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31 August 2023

UN chief sends Russia new proposals to revive Black Sea grain deal but Moscow isn't satisfied — ground.news: main source AP, 23 media reports — 31 August 2023 (LINK)

UN sanctions in Mali to end after Russia blocks renewal: the sanctions targeted those violating the 2015 peace deal, hindering aid delivery, committing rights abuses, or recruiting child soldiers — ground.news: 46 media reports — 31 August 2023 (LINK)

176 global leaders and Nobel laureates urge Bangladesh to halt cases against Peace Prize winner and Grameen microcredit Bank founder Muhammad Yunus. Yunus has faced multiple charges, including violating labor laws and embezzlement — ground.news: 21 media reports — 31 August 2023 (LINK)

South Africa building fire: At least 63 killed in blaze in Johannesburg — ground.news: 92 media reports — 31 August 2023 (LINK)

Over 40 killed in east Congo after crackdown on anti-UN protest. The mission has faced protests since 2022 due to accusations of failing to protect civilians against militia violence — ground.news: 25 media reports — 31 August 2023 (LINK)

Ecuador inmates holding 57 guards, police hostage: Minister. The mass hostage-taking happened a day after hundreds of soldiers and police officers carried out operation in search of weapons, ammunition and explosives — ground.news: 23 media reports — 31 August 2023 (LINK)

Iceland resumes fin whale hunting after summer suspension, but killing needs to be faster — ground.news: 49 media reports — 31 August 2023 (LINK)

Retired Saudi teacher, brother of exiled regime critic, sentenced to death for online posts on X and YouTube — AP / thehill.com — 31 August 2023 (LINK)

Former Proud Boys leaders Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl sentenced for Jan. 6 sedition: 17 and 15 years: 2nd and 3rd longest — abcnews.go.com — 31 August 2023 (LINK)

Clarence Thomas makes first disclosure of trips from billionaire, plus 2014 sale of mom’s house — www.dallasnews.com — 31 August 2023 (LINK)

Iraq court sentences 5 people to life in prison in killing of US citizen during failed kidnap attempt, officials say — ground.news: 25 media reports — 31 August 2023 (LINK)

Rain and a wrong address delayed firefighters reaching a Philippine factory blaze. 15 people died — ground.news: 36 media reports — 31 August 2023 (LINK)

India shows an impressive 7.8% economic growth in April-June quarter — ground.news: 22 media reports — 31 August 2023 (LINK)

South Korea’s exports shrink for 11th straight month — ground.news: 10 media reports — 31 August 2023 (LINK)

Brain fog after Covid linked to blood clots — study — ground.news main source: Nature Medicine, 11 media reports — 31 August 2023 (LINK)

Population collapse almost wiped out human ancestors 900,000 years ago, say scientists — ground.news: main source Science, 18 media reports — 31 August 2023 (LINK)

UBS posts $29 billion second-quarter profit in first results since Credit Suisse takeover — ground.news: 10 media reports — 31 August 2023 (LINK)

Weaponization of the U.S. financial system contributed to Afghanistan's collapse — www.justsecurity.org — 31 August 2023 (LINK)

30 August 2023

Gabonese soldiers announce they have seized power on TV after election results announced — ground.news: 166 media reports — 30 August 2023 (LINK)

Palestinian killed in rare clash between gunmen and PA security forces — ground.news: 17 media reports — 30 August 2023 (LINK)

Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida's Big Bend, the 'Nature Coast' far from tourist areas — apnews.com — 30 August 2023 (LINK)

Modern white supremacists in the US — heathercoxrichardson — 30 August 2023 (LINK)

Paper straws are actually worse than plastic ones, scientists say: paper straws were most likely to test positive for PFAS with 90 percent of the paper straws having the forever chemicals. — futurism.com — 30 August 2023 (LINK)

Rudy Giuliani loses Georgia poll workers defamation lawsuit, ordered to pay $132,000 for failing to procure evidence for discovery in the suit — themessenger.com — 30 August 2023 (LINK)

Pakistan's Imran Khan will be imprisoned for 2 more weeks despite getting bail — ground.news: 23 media reports — 30 August 2023 (LINK)

Major survey shows nearly half of Australian athletes live under the national poverty line — ground.news: 19 media reports — 30 August 2023 (LINK)

29 August 2023

New global sustainability reporting requirements are out. Here's what companies need to know — www.weforum.org — 29 August 2023 (LINK)

— Backed by the G20, a set of standards released by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) will set worldwide sustainability reporting requirements for decades to come. The new requirements pave the way for companies across jurisdictions to disclose uniform climate and sustainability information.

It aligns with financial accounting practices in more than 140 countries and will help investors understand the sustainability-related risks and opportunities facing businesses. Singapore, Canada and the UK have already signalled that they are looking at routes to integrate the new standards.

US drug policy: Biden acts — substack.com — 29 August 2023 (LINK)

— A 2021 study by the RAND corporation found that drug prices average 2.56 times higher in the U.S. than in 32 other countries. For name brand drugs, U.S. prices were 3.44 times those in comparable nations. The government announced the first ten drugs whose prices it will negotiate with pharmaceutical companies for about 65 million Medicare recipients. Until now, the United States has been virtually alone as the only country in which the government did not negotiate or regulate medicine prices, instead allowing companies to set whatever prices they believe the market will bear.

The EPA removes federal protections for most of the country's wetlands as a result of Supreme Court's May decision — www.npr.org — 29 August 2023 (LINK)

— A 2006 Supreme Court decision determined that wetlands would be protected if they had a "significant nexus" to major waterways. This year's court decision undid that standard.

First Ugandan charged with 'aggravated homosexuality' punishable by death — ground.news main source: AFP, 17 media reports — 29 August 2023 (LINK)

Seven-minute cancer treatment jab to be rolled out in England in world-first — ground.news: 18 media reports — 29 August 2023 (LINK)

In a world's first, doctors discover live worm, 8cm long, in 64-year-old Australian woman's brain — ground.news: 50 media reports — 29 August 2023 (LINK)

AI can save local journalism — here's how — see_link — 29 August 2023 (LINK)

AI's dirty secret: poor people in the developing world are doing most of the work — futurism.com — 29 August 2023 (LINK)

— While AI has triggered a billion-dollar arms race in the US, those who are actually doing the brunt of the work are often going unnoticed, underpaid, or ignored altogether

28 August 2023

UN in 'unprecedented' 6-month withdrawal of nearly 13,000 peacekeepers from Mali — ground.news main source: AP, 22 media reports — 28 August 2023 (LINK)

World nations launch historic fund to protect nature, and other nature and climate stories you need to read this week — www.weforum.org — 28 August 2023 (LINK)

More than half of all ODA is spent by six donors — the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Japan and the EU — www.devex.com ● — 28 August 2023 (LINK)

Guatemala progressive's presidential victory certified, but his party is suspended from operating — ground.news: 60 media reports — 28 August 2023 (LINK)

Simone Biles wins record 8th U.S. gymnastics title after 2-year break and a decade after her first — www.nbcnews.com — 28 August 2023 (LINK)

The 5-star Waldhaus Flims hotel and luxury restaurant Epoca have been closed since 1 August: lays off all employees — blick / www.msn.com — 28 August 2023 (LINK)

— An insider tells Blick that in the past few days, all 120 employees have been dismissed. The "Kur- und Seebadanstalt Waldhaus Flims" was founded in 1869. At that time, two Chur residents received a concession from the municipality to build a health resort. In 2015 it went bankrupt. Then came U.S. investors from the investment group Z Capital Partners. They bought the historic property for 40 million Swiss francs. They invested another 40 million euros in a comprehensive renovation. Guests could choose between six restaurants and bars. The double room with mountain view was available from 600 francs. Prices were up to 5000 francs per night for the new presidential suite.

Climate crisis means quarter of European ski resorts face scarce snow — www.theguardian.com ● — 28 August 2023 (LINK)

— Comprehensive analysis calls into question whether such resorts have a future as global heating intensifies.

Hans Niemann's war with chess.com over cheating scandal comes to an end but nobody is admitting they were wrong (world champion Magnus Carlsen accused Niemann of cheating) — gizmodo.com — 28 August 2023 (LINK)

22 things people tend to hate when they're kids but can't get enough of when they're finally adults — www.buzzfeed.com — 28 August 2023 (LINK)

— 1. Water. 2. Being at home. 3. Having absolutely nothing to do.

23 things teens might not realize about being an adult, and I wish I heard more of these things when I was younger — www.buzzfeed.com — 28 August 2023 (LINK)

— 1. "Nobody really knows what they're doing." 2. "Everything is expensive when you move out." 3. "Being popular in high school means absolutely NOTHING in the real world! So don't worry about it."

27 August 2023

UN Child Rights Committee says for first time: kids entitled to clean, healthy environment, tells governments to take urgent action to ensure this — ground.news: 12 media reports — 28 August 2023 (LINK)

UN rights experts raise climate change concerns with Saudi Aramco — ground.news main source: AFP, 11 media reports — 26 August 2023 (LINK)

UN Secretary-General concerned about the arrest of observers, reports of voter intimidation, threats of violence, harassment and coercion in Zimbabwe — www.un.org — 27 August 2023 (LINK)

March 4 trial date set for Trump in federal case charging him with plotting to overturn election — ground.news: 11 media reports — 28 August 2023 (LINK)

China Evergrande net loss in first half of 2023 narrows to US$4.5 billion but shares plunged 86.7% as trading resumed after a 17-month suspension — ground.news: 14 media reports — 28 August 2023 (LINK)

China halves stock trade tax to boost market — ground.news: 13 media reports — 28 August 2023 (LINK)

Hans Niemann's war with chess.com over cheating scandal comes to an end but nobody is admitting they were wrong (world champion Magnus Carlsen accused Niemann of cheating) — gizmodo.com — 29 August 2023 (LINK)

Simone Biles wins record 8th U.S. gymnastics title after 2-year break and a decade after her first — www.nbcnews.com — 28 August 2023 (LINK)

Guatemala: Electoral body upholds Arevalo's victory — www.dw.com — 28 August 2023 (LINK)

Climate crisis means quarter of European ski resorts face scarce snow — www.theguardian.com ● — 28 August 2023 (LINK)

— Comprehensive analysis calls into question whether such resorts have a future as global heating intensifies.

22 things people tend to hate when they're kids but can't get enough of when they're finally adults — www.buzzfeed.com — 28 August 2023 (LINK)

23 things teens might not realize about being an adult, and I wish I heard more of these things when I was younger — www.buzzfeed.com — 28 August 2023 (LINK)

— 1. "Nobody really knows what they're doing." "Everything is expensive when you move out." "Being popular in high school means absolutely NOTHING in the real world! So don't worry about it."

27 August 2023

Wagner chief Prigozhin's death in plane crash confirmed by genetic tests, Russian inquiry says — ground.news: 256 media reports — 27 August 2023 (LINK)

Haitians shelter in sports center as fresh attacks displace nearly 9,000 — ground.news: 13 media reports — 27 August 2023 (LINK)

At least 7 killed after Haiti gang opens fire on church-led protest: Rights group; gang violence has left more than 2,400 people dead in 2023 alone — (LINK)

US air strike, flying at request of Somali authorities, said to kill 13 al Shabaab militants in Somalia — ground.news: 8 media reports — 27 August 2023 (LINK)

Zimbabwe president re-elected after vote criticised for irregularities — ground.news: 278 media reports — 27 August 2023 (LINK)

Myanmar expels East Timor's diplomat in retaliation for supporting opposition forces — ground.news main source: AP, 16 media reports — 27 August 2023 (LINK)

Women working in Antarctica say they were left to fend for themselves against sexual harassers: 59% of women experienced harassment or assault — ground.news main source: AP, 17 media reports — 27 August 2023 (LINK)

Bhutan cuts daily tourist fee by half from September after 1 year at $200 to lure more visitors — ground.news: 12 media reports — 27 August 2023 (LINK)

Archaeologists uncover ancient Roman complex in Switzerland — greekreporter.com — 27 August 2023 (LINK)

OnlyFans: Who is Leonid Radvinsky, the elusive owner of a porn empire? — www.bbc.com — 27 August 2023 (LINK)

26 August 2023

UN rights experts raise climate change concerns with Saudi Aramco — ground.news main source: AFP, 11 media reports — 26 August 2023 (LINK)

Anti-government protests shake Syrian provinces amid anger over economy — www.theguardian.com ● — 26 August 2023 (LINK)

Scientists discover way to potentially slow down ageing in humans — www.euronews.com — 26 August 2023 (LINK)

— ""Our study is saying that, for instance, having a healthy diet or caloric restriction intervention would improve the quality of the transcription of the RNA production in the cell. And this would then have beneficial effects for the cells in the long run".

The first collider observation of neutrinos recorded at CERN — phys.org — 26 August 2023 (LINK)

— "The observation of collider neutrinos opens the door to novel measurements which will help us understand some of the more fundamental puzzles of the Standard Model of particle physics, such as why there are three generations of matter particles (fermions) that seem to be exact copies of each other in all aspects except for their mass," a participating scientist said.

Scientists In Zurich develop titanium mesh that cleans toxic fog — www.onegreenplanet.org — 26 August 2023 (LINK)

Islamic State group nearly doubled its Mali territory in under a year, UN says — ground.news main source: AP, 18 media reports — 26 August 2023 (LINK)

Iranian chess player Sara Khadem becomes Spanish citizen after being unable to go home for not wearing a hijab — mymodernmet.com — 26 August 2023 (LINK)

British Museum recovers some of 2,000 stolen items — www.bbc.com — 26 August 2023 (LINK)

The 87-year-old billionaire behind Bucherer is selling his dynasty to Rolex — and the deal will reset the luxury watch business — fortune.com — 26 August 2023 (LINK)

25 August 2023

The conflict in Sudan is fueling a humanitarian emergency of 'epic proportions,' UN aid chief says — ground.news main source: AP, 8 media reports — 25 August 2023 (LINK)

UNICEF: Lack of humanitarian aid leaves Pakistan's children vulnerable 1 year after floods — ground.news: 24 media reports — 25 August 2023 (LINK)

Pakistan cable car owner and operator arrested for ignoring safety warnings after boys and teacher were stranded hundeds of feet in air, police say — AFP/www.scmp.com — 25 August 2023 (LINK)

— Six teenage boys were among eight people left stranded hundreds of feet in the air when two of the three chairlift cables snapped. 'The cables being utilised were of subpar quality, and the machines were also in need of overhauling,' said police in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province

Greek police arrest 160 for arson and causing fires by neglect as EU's largest-ever wildfires rage — edition.cnn.com — 25 August 2023 (LINK)

Madagascar: 12 killed and 80 injured in crush at Indian Ocean Island Games opening ceremony — ground.news: 36 media reports — 25 August 2023 (LINK)

Boko Haram frees 49 Women kidnapped in Nigeria's Borno State earlier in week after official paid ransom — ground.news main source: AFP, 11 media reports — 25 August 2023 (LINK)

Hawaii officials release list of 388 people missing from Maui fires — www.nytimes.com ● — 25 August 2023 (LINK)

Monaco ends corruption probe of Lebanon's Mikati for lack of evidence — ground.news: 15 media reports — 25 August 2023 (LINK)

UN Geneva complex shuts briefly after 'intruder' breaks into security perimeter in 'minor' incident: the last incident occurring in 2017 without major consequences — ground.news: 16 media reports — 25 August 2023 (LINK)

Spain soccer head won't resign for kissing player at World Cup. Team won't play until he goes — apnews.com — 25 August 2023 (LINK)

Plastic levels in Lake Geneva as high as world's oceans — www.reuters.com ● — 25 August 2023 (LINK)

British Museum director Hartwig Fischer resigns after suspected thefts — www.theguardian.com ● — 25 August 2023 (LINK)

— Fischer said he accepted responsibility for the museum's failure to properly respond to warnings about the suspected thefts of thousands of objects in 2021.

OnlyFans owner pays himself $1.3m a day from UK-based adult content site — ground.news: 12 media reports — 25 August 2023 (LINK)

24 August 2023

A preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment suggests that the plane crash that presumably killed Russian Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was intentionally caused by an explosion — ground.news main source: AP, 131 media reports — 24 August 2023 (LINK)

Putin sends condolences to family after Prigozhin 'death in plane crash' — (LINK)

OAS human rights body demands protection for apparent Guatemalan election winner amid plot rumors — ground.news: 13 media reports — 24 August 2023 (LINK)

Nearly 2 million excess deaths followed China's sudden end of COVID-19 curbs: Study — ground.news: 21 media reports — 24 August 2023 (LINK)

Scores of women and girls were sexually assaulted after peace deal in Ethiopia's Tigray, study shows — ground.news main source: AP, 15 media reports — 24 August 2023 (LINK)

Zimbabwe Police arrested 41 local monitors of the country's elections as the opposition cried foul over irregularities in a poll forced by delays to stretch into an unprecedented second day — ground.news: 12 media reports — 24 August 2023 (LINK)

Former US President Donald Trump has surrendered in Georgia and been formally booked on charges of plotting to overturn the state's 2020 election results. This is the first time a police mugshot has been taken of a former US president — ground.news: 104 media reports — 24 August 2023 (LINK)

US Presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy says the 'climate change agenda' is a hoax — ground.news: 13 media reports — 25 August 2023 (LINK)

Japan begins releasing Fukushima treated radioactive water into sea — ground.news: 57 media reports — 24 August 2023 (LINK)

President of Guyana demands slavery reparations ahead of apology from plantation owner descendants — ground.news: 10 media reports — 24 August 2023 (LINK)

Pakistan court allows police to arrest ex-PM Imran Khan in May 9 riot case — ground.news: 6 media reports — 24 August 2023 (LINK)

— The police stated the necessity to probe and arrest the former prime minister, already in jail, for his alleged involvement in the Jinnah House arson case, a May 9 vandalism incident at Lahore's Corps Commander's House, better known as Jinnah House.

Drought-hit Panama Canal to restrict access for one year — ground.news: 23 media reports — 24 August 2023 (LINK)

Poynter Politifact: 'Zero response' for Maui, Hawaii claim is false; government aid came hours after wildfire started — www.politifact.com — 24 August 2023 (LINK)

Snopes: Was Harrison Floyd of Black Voices for Trump the only Georgia election defendant still in custody the day after indictment? True — www.snopes.com — 25 August 2023 (LINK)

— Floyd did not post bond after surrendering to Georgia authorities. He faces charges related to alleged efforts to intimidate election worker Ruby Freeman into making false statements.

Heat stress could threaten health of one billion cows — ground.news main source: AFP, 9 media reports — 24 August 2023 (LINK)

23 August 2023

Russian agency says mercenary leader Prigozhin was aboard plane that crashed, leaving no survivors — ground.news main source: AP, 88 media reports — 23 August 2023 (LINK)

Scientists release the first complete sequence of a human Y chromosome, completing mapping of human genome sequence — ground.news: 41 media reports — 23 August 2023 (LINK)

— The Y chromosome, alongside the X chromosome, plays a complex role in sexual development and contributes to other aspects of human biology, such as cancer risk and severity.

The first human genome sequence was mapped in 2001. In 2022, an international group of scientists called the Telomere-to-Telomere Consortium announced that they were able to finally fill in the gaps of the human genome. Now they have published a paper of their findings. It is the last human chromosome to be fully sequenced.

Unlike most other chromosomes, the Y is made up of palindromes, or sequences that are the same forward and backward. These palindromes are long too — roughly more than a million base pairs.

In a separate but related paper also published in Nature, researchers were able to sequence the Y chromosome from 43 different males across 21 world populations. This gives great insight into human genetic evolution —along with even more information to help with medical treatments and diagnostics.

India becomes fourth country to land on the moon, first on the south pole, with Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft — ground.news main source: AP, 293 media reports — 23 August 2023 (LINK)

State Department renews 2017 ban on use of U.S. passports for travel to North Korea till August 2024 — ground.news main source: AP, 26 media reports — 23 August 2023 (LINK)

Hollywood studio and Kaiser Permanente bring back mask mandate amid spike in COVID cases — ground.news: 15 media reports — 23 August 2023 (LINK)

Thailand's jailed ex-PM Thaksin hospitalized after return from exile -police — ground.news: 71 media reports — 23 August 2023 (LINK)

Spain's conservative party leader proposed as PM despite no majority — www.theguardian.com ● — 23 August 2023 (LINK)

Eighteen burned bodies, possibly of migrants, found in Greece fires — ground.news main source: AP, 159 media reports — 23 August 2023 (LINK)

Argentina arrests dozens in looting attempts amid fear of growing violence ahead of October election — ground.news main source: AP, 24 media reports — 23 August 2023 (LINK)

Qatar Investment Authority to invest $1bn in India's Reliance Retail for 0.99% stake — ground.news: 10 media reports — 23 August 2023 (LINK)

Media giant Gannett sued on 18 August for allegedly discriminating against white employees — ground.news: 10 media reports — 23 August 2023 (LINK)

Teen hacked Uber, Revolut and Grand Theft Auto maker, London jury finds — ground.news: 16 media reports — 23 August 2023 (LINK)

22 August 2023

Worldwide rice shortage looms, fueled by extreme weather, India rice export ban: the move took about a fifth of international rice stocks off the market according to AP — www.nydailynews.com — 22 August 2023 (LINK)

Former Central African Republic government minister denies involvement in war crimes at ICC hearing — ground.news: 12 media reports — 22 August 2023 (LINK)

— Prosecutors accuse Maxime Jeoffroy Eli Mokom Gawaka of coordinating operations of the anti-Balaka, a mainly Christian group that fought against the predominantly Muslim Seleka rebel group, resulting in the deaths of thousands and displacement of hundreds of thousands in 2013 and 2014.

US hits China with visa sanctions over 'forced assimilation' of Tibetan children — ground.news: 26 media reports — 22 August 2023 (LINK)

Researchers have found that using MRI scans instead of PSA tests for prostate cancer screening could significantly reduce the number of deaths from the disease — ground.news: 9 media reports — 22 August 2023 (LINK)

This year over 200 Palestinians and nearly 30 Israelis have been killed, highest since 2005, UN Middle East envoy says — ground.news: 20 media reports — 22 August 2023 (LINK)

Former OPEC president Diezani Alison-Madueke from Nigeria charged with bribery offences in the UK over oil and gas contracts from 2010–2015 — ground.news: 25 media reports — 22 August 2023 (LINK)

Chinese dissident and Xi Jinping critic Kwon Pyong flees 300km to South Korea by jetski — ground.news: 24 media reports — 22 August 2023 (LINK)

Fukushima: wastewater from ruined nuclear plant to be released from Thursday, despite opposition from fishing groups and neighboring countries, Japan says — ground.news: 96 media reports — 22 August 2023 (LINK)

African Union suspends Niger with immediate effect over July 26 coup — www.aljazeera.com — 22 August 2023 (LINK)

Srettha Thavisin to become Thai PM after securing endorsement of parliament hours after return from 17-year exile — ground.news: 87 media reports — 22 August 2023 (LINK)

Former Thai PM Thaksin immediately jailed on return to serve 8 years in prison — (LINK)

After a month at sea, 37 Senegalese survivors of a deadly migration attempt to Spain return home — ground.news: 11 media reports — 22 August 2023 (LINK)

Cambodia: son of long time ruler Hun Sen becomes PM in historic transfer of power — ground.news: 41 media reports — 22 August 2023 (LINK)

Haiti and Dominican Republic warn of floods and landslides as Tropical Storm Franklin nears — ground.news: 22 media reports — 22 August 2023 (LINK)

Pakistan: All eight people rescued from cable car dangling 274m above canyon — ground.news: 317 media reports — 22 August 2023 (LINK)

21 August 2023

West Africa's ECOWAS rejects Niger junta's three-year transition plan — www.france24.com — 21 August 2023 (LINK)

Russia's Prigozhin posts first video since mutiny, hints he's in Africa — ground.news: 65 media reports — 21 August 2023 (LINK)

Human Rights Watch says Saudi Arabian border guards fired on and killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants on Yemen border — ground.news: 108 media reports — 21 August 2023 (LINK)

COVID-19 infection linked to increased risk of high blood pressure — ground.news main source: Hypertension, American Heart Association journal, 37 media reports — 21 August 2023 (LINK)

Many long-covid symptoms linger even after two years, new study shows — ground.news: media reports — 21 August 2023 (LINK)

Central America parliament expels Taiwan, makes China permanent observer — www.reuters.com ● — 21 August 2023 (LINK)

Zero-degree line at record 5,298m height above Switzerland as heat and fire hit Europe — www.theguardian.com ● — 21 August 2023 (LINK)

— The figure, which was registered by a weather balloon flown from Payerne in western Switzerland, constituted "a record since monitoring began in 1954", the service said, and surpassed the previous high of 5,184 metres that was "only set in July last year".

Cyprus rescues 115 Syrian migrants aboard 3 separate boats over three days — ground.news: 19 media reports — 21 August 2023 (LINK)

Protests rock government-held areas in southern Syria as economy crumbles — ground.news main source: AP, 18 media reports — 21 August 2023 (LINK)

British nurse Lucy Letby imprisoned for life in murders of 7 babies and attempted murders of 6 — ground.news main source: AP, 199 media reports — 21 August 2023 (LINK)

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