Ukraine war: University students grapple with rules under conflict (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Geopolitics and the Olympics: When the IOC struggles to stay on the sidelines (www.france24.com)
When French aristocrat Pierre de Coubertin revived the Olympics in 1894, he imagined the Games as an occasion for world peace as countries came together in amicable sporting events. But the Games were soon caught up in nations’ rivalries and political agendas. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) struggled – and failed...
British Museum worker sacked over missing items (www.bbc.co.uk)
Remembering Pierre Seel, the French gay Holocaust survivor and LGBTQ pioneer (www.euronews.com)
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China cuts ‘increasingly political’ US Treasury holdings to 14-year low (www.scmp.com)
U.S. admits DISASTER for Ukraine's failed "Counter Offensive" | Redacted with Clayton Morris (rumble.com)
Ukraine counter-offensive...
Spain nominates Nadia Calviño to run European Investment Bank (www.politico.eu)
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Niger coup: West Africa nations to assemble 'standby force' (www.bbc.com)
The coup leaders have warned they will defend themselves against any intervention...
US pressured Pak over Imran Khan’s Russia visit, said ‘all will be forgiven’ if he is removed: report (indianexpress.com)
“People here and in Europe are quite concerned about why Pakistan is taking such an aggressively neutral position (on Ukraine)… the allegations that the United States has interfered in internal decisions about the leadership of Pakistan are false. It is not in any way the United States Government expressing a preference on...
Civil rights icon George W. Crockett Jr. honored with a new biography (www.peoplesworld.org)
The remarkable recovery of Syria's earthquake baby (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Intel expands in China despite sanctions (asiatimes.com)
China floods: Torrential rains in Hebei province leave 10 dead (www.bbc.co.uk)
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China continues to de-dollarize reserves as gold stockpile climbs for 8th straight month (finance.yahoo.com)
Cambodia: five decades on from the Khmer Rouge, Hun Sen proves himself the ultimate survivor with his plan to hand power to his son (theconversation.com)
As he prepares to hand over power to his son after 38 years in power, veteran Cambodian leader Hun Sen, has come a long way since his early days as a Khmer Rouge fighter.
Mexican city to fine performers of 'misogynistic' songs (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Civic groups say foreign nanny plan is ‘exploitation’ (www.koreaherald.com)
The Korean government said Monday that it will have about 100 foreign domestic helpers working in housework and child care at home in Seoul on a trial basis from as early as this year. The plan was immediately met with opposition from civic groups here, who called it “exploitation.” The Labor Ministry said at a public...
Southeast Asia moves closer to economic unity with new regional payments system (www.cnbc.com)
Inside a Ukrainian baby factory (www.politico.com)
While average Ukrainians suffer amid NATO’s proxy war against Russia, business is booming for the surrogate baby industry, which requires a steady supply of healthy and financially desperate women willing to lease their wombs to affluent foreigners.
India LGBTQ+ couples: 'My parents were ready to kill me for their honour' (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Exclusive: UK probes Novo's Ozempic, weight-loss drug Saxenda over suicidal, self-harming thoughts (www.reuters.com)
41 Myanmar junta members killed in Bago clash (www.mizzima.com)
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Kremlin adviser: Putin to discuss Ukraine with African leaders - Russian agencies (www.reuters.com)
Firefighting plane crashes in Greece as wildfires rage (www.politico.eu)
"Last hope": Eager Germans are prepared to pay for weight-loss drug (www.reuters.com)
