China urges Brics to become geopolitical rival to G7 (archive.ph)
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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....
Progressive Luisa González and Millionaire Daniel Noboa Head to Run Off Elections in Ecuador (peoplesdispatch.org)
Maiden Pharmaceuticals: Fury in The Gambia over India cough syrup deaths (www.bbc.co.uk)
25% of World's Population Under Extreme Water Stress: World Resources Institute (www.ecowatch.com)
Japan to release Fukushima water into ocean starting Aug 24 (www.reuters.com)
Thailand parliament votes in Srettha as new prime minister (www.dw.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/3737595
Springtime for Europe’s fascists (www.politico.eu)
It’s one thing for Finland or Belgium (the Flemish separatist Vlaams Belang party heads the polls) to veer onto a far-right rail. When it begins to happen in Germany, however, it’s time to start plotting an escape route....
The West is buying Russian oil above the price ceiling (www.bloomberg.com)
‘Orphaned by decree’: Italy’s same-sex parents react to losing their rights (www.theguardian.com)
Rightwing PM Giorgia Meloni has demanded councils register only biological parents on birth certificates, leaving partners in legal limbo
Amid Multi-Prong Hollywood Strike, Netflix Refuses To Meet With Korean Actors Union (www.themarysue.com)
Netflix’s actors are not being paid in accordance with the success of the content they’ve provided—which is not exactly surprising.
Hikvision Uyghur Recognition, NVIDIA-Powered, Sold To PRC China Authorities (ipvm.com)
Russian soldier admits proudly his comrades were killing POWs (euromaidanpress.com)
US post-9/11 wars caused 4.5 million deaths, displaced 38-60 million people, study shows (geopoliticaleconomy.com)
How Ukraine is exploiting Biden’s cluster bomb gamble (www.washingtonpost.com)
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Row over restaurant ‘wealth screening’ boils over in French resort of St-Tropez (www.theguardian.com)
The Nice Matin newspaper quoted unnamed insiders as saying that some restaurants in St-Tropez, a favoured summer haunt of celebrities and the international jet set for more than half a century, had taken to checking customers’ names against their database and refusing reservations if a previous visit was not felt to have...
The failure of Luna 25 cements Putin’s role as a disastrous space leader (arstechnica.com)
Saudi Arabia discusses defense cooperation with Russia, China, Pakistan and Iran (saudigazette.com.sa)
Rail whistleblowers fired for voicing safety concerns despite efforts to end practice of retaliation (apnews.com)
North Korea's Kim directs cruise missile test as South Korea, US begin drills (www.reuters.com)
Pakistan president denies approving laws giving military more power (www.bbc.com)
Saudia Arabia, border guards killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers, rights activists say (www.hrw.org)
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US grows doubtful Ukraine counteroffensive can quickly succeed. Criticism of Kyiv’s strategy from American officials widens rift between allies at crucial time. (www.ft.com)
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Heritage Minister says Meta news block endangers lives as Canadians flee wildfires (www.thecanadianpressnews.ca)
Canada's Heritage Minister redoubled her calls for Meta to end its ban on Canadian news content on Facebook and Instagram on Saturday as thousands of Canadians continued their rush to escape wildfires ravaging British Columbia and the Northwest Territories.
Japan to require day nurseries, schools to block sex offenders from jobs (mainichi.jp)
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan plans to require day nurseries, kindergartens and schools to use a government system to confirm that those applying to work the
