Cancer cases in people below 50 up nearly 80 percent in last three decades (www.aljazeera.com)
About a million people aged below 50 die of cancer annually, a study says, projecting another 21 percent rise by 2030.
Johnny Kitagawa: J-pop agency boss resigns over predator's abuse (www.bbc.com)
Julie Fujishima admits for the first time that rampant sexual abuse took place in her uncle's agency.
world flag colors (www.triviasharp.com)
Colors in national flags often carry deep symbolism and significance, reflecting a country’s history, culture, and values. While the choice of colors can vary greatly, some colors are more prevalent than others. One of the most common colors used in world national flags is red. Here’s a look at why red is so frequently...
Air Canada tried to cover vomit on the seat with coffee grounds and petfume, complaining passengers escorted out of the plane (www.bbc.com)
China wants to ban clothes that 'hurt nation's feelings' (www.bbc.com)
A draft law sparks debate with locals calling it excessive and questioning how it would be enforced.
Gas Agreement Between Venezuela and Trinidad & Tobago Moves Forward Despite US Sanctions (orinocotribune.com)
Long-lost Greenland ice core suggests potential for disastrous sea level rise (www.cnn.com)
Armenia to exercise with US troops next week in sign of frustration with Russia (www.reuters.com)
New phone sparks worry China has found a way around U.S. tech limits (www.washingtonpost.com)
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New 700MW nuclear plant in Gujarat, India, begins running at full capacity
NPCI is building two 700MW pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWR), including Units 3 and 4 at Kakrapar, where there are two 220MW power plants. Officials say that in July, the fourth unit recorded 97.56% progress....
Avery Dennison inaugurates large solar thermal platform in Belgium (renewablesnow.com)
The full platform will provide heat equivalent to 2.3 GWh of gas consumption. Moreover, during summer months and high-sunshine periods, it will provide up to 100% of the factory’s heat demand....
3 New Coal Plants: MCL & Neyveli Lignite to set up new thermal plants in Odisha (www.prameyanews.com)
The power ministry plans to set up some more thermal plants in the country, and since we have coal, land and water, the coal ministry has decided to build three pithead thermal power plants....
G20 per capita CO2 emissions from coal rise 7% from 2015, research shows (www.reuters.com)
G20 countries account for 80% of world power sector emissions, with per capita CO2 from coal power at 1.6 tons last year, up from 1.5 tons in 2015 and significantly higher than a global average of 1.1 tons, Ember said....
Texas Ordered To Remove Rio Grande Buoy Border Barrier By Federal Judge (www.forbes.com)
Sudan’s top general meets with South Sudan's president on the war (apnews.com)
Myanmar Junta sentences Photo journalist to 20 years in prison (myanmar-now.org)
Scientists grow whole model of human embryo, without sperm or egg (www.bbc.co.uk)
Kenyan baby stealer convicted after BBC expose (www.bbc.com)
Hospital worker Fred Leparan attempted to sell a baby boy to an undercover BBC reporter.
‘A ghost town’: Malaysia’s Country Garden Forest City struggles to sell units (www.scmp.com)
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Digital Markets Act: Commission designates six gatekeepers (ec.europa.eu)
The European Commission has today designated, for the first time, six gatekeepers - Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, Microsoft - under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). In total, 22 core platform services provided by gatekeepers have been designated. The six gatekeepers will now have six months to ensure full compliance...
China Decides iPhones Pose a National Security Risk (www.pcmag.com)
Employees at some Chinese ministries must stop using iPhones before the end of September.
India replaces 'India' with ancient name 'Bharat' in dinner invitation to G20 guests (abcnews.go.com)
Britain renamed Bharat to India when it was colonized, and the name is a symbol of colonial slavery.
“AI took my job, literally”—Gizmodo fires Spanish staff amid switch to AI translator (arstechnica.com)
Meanwhile, readers say that some AI-penned articles switch languages halfway through.