupert Murdoch will step down as board chair of Fox and News Corp. and be succeeded by his eldest son, Lachlan Murdoch, the companies announced Thursday.

Humanity pushing Earth far beyond 'safe operating space': study (www.japantimes.co.jp)

Six of nine planetary boundaries — within which the world is livable for most species, including our own — are already deep in the red zone.

Ukraine’s economy in 'catastrophic state': Former PM (english.almayadeen.net)

Liquidation of Black Sea fleet to force Russia to accelerate its exit from the war (ptv-news.com.pk)

The 3 million richest Americans have greater combined wealth than 291 million (www.cbsnews.com)

Japan may seek to dissolve Moonies church in wake of Shinzo Abe killing (www.theguardian.com)

Accused CIA Rapist to Use Ghislaine Maxwell Playbook at Trial (www.thedailybeast.com)

X (née Twitter) wants to collect your biometric data and employment history (arstechnica.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/2168693...

Russia Says Ukrainian Drone Attacks Not Possible Without Help from the West (news.antiwar.com)

Exclusive: Russia will not probe Prigozhin plane crash under international rules (www.reuters.com)

Russia has informed Brazil's aircraft investigation authority that it will not probe the crash of the Brazilian-made Embraer jet that killed mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin under international rules "at the moment."

OP ED: China’s Fast and Cheap Nuclear Gives Its Climate Ambitions a Boost (archive.is)

… a steady construction pipeline helps […]. Equipment and component makers can standardize production when they know there will be demand for their specialized goods year after year, and more experienced construction crews can avoid costly delays. […] And, of course, China’s one-party system has proven more adept than...

China bans seafood from Japan as Fukushima nuclear plant releases treated wastewater into ocean (www.euronews.com)

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Russia’s General Surovikin dismissed as head of aerospace forces: Reports (www.aljazeera.com)

Surovikin, former commander of Russian forces in Ukraine, has not been seen in public since the mutiny by Wagner mercenaries in June.

More than 2,400 killed in Haiti gang violence since January 1, says UN (www.france24.com)

More than 2,400 people have been killed in Haiti since the start of 2023 amid rampant gang violence, including hundreds killed in lynchings by vigilante mobs, the UN said Friday....

Burger King follows McDonald's in cutting tomatoes from its India menu (www.cnn.com)

Tomatoes are off the menu in India as Burger King becomes the latest fast food chain to be impacted by rising prices of the culinary staple.

Microsoft AI suggests food bank as a “cannot miss” tourist spot in Canada (arstechnica.com)

Late last week, MSN.com’s Microsoft Travel section posted an AI-generated article about the “cannot miss” attractions of Ottawa that includes the Ottawa Food Bank, a real charitable organization that feeds struggling families. In its recommendation text, Microsoft’s AI model wrote, “Consider going into it on an empty...

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