Head of Canadian Ukrainian group defends man who fought for unit created by Nazis (www.theglobeandmail.com)
French Authorities Raided Nvidia's France Office (www.tomshardware.com)
Italy's invasive blue crab has Korean seafood fans excited (www.koreaherald.com)
Ukraine says strike in Russia's Kursk region took out high-tech radar system - UPI.com (www.upi.com)
Sept. 29 (UPI) -- A Ukrainian attack drone carrying an explosive payload destroyed a Russian mobile anti-aircraft radar station in Russia's Kursk region, state media said Friday.
At least 56 killed after suicide bombings rip through two religious ceremonies in Pakistan (www.cnn.com)
Suicide bombings ripped through two religious ceremonies in Pakistan Friday, killing at least 56 people and injuring dozens more as worshipers celebrated the birthday of the Prophet Mohammad, according to police and local officials....
India outrage as raped girl walks around seeking help (www.bbc.com)
MS Swaminathan, father of India's Green Revolution, passes away (www.thehindu.com)
Dr MS Swaminathan, the agricultural scientist known as the father of India’s Green Revolution, passed away at his home in Chennai. He was 98, and is survived by three daughters, including former WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan....
How should Australia respond to India’s ‘complicated, problematic’ democracy? (www.smh.com.au)
Labor MP Andrew Charlton, whose electorate has the nation’s biggest Indian diaspora community, says Australians should not be hung up on the superpower’s flaws.
Swedish PM summons army, police chiefs as gang violence rocks nation (www.reuters.com)
WHO recommends dropping component of many flu vaccines (www.statnews.com)
The WHO has recommended dropping a component of many flu vaccines because the viruses it protects against appear to have been driven into extinction in the Covid pandemic.
Exclusive: UAW to expand strike on Detroit 3 US automakers - sources (www.reuters.com)
Germans caught celebrating Oktoberfest with Nazi salutes (www.jpost.com)
Performing Nazi salutes has been illegal in Germany and Austria since the end of World War II and is punishable by law with prison time.
‘They don’t want to give power to girls’: the women shaking up Colombia’s graffiti scene (www.theguardian.com)
PFLP Leader: Palestine Has No Choice But to Escalate Resistance in West Bank (orinocotribune.com)
The Great Wall of China Has Suffered 'Irreversible' Damage After Two Workers Excavated a Shortcut Through the Cultural Relic (news.artnet.com)
Western Leaders Urge Arms Manufacturing in Ukraine (www.nytimes.com)
Russia’s ‘African Villages’ Are White Supremacy in Disguise - The Moscow Times (www.themoscowtimes.com)
Australia's top public investigation organisation finishes 12 volume report on Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, after 4 year long inquiry. (www.abc.net.au)
Title changed from original for better internationalisation, because the ABC hates assuming you see their articles outside of their specific site categories....
In Wake of Russell Brand Allegations, U.K. to Introduce Independent Body to Address Bullying and Harassment in Creative Industries (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
British culture minister Lucy Frazer, together with talents from the U.K. film, TV, music and theater sectors, announced the new body, which will be ready to take cases next year.
Hospital operator plans to open Tokyo's 1st 'baby hatch' in FY 2024 (mainichi.jp)
TOKYO -- A social welfare corporation based in the capital's Sumida Ward revealed on Sept. 28 that it is planning to establish a "baby hatch" at one of its hospitals in the ward in fiscal 2024 to anonymously accept infants whose parents are unable to raise them.
Thousands of women march in Latin American cities calling for abortion rights (www.latimes.com)
The streets of cities across Latin America were bathed in green as tens of thousands of women marched to commemorate International Safe Abortion Day.
Hero schoolgirl, 15, stabbed to death in Croydon 'when she stepped in to protect her friend' (www.lbc.co.uk)
A hero schoolgirl who was stabbed to death while protecting her friend from an ex has been identified as tributes were paid to the “beautiful soul”.
Famous Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian’s Wall found cut down (www.theguardian.com)
Police investigating after former tree of the year winner, estimated to be several hundred years old, felled...
Liberal government called on to release still-secret documents on Nazi war criminals living in Canada (ottawacitizen.com)
‘Dramatic’ acceleration: Switzerland has lost 10% of its glaciers in the last two years (www.euronews.com)
