More than 40 nations interested in joining BRICS, South Africa says (www.reuters.com)
More than 40 countries have expressed interested in joining the BRICS group of nations, South Africa's top diplomat in charge of relations with the bloc said on Thursday.
Ukraine: The Latest - Kyiv deploys cluster munitions "to great effect" (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Exclusive: Biden, Xi set to pledge ban on AI in drones, nuclear warhead control, sources say (www.scmp.com)
Potential dangers of AI expected to be major focus of Wednesday’s much-awaited bilateral meeting on margins of Apec summit in San Francisco.
Baidu placed AI chip order from Huawei in shift away from Nvidia (www.reuters.com)
The Subversive Truth: US Collective Gaslighting Will Be Defeated (venezuelanalysis.com)
They called Mandela a terrorist (www.dawn.com)
In the swirling darkness of Gaza, Netanyahu’s words from 2020 shine a light on his military campaign.
Brazil's Yanomami People are Facing Another Colonialist Threat - This Time From Ultra Processed Food (www.thecanary.co)
NYT assists Modi govt's assault on India's free press : Statement on Worldwide Media Holdings’ investment in NewsClick (www.thehindu.com)
In this statement, Jason Pfetcher, manager of Worldwide Media Holdings, clarifies on the provenance of the funds that the for-profit investment vehicle based in the U.S. invested in NewsClick
Fears for Khaled El Qaisi’s wellbeing after his release in Israel (www.aljazeera.com)
The Palestinian Italian researcher has been released from Israeli custody but still isn’t allowed to return to his wife and child in Italy....
British govt funded plan for censorship of factual NATO criticism (thegrayzone.com)
US investors want clarity on Biden's vague curbs on China tech (www.reuters.com)
JPMorgan to pay $75m to settle Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking lawsuit with US Virgin Islands (www.independent.co.uk)
Global South leaders demand end of ‘plundering international order’ (www.aljazeera.com)
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....
Georgia's ruling party to try to impeach president over EU visits, Interpress reports (www.reuters.com)
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Temporary bans on Ukrainian grain should run until end of year, says EU Commissioner for agriculture (www.euronews.com)
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Letter From the Haitian People to African Countries (popularresistance.org)
“None of the countries in the land of our ancestors (Africa) should be echoing the message of the former slave-holding colonial powers, who have become imperialist powers and are now actively engaged in the criminal project to destabilize Haiti by systematically sabotaging her sovereignty, and in which the US-UN occupation is...
Environmental Leaders From 185 Countries Launch Biodiversity Protection Fund (www.ecowatch.com)
Putin breaks silence on Wagner boss Prigozhin’s death (www.reuters.com)
Amazon tries to take over pirate sites that sold DVD copies of Rings of Power (arstechnica.com)
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Belgium strikes: Ryanair pilots announce further walkout in August (www.euronews.com)
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US tourists stay in Eiffel Tower overnight while drunk - prosecutors (www.bbc.co.uk)
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West African leaders prepare for military intervention (www.thetimes.co.uk)
Romania to pay farmers to leave trees standing (www.politico.eu)
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