Opinion | How a song threatens the Chinese Communist Party’s grip (wapo.st)
Cambodians to vote in election — widely seen as a sham — and extend rule of Hun Sen (www.npr.org)
Cambodians vote Sunday in an election that’s been widely dismissed as a sham, one that will extend the 38-year rule of Hun Sen and set the stage for a dynastic succession to his son.
Pfizer Drops India Vaccine Application After Regulator Seeks Local Trial (finance.yahoo.com)
[Houston Chronicle] U of H researchers find ruins of lost Maya city in Mexico jungle (www.chron.com)
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Ukraine's farmers fear the worst after grain deal collapses (www.reuters.com)
South Africa: Putin to miss BRICS summit by ‘mutual agreement’ (www.aljazeera.com)
The internationally wanted war criminal is not taking part in the Brics Summit
Brazil's civil servants can start late to watch Women's World Cup (www.bbc.co.uk)
Former Spanish king seeks to throw out ex-lover's UK harassment case (www.reuters.com)
Typo leaks millions of US military emails to Mali web operator (archive.ph)
Victims of Brazil dam disaster accuse mining giant BHP of ‘environmental racism’ (www.theguardian.com)
Arkansas Department of Human Services gives update on Medicaid unwinding, secretary cites ‘fabricated outrage’ (www.kark.com)
Since government officials are talking anecdotally, I’ll add mine own....
Western powers race to finish security pledges for Ukraine (www.politico.eu)
Argentina: Jujuy Protests Continue as Indigenous Communities Demand Repeal of Constitutional Reform (orinocotribune.com)
UN Rejects Continued Use of Cluster Bombs (www.telesurenglish.net)
Ukrainian refugees: how will the economy recover with a diminished population? (www.reuters.com)
Why Europe, U.S., China & Russia are Not the Same for Latin America (www.struggle-la-lucha.org)
Why Europeans don’t have Threads yet (www.politico.eu)
French senators want a wider TikTok ban (www.politico.eu)
India's 'economic diplomacy' bolsters lending in Africa, countering China (www.livemint.com)
Tunisia: 'Kais Saied seems to be replacing democratic transition with a restoration of dictatorship' (www.lemonde.fr)
China’s hotel industry recovers as occupancy and room rates return to pre-pandemic levels amid leisure travel boom (www.scmp.com)
Already the worst podcast. (hexbear.net)
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Houthi missile launches at Israel risk reigniting war in Yemen (responsiblestatecraft.org)
The Houthis, a Zaidi Shi’a group, are allied with Iran and receive material and technical support from Iran. However, they are rooted in Yemen’s socio-cultural matrix. Unlike Hezbollah, Iran has less control over the Houthis’ decision making. Iran can and does limit the operational breadth of Hezbollah and its other...
Two Big Giant ANA and JAL Report Notable Profit Rise Amid Pandemic Recovery (factsbulletins.com)
Japan's two largest airlines, ANA and JAL, reported substantial profit increases for the April to September period