China touts economic gains for Taiwan in co-development plan with Fujian (www.reuters.com)
Massive flooding in Eastern Libya claims over 8,000 lives (www.nbcnews.com)
Colombian President: West’s Economic Blockade Against Venezuela is Reason Behind Migration Crisis (orinocotribune.com)
No Longer About Kids: Florida Judge Allows Trans Adult Ban For Large Swaths Of Care (www.erininthemorning.com)
Anti-trans organizations have said that their position against gender affirming care center on “protecting kids.” Now, a Florida judge has allowed them to proceed with their next target: trans adults....
S. Korea to stage large-scale military parade in Seoul for 1st time in decade (program.koreatimes.co.kr)
UN says Colombia's coca crop at all-time high as officials promote new drug policies (www.cbsnews.com)
Coca cultivation reached an all-time high in Colombia last year, the U.N. said, as the administration of President Gustavo Petro struggles to reduce poverty in remote areas and contain armed groups that are profiting from the cocaine trade....
‘Sea is constantly dumping bodies’: fears Libya flood death toll may hit 20,000 (www.theguardian.com)
In our blood: how the US allowed toxic chemicals to seep into our lives (www.theguardian.com)
Antisemitism definition used by UK universities leading to ‘unreasonable’ accusations (www.theguardian.com)
Calls for Starbucks boycott grow amid aggressive union-busting activities (www.theguardian.com)
UK Parliament adopts controversial Northern Ireland Troubles ‘legacy’ bill (www.aljazeera.com)
China’s Xi says ‘upgrading’ Venezuela relations after meeting Maduro (www.aljazeera.com)
Cough syrup killed scores of children. Why no one has been held to account (www.reuters.com)
Poland will continue to block Ukrainian grain whatever the EU commission decides (rmx.news)
Poland would not hesitate to issue an order to block the import of Ukrainian grain if the European Commission refused to extend the grain embargo on Ukraine, according to Polish Development Minister Waldemar Buda....
French watchdog halts iPhone 12 sales over too-high radiation - minister (www.reuters.com)
PARIS, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Apple must stop selling its iPhone 12 model in France due to above-threshold radiation levels, France’s junior minister for the digital economy told newspaper Le Parisien in an interview published on Tuesday....
Syria demands UN hold Washington accountable for oil-theft operations (new.thecradle.co)
OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe heads toward Earth for Sept. 24 sample delivery (www.space.com)
びぐわいとぺにす (lemmy.nz)
Pentagon-Funded Study Warns Dementia Among U.S. Officials Poses National Security Threat (theintercept.com)
President Maduro Arrives in Beijing, Applies to BRICS Bank (+Special Economic Zones) (orinocotribune.com)
Haiti, Plunged into Cycles of Humanitarian Crisis, Rejects the Possibility of New Foreign Intervention (peoplesdispatch.org)
China’s BRI now faces a credible Indian challenger (m.timesofindia.com)
India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor, announced at G20, gives New Delhi new purchase in West Asia. But a lot will depend on delivery, and India’s economic performance...
Amazon Deforestation Down 66% From Last July in Lula's Brazil (www.ecowatch.com)
Advancements in Genetically Modified Immune Cells: Potential for Tumor Eradication (www.archyde.com)
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Donald Trump will “never” support Putin, says Volodymyr Zelensky (www.economist.com)
“There is no way of predicting how the millions of Ukrainian refugees in European countries would react to their country being abandoned. Ukrainians have generally “behaved well” and are “very grateful” to those who sheltered them. They will not forget that generosity. But it would not be a “good story” for Europe...
