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Canada expels Indian diplomat as it investigates India's possible link to Sikh activist's slaying (apnews.com)

Chinese air force incursions into Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone week of September 11-18, 2023 (pbs.twimg.com)

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....

Iceland resumes whale hunting under stricter rules to 'improve animal welfare' (www.france24.com)

Iceland’s government said that whaling could resume Friday with stricter conditions and monitoring, after it decided not to extend a temporary two-month ban imposed amid animal welfare concerns....

‘You must all die’: The Myanmar military’s war on Sagaing Catholics (www.frontiermyanmar.net)

Political Leader Pedro Briones Shot to Death in Ecuador (www.telesurenglish.net)

Leader of leftist political party Citizen Revolution Pedro Briones murdered.

At least 12 die in inferno at petrol station in southern Russia (www.bbc.co.uk)

cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1463695...

South African Police Attack and Arrest Striking Workers at Ekapa Diamond Mines (peoplesdispatch.org)

K2: Climbers deny walking by dying guide in bid to break record (www.bbc.co.uk)

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Yandex co-founder Volozh slams Russia's 'barbaric' invasion of Ukraine (www.reuters.com)

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Germany receives 178 compensation applications from gay servicepeople over discrimination (apnews.com)

The German defense ministry says that it has received 178 applications for compensation from gay servicepeople who experienced discrimination in the military in the past.

Police Raid Worldcoin Warehouse in Nairobi (www.capitalfm.co.ke)

cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1171815...

Wildfires bring death and destruction to sun-scorched Mediterranean (www.reuters.com)

Italy wildfires encircle Palermo as temperatures hit 47C (www.theguardian.com)

India, Manipur genocide: ‘Horrific Videos, Reports Just Tip of Iceberg, Much More Has Happened We Don't Know About’ (www.youtube.com)

Babu Verghese, an author, journalist and consultant for several Christian television channels, who was recently in Manipur, both in the valley and in the hills, and spoke widely to people of both the Meitei and Kuki communities, says that the horrifying videos and reports that surfaced in the last week of killings, burning and...

Helicopter finds missing toddler in soybean field (www.bbc.co.uk)

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US Is Quietly Sending Israel More Ammunition, Missiles (www.bloomberg.com)

How China's BYD went from bargain battery maker to Tesla's biggest rival (asia.nikkei.com)

Health providers say AI chatbots could improve care. But research says some are perpetuating racism (apnews.com)

Canada removes 41 diplomats from India after New Delhi threatens to revoke their immunity | AP News (apnews.com)

Berkeley Lab to lead US hunt for element 120 after breakdown of collaboration with Russia (www.chemistryworld.com)

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) is setting its sights on creating element 120 as part of a new US effort to discover the first elements in row eight of the periodic table. The move follows the breakdown of the US–Russian partnership, which had previously discovered the five heaviest elements, following the Russian...

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