China's economy in crisis, on the brink of collapse? (www.lemonde.fr)
Fukushima: The fishy business of China's outrage over Japan's release (www.bbc.com)
In China, there is alarm over the nuclear plant's water but its seafood ban isn't rooted in science.
U.S. ambassador to Japan will publicly eat Fukushima fish in a show of support amid radioactive water release outrage (fortune.com)
How did Netflix know I was gay before I did? (www.bbc.co.uk)
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US/France threaten intervention in resource-rich Niger - Fears of war in West Africa (www.youtube.com)
More than 1000 fires burning in Canada right now (sh.itjust.works)
The U.K. Government Is Very Close To Eroding Encryption Worldwide (www.eff.org)
TSMC plans to build second Arizona chip plant for 3nm process (www.fierceelectronics.com)
America far-right wants to cut funding for Clean Water Programs by 64% (www.commondreams.org)
The Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), on Thursday marked up a GOP appropriations bill for fiscal year 2024. A Republican fact sheet celebrates proposed “cuts to wasteful spending” and “claw-backs of prior appropriations,” highlighting that it “reins...
French Courts Are Giving Protesters INSANE Sentences (www.youtube.com)
French courts have been imposing disproportionately severe sentences for minor offenses, including 10 months in prison for stealing a can of Red Bull and one year for a homeless boy with schizophrenia caught looting a luxury store. The overwhelmed courts rush cases, provide minimal time for defendants, and prioritize punishment...
The planet’s vision is getting worse: 50% of the population will have myopia by 2050 (english.elpais.com)
How the automobile industry turned us into SUV drivers (www.cbc.ca)
Israeli army strapped wounded Palestinian to jeep (www.bbc.com)
Iran set to dramatically increase uranium enrichment (www.jns.org)
Huawei Is Now Reportedly Selling Beef Products That It Received As Sanctions-Evading Payment For Argentina's 5G Equipment (wccftech.com)
US Speaker Johnson: "We don't put any international body above our sovereignty" (youtu.be)
Second Russian invasion of Kharkiv caught Ukraine unprepared (www.washingtonpost.com)
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Arab, International condemnations of Israeli attack on Iran consulate pour in (english.almayadeen.net)
The Russian Foreign Ministry said Moscow believes that any aggressive Israeli actions “are totally unacceptable and must be stopped.” ⠀...
Up to 800,000 Brits going to Euro 2024 warned: German beer is stronger (www.standard.co.uk)
Hong Kong is becoming less of an international city (www.economist.com)
Palestinians slam suspension of UNRWA funding by Western nations including US, UK (www.aljazeera.com)
'Parasite' actor Lee Sun-kyun found dead amid investigation over drug allegations (www.koreatimes.co.kr)
South Korea jails 68-year-old man for poem praising North Korea: Report (www.hindustantimes.com)
Ukraine’s Top Commander Says War Has Hit a ‘Stalemate’ (www.nytimes.com)
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Collective Punishment is a War Crime, OHCHR Warns Israel (www.telesurenglish.net)
No place is safe. Israel has intensified attacks including in the central and southern Gaza Strip....
