The US should not normalize Modi’s autocratic and illiberal India at the G20 (www.theguardian.com)
Despite his lip-service to democracy and human rights, Biden keeps embracing autocrats and would-be autocrats
‘They Treat Us Worse Than Animals’: Working Without Water at Amazon (tribunemag.co.uk)
In U.S.-China AI contest, the race is on to deploy killer robots (www.reuters.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/4892697...
Former US Allies in Syria’s North-East Clash Over Control of Region’s Oil Resources (peoplesdispatch.org)
Grindr Loses Almost Half Its Staff on 2-Day RTO Requirement [Bloomberg] (archive.ph)
Grindr Inc. has lost about 45% of its staff as it enforces a strict return-to-office policy that was introduced after a majority of employees announced a plan to unionize....
China expands iPhone ban to local governments, state-owned firms (asia.nikkei.com)
Doctors flee republican states due to stricter abortion laws (www.nationalisti.ro)
Ex-British police officers admit sending racist messages about Prince Harry's wife and others (www.nbcnews.com)
The charges say messages posted in a closed WhatsApp group referred to Harry and Meghan, as well as Prince William and his wife, Kate.
This is what Earth's hottest summer on record looks like (www.sbs.com.au)
Graphs show the dire reality of spiking temperatures around the world, in what is quickly shaping up to be Earth's hottest year since records began.
Israel: Netanyahu threatens Eritrean migrants with mass deportations after violent police crackdown (www.wsws.org)
Hong Kong paralyzed by flash flooding after heaviest rainfall since 1884 (www.cnn.com)
Record-breaking rainfall paralyzed much of Hong Kong on Friday, with flash flooding submerging metro stations and trapping drivers on roads, as authorities suspended schools and urged the public to seek safe shelter....
US solar power capacity to expand by record 32 gigawatts in 2023, report says (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. solar industry expects to add a record 32 gigawatts (GW) of production capacity this year, up 53% on new capacity in 2022 and helped by investment incentives under the Inflation Reduction Act, a report published on Thursday showed....
US Offshore Wind Slammed by Runaway Costs (finance.yahoo.com)
Just two years ago, they were making plans — and inking power purchase agreements — based on a projected cost of $77 per megawatt hour, according to BloombergNEF. Now, it’s $114....
China August coal imports of 44.3M tons hit record (www.zawya.com)
Demand for thermal coal used by the power sector was supported by low rainfall in the south of China, which saw output from hydropower facilities in provinces such as Sichuan and Yunnan slide....
Demand for uranium for reactors seen jumping 28% by 2030 (www.reuters.com)
Nuclear capacity is expected to rise by 14% by 2030 and surge by 76% to 686 GWe by 2040, the report said...
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu Weathers Challenge to Electoral Victory but Faces Resistance From Labor (peoplesdispatch.org)
"Alarming": Biden to Supply Depleted Uranium Shells to Ukraine Despite Contamination Risks [Democracy Now!] (youtu.be)
Democracy Now! news clip containing info about Uranium weapons already in Ukraine (supplied by the UK), as well as info about Uranium weapons used in the past (in Iraq), and the effects of their use.
Yes this year is as hot as you think it is (arstechnica.com)
‘Bashar out!’: Protests in southern Syria over economy now target president (www.aljazeera.com)
Hundreds of people have protested in southern Syria to urge President Bashar al-Assad to step down, capping nearly two weeks of demonstrations that had erupted over poor living conditions but have spiralled into renewed calls for political change....
Former PM Sanna Marin quits Finnish politics to join Tony Blair Institute (www.theguardian.com)
Musk cut internet to Ukraine’s military as it was attacking Russian fleet (www.washingtonpost.com)
If you’re hitting a paywall, here’s a CNN link to the same story: www.cnn.com/2023/09/07/politics/…/index.html
Foreign money helps these GOP candidates pay the bills (responsiblestatecraft.org)
Russian missile attack kills 16 at Ukrainian market (www.nbcnews.com)
Police called to yoga class mistaken for ‘mass killing’ (www.theguardian.com)
A member of the public in Chapel St Leonards, Lincolnshire, called emergency services to report people lying on the floor