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Evergrande: Crisis-hit Chinese property giant reveals $81bn loss (www.bbc.co.uk)
Britain rejects Russia's accusation of UK's possible involvement in Crimean bridge attack (www.reuters.com)
Taiwan presidential candidate plans US stop, drawing China’s ire (www.aljazeera.com)
China decries plans of ‘separatist’ Taiwanese presidential frontrunner William Lai to stop in US during a Paraguay trip.
China youth unemployment hits high as recovery falters (www.bbc.co.uk)
[Israeli] Settlers, protected by soldiers, go on a rampage in the West Bank, attack vehicles and villages, cause damage (english.wafa.ps)
Russia halts wartime deal allowing Ukraine to ship grain. It’s a blow to global food security (apnews.com)
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Iran’s ‘morality police’ return as authorities enforce hijab rule (www.aljazeera.com)
Iranian authorities intensify crack down on violations of the country’s mandatory hijab rules....
Big oil quietly walks back on climate pledges as global heat records tumble (www.theguardian.com)
Mexican crime journalist shot dead in Acapulo – DW – 07/16/2023 (www.dw.com)
Data from Reporters Without Borders shows that 150 journalists have been killed in Mexico since 2000. In 2022 alone, 13 members of the press were killed there.
Record heat waves sweep the world, from U.S. to Japan via Europe (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Parts of eastern Japan are expected to reach 38 to 39 degrees Celsius, with the Meteorological Agency warning temperatures could hit previous records.
India ties up with UAE to settle trade in rupees (ca.sports.yahoo.com)
Scientists leave Japan for China, wooed by better teamwork, jobs (archive.is)
Some 300 children drowned trying to reach Europe so far this year (www.aljazeera.com)
At least 289 children are known to have died at sea in the first six months of this year while attempting to reach Europe, according to the United Nations children agency (UNICEF)....
Argentina's use of Chinese yuan is soaring as dollars run short, and a top US manufacturer may join the trend (archive.is)
Almost 50 Democrats snub Biden with vote against cluster bombs for Ukraine (thehill.com)
Biden Issues Order To Send 3,000 U.S Reserve Troops To Europe (wsau.com)
Doxxing campaign targeting Hong Kong protesters had China links: report (www.rfa.org)
Sweden in NATO? Maybe not (thehill.com)
There was a post from a mass media site the other day saying Turkey was approving Sweden to join NATO. This turned out to be a bit of wishful thinking.
Argentina's 'death flights': Plane repatriation brings closure to families of victims (www.france24.com)
One of the most chilling pieces of evidence of the brutal Argentinian dictatorship, which lasted from 1976 to 1983, is a small airplane. The Skyvan, a British-made aircraft, was used by Argentina’s military junta to make political opponents disappear. The “death flights” saw dozens of people killed when they were thrown...
Poland: A new report examines the PKN Orlen takeover of Polska Press (europeanjournalists.org)
Media capture in Poland: the ruling party has significantly increased its ability to influence and control news and opinion across the country.
Cuba and Venezuela condemn EU’s unilateralism ahead of CELAC-EU Summit (peoplesdispatch.org)
US removes word 'country' from Taiwan travel advisory notice (www.taiwannews.com.tw)
Global hunger shows no sign of reversing (www.politico.eu)
UK’s Sunak tries to smooth things out after defense sec urges Ukrainian ‘gratitude’ (www.politico.eu)
Zelenskiy forced to recalibrate to avert Nato summit falling-out (www.theguardian.com)
Africa's high-speed railway network is on track (jermwarfare.com)
North Korea fires intercontinental ballistic missile after threatening US (www.bbc.com)
European court condemns Russia over murder of opposition leader (www.euronews.com)
NATO stops short of Ukraine invitation, angering Zelenskyy (www.aljazeera.com)
San Francisco protestors are disabling autonomous vehicles using traffic cones (www.techspot.com)