Fears of peace talks with Putin rise amid US squabbling (thehill.com)
Conservationist group African Parks to free 2,000 rhinos from South Africa farm (www.bbc.com)
African Parks plans a decade-long rewilding project to help preserve a near-threatened subspecies.
Secret vaccine contracts in South Africa authorized high prices and huge advance payments (www.theglobeandmail.com)
‘Where Is the Money?’ Military Graft Becomes a Headache for Ukraine (www.nytimes.com)
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Sweden’s Plan to Expand Nuclear Power in Focus During First Visit by Director General Grossi (www.iaea.org)
…the government that took office after last year’s general election has made clear its aim to reverse this declining trend and expand the role of nuclear power in the coming two decades, implementing legal changes aimed at paving the way for such an energy transformation....
Voice referendum: Lies fuel racism ahead of Australia's Indigenous vote (www.bbc.com)
Experts express concerns for First Nations people as a referendum debate turns increasingly divisive.
Dante’s inferno may have the answer for Europe’s energy bind (www.japantimes.co.jp)
One geothermal site in Italy generates more than 5% of the nation’s clean power production.
The Iraqi YouTube star killed by her father (www.bbc.com)
Tiba al-Ali's death has sparked the call for change for violence against women in Iraq.
US storing offensive weapons at Iraq's Ain al-Asad base in breach of 2021 agreement, military official says (www.newarab.com)
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Torrential rain follows summer wildfires in Greece, one dead (www.reuters.com)
UN rights body ‘concerned’ by harassment of Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus (www.aljazeera.com)
UN human rights chief Volker Turk calls on Dhaka to create a ‘safe’ environment for activists and civil society leaders.
Osaka frets over World Expo failure amid slow pavilion construction (mainichi.jp)
OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Concerns are growing among the organizers of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka that the event may flop due to the slower-than-antici
Wagner to be declared a terrorist organisation by UK (www.bbc.com)
It will become illegal to be a member of or support the Russian mercenary group.
Sand dredging devastating ocean floor, UN warns (www.bbc.com)
Around six billion tonnes of sand is dredged from the world's oceans every year, a new report says.
Jordan shoots down drug-laden drone from Syria in ninth incident this year (www.aljazeera.com)
The military says a drone carrying crystal meth is intercepted after crossing the country’s border with Syria....
Schools in France send dozens of Muslim girls home for wearing abayas (www.aljazeera.com)
Schoolgirls who refused to change out of the loose-fitting robes have been sent home with a letter to parents on secularism....
Cops are already targeting activists wanting to 'stop the arms fair' at DSEI (www.thecanary.co)
Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) is one of the world’s largest arms fairs. It’s taking place at the ExCeL Centre in London between 12 and 15 September. The biannual event is always met with resistance from campaign groups and activists, who are then equally met by heavy-handed treatment by the cops....
Putin: West put ethnic Jew to rule in Ukraine to 'cover glorification of Nazism' (www.unionleader.com)
Sept 5 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a television interview on Tuesday, without citing evidence, that Western powers had installed Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who is of Jewish heritage, as president of Ukraine to cover up the glorification of Nazism....
Hong Kong's top court rules in favour of same-sex civil unions but not marriage (www.france24.com)
Hong Kong’s top court ruled Tuesday in favour of same-sex partnerships including civil unions but stopped short of granting full marriage rights in a partial win for the city’s LGBTQ community....
Australian lawmakers head to US to lobby against efforts to extradite WikiLeaks founder Assange (apnews.com)
Contamination fears after Ukraine loses British tank (declassifieduk.org)
Sources reveal Israeli shipments to Myanmar military after coup (www.frontiermyanmar.net)
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Fear Grows for Myanmar’s Bagan After Temples Suffer Fresh Flooding (www.irrawaddy.com)
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Italians cope with invasion of blue crabs this summer (www.boston.com)
The predatory blue crabs are devouring stocks of eels, clams, and mussels and wreaking havoc on fishing nets.