French security officers cleared over black man’s 2016 death in custody (www.france24.com)
French investigating magistrates have dropped their case against three gendarmes over the 2016 death of a young black man in custody that sparked violent protests, lawyers said Friday....
Unrepentant Ben Gvir spars with Bella Hadid over Jewish vs. Arab rights claim (www.timesofisrael.com)
Belarus increasingly isolated as tensions rise at EU border – DW – 08/22/2023 (www.dw.com)
Travel to Belarus is not recommended.
China urges Brics to become geopolitical rival to G7 (archive.ph)
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Anticorruption Crusader Presidential Candidate Wins Runoff Election in Guatemala, in Rebuke to Establishment (archive.ph)
Dozens of Hungarian women travel to Austria for abortions every week, amid tightening laws (www.euronews.com)
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Poland holds huge military parade as voters focus on defence (www.reuters.com)
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Save Right Whale Coalition Sickened Over Government Response to Deaths of Whales in NY, NJ (www.shorenewsnetwork.com)
Rising with the Hill Talking with Michael Shellenberger, journalist and founder of Public Documentary film, Thrown To The Wind m.youtube.com/watch?v=iZYkWtARR5k...
Miss Universe Organisation cuts Indonesia ties over sex abuse claims (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Miss Universe Indonesia: Contestants allege sexual abuse (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Chinese economists told not to be negative as rebound falters | Financial Times (archive.ph)
Pakistan ex-PM Khan given three-year jail sentence (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Niger: US announces partial evacuation of embassy (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Aid efforts for Haitians suffer blow with kidnapping of American nurse and daughter (www.npr.org)
Gang warfare has increasingly plagued Haiti since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. Criminal control has worsened and today the innocent are often killed, raped and held for ransom.
How China’s gallium and germanium bans will play out (asiatimes.com)
Mali drops French from official to working language, 13 local languages get official status (mobile.ghanaweb.com)
Practical matters require French to remain a working language, but no longer will it hold prestige as an official means of communication. Another win for the continued decolonization efforts in the imperial periphery.
Greece fires: Drone shows fire-ravaged Rhodes (www.bbc.com)
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