Category: Regions
New Heat Wave Descends on Europe, as It Struggles to Adapt
New York Times European governments have been slow to put in place broader mitigation strategies for extreme heat, allowing deaths to increase. This year may be no different. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/14/world/europe/europe-heat-wave-italy.html
Read MoreIn France, a Bastille Day With Fewer Fireworks
New York Times Many French cities canceled their traditional firework shows over a familiar issue in France, social unrest, and a more daunting one, climate change. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/14/world/europe/france-bastille-day-fireworks-cancelled.html
Read MoreAlcohol Poisonings Rise in Iran as Bootleggers Defy Ban
New York Times Iran’s prohibition of the drinking and selling of alcohol has led to a flourishing underground market. But even officials have acknowledged a wave of hospitalizations and deaths in recent months. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/14/world/middleeast/iran-alcohol-deaths.html
Read MoreIsrael Judicial Overhaul: Unions and Reservists Renew Opposition
New York Times Labor groups helped delay earlier efforts to limit the top court’s power. As the government revives its plan, powerful social movements are again voicing their opposition and threatening strikes. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/14/world/middleeast/israel-judicial-overhaul-strikes.html
Read MorePakistan’s PM Shehbaz Sharif launches US$3.5 billion Chinese-designed nuclear energy project
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The countries already signed an agreement to construct a state-of-the-art Hualong One reactor, and China gave Pakistan a US$5 billion to help unlock a bailout from the IMF. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3227776/pakistans-pm-sharif-launches-us35-billion-chinese-designed-nuclear-energy-project?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreOn his stops in Europe, Biden adds to talk of a new Cold War.
New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/14/world/europe/on-his-stops-in-europe-biden-adds-to-talk-of-a-new-cold-war.html
Read MoreThe French Music Maker Pone Tries to Reclaim His Lost Voice
New York Times The rap producer known as Pone, who has A.L.S., speaks through a computer that makes him sound robotic. He asked a comic impersonator to try to recapture his distinctive sound. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/14/world/europe/pone-als-france-voice.html
Read MoreA Commander Describes Ukraine’s Counteroffensive From the Front Lines
New York Times Troops with the 36th Marine Brigade have been the tip of the spear in Ukraine’s counteroffensive and have advanced about five miles into a bulge into Russian lines in southern Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/14/world/europe/ukraine-counteroffensive-russian-fighters.html
Read MoreHow Ong Beng Seng, the ‘prince of a thousand deals’ who charmed Singapore, got caught up in Iswaran corruption probe
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tycoon Ong Beng Seng has been entrenched for decades in the Singapore establishment and is known to have a colourful persona and aggressive dealmaking skills. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3227768/how-ong-beng-seng-prince-thousand-deals-who-charmed-singapore-got-caught-iswaran-corruption-probe?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIndians abuzz as nation blasts lander, rover to moon’s south pole
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The launch is India’s first major mission since PM Narendra Modi ’s government revealed policies to spur investment in space launches, satellite-based businesses. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3227766/indians-abuzz-nation-blasts-lander-rover-moons-south-pole?utm_source=rss_feed
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