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China looking to car sales as it seeks to get economy back on track (www.scmp.com)

Saudi Arabia: Man Sentenced to Death for Tweets (www.hrw.org)

Al-Ghamdi’s death sentence is the latest and most severe in a series of cases in which Saudi authorities have targeted social media users for peaceful expression online. Over the past year, Saudi courts have convicted and imposed decades-long sentences on social media users who criticized the government.

Ukrainian Counteroffensive Pierces Main Russian Defensive Line in Southeast (www.wsj.com)

PAYWALL...

The Finnish Security and Intelligence Service blocks [far-right minister] Purra's choice for media advisor role due to China links (yle.fi)

IL: Supo blocks Purra’s choice for media advisor role due to China links...

Japan may take China to WTO over Fukushima-driven seafood import ban (www.reuters.com)

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U.S. Knew Saudis Were Killing African Migrants but Kept Silent - The New York Times | Ghostarchive (ghostarchive.org)

The United States was told last year that Saudi security forces were shooting, shelling and abusing groups of migrants, but it chose not to raise the issue publicly....

More than 60 people arrested at a gay wedding in southern Nigeria (www.aljazeera.com)

Arrests of gay people are common in Nigeria where gay marriage is punishable by up to 14 years in prison.

Brother of prominent Saudi scholar sentenced to death over tweets (www.middleeasteye.net)

Tweets made from anonymous account with nine followers, focused on unemployment, inflation, mismanagement of resources, release of political prisoners.

China’s summer of climate destruction (www.bbc.com)

China sees both extreme heat and devastating floods, including in areas where flooding was unheard of.

China sends aircraft, vessels toward Taiwan days after US arms sale approval (www.indiatvnews.com)

COVID infection increases risk of having chronic illnesses 2 years later, major new study shows (www.euronews.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1892119...

Rubiales refuses to resign as Spanish FA president (www.bbc.co.uk)

Luis Rubiales refuses to step down as president of the Spanish football federation in the aftermath of his behaviour at Sunday's Women's World Cup final.

Chandrayaan-3: The moment India's lunar rover Pragyaan stepped out for Moonwalk (www.bbc.com)

India's space agency Isro's new footage shows Chandrayaan-3's rover Pragyaan for the first time ever.

Reclaiming Control: The Internet Archive Empowers People. Gatekeepers Keep Suing (www.techdirt.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1811388...

Police arrest pastor accused of molesting 8 North Korean defector children (www.nknews.org)

South Korean police on Tuesday arrested a pastor who is under investigation for allegedly sexually assaulting North Korean defector children, according to investigators.

‘Fired on like rain’: Saudi border guards accused of mass killings of Ethiopians (www.theguardian.com)

Report by Human Rights Watch details alleged attacks using explosive weapons and small arms on Saudi Arabia-Yemen border

EXCLUSIVE: Naomi Wu and the Silence That Speaks Volumes (www.hackingbutlegal.com)

When China's prodigious tech influencer, Naomi Wu, found herself silenced, it wasn't just the machinery of a surveillance state at play. Instead, it was a confluence of state repression and the sometimes capricious attention of a Western audience that, as she asserts, often views Chinese activists more as ideological tokens than...

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