Row over restaurant ‘wealth screening’ boils over in French resort of St-Tropez (www.theguardian.com)
The Nice Matin newspaper quoted unnamed insiders as saying that some restaurants in St-Tropez, a favoured summer haunt of celebrities and the international jet set for more than half a century, had taken to checking customers’ names against their database and refusing reservations if a previous visit was not felt to have...
The failure of Luna 25 cements Putin’s role as a disastrous space leader (arstechnica.com)
Saudi Arabia discusses defense cooperation with Russia, China, Pakistan and Iran (saudigazette.com.sa)
Rail whistleblowers fired for voicing safety concerns despite efforts to end practice of retaliation (apnews.com)
North Korea's Kim directs cruise missile test as South Korea, US begin drills (www.reuters.com)
Pakistan president denies approving laws giving military more power (www.bbc.com)
Saudia Arabia, border guards killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers, rights activists say (www.hrw.org)
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Progressives Condemn the Persecution of Ukrainian Communist Keader Georgi Buiko (peoplesdispatch.org)
Mozambique's Health System is in Turmoil (peoplesdispatch.org)
US grows doubtful Ukraine counteroffensive can quickly succeed. Criticism of Kyiv’s strategy from American officials widens rift between allies at crucial time. (www.ft.com)
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Heritage Minister says Meta news block endangers lives as Canadians flee wildfires (www.thecanadianpressnews.ca)
Canada's Heritage Minister redoubled her calls for Meta to end its ban on Canadian news content on Facebook and Instagram on Saturday as thousands of Canadians continued their rush to escape wildfires ravaging British Columbia and the Northwest Territories.
Japan to require day nurseries, schools to block sex offenders from jobs (mainichi.jp)
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan plans to require day nurseries, kindergartens and schools to use a government system to confirm that those applying to work the
Anticorruption Crusader Presidential Candidate Wins Runoff Election in Guatemala, in Rebuke to Establishment (archive.ph)
Canadian oil company’s extraction pump and dump scam highlights criminal resource extraction in Namibia (www.thecanadafiles.com)
Spanish FA president criticised for Hermoso kiss (www.bbc.co.uk)
Luis Rubiales is criticised by a Spanish government minister for kissing forward Jenni Hermoso on the lips after Spain's Women's World Cup victory.
India: Christians Attacked and Bible Torn in Church Attack in Delhi During Sunday Service (thewire.in)
A 100-strong mob surrounded the police station in Delhi’s GTB Nagar for several hours and raised provocative slogans as the pastor and injured persons reached to file their complaint.
"The Magician" Riad Salameh and the plundering of Lebanon (on.ft.com)
In June 2021, as Lebanon was in the throes of a debilitating financial crisis, the country’s central bank governor touched down at Paris’s Le Bourget airport by private jet, where customs officials found him carrying large amounts of undeclared cash....
Monday briefing: Are the vanished British Museum relics the tip of the iceberg? (www.theguardian.com) Japanese
In today’s newsletter: As police in the UK launch an investigation into what happened to missing artefacts, an art detective explains why such thefts are so difficult to prevent
'Leave our country': Indian students living in constant fear in Ukraine amid hostility (economictimes.indiatimes.com)
The challenges for Indian students pursuing medical degrees in war-torn Ukraine show no signs of abating, as they grapple with increasing hostility from sections of the local population, who perceive India as supporting Russia in the ongoing conflict. The situation has escalated since Ukraine initiated its recent offensive...
Record number of teachers quit for mental health reasons in 2021 (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Education ministry officials say long working hours is one of the factors behind the rise.
Supraventricular Tachycardia Treatment Market Emerging Trends, Demand, Growth by Key Players and Forecast 2030 (lemdit.com)
The global Supraventricular Tachycardia Treatment Market exhibited substantial strength in the year 2021 and is projected to attain a swift compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in terms of revenue throughout the anticipated period.The growth in revenue within the market for treating supraventricular tachycardia is predominantly...
Shark nets to return to NSW beaches despite calls from councils to abolish practice (www.theguardian.com)
Environmentalists say nets’ bycatch unacceptable but premier Chris Minns says alternative technologies not as good a replacement
Renowned Ghibli anime art director Yamamoto dies at 70 (mainichi.jp)
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese animation art director Nizo Yamamoto, renowned for his background illustrations for numerous Studio Ghibli and other films,
‘Fired on like rain’: Saudi border guards accused of mass killings of Ethiopians (www.theguardian.com)
Report by Human Rights Watch details alleged attacks using explosive weapons and small arms on Saudi Arabia-Yemen border