Greece battles Europe's deadliest fire of the summer for 10th day (www.reuters.com)
Environmental Leaders From 185 Countries Launch Biodiversity Protection Fund (www.ecowatch.com)
China to increase investments in Myanmar with 3 Free-Trade Zones on Burma-China Border (www.irrawaddy.com)
Papua New Guinea to open Israel embassy in Jerusalem (www.aljazeera.com)
Pacific island nation to join handful of countries operating from city whose status is at the core of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict....
Stampede at Madagascar's national stadium kills 12, injures around 80, prime minister says (www.reuters.com)
Helping man's best friend: How rescuers are saving animals from Europe's wildfires (www.euronews.com)
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Surgeons perform the UK's first ever successful uterus transplant (www.euronews.com)
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U.S. defence chief backs Indonesia's military modernisation drive (www.reuters.com)
The meeting comes as Indonesia, an archipelago of 270 million people, looks to upgrade its military and replace its ageing hardware, earmarking 134.3 trillion rupiah ($8.89 billion) this year for defence, the biggest allocation in its state budget, with a similar amount for next year.
BRICS Summit Ends with Six New Members and Calls for Inclusive Multilateralism and UN Reform (peoplesdispatch.org)
Challenging the Global North’s “Clean Energy” Transition - FPIF (fpif.org)
Families sue UK government over relatives’ deaths during Covid crisis (www.theguardian.com)
Cases against government, care homes and hospitals relate to deaths in 2020, when patients with Covid were being moved into homes
A former principal of an Australian Jewish school sentenced to 15 years for child sex abuse (apnews.com)
Malka Leifer, 56, must serve at least 11 years and six months of the sentence before she can be considered for early release. As soon as she is released from a Victoria state prison, she will likely be deported to her native Israel....
Pakistan antiterror court allows ex-PM Imran Khan’s arrest over May riots (www.aljazeera.com)
About 500 children have died from hunger in Sudan since fighting erupted in April, charity says (apnews.com)
Save the Children also said that at least 31,000 children lack access to treatment for malnutrition and related illnesses since the charity was forced to close 57 of its nutrition centers in Sudan.
Belarus increasingly isolated as tensions rise at EU border – DW – 08/22/2023 (www.dw.com)
Travel to Belarus is not recommended.
‘Today is a Good Day to Die’: Brandi Morin Reports from Inside a New RCMP Raid at Fairy Creek (therealnews.com)
Amazon tries to take over pirate sites that sold DVD copies of Rings of Power (arstechnica.com)
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Alpine guide finds body missing on Austrian glacier since 2001 (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Scorched Europe battles deadly fires, Turkey shuts shipping lane (www.reuters.com)
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A Ukrainian rescue worker's memories are on pause as he evacuates people (www.npr.org)
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A key part of the White House's strategy for the U.S.-Mexico border goes on trial (www.npr.org)
The U.S. has admitted hundreds of thousands of migrants under a legal authority known as parole. Critics say it stretches the law too far. Now a federal judge in Texas is set to hold a trial.
Ecuador Will Keep Some Oil in the Ground (www.nytimes.com)
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Texas Governor Abbott Touts Nuclear Energy Development At UT Fireside Chat (gov.texas.gov)
During the discussion, the Governor also announced a directive to the Public Utilities Commission of Texas Interim Chair Kathleen Jackson to formulate a working group to study and provide recommendations that will position Texas as the national leader on advanced nuclear energy....
BRICS Summit 2023 - South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa speech - Brics will power Africa (www.youtube.com)
Thailand parliament votes in Srettha as new prime minister (www.dw.com)
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