Guinness World Records Did An Automated Copyright Strike Oopsie On YouTubers (www.techdirt.com)
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Metro 2033 creator Dmitry Glukhovsky faces eight-year jail sentence if he returns to Russia (metro.co.uk)
The writer of the Metro novels and video games has been handed an eight-year prison sentence, for his opposition to the Ukraine war.
Poland to vote in privatisation referendum, likely alongside October election (www.reuters.com)
At least 17 dead after Rohingya boat breaks up off Myanmar: rescuers (www.mizzima.com)
EU prosecutor swings into action over misused European cash in Bulgaria (www.politico.eu)
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Spain nominates Nadia Calviño to run European Investment Bank (www.politico.eu)
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Biden calls China a 'ticking time bomb' due to economic troubles (ground.news)
Why it matters where your data is stored (www.bbc.com)
Islamic State attack on army bus kills 23 Syrian soldiers (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Kremlin aide who brings Ukrainian children to Russia associated online with neo-Nazism (www.reuters.com)
Rohingya: At least 23 dead, 30 missing after boat sinks (www.bbc.com)
As many as 30 others are missing after the boat foundered and was abandoned by crew on Sunday.
North Korea urges citizens to safeguard leader portraits from incoming typhoon | NK News (www.nknews.org)
North Korea’s top newspaper ordered citizens to prioritize protecting propaganda statues, monuments and murals of the country’s leaders from an incoming typhoon on Thursday, despite stating that nothing is more important than “the safety of the people.”...
Secure Community Network tells X (Twitter): Stop boosting Jew-hatred (www.jns.org)
The official security organization of North American Jewry noted that anti-Jewish content is on the rise on the social media platform following the verdict in the trial of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter.
Myanmar Generals’ Favorite Overseas Bank to Cut Ties Next Month: Report (www.irrawaddy.com)
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Death toll from Hawaii wildfires increases to 53 and more than 1,000 structures have burned (www.scmp.com)
U.S., Japan and South Korea to agree on annual three-way summits (www.japantimes.co.jp)
West African military leaders agree action over Niger coup | Africanews (www.africanews.com)
Ukraine orders evacuation of northeastern city of Kupyansk as Russia claims advances (www.cnn.com)
“Over the past 24 hours, Russians massively shelled settlements of Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv, Chuhuiv, Izium and Kupyansk districts with guided aerial bombs and other weapons,” said Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv regional military administration.
Biden asks Congress for $40 billion to support Ukraine, replenish US disaster aid and bolster border (apnews.com)
Moon rocket blasts off, carrying Russia’s hope of first successful lunar landing since 1976 (www.theguardian.com)
The Luna-25 mission will seek to land near the south pole of the moon, collecting geological samples from the area, and sending back data for signs of water or its building blocks, which could raise the possibility of a future human colony on the moon.
Period poverty: In Africa, women are being priced out of buying sanitary ware (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Owners of Swatch LGBTQ watches in Malaysia could face fine, up to 3 years' jail (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Six Colombians arrested over Ecuadorian presidential candidate assassination (thehill.com)
Ecuador’s Ministry of the Interior announced the arrest of six people for the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio in Quito Thursday.
Ecuador politician murder suspects are Colombian, police say (www.bbc.co.uk)
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