‘Ghost flights’: Qatar Airways flying near-empty planes in Australia to exploit legal loophole (www.theguardian.com)
Archived version: archive.ph/fj7IK...
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Chinese economy expected to have slipped into deflation as recovery falters (www.theguardian.com)
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Chinese Copper Mine in Myanmar Expands With Land Grab (www.irrawaddy.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/2903814...
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Unveiling the ‘Wikipedia Game’: CIA and FBI Use Web Encyclopedia for Information Warfare (orinocotribune.com)
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Thousands of US troops arrive in Red Sea amid ratcheting Iran tensions (www.aljazeera.com)
Part of response from United States after alleged seizures of several civilian ships by Iran, US Navy said.
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Tea, tuk-tuks and homestays: How this 300 km walking trail is empowering the women of Sri Lanka (www.euronews.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1213294...
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No ONE is ready for what's coming in weeks, it's going to be bad | Redacted with Clayton Morris (rumble.com)
CIA plans for Zelensky...
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Germany receives 178 compensation applications from gay servicepeople over discrimination (apnews.com)
The German defense ministry says that it has received 178 applications for compensation from gay servicepeople who experienced discrimination in the military in the past.
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Mass Rally in Niamey Backs Niger’s Military Leaders as ECOWAS-Led Intervention Looms (peoplesdispatch.org)
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Malawi Moves to Tackle Rising Cases of Suicide (www.voanews.com)
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Carbon credits - land grab or the Amazon’s future? (www.bbc.com)
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Man arrested after stabbing near British Museum in London (www.theguardian.com)
Archived version: archive.ph/rXLlw...
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New physics or not? I'll sort it out for you. (www.youtube.com)
cross-posted from: hexbear.net/post/292247...
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Over 3,000 Myanmar Junta Troops Killed in First Half of 2023: NUG (www.irrawaddy.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/2903701...
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Economic turmoil and spiraling prices: Just how bad is poverty in Turkey? (www.euronews.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1213071...
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EPA Approved a Fuel Ingredient Even Though It Could Cause Cancer in Virtually Every Person Exposed Over a Lifetime (www.propublica.org)
The EPA decided its scientists were overstating the risks and gave Chevron the go-ahead to make the new boat fuel ingredient at its refinery in Pascagoula, Mississippi....
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Australian police arrest 19 for child sex abuse offences after FBI tip-off (www.aljazeera.com)
Australian police say they have rescued 13 children after investigation into ‘sophisticated’ online child abuse network.
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Portugal battles wildfires amid third heatwave of the year (www.bbc.com)
Temperatures in excess of 40C are expected to hit much of the Iberian peninsula this week.
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The World Food Program slowly resumes food aid to Ethiopia after months of suspension and criticism (apnews.com)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations World Food Program is slowly resuming food aid to Ethiopia nearly five months after taking the extraordinary measure of suspending aid to millions of people after the discovery of a massive scheme to steal donated grain. WFP said it’s testing small-scale distribution in some areas but...
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Study: China's Housing Bubble Break The Two-Child Policy (stop-population-decline.ghost.io)
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Marine heatwave off Oregon coast considered ‘extreme’ by NOAA (www.oregonlive.com)
The average ocean temperature around the world reached 70 degrees in 2023 – the highest ever.
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One of 2023's most extreme heat waves is happening in the middle of winter (phys.org)
Temperatures in parts of Chile and northern Argentina have soared to 10°C–20°C above average over the last few days. Towns in the Andes mountains have reached 38°C or more, while Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, saw temperatures above 30°C—breaking its previous August record by more than 5°C. Temperatures peaked at...
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Traditional Indigenous Education Creates Stable Productive Members (popularresistance.org)
I never understood why so-called ‘highly intelligent’ people never merely looked at the man-made non-indigenous educational system and realized it is a totally unnatural way for humans to learn, just because we have sophisticated technology does not mean the modern educational construct creates better human beings who are...
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Deputy mayor of Tokyo's Shibuya Ward calls assemblywoman a 'pig' on Teams chat (mainichi.jp)
TOKYO -- A deputy mayor of the capital's Shibuya Ward called an assembly member a "pig" on a Microsoft Teams app chat that can be viewed by ward executives, the assemblyperson revealed at a press conference on Aug. 7.
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