Infographic: U.S. Has Passed Far More Trade Restrictions Than Its Peers (www.statista.com)
Dutch government collapses over immigration policy (www.reuters.com)
Corporate Windfall Profits Surge to $1 Trillion a Year as Working People Suffer (www.commondreams.org)
Wikipedia could shut down in UK after online safety law passes, Government told (www.standard.co.uk)
Ukrainian refugees: how will the economy recover with a diminished population? (www.reuters.com)
Indian authorities arrests 3 railway officials over the train crash that killed more than 290 (apnews.com)
After the fall of Roe, emboldened religious conservatives lobby to restrict abortion in Africa (apnews.com)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Nowhere in the world has a higher rate of unsafe abortions or unintended pregnancies than sub-Saharan Africa, where women often face scorn for becoming pregnant before marriage....
China’s BRI: Toward a Hybrid International Order with Socialist Characteristics? (dissidentvoice.org)
EU court deals blow to Meta in German data case (www.thelocal.com)
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled in favour of Germany’s anti-cartel watchdog, which had argued that it could take data privacy issues into account when considering antitrust cases....
U.S. expected to announce cluster munitions in new package for Ukraine (www.cbsnews.com)
The Biden administration is expected to announce Friday it’s providing Ukraine with controversial cluster munitions in a weapons package, U.S. officials told CBS News....
Yellen criticises Chinese curbs against US firms (www.bbc.com)
Breathing, a sign of relief in Beijing! (www.iol.co.za)
From 2013 to 2017, fine particle levels in Beijing and the surrounding region fell by around 35%. This is a remarkable feat and was achieved because of the state’s investment of resources and President Xi Jinping’s vision of an Ecological Civilisation. The “wars on pollution control” launched by the State Council,...
Myanmar junta raids MOGE office over leak; more than a dozen detained - Myanmar Now (myanmar-now.org)
Yellen says decoupling of US and Chinese economies 'impossible' (www.youtube.com)
Caribbean leaders seeking discounted oil criticize US sanctions against Venezuela (apnews.com)
A $27 Billion Stock Exodus Shows How Investors Feel About Europe (archive.ph)
FBI Hired Social Media Surveillance Firm That Labeled Black Lives Matter Organizers “Threat Actors” (theintercept.com)
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In Lula's first six months, Brazil Amazon deforestation dropped 34%, reversing trend under Bolsonaro (apnews.com)
Russia spreads disinformation in Spanish-speaking world – DW (www.dw.com)
[AP] Recent events that indicate Earth’s climate has entered uncharted territory (apnews.com)
TeleSign profiles half of the world’s phone users (noyb.eu)
U.S. military trains in Hawai’i to target China (www.workers.org)
Near the town of Wahiawā on the occupied Hawaiian island of O’ahu, the U.S. army is gearing up for war with China at the Lightning Academy, the 25th Infantry Division’s training camp near Schofield Barracks. Here, the Jungle Operations Training Course (JOTC) takes place over the span of a few weeks, where soldiers from all...
U.S. military base in Tokyo admits leaks containing PFAS (english.news.cn)
TOKYO, July 5 (Xinhua) – U.S. Yokota base in Japan’s western Tokyo area has acknowledged three incidents of leakage involving foam fire extinguishers containing per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a group of organic fluorine compounds that raise health concerns, local media reported....
Musk and Zuck may fight in court: Twitter threatens to sue Meta over Threads (arstechnica.com)
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