Italy Seeks to Build Base for Long-Term Partnership With China (www.bloomberg.com)
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China and Vietnam deepen cooperation and enhance political mutual trust (socialistchina.org)
Philippines president orders de-escalation in South China Sea, military chief says (www.reuters.com)
World’s biggest sodium-ion battery switches on, able to power 12,000 homes (www.independent.co.uk)
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Labour wins majority in UK General Elections as Tories lose two-thirds of seats (www.theguardian.com)
The Labour party has won over 400 seats (out of 650) in the 2024 UK General Elections, and Keir Starmer is expected to replace Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister. The Conservatives, in power for the last fourteen years, have suffered a rout, losing over two-thirds of their seats. The SNP has collapsed in Scotland, mostly to Labour,...
Japanese man sentenced to 17.5 years in prison, and 20 strokes of the cane in Singapore for rape (apnews.com)
Commentary: Trying to kill Chinese tech only makes it stronger (www.channelnewsasia.com)
Lies and Damned Lies About Venezuela’s Presidential Elections (orinocotribune.com)
Exit poll suggests Labour set for huge landslide win in UK general election (www.theguardian.com)
Exit poll predicts Labour will win 410 seats, securing a majority of 170, to the Conservatives’ 131
"Russia must leave Ukraine": US rejects Orban's ceasefire proposal (news.liga.net)
Japan's government finally moves on from floppy disks (www.xda-developers.com)
Israel’s Starvation Policy in Gaza Is Forcing People to Eat Tree Leaves (scheerpost.com)
Myanmar shop owners jailed for raising wages (www.bangkokpost.com)
Belarus officially joins SCO, becomes its 10th member state (english.news.cn)
8th China-Eurasia Expo concludes with fruitful results (en.inform.kz)
Free Speech Under Fire: How Israel’s Tech Guard Is Killing Free Speech Online (www.mintpressnews.com)
With Words of Iron, social media users are encouraged to amplify pro-Israel content by commenting with autogenerated text created by the website’s developers, as well as mass-report content deemed “anti-Israel.”...
Pro-Palestinian protesters breach security at Australia's Parliament House to unfurl banners (apnews.com)
Woman found dead after python swallows her in Indonesia (www.channelnewsasia.com)
China is building a mammoth 8 GW solar farm (electrek.co)
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Raids Find Luxury Dior, Armani Handbags Being Made by Exploited Workers in Italy (www.wsj.com)
Biden rejects growing pressure to abandon his campaign, vows to stay 'to the end' (www.reuters.com)
Sierra Leone outlaws child marriage with new bill (www.reuters.com)
Japan declares victory in effort to end government use of floppy disks (www.reuters.com)
US Ports Warn White House of ‘Grave’ Economic Risks With China Crane Tariff (www.bloomberg.com)
After a stop in Cuba, 2 Russian ships dock in Venezuelan port as part of ‘show the flag’ exercises [July 02 2024 | The Associated Press] (apnews.com)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Two Russian naval ships docked Tuesday in the Venezuelan port of La Guaira after exercises in the Atlantic Ocean that Moscow said were to “show the flag” in remote, important regions, and an initial stopover in Cuba.