Antisemitism definition used by UK universities leading to ‘unreasonable’ accusations (www.theguardian.com)
OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe heads toward Earth for Sept. 24 sample delivery (www.space.com)
Calls for Starbucks boycott grow amid aggressive union-busting activities (www.theguardian.com)
President Maduro Arrives in Beijing, Applies to BRICS Bank (+Special Economic Zones) (orinocotribune.com)
UK Parliament adopts controversial Northern Ireland Troubles ‘legacy’ bill (www.aljazeera.com)
China’s Xi says ‘upgrading’ Venezuela relations after meeting Maduro (www.aljazeera.com)
Cough syrup killed scores of children. Why no one has been held to account (www.reuters.com)
Poland will continue to block Ukrainian grain whatever the EU commission decides (rmx.news)
Poland would not hesitate to issue an order to block the import of Ukrainian grain if the European Commission refused to extend the grain embargo on Ukraine, according to Polish Development Minister Waldemar Buda....
French watchdog halts iPhone 12 sales over too-high radiation - minister (www.reuters.com)
PARIS, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Apple must stop selling its iPhone 12 model in France due to above-threshold radiation levels, France’s junior minister for the digital economy told newspaper Le Parisien in an interview published on Tuesday....
US ‘friendshoring’ chips push hits a snag as ‘Vietnam can’t decouple from China’ (www.scmp.com)
UK economy shrank at the fastest pace in seven months in July as strikes and wet weather hit activity harder than expected, reviving fears that a recession may be under way. (www.bloomberg.com)
cross-posted from: lemmygrad.ml/post/1783295...
Pentagon-Funded Study Warns Dementia Among U.S. Officials Poses National Security Threat (theintercept.com)
Haiti, Plunged into Cycles of Humanitarian Crisis, Rejects the Possibility of New Foreign Intervention (peoplesdispatch.org)
China’s BRI now faces a credible Indian challenger (m.timesofindia.com)
India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor, announced at G20, gives New Delhi new purchase in West Asia. But a lot will depend on delivery, and India’s economic performance...
Amazon Deforestation Down 66% From Last July in Lula's Brazil (www.ecowatch.com)
Advancements in Genetically Modified Immune Cells: Potential for Tumor Eradication (www.archyde.com)
original paywalled source.
Donald Trump will “never” support Putin, says Volodymyr Zelensky (www.economist.com)
“There is no way of predicting how the millions of Ukrainian refugees in European countries would react to their country being abandoned. Ukrainians have generally “behaved well” and are “very grateful” to those who sheltered them. They will not forget that generosity. But it would not be a “good story” for Europe...
Yoon's office calls on Russia to 'act responsibly' ahead of Kim-Putin summit (www.koreatimes.co.kr)
Biden lies about witnessing 9/11 and being at ground zero (nypost.com)
Joe Biden says ‘I’m going to bed’ before being cut off in press conference (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Lol someone please defend this war criminal.
How Australia’s politicians rallied behind Julian Assange (www.cjr.org)
New Research Exposes 5 Global North Countries Responsible for 51% of Planned Oil and Gas Expansion Through 2050 (www.commondreams.org)
Thailand's LGBTQ+ community draws tourists from China looking to be themselves (apnews.com)
Xinyu Wen traveled to Thailand in June, planning a two-week vacation around Bangkok’s Pride parade. But the 28-year-old ended up staying a month and a half, soaking up the Thai capital’s thriving LBGTQ+ community.