Russian military pilot reportedly defects to Ukraine with helicopter (www.theguardian.com)
Maker Naomi Wu is Silenced by Chinese Authorities (And Why I Blame Elon Musk) (www.youtube.com)
Philippine supply boats breach a Chinese coast guard blockade in the hotly contested South China Sea (apnews.com)
As a United States Navy plane circled overhead, two Philippine boats breached a Chinese coast guard blockade in a dangerous confrontation Tuesday in the disputed South China Sea to deliver food and other supplies to Filipino forces guarding a contested shoal....
Rise of Local Family Policy Addressing Japan's Population Decline (www.stoppopulationdecline.org)
Belarus increasingly isolated as tensions rise at EU border – DW – 08/22/2023 (www.dw.com)
Travel to Belarus is not recommended.
Italy detains three boats - for the crime of saving hundreds of refugees' lives (www.thecanary.co)
In the space of 48 hours, Italy’s authorities detained three refugee rescue vessels which had just saved hundreds of lives. The news comes as Italy’s far-right government has been cracking down on both refugees and those protecting them – amid over 2,000 people dying in the crossing....
UK carries out first-ever womb transplant as sister donates uterus (www.aljazeera.com)
The uterus transplant took place in a surgery that lasted more than nine hours at a hospital in Oxford....
See 1st photos of the moon's south pole by India's Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander (www.space.com)
India is the first country to land at the Moon's south pole. (au.finance.yahoo.com)
The world’s top 1% of emitters produce over 1000 times more CO2 than the bottom 1% – Analysis - IEA (www.iea.org)
Wagner Group commander Dmitry Utkin was on plane that crashed north of Moscow, Russian civil aviation authority says (news.sky.com)
‘Today is a Good Day to Die’: Brandi Morin Reports from Inside a New RCMP Raid at Fairy Creek (therealnews.com)
Video shows plane crash in Kuzhenkino (www.bbc.com)
US slap sanctions on formerly CIA-backed Syrian rebels (responsiblestatecraft.org)
Amazon tries to take over pirate sites that sold DVD copies of Rings of Power (arstechnica.com)
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Yevgeny Prigozhin on passenger list of plane in fatal crash, says Russia (www.theguardian.com)
Quebec judge gives go-ahead for lawsuit over sterilisation of Indigenous women (www.theguardian.com)
Erasing the Existence of 1,500 People: Britain's Ongoing Colonial Crime in the Indian Ocean (www.spiegel.de)
More than half a century ago, the British and the Americans established the Diego Garcia military base, breaking international law in the process. The locals were forcibly exiled. But now, after decades of court battles, the people who once called the Chagos Archipelago home are closer to returning than ever before.
Reclaiming Control: The Internet Archive Empowers People. Gatekeepers Keep Suing (www.techdirt.com)
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Ten killed in private jet crash north of Moscow - Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin 'on passenger list' (news.sky.com)
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin presumed dead after Russia plane crash (www.bbc.com)
Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin on passenger list of plane that crashed, killing 10 on board (abcnews.go.com)
Get fucked lol
Wagner-linked Telegram Gray Zone says Prigozhin's jet was shot down by Russian (MOD) air defense forces (t.me)
Wagner-linked Telegram Gray Zone says Prigozhin's jet was shot down by Russian (MOD) air defense forces
Alpine guide finds body missing on Austrian glacier since 2001 (www.bbc.co.uk)
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