Exploring the mystery of the man embroiled in a Canadian mining company's billion-dollar gold scam (www.cbc.ca)
Anyone remember BreX? Sure happy I didn’t invest, although yours truly had considered it at the time.
Monet among paintings removed from Swiss museum over Nazi looting fears (www.bbc.com)
Israeli companies banned from world’s largest arms fair in Paris (www.aljazeera.com)
UK ‘morally incoherent’ for sending arms to Israel and aid to Gaza, says Oxfam chief (www.theguardian.com)
The world’s power grids are failing as the planet warms (www.japantimes.co.jp)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/18013671
China's Q2 GDP grows 4.7% y/y, below forecast (www.reuters.com)
Russia's showing NATO its hand in the air war over Ukraine (www.businessinsider.com)
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Shocking photos of Hunter Biden's crack addict teeth (www.nzherald.co.nz)
Yellen’s de-dollarization fears will only get worse. She’s no longer in denial, but her tenure could be remembered for the momentum shift against the US currency. (asiatimes.com)
“Peace, Not NATO”: German Lawmaker on Alliance’s 75 Years of War & Hypocrisy (www.democracynow.org)
Nato summit achievements overshadowed by looming US election (www.theguardian.com)
Japan builds gas markets in Asia to boost LNG trading, energy security (www.reuters.com)
A second critically endangered Chinese pangolin is born in the Prague zoo in less than 2 years (apnews.com)
cross-posted from: sh.itjust.works/post/22142940
Myanmar’s Generals Berate And Scold Bankers as Financial Crisis Deepens (www.irrawaddy.com)
Exclusive: Turkey's Erdogan blasts Biden's US over Ukraine and Gaza (www.newsweek.com)
Kenyan president sacks cabinet after weeks of deadly protests (www.theguardian.com)
England fans injured in attacks before Euro 2024 semi-final (www.independent.co.uk)
China accelerates green steel shift as EU levies loom, researchers say (www.reuters.com)
Report: Z-Library admins on the lam ahead of US extradition; officials shocked (arstechnica.com)
Putin Is Meeting a Lot of World Leaders for a Global ‘Outcast’ (www.bloomberg.com)
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The Importance of School Students Volunteering for Fundraising (www.smilefoundationindia.org)
Discover the benefits of student volunteering in fundraising activities. Learn how engaging in such initiatives fosters social responsibility, builds essential skills, and strengthens community ties. Explore practical tips and real-life success stories to inspire young minds. Read more on Smile Foundation’s blog.
Kerala, India’s Communist-led state, provides a model for digital literacy (peoplesdispatch.org)
Europe’s Response to China Shock 2.0: Hold China Closer - [WSJ]
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S. Korea resumes border artillery drills on land for 1st time in 6 years (www.koreatimes.co.kr)
Counting the dead in Gaza: difficult but essential (www.thelancet.com)
In recent conflicts, such indirect deaths range from three to 15 times the number of direct deaths. Applying a conservative estimate of four indirect deaths per one direct death to the 37,396 deaths reported, it is not implausible to estimate that up to 186,000 or even more deaths could be attributable to the current conflict in...