Category: Regions
Reports of a Lioness Near Berlin Prompt a Sprawling Search
New York Times People were encouraged to stay home after the police received calls and a video of a wild cat believed to be a lioness in a town along the German capital’s southwest boundary. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/20/world/europe/lioness-berlin-germany.html
Read MoreIndia aims to trade electricity with Southeast Asia
Reuters Reuters exclusively revealed that India is considering trading power with Southeast Asian countries through Myanmar and Thailand as New Delhi looks to use its growing renewables capacity to boost regional diplomatic engagement. The post India aims to trade electricity with Southeast Asia appeared first on Reuters News Agency. https://www.reutersagency.com/en/reutersbest/article/india-aims-to-trade-electricity-with-southeast-asia/
Read MoreActivists: Herzog in US ‘palatable’ cover for Israeli violence
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A number of Jewish American groups stridently criticize the recent visit by Israeli president Isaac Herzog to the US, describing him as the ‘palatable’ cover for Israeli violence against Palestinians. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/20/707417/Herzog-in-US-%E2%80%98palatable%E2%80%99-cover-for-Israeli-violence-against-Palestinians,-Jewish-American-groups-say
Read MoreChina, fed up with US sanctions, is hitting back with export controls – and more could come
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China’s export restrictions on rare metals and the Micron ban reflect its hardening attitude after decades of sanctions and embargoes from the West – the one -way track is likely to become a two-way…
Read MorePA security forces arrest top Hamas activist amid ongoing security crackdown
Jerusalem Post The activist’s daughter said that her father’s health condition does not allow for him to be in prison https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-751844
Read MoreAntigovernment Protests in Kenya Leave Several Dead and Streets in Chaos
New York Times Antigovernment protests over price hikes and new taxes have left at least 29 people dead in recent weeks, prompting the country’s news outlets to join together to issue a dire warning. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/20/world/africa/kenya-protests-tax-hikes.html
Read MoreWhat Russia’s Grain Deal Actions Mean for Ukraine
New York Times Moscow withdrew from a deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain across the Black Sea despite a wartime blockade, and warned that ships sailing around Ukrainian ports would be seen as military targets. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/20/world/europe/russia-ukraine-grain-deal-black-sea.html
Read MoreEurope Embraces the Siesta to Deal With the Intense Heat Wave
New York Times The siesta, a sacred afternoon break in Spain, was once mocked as lazy. But now, countries like Germany, which were among the siesta haters, are taking another look. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/20/world/europe/heat-wave-siesta-spain-germany.html
Read MoreRoald Dahl Museum Calls Author’s Racism ‘Undeniable and Indelible’
New York Times A museum in England devoted to the best-selling children’s author, who died in 1990, condemned his antisemitic views. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/20/books/roald-dahl-museum-anti-semitism-racism.html
Read MoreFor Europe’s Older Population, Heat Is the New Covid
New York Times Scorching temperatures have threatened the health of the elderly and pushed them inside, while governments are trying to take extraordinary steps to protect them. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/20/world/europe/heat-elderly.html
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