Russia dismisses Ukraine peace plan: ‘Let’s decide it on the battlefield’ (www.scmp.com)
Proposed changes to Indian patent law could affect pharma industry, drive up international drug prices (www.thehindu.com)
India manufactures a significant share of the world’s pharmaceuticals, thanks in part to strict laws against frivolous patents and evergreening. However, a proposed change could make it harder for third parties to object to the granting of patents. This could hurt the Indian pharmaceutical industry as companies shift...
Indian state Tamil Nadu to conduct funerals of organ donors with state honours (www.thehindu.com)
In a bid to encourage organ donation, the government of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu has offered to conduct the funerals of donors with state honours.
1 Kosovo police officer killed and 1 wounded in an attack in the north, raising tensions with Serbia (apnews.com)
Revealed: almost everyone in Europe is breathing toxic air (www.theguardian.com)
Guardian investigation finds 98% of Europeans breathing highly damaging polluted air linked to 400,000 deaths a year
Ukrainian parents invited to ‘collect their children’ from Russia - UPI.com (www.upi.com)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov invited Ukrainian parents to "collect their children" taken from Ukraine amid the ongoing war.
Gold bars, cash-stuffed envelopes: New indictment of Sen. Menendez alleges vast corruption (apnews.com)
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A court in China sentences a famed Uyghur scholar to life in prison, foundation says (apnews.com)
Niger's junta accuses United Nations chief of blocking its participation at General Assembly (apnews.com)
Indian politician threatens to nuke Canada on live show (www.samaa.tv)
Cyclone Biparjoy (www.youtube.com)
Cyclone Biparjoy (www.youtube.com)
Massive turnout for Regina rally in support of parents' rights (odysee.com)
Over 10,000 British Columbians joined the 1 Million March 4 Children (odysee.com)
Somalia Seeks Delay of AU Peacekeepers’ Drawdown (www.voanews.com)
Slow-Boil Refugee Crisis Takes Its Toll Even in Germany (www.wsj.com)
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Hawaii economists say Lahaina locals could be priced out of rebuilt town without zoning changes (apnews.com)
The Gruesome Story of How Neuralink’s Monkeys Actually Died (www.wired.com)
Elon Musk says no primates died as a result of Neuralink’s implants. A WIRED investigation now reveals the grisly specifics of their deaths as US authorities have been asked to investigate Musk’s claims.
South Korea opposition leader ends 24-day hunger strike (www.reuters.com)
Poland’s PM tells Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to ‘never insult’ Polish people again (www.aljazeera.com)
Exclusive: Biden aides in talks with Vietnam for arms deal that could irk China (www.reuters.com)
Vietnam is also actively in talks with Moscow over a new arms supply deal that could trigger U.S. sanctions, Reuters has reported.
Swipe Right to Hire Me: How Tinder Became China’s Hottest Networking App (www.sixthtone.com)
Canada shared intelligence on Nijjar’s murder with India weeks ago, says Trudeau (www.thehindu.com)
“We are there to work constructively with India,” said the Canadian Prime Minister
Caste matters : South Asian activists’ hunger strike to ban caste discrimination reaches day 18 (www.nbcnews.com)
A group of caste equity leaders have been fasting for more than two weeks to convince Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign a bill that would make caste discrimination illegal in California.
UN Special Rapporteur Says ‘India Risks Becoming One of the Main Generators of Atrocities' (thewire.in)
At a USCIRF Hearing on Religious Freedom in India in Washington DC, there was talk of Manipur, Assam and discriminatory laws and processes for religious and other minorities and “a steady and alarming erosion of fundamental rights".
