Italy refuses Munich museum’s request to return ancient Roman statue bought by Hitler ( www.nbcnews.com )
Over 10,500 Killed in One Month as Israel Continues its War on Palestine ( unicornriot.ninja )
Google Passkeys Now Offered as Default Login Option for Personal Google Accounts: How it Works | Technology News ( www.gadgets360.com )
Inside South Africa's Operation Dudula: 'Why we hate foreigners' ( www.bbc.com )
"It serves no purpose, it is unjust:" 63 Australian politicians urge US to let WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange walk free ( www.theguardian.com )
The Australian federal politicians have explicitly called on the US to drop the prosecution of Julian Assange, who remains in Belmarsh prison in the UK, warning of “a sharp and sustained outcry in Australia” if the WikiLeaks founder is extradited.
Spanish FA president Rubiales resigns over Hermoso kiss ( www.bbc.co.uk )
Grindr Loses Almost Half Its Staff on 2-Day RTO Requirement [Bloomberg] ( archive.ph )
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Army officers say they are taking power in Gabon ( www.bbc.co.uk )
Live updates: Wagner’s Yevgeniy Prigozhin believed to be aboard crashed plane in Russia ( www.washingtonpost.com )
As this is a developing story, I’m skipping the archive link.
Moon rocket blasts off, carrying Russia’s hope of first successful lunar landing since 1976 ( www.theguardian.com )
The Luna-25 mission will seek to land near the south pole of the moon, collecting geological samples from the area, and sending back data for signs of water or its building blocks, which could raise the possibility of a future human colony on the moon.
Why did the US credit rating just get dinged? ( www.vox.com )
On August 1, the Fitch Ratings agency downgraded the United States’ long-term credit rating from AAA to AA+ for only the second time in the nation’s history, in what’s generally seen as a signal of concern about the US’s creditworthiness....
Bizarre giant viruses with tubular tentacles and star-like shells discovered in New England forest ( www.livescience.com )
Unilever to comply with Russian conscription law if staff called up ( www.theguardian.com )
‘If you don’t take off your clothes, we will kill you’: Kuki women paraded naked in Manipur, India
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Inside Barbados' Historic Push for Slavery Reparations ( time.com )
Economic inequality cannot be explained by individual bad choices, study finds ( phys.org )
Greece boat disaster: Survivors blame Greek coastguard for tragedy ( www.bbc.com )
Remote work appears to be here to stay, especially for women | The Washington Post ( www.washingtonpost.com )
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7.5 million Baby Shark bath toys are recalled after they cut or stabbed children ( apnews.com )
About 7.5 million “Baby Shark” bath toys are being recalled after multiple lacerations and puncture wounds were reported in children playing with them.
The U.S. Population Is Older Than It Has Ever Been ( www.nytimes.com )
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Parts of Broward County under quarantine due to giant African land snails ( www.nbcmiami.com )
The snail can grow up to eight inches long, and can potentially carry the parasite rat lungworm, which may cause meningitis in humans and animals. The snail should not be handled without gloves because of the meningitis risk....
America's housing shortage is keeping home prices high ( www.axios.com )
We’re also seeing a rapid increase in commercial vacancies with WFH. But there are big challenges and costs to turning commercial properties into residential....
Reddit CEO Triples Down, Insults Protesters, Whines About Not Making Enough Money From Reddit Users ( www.techdirt.com )
China is flooding Taiwan with fake news and disinformation ahead of a major election. Here’s how it’s fighting back ( feddit.de )
Cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/6763982