China: son and daughter of wanted self-exiled pro-democracy activist questioned by Hong Kong police ( hongkongfp.com )
Elmer Yuen is listed as one of the eight pro-democracy activists wanted by the national security police. He is accused of subversion and collusion with foreign forces to endanger national security.
Amid a record heat wave, Texas construction workers lose their right to rest breaks ( www.npr.org )
On June 13, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed HB 2127 — the Texas Regulatory Consistency Act — which bars cities and counties from passing regulations that are stricter than state ones. It also overturns local rules such as ordinances in Austin and Dallas that mandate rest breaks for construction workers. The law takes effect...
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Russia’s Wagner mercenaries launch joint training with Belarusian military near Polish border ( apnews.com )
Reported gasline explosion rocks Bree Street in Johannesburg CBD ( www.timeslive.co.za )
Sask. (Canada) high court upholds decision to not pay insurance to estate of man who died of drug overdose - CBC ( www.cbc.ca )
Saskatchewan is fairly conservative leaning, from a Canadian perspective, so perhaps this isn’t surprising, but it’s a shame that drug use continues to be viewed through a criminal lens instead of a healthcare and mental health crisis....
Guatemala’s corruption is thrust into international spotlight by the government’s election meddling ( english.elpais.com )
Crappy title - interesting article
Political crisis in Senegal triggers influx of migrants to Spain’s Canary Islands ( english.elpais.com )
News on Wagner’s status and Prigozhin, Russia, the Pentagon ( www.nbcnews.com )
Giant Sloth bones may be evidence of humans in the Americas as early as 27k years ago ( www.improvethenews.org )
"I am crying at my salon": Taliban orders Kabul beauty parlors to shut down ( www.npr.org )
This, among thousands of other things about life under the Taliban, breaks my heart.
Biden Approves Mobilization of Reserves to Support Eucom ( www.defense.gov )
President Biden issued an executive order mobilizing up to 3,000 reserve forces to support U.S. European Command in Operation Atlantic Resolve, which aims to defend NATO’s eastern flank amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The mobilization will designate the operation as a contingency to provide benefits and entitlements to...
Industrial Magnetron Market Analysis, Revenue Share, Company Profiles, Launches, & Forecast Till 2030
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US tech giants restructured to sidestep Australian tax law, following PwC advice : The PwC Australia tax leak scandal continues ( www.icij.org )
Sydney private equity firm recently nabbed PwC Australia’s government consulting arm for a single Australian dollar, or around 67 U.S. cents....
Canadian lake chosen to represent start of the Anthropocene ( www.theguardian.com )
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Thai foreign minister informs ASEAN that he met with Aung San Suu Kyi - Myanmar Now ( myanmar-now.org )
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/1388692...
Riots in France: Misinformation spread to discredit protesters, French immigration policies ( observers.france24.com )
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Fears grow for Myanmar political prisoners as more are shot dead in junta custody - Myanmar Now ( myanmar-now.org )
NATO summit seeks agreement on Ukraine bid after Turkey deal on Sweden ( www.reuters.com )
Turkish President Erdoğan agrees to back Sweden's NATO bid, Stoltenberg says ( www.axios.com )
Turkey leader Erdogan will back Sweden joining Nato - Stoltenberg ( www.bbc.co.uk )
Disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar stabbed multiple times at Florida federal prison, AP sources say ( apnews.com )
Larry Nassar, the ex-USA Gymnastics doctor who sexually abused girls for decades, was stabbed 10 times in prison | CNN ( cnn.it )
Ghanaian children wrongly taken in raids backed by US charity IJM ( www.bbc.co.uk )
It gets weirder. One branch of the Christian charity takes children and has their parents put into jail, while another branch of the same Christian charity uses the parents’ unfair jailing as fundraisers for the charity, saying they will use the money to get the parents out of jail. (The parents they put into jail in the first...