UK economy shrank at the fastest pace in seven months in July as strikes and wet weather hit activity harder than expected, reviving fears that a recession may be under way. (www.bloomberg.com)
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Biden lies about witnessing 9/11 and being at ground zero (nypost.com)
Joe Biden says ‘I’m going to bed’ before being cut off in press conference (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Lol someone please defend this war criminal.
US ‘friendshoring’ chips push hits a snag as ‘Vietnam can’t decouple from China’ (www.scmp.com)
New Research Exposes 5 Global North Countries Responsible for 51% of Planned Oil and Gas Expansion Through 2050 (www.commondreams.org)
Thailand's LGBTQ+ community draws tourists from China looking to be themselves (apnews.com)
Xinyu Wen traveled to Thailand in June, planning a two-week vacation around Bangkok’s Pride parade. But the 28-year-old ended up staying a month and a half, soaking up the Thai capital’s thriving LBGTQ+ community.
Thousands feared dead in Libya after dam collapses (www.nbcnews.com)
Poll: Most Ukrainians consider president directly responsible for corruption in government (kyivindependent.com)
US diplomacy at its finest (lemmy.ml)
Rescue teams retrieve hundreds of bodies in Derna, one of the Libyan cities devastated by floods (apnews.com)
Rescue teams in eastern Libya have retrieved hundreds of bodies from the city of Derna that's been inundated by devastating floods.
Only half of required number of trainee secondary teachers in England recruited (www.theguardian.com)
Figures show government is well short of 26,360 target amid crisis in teacher recruitment and retention
Elon Musk seen as working counter to U.S. interests in dealings with Russia, China (youtu.be)
Elon Musk's financial interests put him in a position of having his own personal foreign policy, but new reporting shows that whether it's manufacturing in China or the Starlink network being used in Ukraine, Musk’s decisions can run counter to stated US policy.
Malaysia plans to ban exports of rare earth minerals (asia.nikkei.com)
Yoon's office calls on Russia to 'act responsibly' ahead of Kim-Putin summit (www.koreatimes.co.kr)
As Ukraine Aid Benefits Their Districts, Some House Republicans Oppose It (www.nytimes.com)
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Global Fossil Fuel Subsidies Rise to $7 Trillion in 2022, Exacerbating Climate Crisis (www.mercomindia.com)
The IMF report said that explicit subsidites have more than doubled since its previous assessment, from $0.5 trillion to $1.3 trillion in 2022....
How Australia’s politicians rallied behind Julian Assange (www.cjr.org)
Four 1900-year-old Roman swords unearthed in Dead Sea cave (thenewdaily.com.au)
Zelensky: No way of predicting how the millions of Ukrainian refugees in European countries would react to their country being abandoned (archive.ph)
Curtailing aid to Ukraine will only prolong the war, Mr Zelensky argues. And it would create risks for the West in its own backyard. 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...
‘It Is Evening, Isn’t It?’ An 80-Year-Old President’s Whirlwind Trip. (www.nytimes.com)
Hopes fade for survivors as Morocco quake toll passes 2,800 (www.aljazeera.com)
After an initial response that was described as too slow by some survivors, search and rescue efforts speed up.
China's Solar Investment Drives Global Renewable Energy Spending to Record Levels (www.theswedishtimes.se)
At least 150 killed, hundreds more feared dead as Storm Daniel sweeps Libya (www.aa.com.tr)
The head of the Red Crescent in Benghazi, Kais Fhakeri, has confirmed that Storm Daniel has killed at least 150 people dead in Derna, after water levels in the city rose as high as three metres (10 feet)....
Neo-Nazi suspects discussed 'how easy' attacking [Finland's former prime minister] Sanna Marin would be, court hears (yle.fi)
Neo-Nazi suspects discussed ‘how easy’ attacking Sanna Marin would be, court hears...
Finnish Left Slams Government's Decommunization Attempts in the Name of Anti-Discrimination (peoplesdispatch.org)
