Mexico Demands Texas Remove Floating Barrier of Buoys with Saw Blades in Rio Grande (www.democracynow.org)
Illinois just made it possible to sue people for doxxing attacks (arstechnica.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1339678...
Bear escapes from crate in plane’s cargo hold at Dubai airport (www.theguardian.com)
Iraq’s prime minister has ordered an investigation into how a bear escaped from its crate in the cargo hold of an Iraqi aircraft as it was due to depart from Dubai airport, leaving passengers disgruntled over the delay and causing a stir on social media....
Australian museum to return stolen Cambodian artefacts (www.bbc.com)
The bronze sculptures will be given back to Cambodia amid a global push return looted goods.
Gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia broken, Russia is the likely culprit (yle.fi)
According to a government press release on Tuesday afternoon, the authorities have located the damaged point in the Balticconnector natural gas pipeline. In addition, there is damage to the communication cable between the countries....
Russia-Ukraine war: at least 51 people killed in Russian strike on village food shop (www.theguardian.com)
Mexico's president slams US aid for Ukraine and sanctions on Venezuela and Cuba (apnews.com)
López Obrador said the United States should spend some of the money sent to Ukraine on economic development in Latin America....
Workers stage Japan's first strike in decades over department store sale | Reuters | Ghostarchive (ghostarchive.org)
TOKYO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Workers at a major Tokyo department store went on strike on Thursday after talks with management over the planned sale of their company broke down, marking the first major walk-out the country has seen in decades....
Heatwave energy shortages would have been ‘much worse’ without solar power, experts say (www.euronews.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1175189...
Israeli navy opens fire at Palestinian fisherman in Gaza (english.wafa.ps)
GAZA, Thursday, August 3, 2023 (WAFA) – A Palestinian fisherman was Thursday injured after he was shot by Israeli navy forces as he was sailing in the Gaza Sea, sources confirmed.
Nefarious Data Collection Masking as Public Art? An A.I. Company Has Placed Mirrored Spheres Around the World in a Massive Eye-Scanning Project (news.artnet.com)
A.I. company Worldcoin has rolled out 1,500 Orbs to more than 35 cities in a bid to create digital identities for the world's citizens.
July heat near impossible without climate change (www.bbc.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/732714...
US offers Poland rare loan of $2 billion to modernize its military (apnews.com)
Fifth Circuit Says Law Enforcement Doesn’t Need Warrants To Search Phones At The Border (www.techdirt.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1899058...
Niger soldiers announce coup on national TV (www.bbc.co.uk)
Arresting Vladimir Putin in South Africa would be 'declaration of war', says Ramaphosa (www.bbc.co.uk)
3-Year-Old Girl Killed After Family Allegedly Found Cocaine Washed Up on Beach in Belize (www.vice.com)
Cocaine left in the ocean by drug cartels washing ashore in the tourist islands of Belize has caused deadly wars between Bloods and Crips gangs for years. The child was one of three people killed....
Ukraine fears drone shortages due to China restrictions - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
Spooked by Halloween mayhem, Tokyo's famous Shibuya district tells revelers, "please do not come" (www.cbsnews.com)
Halloween revelry around Tokyo's iconic Shibuya crossing has grown too scary for its own good, but can "saying 'Don't come here'" keep a lid on it?
Rishi Sunak saying ‘a man is a man and a woman is a woman’ branded ‘sickening’ and ‘ridiculous’ (www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk)
Zoleka Mandela: Nelson Mandela's granddaughter dies in South Africa at 43 (www.bbc.com)
She was well known for detailing her cancer treatment and being open about her past drug addiction.
Time to ditch Amazon Prime? (www.bbc.co.uk)
This will be the straw that breaks the camel’s back for me.
Brazil’s Lula backtracks on Putin arrest safety at Rio G20 (www.aljazeera.com)
Brazil’s Lula backtracks on Putin arrest safety at Rio G20...
When a 'fire hurricane' hit, Maui's warning sirens never sounded (www.bbc.co.uk)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1430327...
All news in Canada will be removed from Facebook, Instagram within weeks: Meta (www.ctvnews.ca)
Canadians no longer able to share or view news articles and other content by publishers and broadcasters, including international outlets. Online News Act requires tech giants to compensate Canadian news outlets for content shared on their platforms.
