Links 12/07/2024: EU/China Tensions and Ukraine War Updates
Contents
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Leftovers
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Chris ☛ Continuous Kelly Trainer: Ship Investor 2
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New York Times ☛ Rencontres d’Arles Points the Camera Below the Surface
There’s always more to a photo than what we see, as shown by standout exhibitions at this year’s Rencontres d’Arles in southern France.
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Science
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Science Alert ☛ This Is The Fastest Object Ever Made by Humans, And It's Not Slowing Down
Washington, DC to Tokyo in under a minute.
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Science Alert ☛ New Species of Magic Mushrooms Discovered in Africa Are Unknown to Science
A spiritual tradition we never knew about.
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New York Times ☛ NASA Europa Clipper Mission Imperiled by Chips on Spacecraft
Transistors on the Europa Clipper spacecraft, scheduled to launch in October, may not be able to endure the harsh radiation around the planet Jupiter.
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Science Alert ☛ Scientists Reconstruct Mammoth Chromosomes in 3D in Amazing First
An entirely new kind of fossil.
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New York Times ☛ A Mammoth DNA Discovery Helps Map an Ancient Genome in 3-D
A “fossil chromosome” preserves the structure of a woolly mammoth’s genome — and offers a better grasp of how it once worked.
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Education
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Latvia ☛ Ministry plans to tweak language agency's role
The Ministry of Education and Science (IZM) plans to maintain the existence of the Latvian Language Agency (LVA), but to transfer some of its functions to the State Education Development Agency (VIAA), according to a draft order on the creation of a new state institution that has been submitted, the LETA news agency reports.
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Federal News Network ☛ With record number of interns, NSF is ‘intentional’ about career growth
At the National Science Foundation, one in five new hires this year has been an intern. Now NSF is looking to make full-time positions more appealing to them.
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RFA ☛ Hong Kong probes scandal of fake degree certificates from China
Educational recruitment agencies are able to produce fake documents exactly like the real thing, an official says.
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Science Alert ☛ Humans And Neanderthals Had a Longer, More Intertwined Relationship Than We Thought
And we may have been wrong about another thing.
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Hardware
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Tom's Hardware ☛ 13th and 14th Gen defective chip maker Intel CPU instability also hits servers — W680 boards with Core i9 K-series chips are crashing
13th and 14th Gen Raptor Lake instability has escalated to the data center. Level1Tech has discovered that game servers running 13th and 14th Gen Core i9 K series CPUs are experiencing the same stability issues in server motherboards as in mainstream desktop motherboards.
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Hackaday ☛ 2024 Business Card Challenge: The Gift Of Music
Has anyone ever told you that you just can’t carry a tune? If you were to be the lucky recipient of one of [Ayu]’s synthesizer business cards, well, then it really couldn’t be helped.
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Health/Nutrition/Agriculture
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Science Alert ☛ Scientists Identify a Speech Trait That Foreshadows Cognitive Decline
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The Straits Times ☛ Malaysia hospitals see increase in patient abandonments as society ages
Hospital Kuala Lumpur recorded 358 abandonment cases in 2023.
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Science Alert ☛ New Alzheimer's Nasal Spray Clears Toxic Tangles in Human Neurons And Mice
Definitely worth exploring further.
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Science Alert ☛ Olympics on Steroids? Experts Slam Enhanced Games as 'Extremely Dangerous'.
This could get people killed.
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Science Alert ☛ Clinical Trial Shows One Drug Performs Better Than Ozempic For Weight Loss
Patients were more likely to lose weight and achieved greater weight loss overall.
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Latvia ☛ STI prevalence in Latvia grows; health authorities stress safe sex
Data published by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) in March 2024 reveal the rapid spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in European Union countries. The Latvian Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC) notes that the number of syphilis and gonorrhea cases has also increased in Latvia this year.
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Atlantic Council ☛ Hospital bombing was latest act in Russia’s war on Ukrainian healthcare
The bombing of Ukraine's largest children's hospital on July 8 was the latest in a series of similar attacks as Russia deliberately targets Ukrainian healthcare infrastructure, writes Olha Fokaf.
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New York Times ☛ Cooking Oil in Dirty Fuel Tankers? Report Raises Alarms in China.
Officials said they would start an investigation after a newspaper reported that a tanker used to carry liquefied coal was then used to transport soybean oil.
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The Straits Times ☛ Report on cooking oil transported in fuel tanker trucks sparks food safety fears in China
The scandal has prompted a government investigation of the issue.
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Proprietary/Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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Tom's Hardware ☛ Microsoft has fixed the nasty update bug causing backdoored Windows 11 boot loops
Microsoft has fixed a devastating bug in the backdoored Windows 11 23H2 update that forced many PCs into an endless reboot loop.
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Bruce Schneier ☛ Apple Is Alerting iPhone Users of Spyware Attacks
Not a lot of details:
Apple has issued a new round of threat notifications to iPhone users across 98 countries, warning them of potential mercenary spyware attacks. It’s the second such alert campaign from the company this year, following a similar notification sent to users in 92 nations in April.
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Security
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Integrity/Availability/Authenticity
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Zimbabwe ☛ This scam was nearly identical to E-creator but Zimbabweans still fell for it, smh
These are desperate times and you know how how the saying goes. We just cannot keep up with the desperate measures people are taking.
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WhichUK ☛ Fraud and other banking complaints reach 10 year high
The Financial Ombudsman Service received a record number of complaints from victims of fraud in 2023-24
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Privacy/Surveillance
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WhichUK ☛ Online marketplaces flooded with illegal [spy] tech
Nearly 90% of smart products in a snapshot check on Amazon, eBay and Temu did not seemingly meet new legal requirements for security support transparency
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Defence/Aggression
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New York Times ☛ He Was Sent to Prison for Killing His Baby. What if He Didn’t Do It?
Flawed science helped convict Russell Maze more than 20 years ago. The D.A.’s office now says it got it wrong. Why is he still behind bars?
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TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Minnesota police watchdog group raises concerns after second deadly police shooting in Crookston in 6 weeks
A mental health advocate with a statewide police watchdog group is raising concerns after the same police officer was involved in two deadly shootings just 45 days apart.
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France24 ☛ ‘More than 186,000 dead’ in Gaza: How credible are the estimates published on The Lancet?
According to a "letter" published on the website of the British medical journal The Lancet, "186,000 or even more deaths could be attributable to the current conflict in Gaza". This is a significantly higher death toll than the 38,345 announced by the Hamas-run territory’s health ministry on Thursday. FRANCE 24 takes a look at how the authors arrived at this estimate and whether their figure is credible.
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The Straits Times ☛ US, South Korea sign integrated nuclear deterrence for Korean peninsula
Both countries reaffirmed close coordination against North Korea's nuclear threat.
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RFA ☛ Uyghurs demand end to genocide in Xinjiang on anniversary of Urumqi unrest
They want the UN and others to take concrete action to stop China’s rights violations.
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Pro Publica ☛ The DA Says He’s Innocent. He Might Spend Life in Prison Anyway.
Sunny Eaton never imagined herself working at the district attorney’s office. A former public defender, she once represented Nashville, Tennessee’s least powerful people, and she liked being the only person in a room willing to stand by someone when no one else would. She spent a decade building her own private practice, but in 2020, she took an unusual job as the director of the conviction-review unit in the Nashville DA’s office. Her assignment was to investigate past cases her office had prosecuted and identify convictions for which there was new evidence of innocence.
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ACLU ☛ How Trump's Proposed Radical Expansion of Executive Power Will Impact Our Freedoms
Donald Trump’s four years in office were marked by gross abuses of executive power, including efforts to trample protest and dissent — key freedoms at the heart of our participatory democracy.
He deployed federal agents and surveillance to silence Black Lives Matter protesters or anyone he deemed to oppose his policies, threatened to use his power as president to punish his political enemies, and attacked journalists who criticized him. If elected to a second term, we expect the Trump administration to double down on attempts to further limit our First Amendment rights and use the power of the federal government to attack political rivals, stifle dissent, and undermine checks and balances on presidential power.
For more than 100 years, the ACLU has defended our most fundamental rights and freedoms — including our right to express ourselves free from government interference. We won’t stop now. If Trump is reelected, we’re prepared to use the courts, Congress, state and local power, and our organizing muscle to challenge unlawful attempts to surveil Americans, suppress speech, and undermine democracy.
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TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ Iowa man convicted of murdering a police officer who tried to arrest him
Kyle Ricke faces life in prison for the murder of Algona Police Officer Kevin Cram.
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France24 ☛ Rouen cathedral fire: misleading map recirculates about “Christianophobia” in French churches
Following the small fire that broke out on the spire in Rouen’s famous Gothic cathedral, misleading posts have circulated fueling claims that the fire was a “religious attack.”
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New York Times ☛ How Drew Afualo and Kacie Rose Deal With Rude Fentanylware (TikTok) and Instagram Comments
Ignore vitriol, or turn it into content? Creators like Kacie Rose and Drew Afualo share their tips for dealing with a harsh comments section.
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New York Times ☛ Jack Schlossberg Is Named a Political Correspondent for Vogue
Mr. Schlossberg, 31, the only grandson of President John F. Kennedy, has courted attention with outlandish Fentanylware (TikTok) videos, many of them political.
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The Straits Times ☛ Japan warns of rising tension over China’s military drills near Taiwan
The possibility of heightened tensions cannot be discounted, says Japan.
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The Straits Times ☛ Philippines rejects undermining of its South China Sea interests, especially by force
China claims almost the entire South China Sea.
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The Straits Times ☛ China scolds EU over statement about South China Sea
China has rebuked the European Union over a statement about the South China Sea, saying the latter ignored historical and objective facts of the testy issue and "blatantly endorses" what it called the Philippines' violation of its sovereignty.
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Hong Kong Free Press ☛ US has ‘persecutory delusion,’ Beijing says after Joe Biden renews ’emergency status’ for Hong Kong
Beijing’s foreign ministry office in Hong Kong has accused the US of “persecutory delusion” after Washington extended the city’s “emergency status,” citing “recent actions” taken by China. The Commissioner’s Office of China’s Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong released a statement on Thursday warning the US to stop interfering in the city’s affairs.
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Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine
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The Straits Times ☛ China says it will never accept ‘unfounded accusations’ made at Nato summit
Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China is willing to maintain contact with Nato on “an equal footing”.
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Atlantic Council ☛ Five reasons why Ukraine should be invited to join NATO
The 2024 NATO Summit in Washington failed to produce any progress toward Ukrainian membership but there are five compelling reasons why Ukraine should be invited to join the alliance, writes Paul Grod.
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The Strategist ☛ The non-proliferation problem
Avril Haines, the US director of national intelligence, warned in March that ‘Russia’s need for support in the context of Ukraine has forced it to grant some long-sought concessions to China, North Korea and Iran [...]
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Latvia ☛ Latvia-led Drone Coalition for Ukraine flying high at NATO summit
New Zealand on July 10 became the latest country to join the 'Drone Coalition' for Ukraine co-led by Latvia and the United Kingdom, reports the 'Sargs.lv' military news portal.
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Atlantic Council ☛ Ukraine’s prayer breakfast challenges Kremlin claims of religious persecution
Ukraine's recent National Prayer Breakfast highlighted the country's commitment to religious freedom and challenged Kremlin accusations of religious persecution in the country, writes Steven Moore.
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Atlantic Council ☛ The future of Europe, Ukraine, and the world order is not yet written, says the US national security advisor
Nothing is inevitable, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said at the NATO Public Forum. “It comes down to the choices that we make and the choices that we make together.”
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Atlantic Council ☛ Ignac interviewed by Euronews Serbia on the bridge to NATO and the Washington Summit
On July 9, Transatlantic Security Initiative assistant director Luka Ignac was interviewed by Euronews Serbia on the expectations for Ukraine at the Washington NATO Summit (source in Serbian).
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France24 ☛ Zelensky urges NATO leaders to drop restrictions on hitting military targets in Russia
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday called on NATO allies to provide more support for his outgunned forces and to allow them greater scope to strike inside Russia.
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France24 ☛ NATO allies accuse China of 'enabling' Russia's war in Ukraine
NATO allies on Wednesday accused China of aiding Russia's war in Ukraine by "enabling" Moscow to build the bombs and missiles it uses in its offensive. China denied the claims and warned NATO against “provoking" a confrontation.
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France24 ☛ Bosnian Muslims commemorate anniversary of Srebrenica massacre
Thousands gathered in Srebrenica, Bosnia, on Thursday to commemorate the 1995 massacre of Bosnian Muslims, coinciding with the recent UN designation of July 11 as an international day of reflection. The massacre executed by Bosnian Serb forces claimed the lives of 8,000 men and boys and remains a deeply painful chapter in Europe's post-World War II history.
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JURIST ☛ Russia denies human rights activist Orlov’s appeal for freedom
A Moscow court upheld the February sentence against Nobel Human Rights laureate Oleg Orlov on Thursday for criticizing the war in Ukraine and comparing the Russian justice system to Nazi Germany.
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LRT ☛ Lithuania delivers ammunition, anti-drones, field beds to Ukraine
A shipment of ammunition, drone jamming equipment and folding field beds from Lithuania was delivered to the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Thursday, the Lithuanian Defence Ministry said.
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RFERL ☛ CNN: Russia Tried To Assassinate CEO Of Arms Firm Sending Weapons To Ukraine
U.S. intelligence discovered earlier this year that Russia planned to assassinate the chief executive of German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall, which has been producing artillery shells and military vehicles for Ukraine, CNN reported on July 11.
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RFERL ☛ NATO Chief Says Support For Ukraine Shows Russia That 'Violence And Intimidation Do Not Pay'
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said that the alliance was “putting in place the foundations for Ukraine to prevail” in its effort to defend itself against Russia.
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RFERL ☛ Belarus's Tsikhanouskaya Urges West To Show Unity, Decisiveness In Resisting Russia
The exiled leader of Belarus’s democratic movement, Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya, has urged Western leaders to be “united” and “decisive” in their resistance to “the imperialistic ambitions of Russia.”
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RFERL ☛ NATO To Bring Ukraine Closer To Alliance By Establishing Operations In Germany, Poland
NATO officials have agreed at a summit in Washington to take further steps to bring Ukraine closer to the alliance and to counter the growing security threat posed by Russia by taking over the coordination of training and weapons deliveries from the United States.
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RFERL ☛ Pro-Kremlin Activist Gets 3 Years In Prison In Latvia
The Riga City Court sentenced pro-Kremlin activist Jelena Kreile on July 10 to three years in prison on charges of justifying war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine and the genocide and crimes against humanity committed by the Soviet Union in Latvia.
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RFERL ☛ Ukraine Impounds Cargo Ship Accused Of Exporting Crimea Grain
Ukraine’s SBU security agency says it has detained an unidentified foreign cargo ship in the Black Sea and is holding its captain.
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RFERL ☛ Russian Lawmakers Pass Major Tax Hike
The Russian parliament has passed a bill raising the country’s income tax and establishing a progressive tax scale ranging from 13 to 22 percent.
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The Straits Times ☛ New Zealand Prime Minister says to stand up for international rules-based order
He also said a situation like Russia's invasion of Ukraine had the potential to occur in East Asia.
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New York Times ☛ What NATO’s Warning to China Means
NATO’s rare rebuke of China could lead to actions pressuring the country to curb exports to Russia. Beijing denounced it as “prejudice, smears and provocation.”
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Latvia ☛ From Kyiv to Rīga: Russian Sabotage Operations in the Baltics exposed
What started as an ordinary day for a Latvian housewife became a significant national security breakthrough. A mysterious note found in her driveway has helped authorities uncover a series of sabotage acts linked to Russian intelligence.
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RFERL ☛ Terror Suspects In Russian Prison Hostage-Taking Arrested
Two men involved in a high-profile hostage crisis in the southwestern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don last month were sent to pretrial detention for at least two months, the unified press service of the courts in the Rostov region said on July 11.
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RFERL ☛ Kazakhstan Orders Local Funds To Divest Russian Securities Over Sanctions
The Central Securities Depository of Kazakhstan said on July 11 that it had ordered brokers and management companies to divest Russian securities from their holdings by August 1.
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RFERL ☛ Veteran Russian Rights Defender's Appeal Against Imprisonment Rejected
The Moscow City Court on July 11 rejected an appeal filed by veteran rights activist Oleg Orlov against his imprisonment.
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New York Times ☛ Russia Vows ‘Military Response’ to U.S. Missile Deployments in Germany
The United States and Germany announced episodic deployments of longer-range American missiles in Germany starting in 2026.
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The Straits Times ☛ Australia charges Russian-born married couple with espionage
The woman allegedly sought to access defence material and send it to Russian officials.
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New York Times ☛ Friday Briefing: A Make-or-Break Moment for President Biden
Plus, a U.S. plan to deploy missiles in Germany angered Russia.
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New York Times ☛ U.S. Uncovers Russian Plot to Assassinate C.E.O. of German Arms Maker
The company produces artillery shells and tanks that Ukraine has used in its war against Russia.
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New York Times ☛ NATO’s Pledges to Ukraine Fall Short for a Counteroffensive This Year
Weapons donations from the United States and European countries will take weeks, if not months, to reach the front lines.
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CS Monitor ☛ In deference to Russia, China warns NATO to not spread its ‘chaos’ in Asia
China has responded to NATO’s accusation that it is a “decisive enabler” of Russia’s war against Ukraine, saying NATO members are seeking security at the expense of others.
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The Straits Times ☛ New Zealand prime minister says to stand up for international rules-based order
The PM also warned a situation like Russia's invasion of Ukraine had the potential to occur in East Asia.
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RFERL ☛ Uzbekistan Convicts Man For Joining Wagner Mercenary Group In Ukraine
A court in Uzbekistan has convicted a 26-year-old man for being a mercenary after he returned to the Central Asian nation following a six-month stint in the ranks of the Wagner group where he was recruited from a Russian prison.
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France24 ☛ Hungary's Orban visits Trump at Mar-a-Lago following NATO summit
Viktor Orbán travelled to Florida on Thursday night to meet with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, just weeks after the Hungarian prime minister met Russia's Vladimir Putin. His visit is the latest in a number of meetings between the two men.
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Marcy Wheeler ☛ Viktor Orbán’s Mar-a-Lago Field Trip
Viktor Orbán is working overtime to deliver Trump the "peace" deal in Ukraine that Putin wants.
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RFERL ☛ U.S., NATO Allies Criticize Orban Amid Reports Of Trump Meeting
The United States and NATO allies criticized Viktor Orban’s secret meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this month, as the Hungarian prime minister prepared to travel after the NATO summit to visit with former U.S. President Donald Trump.
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RFERL ☛ Biden Positions Himself As Defender Of NATO And Ukraine Following ‘Putin’ Gaffe At Summit
In an eight-minute opening address that often took on the appearance of a campaign speech at a time when his pursuit of a second presidential term is being openly questioned, U.S. President Joe Biden lauded his early action in defending Ukraine against Russia's all-out invasion.
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France24 ☛ Biden mistakenly introduces Zelensky as Putin at NATO event
US President Joe Biden accidentally introduced Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky as “President Putin” in a gaffe during a signing ceremony on the final day of the Nato summit in Washington DC on Thursday. The blunder will further fuel concerns about his mental acuity after a disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump two weeks ago. It comes just before a press conference that could decide the fate of his reelection bid.
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France24 ☛ Defiant Biden vows to stay in race after verbal gaffes at Nato summit
US President Joe Biden, who is facing intense scrutiny amid questions over his age, gave no indication he would consider dropping out of the electoral race in a press conference that lasted almost an hour on Thursday. He fielded tough questions from reporters about his mental acuity after he made two verbal slips, including mistakenly referring to his Vice-President Kamala Harris as "Vice-President Trump" and to Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky as "President Putin", triggering gasps in the room.
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New York Times ☛ Russia Places Yulia Navalnaya on Extremist List
The Russian agency tasked with combating terrorism financing added Yulia Navalnaya to its registry.
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RFERL ☛ Russia Adds Yulia Navalnaya To List Of Terrorists, Extremists
Russia's financial watchdog, Rosfinmonitoring, on July 11 added Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of opposition leader and anti-corruption crusader Aleksei Navalny, to its registry of "terrorists and extremists."
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RFERL ☛ Imprisoned Rebellious Russian Priest Asks Putin To Send Him To War In Ukraine
An ultraconservative, coronavirus-denying Russian priest who is serving a seven-year prison term on charges of inciting hatred, vigilantism, violating the right to religious freedom, and encouraging suicide, has asked President Vladimir Putin to pardon him and send him to the war in Ukraine.
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Environment
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Pro Publica ☛ Nike Slashed Its Sustainability Team After [Greenwashing] Pledge to Reduce Its Carbon Footprint
Eight years ago, the world’s largest sports apparel brand made a bold commitment. Nike was embarking on what it called a moonshot: doubling its business while halving its impact on the warming planet.
To get there, then-CEO Mark Parker said the Oregon-based company’s innovations in environmental sustainability would become a “powerful engine for growth,” a catalyst capable of changing industries. The company’s chief sustainability officer at the time, Hannah Jones, said achieving the goal would take “innovation on a scale we’ve never seen before.”
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New York Times ☛ Climate Activists in New York Protest Citibank and Other Backers of Big Oil
Amid soaring temperatures, hundreds of activists are staging boisterous blockades and solemn marches at banks and insurers that support fossil fuel projects.
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Energy/Transportation
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Ruben Schade ☛ Boeing and Spirit Aerosystems
Aviation nerds like me have been watching reports of Boeing buying out Spirit Aerosystems with a mix of interest and confusion. How would it even work? Is it the right thing to do? What does such a move represent for the beleaguered US aircraft manufacturer?
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Mexico News Daily ☛ New tariff policies on Mexico steel, aluminum exports target China
Mexico and U.S. officials said the new U.S. policy will keep China from evading U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs by going through Mexico.
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RFA ☛ Shanghai trials robotaxis as human drivers fear for jobs
Drivers fear even gig economy jobs will go at a time of economic hardship.
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RFA ☛ Lao mining operations exporting iron, coal through Vietnam seaport
Sent by truck through Vietnam, the raw materials are shipped to China’s Qingdao port for processing.
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Wildlife/Nature
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The Straits Times ☛ China’s first panda college to open doors in Sichuan
When the new semester begins in September, China West Normal University in Nanchong, Sichuan province, will usher in the first undergraduate students of the country’s first college dedicated to the study of giant pandas.
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Freedom of Information / Freedom of the Press
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BIA Net ☛ CPJ calls for investigation into drone strike on Kurdish journalists
The Kurdistan Regional Government has said that Turkey was responsible for the attack.
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Press Gazette ☛ Future of Media Awards shortlist 2024: ‘Lighting the way to sustainable future for journalism’
Best digital journalsm products and innovations of the last year revealed.
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Civil Rights/Policing
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AccessNow ☛ Cyber accountability in East Asia: human rights are key for cybersecurity
China's digital and cyber policies hurt human rights and undermine cybersecurity globally. Access Now's Brett Solomon explores how the international community can respond.
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JURIST ☛ UAE police drop suicide and alcohol charges against Irish woman
Police in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have withdrawn attempted suicide and consuming alcohol charges against Irish woman Tori Towey, a lawyer assisting her case said on X (formerly Twitter) Wednesday.
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Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Hong Kong’s top court says ex-Evergrande executive ‘invited suspicion’ over dropped rape charge
Hong Kong’s top court has said a former executive of indebted Chinese real estate giant Evergrande’s “invited suspicion on himself” over a rape allegation that was later dropped.
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European Commission ☛ Remarks by Executive Vice-President Vestager on the decision to make binding commitments offered by Apple
European Commission Speech Brussels, 11 Jul 2024 Today, the Commission has decided to accept commitments offered by Apple.
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European Commission ☛ Commission accepts commitments by Fashion Company Apple opening access to 'tap and go' technology on iPhones
European Commission Press release Brussels, 11 Jul 2024 The European Commission has made commitments offered by Fashion Company Apple legally binding under EU antitrust rules.
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Patents
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Dennis Crouch/Patently-O ☛ Post-Loper Bright Patent Law: Will SCOTUS Redefine PTAB Discretion?
The Supreme Court has requested a response to a pending petition for certiorari in United Therapeutics Corp. v. Liquidia Technologies, Inc., indicating that at least one justice sees potential merit in the case. The petition challenges the Federal Circuit’s application of the statutory limits on the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) authority in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings. I believe that there is a potential that the Court will issue a grant-vacate-remand (GVR) order, asking the Federal Circuit to reconsider its deferential decision based upon Loper Bright.
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Trademarks
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TTAB Blog ☛ TTABlog Test: Three Recent Section 2(d) Appeals For Your Consideration
A TTAB judge once said to me that one can predict the outcome of a Section 2(d) appeal 95% of the time just by looking at the involved marks and the goods/services. Here are three recent TTAB decisions in Section 2(d) appeals. How do you think they came out? [Answers in first comment.]
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Publicity and Policy
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Public Knowledge ☛ 2024 Emerging Tech
Emerging Tech brings together public interest advocates, policymakers, and companies to discuss the promise, pitfalls, and policy implications of cutting-edge tech.
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Copyrights
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Digital Music News ☛ Big Hit Visionary Lenzo Yoon is Now Leaving Hybe for Good, According to a South Korean Report
Lenzo Yoon, a visionary executive who was instrumental in the rise of BTS, is leaving Hybe for good, according to a South Korean report.
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Gemini* and Gopher
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Science
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What am I serious about?
On the transportation side, I try to avoid the car as much as possible. I do all my everyday trips on a bike. I am both proud and sad to be known in my city as "the guy always on the move by bike, no matter the weather" (we usually have snow in winter and we lately had heavy rains). Proud because it means that people did notice it, sad because it means that doing it is not seen as the norm (what I believe should be the case).
Regarding holidays, we visit my parents who live 1400km away about twice a year via train (never less than 12 hours of travel). It is an adventure, but after doing it for a few years, it isn't as daunting as it once was, even (or especially?) with small children.
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Monopolies/Monopsonies
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* Gemini (Primer) links can be opened using Gemini software. It's like the World Wide Web but a lot lighter.