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Snake season starts early as unusually high temperatures hit Australia | CNN (www.cnn.com)

Warming global temperatures are dangerous for people in many ways, but they’re proving ideal for one type of animal: venomous snakes.

China Evergrande seeks Chapter 15 protection in Manhattan bankruptcy court (www.reuters.com)

China Evergrande (3333.HK), which is the world’s most heavily indebted property developer and became the poster child for China’s property crisis, on Thursday filed for protection from creditors in a U.S. bankruptcy court....

Malaysia air crash: Deaths feared as plane hits motorway (www.bbc.co.uk)

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Tenerife wildfires lead to evacuation of villages (www.bbc.co.uk)

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Pakistan Confirms Secret Diplomatic Cable Showing U.S. Pressure to Remove Imran Khan (theintercept.com)

African Union Says No to Force in Niger, Boosting Military Junta: Report (themessenger.com)

Russia expels POLITICO reporter (www.politico.eu)

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When a 'fire hurricane' hit, Maui's warning sirens never sounded (www.bbc.co.uk)

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King of Jordan approves a bill to criminalize online speech. Human rights groups call it draconian (www.washingtonpost.com)

U.S. admits DISASTER for Ukraine's failed "Counter Offensive" | Redacted with Clayton Morris (rumble.com)

Ukraine counter-offensive...

North Korea urges citizens to safeguard leader portraits from incoming typhoon | NK News (www.nknews.org)

North Korea’s top newspaper ordered citizens to prioritize protecting propaganda statues, monuments and murals of the country’s leaders from an incoming typhoon on Thursday, despite stating that nothing is more important than “the safety of the people.”...

Beyond Gangnam: Research Reveals Seoul Isn't the Sole Driver of Korean Housing Prices (stop-population-decline.ghost.io)

Ecuador politician murder suspects are Colombian, police say (www.bbc.co.uk)

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The Global South breaks away from the U.S.-led world order (www.japantimes.co.jp)

Let trade run free. Tie your currency to the U.S. dollar. Align your foreign policy with America’s. The U.S. and its Western partners wrote these economic rules, a cornerstone of the world order prevailing since World War II.

ROK police investigating claims pastor molested 8 North Korean defector students (www.nknews.org)

Seoul police are investigating a South Korean pastor who runs an alternative school for North Korean defectors on charges of sexually assaulting eight youth and child escapees from the DPRK....

World Bank halts new Uganda loans over anti-LGBTQ+ law (www.bbc.co.uk)

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A New Filipino Leader for Southeast Asia’s Islamic State (thediplomat.com)

Table for one? Barcelona’s restaurants turn away solo diners in favour of tourist groups (www.euronews.com)

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Amazon nations fall short of agreed goal to end deforestation (www.bbc.com)

A summit in Brazil sees the countries that share the Amazon basin agree only to a new alliance on the issue.

Fruit is disappearing from Italian orchards due to extreme weather, farmers warn (www.euronews.com)

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‘Ghost flights’: Qatar Airways flying near-empty planes in Australia to exploit legal loophole (www.theguardian.com)

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Investigating the 'spiritual healers' sexually abusing women (www.bbc.co.uk)

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Bear escapes from crate in plane’s cargo hold at Dubai airport (www.theguardian.com)

Iraq’s prime minister has ordered an investigation into how a bear escaped from its crate in the cargo hold of an Iraqi aircraft as it was due to depart from Dubai airport, leaving passengers disgruntled over the delay and causing a stir on social media....

America’s Truckers, Cargo Pilots and Package Carriers Are Fed Up (www.wsj.com)

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