A second critically endangered Chinese pangolin is born in the Prague zoo in less than 2 years (apnews.com)
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Fresh scrutiny of free speech in Saudi Arabia after brothers’ convictions over tweets (www.theguardian.com)
A rare voice box transplant helped a cancer patient speak again, part of a pioneering study (apnews.com)
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Deforestation in Colombia falls to lowest level in 23 years (www.theguardian.com)
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‘Frog saunas’ could save species from deadly fungal disease, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
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Myanmar’s Generals Berate And Scold Bankers as Financial Crisis Deepens (www.irrawaddy.com)
How Cooking Oil Became a Red-Hot Food Safety Issue in China (www.sixthtone.com)
Western Yemen comes under heavy attack by US-British warplanes (thecradle.co)
Xi says ready to join Tokayev for more substantive, dynamic China-Kazakhstan community with shared future (english.news.cn)
Microsoft destroyed my online life after I called home to Gaza - BBC News (www.bbc.com)
Palestinians calling home to Gaza on Skype have had their digital lives destroyed, after Microsoft closed their email accounts without warning....
Ukraine at a Crossroads: End the War or Risk Defeat (nationalinterest.org)
France Is Busing Homeless Immigrants Out of Paris Before the Olympics (www.nytimes.com)
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China exports rise, but falling imports dampen June trade data (www.straitstimes.com)
Japan and the Philippines sign a defense pact in the face of shared alarm over China (apnews.com)
High-Tech American Weapons Work Against Russia—Until They Don’t (www.wsj.com)
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Biden introduces Zelensky as Putin before high-stakes news conference (www.bbc.com)
Exclusive: Turkey's Erdogan blasts Biden's US over Ukraine and Gaza (www.newsweek.com)
Kenyan president sacks cabinet after weeks of deadly protests (www.theguardian.com)
Japan navy destroyer enters Chinese waters near Taiwan, prompting Beijing complaint (www.reuters.com)
England fans injured in attacks before Euro 2024 semi-final (www.independent.co.uk)
Israel’s Leading Paper Says Its Own Army Deliberately Killed Israelis on October 7. But US Media: Silence (scheerpost.com)
China continues to lead the world in wind and solar, with twice as much capacity under construction as the rest of the world combined (globalenergymonitor.org)
Russia to counter 'threatening' US deployment of long-range missiles in Germany (www.reuters.com)
US ‘pressuring UK to block ICC’s Netanyahu arrest warrant’ (www.theguardian.com)
Labour officials at the weekend told the Guardian that in opposition Labour had rejected the Conservative legal challenge to the ICC jurisdiction and its policy remained unchanged in government, but did not say if the claim was being withdrawn as a result.