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Cyprus Marks 49 Years Since The Coup D’état (greekcitytimes.com)

Andrew Probert: two Enterprises and a DeLorean in the résumé (web.archive.org)

My two favorite "vehicles" in all of fandom are the Enterprise-D and the BTTF DeLorean. And what do you know, Andrew Probert had a significant hand in designing both, as well as the first updated Enterprise in Star Trek: TMP. Here's a cool interview with Andrew from back in 2001.

Divisions over the Ukraine war cause a rift at EU-LatAm summit that was supposed to be a love-in (archive.is)

Major police incident in Auckland on eve of Women’s World Cup (theathletic.com)

Police raid MEP’s house as Qatargate corruption probe widens (www.politico.eu)

Nazi Symbols on Ukraine’s Front Lines Highlight Thorny Issues of History (www.nytimes.com)

Troops’ use of patches bearing Nazi emblems risks fueling Russian propaganda and spreading imagery that the West has spent a half-century trying to eliminate....

South Africa says Putin agreed not to attend BRICS summit (www.reuters.com)

Google Home’s new home panel is finally rolling out for Pixel phones (www.androidpolice.com)

Why Do People Even Use Social Media? (www.psychologytoday.com)

Samsung Foundry's 3nm and 4nm Yields Are Improving - Report (www.anandtech.com)

MEPs blast European Commission for signing deal with Tunisia's 'cruel dictator' (www.euronews.com)

Colombian rescuers search for children after river burst its banks (www.bbc.co.uk)

Trump’s outbursts met with silence so far by prosecutor, judge (web.archive.org)

Evergrande: Crisis-hit Chinese property giant reveals $81bn loss (www.bbc.co.uk)

California crews battle wildfires in extreme heat (www.bbc.co.uk)

Africa's fractured relationship with the ICC (www.dw.com)

Since its inception 25 years ago, 33 African states have joined the ICC with Ivory Coast the most recent to do so in 2013. They were all expecting justice for victims of crimes....

Xbox Live Gold becomes Game Pass Core in September (www.xbox.com)

Microsoft is ending Xbox Live Gold, and it will be replaced with a new tier of Game Pass called “Core”, starting September 14, 2023....

China economic data likely to show recovery is fading quickly (www.reuters.com)

A flurry of economic data from China on Monday is expected to show its post-pandemic bounce is quickly fizzling out, raising expectations that Beijing needs to unveil more stimulus measures soon to shore up activity and shaky consumer confidence.

30 years of Slackware! (www.patreon.com)

Just a reminder that Slackware has been kicking around for 30 years today!...

Tour de France 2023: Fan causes crash on stage 15 while taking selfie (www.bbc.co.uk)

Yellen 'eager' to work with China on debt, other global challenges (www.reuters.com)

GANDHINAGAR, India, July 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Sunday she was “eager” to work with China on areas of mutual interest, including debt restructurings for poorer countries, and that multilateral development banks needed reforms before capital increases could be considered....