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Eton College Wrestles With Change in a More Modern Britain

New York Times The youngest headmaster in the history of the English boarding school that has educated the British elite for centuries tries to navigate a tightrope between tradition and evolution. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/06/world/europe/britain-eton-college-changes.html

A NATO Summit Looms, but Sweden Can’t Join Yet

New York Times NATO leaders wanted to welcome Sweden as a new member at next week’s summit, but stalling by Hungary and objections from Turkey have made that nearly impossible. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/06/world/middleeast/nato-summit-sweden-turkey.html

How a British botanist who has never visited Japan helped revive its ‘essential’ seaweed industry

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Kathleen Drew-Baker’s work helped Japanese scientists and nori farmers to use oyster shells to help seaweed thrive, kick-starting nori commercial farming in Japan. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3226762/how-british-botanist-who-has-never-visited-japan-helped-revive-its-essential-seaweed-industry?utm_source=rss_feed

Australian minister says poor ticket sales, not visa denial, to blame for ‘sore loser’ Trump Jnr’s axed tour

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. In tweets that were later deleted, Home Minister Clare O’Neil called the former US president’s son ‘a big baby, who isn’t very popular’. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3226756/australian-minister-says-poor-ticket-sales-not-visa-denial-blame-sore-loser-trump-jnrs-axed-tour?utm_source=rss_feed

Palestine urges UN to hold Israel accountable for ‘barbaric’ Jenin raid

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Palestine’s ambassador to the UN has called on the world body to hold Israel accountable for its “barbaric” onslaught on Jenin and its refugee camp. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/06/706545/Palestine-Israeli-forces-raid-Jenin-West-Bank-Riyad-Mansour-condemn-barbaric-horrific-situation

K-pop band Blackpink’s Vietnam concert in hot water over South China Sea map

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chinese organiser iME Entertainment’s website is under scrutiny over criticism from fans that it shows a map of the waterway with disputed boundaries. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3226743/k-pop-band-blackpinks-vietnam-concert-hot-water-over-south-china-sea-map?utm_source=rss_feed

UN experts: Israeli military campaign in Jenin may constitute war crime

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. UN experts ruled that Israel’s recent military campaign against Jenin may constitute a “war crime.” https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/06/706540/Israel-United-Nations-Jenin-war-crime-Palestinians

Why Japan’s seaweed might be the new supercrop to fight global warming

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. From carbon absorption to reducing methane emissions from cattle, research into new applications for the marine plant is flourishing. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3226726/why-japans-seaweed-might-be-new-supercrop-fight-global-warming?utm_source=rss_feed

Your Thursday Briefing

New York Times A meeting between the leaders of the U.S. and Sweden. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/06/briefing/sweden-nato-israel-jenin-ukraine.html

South Korea’s baby crisis is so bad doctors shun paediatrics, leaving parents on edge

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Some hospitals have shut children’s emergency rooms as paediatricians abandon a field they think has no future amid the country’s plunging birth rate. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3226713/south-koreas-baby-crisis-so-bad-doctors-shun-paediatrics-leaving-parents-edge?utm_source=rss_feed