UK Zoos Breaching Basic Animal Welfare Standards as Investigation Shows Standards Not Fit for Purpose (www.thecanary.co)
Business titans privately urged NYC mayor to use police on Columbia protesters, chats show (www.washingtonpost.com)
French Tiktok ban makes VPN usage soar in New Caledonia (www.techradar.com)
Aid arriving in Gaza via US-made pier but distribution blocked, says US aid chief (www.theguardian.com)
Parts of northern India scorched by extreme heat with New Delhi on high alert (abcnews.go.com)
Ukraine was a magnet for foreign fighters. After 2 bruising years, many are disillusioned or dead. (www.businessinsider.com)
Israel Doubles Down on Mass Incarceration (stephensemler.substack.com)
Second Russian invasion of Kharkiv caught Ukraine unprepared (www.washingtonpost.com)
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Russian court seizes assets worth €463mn from Italy’s UniCredit (www.ft.com)
Russian court seizes Deutsche Bank assets as part of lawsuit (www.reuters.com)
The Central Bank of China will use $42 billion to buy back unsold new buildings, which will then be converted into affordable housing. (www.caixinglobal.com)
World's oceans have gone 'crazy haywire,' officials warn, with majority of coral reefs in peril (www.nbcnews.com)
China and France aim to strengthen nuclear energy cooperation : Nuclear Policies - World Nuclear News (www.world-nuclear-news.org)
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