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UN ship arrives in Yemen to prevent catastrophic oil spill from decaying tanker — ground.news: 9 media reports — 16 July 2023 (LINK)

Almost 600 arrested in Australian statewide sting on domestic violence offenders in New South Wales — ground.news: 15 media reports — 16 July 2023 (LINK)

Gov. Ron DeSantis is trimming his campaign staff after burning through nearly $8 million of his $20 million second quarter fundraising haul in the first few weeks of the campaign — eu.usatoday.com — 16 July 2023 (LINK)

Italy issues 'extreme' health warning for 16 cities, including Rome and Florence as heat wave grips Europe — edition.cnn.com — 16 July 2023 (LINK)

Swatch files lawsuit against Malaysian government over seizure of watches from Pride collection — ground.news: 28 media reports — 16 July 2023 (LINK)

Harvard/MIT discovery using chemically induced reprogramming could enable whole-body rejuvenation — scitechdaily.com — 15 July 2023 (LINK)

Paranoid Putin purges ANOTHER general as eight Russian top brass now detained or suspended in wake of Wagner rebellion — www.the-sun.com — 16 July 2023 (LINK)

— Major General Vladimir Seliverstov is the latest victim in Putin's mass-purge. Seliverstov was one of Russia's youngest and most ruthless generals who headed the 106th Airborne Division operating in the Bakhmut meat-grinder. According to local reports, the 49-year-old paratrooper was either fired, suspended or detained after he vanished from his duties. The reason for Seliverstov's removal is unknown but some have pointed to his "uncompromising nature". A Telegram channel linked to the Wagner Group posted: "[He is a commander] not used to being silent when defending issues regarding his troops."

12 killed in a suspected rebel attack by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in the northeast of Congo, a civil society organization says — ground.news: 12 media reports — 15 July 2023 (LINK)

— The ADF, an affiliate of the Islamic State group, has been launching attacks from bases in volatile eastern Congo for years. The conflict in the region has been ongoing for decades as various armed groups vie for control of valuable mineral resources, resulting in frequent mass killings and a refugee crisis.

Top Biden cyber official will not get permanent role due to personal debts — www.reuters.com — 15 July 2023 (LINK)

Israel's Netanyahu is rushed to hospital for dehydration. Hours later, he says he feels 'very good' — ground.news: 121 media reports — 15 July 2023 (LINK)

Mexico: Another journalist killed in tourist town of Acapulco — ground.news: 13 media reports — 15 July 2023 (LINK)

— Nelson Matus, the director of a local news site, had previously survived two assassination attempts in 2017 and 2019.

Catchup: Johnson & Johnson sues researchers who linked asbestos in talc to cancer — boingboing.net — 15 July 2023 (LINK)

Pope recognizes China's appointment of Shanghai bishop three months after the fact or the "greater good" of the faithful in Shanghai and to heal the canonical irregularity created by China's unilateral transfer — ground.news: 44 media reports — 15 July 2023 (LINK)

Tesla's 1st electric pickup has rolled off the assembly line, nearly two years behind schedule, company says — ground.news: 74 media reports — 15 July 2023 (LINK)

Security Council gives UN chief 30 days to come up with options on how to fight Haiti's armed gangs — AP.com — 14 July 2023 (LINK)

Kenya: OHCHR 'very concerned' over disproportionate use of force against protesters — news.un.org — 14 July 2023 (LINK)

300-year-old Iraq mosque minaret demolished for road expansion — main source: ap, ground.news: 64 media reports — 14 July 2023 (LINK)

US heatwave: A third of Americans under extreme heat advisories — www.bbc.com — 15 July 2023 (LINK)

Drought leaves millions in Uruguay without tap water fit for drinking — ground.news: 8 media reports — 15 July 2023 (LINK)

US sending F-16 fighter jets to protect ships from Iranian seizures in Gulf region — ground.news: 39 media reports — 15 July 2023 (LINK)

Stem cell therapies: they're expensive, unproven and often dangerous — theconversation.com — 14 July 2023 (LINK)

— In the EU and the UK, unethical stem cell clinics are taking advantage of a regulatory loophole. If stem cells aren't modified in any way after they're extracted and then re-inserted into a person, these procedures fall outside the regulations for so-called advanced therapy medicinal products (medicines based on genes, tissues or cells). As a result of this lack of regulation, there is no standard quality control — if there is any quality control at all. Consequently, the effectiveness and safety of stem cell therapies cannot be guaranteed.

In the US, several patients lost their sight after receiving stem-cell treatment for degenerative eye conditions. The patients, who were treated at an unregulated stem-cell therapy clinic in Florida, paid up to US$20,000 (£15,600) to take part in the "clinical trial". Other reports have highlighted severe harms associated with unregulated stem cell treatments, including fever, infections, tumours, brain inflammation, life-threatening blood clots, disability and even death.

'Just pathetic': France's 'make do and mend' green strategy proves divisive: policies such as refunds for repairing old clothes put too much responsibility on consumers, say critics — www.theguardian.com — 17 July 2023 (LINK)

Elon Musk says Twitter's cash flow still negative as ad revenue drops by nearly 50% — ground.news: 8 media reports — 15 July 2023 (LINK)

The life of a Wimbledon ball kid: from January trials to finals on Centre Court — theathletic.com/span> — 15 July 2023 (LINK)

— The boy-to-girl ratio is approximately 50:50 and the age range spans from 14 to 19. The older members cover the late-night play on the show courts where they have the required experience.

Brazil wants 10-year pause on deep sea mining following the failure of the UN's International Seabed Authority to approve regulations by the July 9 deadline — ground.news: 19 media reports — 14 July 2023 (LINK)

Aspartame hazard and risk assessment results released by WHO: Citing "limited evidence" for carcinogenicity in humans, IARC classified aspartame as possibly carcinogenic to humans (IARC Group 2B) and JECFA reaffirmed the acceptable daily intake of 40 mg/kg body weight — www.who.int — 14 July 2023 (LINK)

World cycling's governing body bans female transgender athletes from women's event — ground.news: 78 media reports — 14 July 2023 (LINK)

— The UCI's decision is based on the current state of scientific knowledge, which does not guarantee equal opportunities between transgender female athletes and cisgender female participants.

The UCI is open to changing these rules in the future as scientific knowledge evolves and will initiate discussions with other members of the international sporting movement to fund research on the physical performance of transgender athletes undergoing hormonal treatment.

Dutch voters will go to the polls on Nov. 22 after the fall of Mark Rutte's coalition — AP.com — 14 July 2023 (LINK)

Florida woman gets 6 years in prison for attacking officers during the US Capitol attack — ap / abcactionnews.com — 16 July 2023 (LINK)

— More than 1,000 people have been arrested in nearly all 50 states for alleged crimes related to the Capitol breach, according to officials. More than 350 people have been charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement.

In Switzerland, an artist uses mountain slopes as his canvas — in_link — 14 July 2023 (LINK)

— The artist has used chalk and charcoal to paint two giant frescos of children sketching how they see the vast world around them in Vilars-sur-Ollon. The frescos, which are painted directly on the grass and can last days depending on weather conditions, show a young boy and girl tracing squiggly lines on sketchpads to depict mountains, trees, stars and the moon.

UN asks Putin to extend Black Sea grain deal in return for SWIFT access — ground.news: 22 media reports — 13 July 2023 (LINK)

Major General Ivan Popov, the commander of the 58th Combined Arms Army in Russia, reportedly claimed that he was dismissed after notifying the military leadership about the difficult situation at the front in Ukraine. — ground.news: 19 media reports — 13 July 2023 (LINK)

Climate talks chief, who also heads oil company, says world must 'attack all emissions, everywhere' — ground.news: 38 media reports — 13 July 2023 (LINK)

US 'under no circumstances' will pay climate reparations, Kerry says — ground.news: 17 media reports — 13 July 2023 (LINK)

Nigeria's new President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency to address rising food prices and shortages. Initiatives include providing fertiliser and grain to farmers using funds saved from the removal of a fuel subsidy. — ground.news: 18 media reports — 13 July 2023 (LINK)

China exports slumped 12.4% in June from a year earlier as global demand weakened — ground.news: 14 media reports — 13 July 2023 (LINK)

Top UN court rejects Nicaragua's case in a long-running maritime dispute with Colombia — ground.news: 27 media reports — 13 July 2023 (LINK)

UNAIDS says 'end of AIDS' still possible by 2030 — ground.news: 27 media reports — 14 July 2023 (LINK)

— In eastern and southern Africa new infections have dropped by 57% since 2010. Several countries have already achieved the '95-95-95' targets, indicating high levels of testing, treatment, and viral suppression among those with HIV.

Russia, Belarus not invited to Paris Olympics: IOC — ground.news: 30 media reports — 13 July 2023 (LINK)

Former FTX Bahamas exec under investigation for possible violations of campaign finance law (Report) — cryptopotato.com — 13 July 2023 (LINK)

— US prosecutors have reportedly targeted Ryan Salame — ex-CEO of FTX's Bahamian subsidiary — over a possible breach of the law when donating funds to his then–girlfriend's political campaign as a Republican in New York in 2022. Previous sources said that Michelle Bond (the woman in question) has received at least $400,000 in consulting fees from FTX Digital Markets — the entity that Salame ran. According to The New York Times, the American personally donated $1.5 million to the GMI super PAC (a newly-formed committee that supported crypto-friendly candidates), which in turn used some of the funds to popularize Bond's campaign.

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI signs deal with AP to license news stories — ground.news: 50 media reports — 13 July 2023 (LINK)

China mandates that companies offering AI services to the public must follow "core values of socialism" — ground.news: 21 reports — 13 July 2023 (LINK)

ICC prosecutor says he is investigating alleged new war crimes in Sudan's Darfur region — ground.news: 28 media reports — 13 July 2023 (LINK)

UN expert group calls for release of Cambodian-American human rights activist after investigation — ground.news: 14 media reports — 12 July 2023 (LINK)

'Miscarriage? Take sick leave': global health organisations are failing their female staff — www.theguardian.com — 12 July 2023 (LINK)

Guatemala top court reverses ban on anti-graft presidential candidate — ground.news: 42 media reports — 13 July 2023 (LINK)

Elon Musk's new Artificial Intelligence business, xAI, launches website — ground.news: 160 media reports — 12 July 2023 (LINK)

Donald Trump must face E. Jean Carroll defamation suit as DOJ reverses course — news.yahoo.com — 12 July 2023 (LINK)

Roadway bomb planted by drug cartel kills 3 police officers in western Mexico, officials say — ground.news: 7 media reports — 12 July 2023 (LINK)

Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten released from prison after 53 years — abcnews.go.com — 12 July 2023 (LINK)

UN warns its development goals for 2030 are in trouble and 575 million people will remain very poor — AP.com — 11 July 2023 (LINK)

— Only 15% of some 140 specific targets are on track to be reached by the end of the decade.

Seafood industry joins chorus of groups calling for halt to deep-sea mining plans — The Guardian.com — 11 July 2023 (LINK)

— Fishers and retailers say mining's impact on tuna fishing in the Pacific might be felt on supermarket shelves around the world

Russia vetoes UN vote to extend key Syria aid route — ground.news: 19 media reports — 11 July 2023 (LINK)

Researchers at Stanford have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) model,'StockBot', which uses LSTMs to predict stock prices with gains higher than the most aggressive ETFs — www.marktechpost.com — 11 July 2023 (LINK)

For the 1st time, each of the 732 players at the Women's World Cup will be paid at least $30K — ground.news: main source: apmews, 45 media reports — 11 July 2023 (LINK)

Silk Road's Second-in-Command Gets 20 Years in Prison — www.wired.com — 11 July 2023 (LINK)

Raymond James Financial will pay roughly $13 million to settle allegations that it overcharged retail investors on small dollar transactions — www.barrons.com — 11 July 2023 (LINK)

Popular Chinese e-commerce site Shein accused of copying independent designers in new lawsuit — ground.news: 47 media reports — 11 July 2023 (LINK)

New Zealand prosecutor alleges tourists were not warned before volcano eruption in 2019 killed 22 — ground.news: 38 media reports — 11 July 2023 (LINK)

At least 300 migrants missing at sea near Spanish Canary Islands, aid group Walking Borders says — ground.news: 95 media reports — 10 July 2023 (LINK)

— The boat sailed from Kafountine, Senegal, and had many children on board. Two more boats with dozens of people are also missing, bringing the total number of missing people to over 300.

NATO's Stoltenberg says Turkey agrees to forward Sweden's NATO bid in return for assistance in boosting their own chances of joining the European Union — ground.news: 195 media reports — 10 July 2023 (LINK)

US intelligence assessment says Iran not currently developing nuclear weapons — ground.news: 18 media reports — 10 July 2023 (LINK)

Kremlin says Putin met with Russian mercenary leader days after abortive mutiny: among 35 people invited to meeting at the Kremlin — ground.news: 276 media reports — 10 July 2023 (LINK)

Six people killed and one injured in a stabbing at a kindergarten in China's Guangdong province. The police have arrested a 25-year-old man and are investigating the cause of the attack — ground.news: 151 media reports — 10 July 2023 (LINK)

World Bank chief names CEOs to aid climate finance 'lab' effort — money.usnews.com — 10 July 2023 (LINK)

How many Russians have died in Ukraine? Data shows what Moscow hides: Nearly 50,000 Russian men have died in the war in Ukraine, according to the first independent statistical analysis of Russia's war dead — ground.news: 28 media reports — 10 July 2023 (LINK)

Incumbent Uzbek president wins new term in snap election with token opposition — ground.news: 33 media reports — 10 July 2023 (LINK)

West African Bloc names Nigeria's Tinubu as new head — ground.news: 16 media reports — 10 July 2023 (LINK)

Threads hits 100 million sign-ups within first week — ground.news: 29 media reports — 10 July 2023 (LINK)

Steve Bannon ordered to pay nearly $500,000 in legal fees to firm that represented him in subpoena fight — edition.cnn.com — 10 July 2023 (LINK)

Switzerland bans photographers taking 'suggestive' photos of gymnasts — petapixel.com — 10 July 2023 (LINK)

Geneva's banking district is losing its appeal for the banking crowd: BNP Paribas Switzerland is moving out — www.finews.com — 10 July 2023 (LINK)

— The Swiss subsidiary of the French bank will relocate to the "Alto Pont-Rouge" building in the heart of the new Praille–Acacias–Vernets (PAV) district, the announcement said. In its new location, BNP Paribas will find itself in the company of KPMG, EY, Swisscom and Crédit Agricole Next Bank. Soon Pictet will also be joining the crowd, entering into its newly built office tower in 2025. The building the bank currently occupies was bought in in 2021 by J. Safra Sarasin for 270 million francs. The 15,000 square meter building will be modernized to include coworking spaces, offices and gastronomy.

British and Italian hikers killed in French Alps falls — afp / www.thelocal.fr — 10 July 2023 (LINK)