# NuseReal
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U.S. hits Iranian oil tanker; Tehran attacks Kuwait, Jordan (LINK) — 16 July 2026
Iran launches strikes on neighbours as Trump threatens to hit power plants (LINK) — 15 July 2026
Heavy smoke from wildfires blankets the US Midwest and Northeast, prompting evacuation of thousands: more than 100 wildfires are burning in Canada (LINK) — 16 July 2026
Two killed in Russian missile fire on Kyiv after Ukraine-EU drone deal (LINK) — 16 July 2026
'Utterly baffling': Ukrainians outraged, call for protest after Zelensky ousts popular Defence Minister Fedorov: aides resign (LINK) — 15 July 2026
U.S.: Four states linked to cyclosporiasis outbreak, CDC warns more could be involved (LINK) — 15 July 2026
ConlangCrafter: this AI doesn't just translate languages, it invents brand-new ones (LINK) — 15 July 2026
— digitaltrends: Morris Alper, soon-to-be assistant professor at the University of Miami, explained that the goal was to create languages with features you don't normally find in the ones we already speak. The researchers have already used ConlangCrafter to whip up more than 60 languages, such as ibe a with zero consonant sounds and even one designed for an alien squid-like species that communicates through color and gesture instead of speech.
Trump threatens to expand strikes on Iran's civilian infrastructure (LINK) — 14 July 2026
— Guardian: Trump made similar comments in March, when he threatened to "obliterate" Iran's power stations and fresh water plants if Tehran did not agree to peace terms "shortly". Destroying civilian infrastructure such as power and water facilities would be illegal under international humanitarian law and would probably constitute a war crime.
Trump reverses threat of a 20% fee on all Strait of Hormuz cargo shipping but resumes blockading Iranian ports (LINK) — 13 July 2026
Fifty migrants feared lost off eastern Libya in Mediterranean, 10 survive after boat capsizes, security sources say (ground news LINK) — 14 July 2026
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From timber to traditional medicines: CITES Plants Committee to discuss sustainable wild plant trade following the World Wildlife Conference in Samarkand: 17–23 July 2026, Geneva (LINK) — 14 July 2026
25 to 27 October 2026: UNCTAD World Investment Forum 9: in Doha (LINK) — 22 January 2026
Road to the First International Conference of the Global Framework on Chemicals being held in Geneva on 16 to 20 November 2026 (LINK) — 11 February 2026
11 to 15 July 2027: International AIDS Society announces Geneva as host city for IAS 2027:: Around 5,000 people from more than 130 countries are expected to attend. Registration for IAS 2027 will open in November 2026 (LINK) — 22 January 2026
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