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Xi acclaims Chinese AI expert Andrew Yao who renounced US citizenship (www.scmp.com)

Friends and family of Aunty Fay Carter pay tribute to 'quintessential Black matriarch' at state funeral - ABC News (www.abc.net.au)

Global Geogrids Market Size, Share, Growth & Report 2031 (www.marketsandata.com)

Global geogrids market is projected to witness a CAGR of 5.7% during the forecast period 2024–2031, growing from USD 1.51 billion in 2023 to USD 2.35 billion in 2031. Geogrids are progressively benefitting in areas such as transportation, waste drainage systems, and road pathways. For instance, according to the recent data...

India summer: Eight more die as country faces 'longest' heatwave (www.bbc.com)

US P-8 Poseidon searches for Russian sub 66 miles off Florida (bulgarianmilitary.com)

India under its longest-ever heatwave, with worse to come (www.straitstimes.com)

Meet the six mega-rich families running the food system (www.abc.net.au)

Pope Francis appeals for urgent humanitarian aid for Gaza and backs cease-fire proposals (apnews.com)

The Philippines goes all in for natural gas, a climate pollutant (apnews.com)

The Guardian: ‘It’s emotionally very difficult’: mobilisation squads face hostility as Ukraine tries to boost army ranks (www.theguardian.com)

Air Canada Boeing 777 flight #AC872 suffered engine fire on takeoff from Toronto (airlive.net)

Mexico's political rebellion: Following AMLO, new President Claudia Sheinbaum paves multipolar path (www.youtube.com)

Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate to 4.75% (www.cbc.ca)

Washington ready to blackmail Maldives for banning Israeli travelers (thecradle.co)

To further increase pressure against criticism of Israel, US lawmakers recently passed a bill to sanction ICC officials

Europe’s rapidly rising right: Hard-right forces are gaining ground ahead of next month’s European Parliament election (www.politico.eu)

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Israel court approves temporary ban on Al Jazeera, citing national security (www.reuters.com)

Communist Mayor Daniel Jadue arrested and given 120 days of preventative detention (peoplesdispatch.org)

"Russia must leave Ukraine": US rejects Orban's ceasefire proposal (news.liga.net)

Japan's government finally moves on from floppy disks (www.xda-developers.com)

Israel’s Starvation Policy in Gaza Is Forcing People to Eat Tree Leaves (scheerpost.com)

8th China-Eurasia Expo concludes with fruitful results (en.inform.kz)

Free Speech Under Fire: How Israel’s Tech Guard Is Killing Free Speech Online (www.mintpressnews.com)

With Words of Iron, social media users are encouraged to amplify pro-Israel content by commenting with autogenerated text created by the website’s developers, as well as mass-report content deemed “anti-Israel.”...

US Ports Warn White House of ‘Grave’ Economic Risks With China Crane Tariff (www.bloomberg.com)

After a stop in Cuba, 2 Russian ships dock in Venezuelan port as part of ‘show the flag’ exercises [July 02 2024 | The Associated Press] (apnews.com)

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Two Russian naval ships docked Tuesday in the Venezuelan port of La Guaira after exercises in the Atlantic Ocean that Moscow said were to “show the flag” in remote, important regions, and an initial stopover in Cuba.