Powerful quake in Morocco on 7 September kills more than 2,000 people and damages historic buildings in Marrakech — ground.news: 400 media reports — 10 September 2023 (LINK)

Israeli delegation attends UN heritage conference in Saudi Arabia, the first public visit by Israeli government officials to the kingdom — ground.news: 18 media reports — 10 September 2023 (LINK)

Mossad chief accuses Iran of plotting deadly attacks, vows to hit perpetrators 'in heart' of Tehran — ground.news: 22 media reports — 10 September 2023 (LINK)

Family of Swedish EU official detained in iran for over 500 days calls for international support — ground.news main source: Reuters, 9 media reports — 10 September 2023 (LINK)

Luis Rubiales resigns as president of Spanish FA over Jenni Hermoso kiss — ground.news: 262 media reports — 11 September 2023 (LINK)

Maldivians vote for president in a virtual geopolitical race between India and China with high turnout and likely runoff — ground.news: 29 media reports — 9 September 2023 (LINK)

Kim Jong Un hosts Chinese and Russian guests at a parade celebrating North Korea's 75th anniversary — ground.news: 70 media reports — 9 September 2023 (LINK)

Parliamentary researcher in 20s arrested for 'spying for China', Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he chastised China's premier at G20 summit — ground.news: 49 media reports — 10 September 2023 (LINK)

Top Fox exec fired for violating unrevealed 'standards of business conduct': John Finley, executive vice president for development, had been with Fox News for 20 years. "Given what we know of Finley’s record, it looks like there were red flags about his behavior going back as far as 2011." — www.newshounds.us — 10 September 2023 (LINK)

AI has now learned how to deceive humans — bgr.com — 10 September 2023 (LINK)

— ChatGPT and other AI systems are prone to "hallucinate" information, making it up on the spot. Researchers writing on The Conversation say Meta's CICERO AI is one of the most disturbing examples of how deceptive AI can be. This model was designed to play Diplomacy, and Meta says that it was built to be "largely honest and helpful". In fact, CICERO even went so far as to premeditate deception, where it worked with a human player to trick another human player into leaving itself to open invasion.

AI impact is poised to enhance jobs, not erase them, according to a 21 August ILO study — www.cryptopolitan.com — 10 September 2023 (LINK)

— Jobs held by managers, professionals, and technicians exhibit minimal vulnerability to automation, with only a small fraction of tasks at high risk and around a quarter at medium risk.

High-income countries face the potential automation of about 5.5% of total employment, whereas low-income countries encounter automation risks affecting a mere 0.4% of employment. But, the potential for augmentation appears nearly equal across countries, implying that with the right policies, AI could offer substantial benefits to developing nations.

G20 summit statement avoids condemning Russia for Ukraine war, calls for peace — ground.news: 81 media reports — 9 September 2023 (LINK)

UN atomic watchdog warns of threat to nuclear safety as fighting spikes near plant in Ukraine — ground.news main source: AP, 39 media reports — 9 September 2023 (LINK)

Guardian: Russian attack on Ukrainian police building kills one and wounds dozens in Kryvyi Rih, Volodymyr Zelenskiy's home town; Zelenskiy declares Putin 'killed Prigozhin'; British military to monitor Black Sea; Ukraine's foreign ministry and UK condemn "sham elections" being staged by Russia in occupied Ukrainian territories on 7 September — www.theguardian.com ● — 9 September 2023 (LINK)

Kim Jong Un hosts Chinese and Russian guests at a parade celebrating North Korea's 75th anniversary — ground.news: 70 media reports — 9 September 2023 (LINK)

Amazon requires authors to disclose use of AI material in books — www.cryptopolitan.com — 9 September 2023 (LINK)

Nike permanently closes factory store in Democrat-Run Portland due to ongoing theft and safety issues — ground.news: 11 media reports — 9 September 2023 (LINK)

G20 admits African Union as permanent member — ground.news: 36 media reports — 8 September 2023 (LINK)

Ukraine rips Elon Musk for disrupting sneak attack on Russian fleet with Starlink cutoff — ground.news: 28 media reports — 8 September 2023 (LINK)

Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 561 of the invasion — www.theguardian.com — 8 September 2023 (LINK)

Zelenskiy praises 'very effective action' in eastern and southern Ukraine; No evidence of deliberate attack on Romania, says Nato chief

At least 17 people were killed and 32 wounded in the attack on a market in Kostiantynivka, in Ukraine's Donestsk region.

Russia has maintained its bombing campaign against Ukrainian food exports with the fourth drone attack in five days on grain silos and other infrastructure around the port of Izmail along the Danube river.

French president Emmanuel Macron said the Russian flag has no place at next year's Paris Olympics because of the war crimes committed by Vladimir Putin's regime in Ukraine.

The head of the US senate foreign relations committee has demanded that the US's top three oilfield services companies "cease all investments" in Russia's fossil fuel infrastructure.

2 attacks by Islamist insurgents in Mali leave 49 civilians and 15 soldiers dead, military says — ground.news: 65 media reports — 7 September 2023 (LINK)

Hong Kong hit by widespread flash flooding after heaviest rainfall since 1884 — ground.news: 42 media reports — 8 September 2023 (LINK)

Peter Navarro: Ex-Trump adviser convicted of contempt of Congress and faces up to a year in prison for failing to co-operate with a Congressional committee — www.bbc.com — 7 September 2023 (LINK)

US TV star Danny Masterson sentenced to 30 years to life for two rapes at height of fame in 2001-3 after drugging women — www.bbc.com — 7 September 2023 (LINK)

— Throughout the trial, prosecutors argued that the Church of Scientology had helped cover up the assaults — an allegation the organisation has categorically denied. At the time of the attacks, Masterson and all three of his accusers were Scientologists. Several of the women said it took them years to come forward because Church of Scientology officials discouraged them from reporting the rape to police. In its statement after the verdict in May, the Church of Scientology said there was "not a scintilla of evidence supporting the scandalous allegations that the Church harassed the accusers".

A unified strategy and more funding are urgently needed to end the crisis in Myanmar, UN chief says — apnews.com — 8 September 2023 (LINK)

Children fleeing Latin America in record numbers, Unicef says: at least 40,000 children crossed the dangerous Darien jungle in 2022, compared to 29,000 the previous year, and total for 2023 likely to be even higher — ground.news main source: AP, 20 media reports — 7 September 2023 (LINK)

Powerful earthquake hits Morocco, killing hundreds — ground.news: 215 media reports — 7 September 2023 (LINK)

Almost 50 people missing after deadly Brazil cyclone — ground.news: 11 media reports — 7 September 2023 (LINK)

US-backed Kurdish fighters say battles with tribesmen in eastern Syria that killed dozens have ended — ground.news main source: AP, 10 media reports — 7 September 2023 (LINK)

Paris mayor strips Palestinian President Abbas of honour over Holocaust remarks — ground.news: media reports — 7 September 2023 (LINK)

Judge rejects Mark Meadows' bid to move 2020 election case to federal court — edition.cnn.com — 7 September 2023 (LINK)

US 5th Circuit finds Biden White House, CDC likely violated First Amendment — www.washingtonpost.com — 7 September 2023 (LINK)

— The judges wrote that the White House, the Surgeon General, the CDC and the FBI likely "coerced the platforms to make their moderation decisions by way of intimidating messages and threats of adverse consequences" on coronavirus and elections.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation said said the ruling was an improvement over a temporary injunction U.S. District Judge Terry A. Doughty issued July 4.Doughty, an appointee of former president Trump, had ordered originally.

Doughty's decision had affected a wide range of government departments and agencies, and imposed 10 specific prohibitions on government officials. The appeals court threw out nine of those and modified the 10th to limit it to efforts to "coerce or significantly encourage social-media companies to remove, delete, suppress, or reduce, including through altering their algorithms, posted social-media content containing protected free speech."

Capitol rioter who carried zip-tie handcuffs in viral photo is sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison — ground.news: 12 media reports — 7 September 2023 (LINK)

Georgia grand jury urges criminal charges against Lindsey Graham and other Trump allies — ground.news main source: AP, 180 media reports — 9 September 2023 (LINK)

2 attacks by Islamist insurgents in Mali leave 49 civilians and 15 soldiers dead, military says — ground.news: 65 media reports — 7 September 2023 (LINK)

UN offers to support Gabon for transition back to civilian rule — ground.news: 10 media reports — 7 September 2023 (LINK)

Guardian: Russia-Ukraine war latest: what we know on day 561 of the invasion — see_link — 8 September 2023 (LINK)

Zelenskiy praises 'very effective action' in eastern and southern Ukraine; No evidence of deliberate attack on Romania, says Nato chief

At least 17 people were killed and 32 wounded in the attack on a market in Kostiantynivka, in Ukraine's Donestsk region.

Russia has maintained its bombing campaign against Ukrainian food exports with the fourth drone attack in five days on grain silos and other infrastructure around the port of Izmail along the Danube river.

French president Emmanuel Macron said the Russian flag has no place at next year's Paris Olympics because of the war crimes committed by Vladimir Putin's regime in Ukraine.

The head of the US senate foreign relations committee has demanded that the US's top three oilfield services companies "cease all investments" in Russia's fossil fuel infrastructure.

Ukraine rips Elon Musk for disrupting sneak attack on Russian fleet with Starlink cutoff — ground.news: 28 media reports — 8 September 2023 (LINK)

US TV star Danny Masterson sentenced to 30 years to life for two rapes at height of fame in 2001-3 after drugging women — www.bbc.com — 7 September 2023 (LINK)

— Throughout the trial, prosecutors argued that the Church of Scientology had helped cover up the assaults — an allegation the organisation has categorically denied. At the time of the attacks, Masterson and all three of his accusers were Scientologists. Several of the women said it took them years to come forward because Church of Scientology officials discouraged them from reporting the rape to police. In its statement after the verdict in May, the Church of Scientology said there was "not a scintilla of evidence supporting the scandalous allegations that the Church harassed the accusers".

Hong Kong hit by widespread flash flooding after heaviest rainfall since 1884 — ground.news: 42 media reports — 8 September 2023 (LINK)

Half of Earth's glaciers could vanish and sea levels rise 9 centimeters (3.5 inches) with 1.5 degrees of warming, study warns — phys.org/news — 6 September 2023 (LINK)

— If the world reaches 2.7 degrees of warming — the estimated temperature increase based on climate pledges made at the Conference of Parties (COP26) of the UN Framework Convention for Climate Change — nearly all glaciers in Central Europe, western Canada, and the U.S. (including Alaska) will have melted. If warming reaches 4 degrees Celsius, 80% of the world's glaciers will disappear and contribute 15 centimeters (6 inches) of sea level rise.

UN's Guterres says 'climate breakdown has begun' after record heat — www.dw.com — 6 September 2023 (LINK)

At least 32 civilians were killed and dozens injured in artillery strikes by the Sudanese army on 5 September, one of the highest tolls from a single day of fighting since conflict broke out in April, the activist group Emergency Lawyers said — ground.news main source: Reuters, 9media reports — 6 September 2023 (LINK)

U.S. sanctions Sudan RSF militia leaders for human rights abuses including massacres — ground.news main source: CNN, 45 media reports — 6 September 2023 (LINK)

Mexico Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion across country — ground.news: 140 media reports — 6 September 2023 (LINK)

Mexico's next president will be a woman — ground.news main source: AP, 20 media reports — 6 September 2023 (LINK)

Clashes resume between factions in Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp — ground.news: 29 media reports — 6 September 2023 (LINK)

— The initial clashes were sparked by the killing of an Islamic militant by Fatah militants. An audio recording attributed to the "Muslim Youth" group has since called for a battle to "purge the camp of apostates".

Gabon's ousted President Bongo 'free to go abroad', says junta — ground.news: 71 media reports — 6 September 2023 (LINK)

Britain admits defeat in controversial Online Safety Bill: the UK government has admitted that the technology needed to securely scan encrypted messages sent on Signal and WhatsApp doesn't exist — www.wired.co.uk — 6 September 2023 (LINK)

Spain's Hermoso files criminal complaint over Rubiales kiss, prosecutor says — ground.news main source: Reuters, 177 media reports — 6 September 2023 (LINK)

Better recommendations for how biodiversity may be leveraged to promote delivery of ecosystem services — University of Chicago/phys.org — 6 September 2023 (LINK)

— Plant diversity consistently attracts more abundant and diverse communities of predators. Herbivore diversity tends to increase in response to plant diversity treatments, while herbivore abundance and plant damage generally decrease. But specialist herbivores often respond negatively to plant diversity, while generalists more often mount positive or neutral responses.

New US research highlights opportunities to protect carbon and communities from forest fires — USDA/phys.org — 6 September 2023 (LINK)

— New research published in the journal Environmental Research Letters highlights widespread "opportunity hot spots" in the western United States for using proactive forest management, such as forest thinning, prescribed fire, and cultural burning, to reduce the risk of losing carbon to future wildfires.

Generative AI's biggest security flaw, vulnerability to indirect prompt injection attacks, is not easy to fix — /www.wired.co.uk — 6 September 2023 (LINK)

Britain admits defeat in controversial Online Safety Bill: the UK government has admitted that the technology needed to securely scan encrypted messages sent on Signal and WhatsApp doesn't exist — www.wired.co.uk — 6 September 2023 (LINK)

Swiss financial regulator FINMA CEO quits in wake of Credit Suisse collapse — www.reuters.com — 6 September 2023 (LINK)

— The body drew heavy criticism for failing to prevent the collapse of Credit Suisse. FINMA also communicated poorly and assigned too few people to oversee the big banks, local media reported.

Credit Suisse gave FINMA false and overly positive statements about its business relationship with financier Lex Greensill, the regulator said earlier this year. Urban Angehrn, who has led the regulator since November 2021, said he was quitting for health reasons. "The high and permanent stress level had health consequences. I have considered my decision carefully and have now decided to step down."

Chinese hack of Microsoft engineer led to breach of US officials' emails, company says — ground.news main source: CNN, 13 media reports — 6 September 2023 (LINK)

Special counsel David Weiss to seek indictment of Hunter Biden this month — ground.news: 185 media reports — 6 September 2023 (LINK)

— Hunter Biden's legal team claims that he is abiding by the terms of a diversion agreement, while prosecutors argue for an indictment.

Turkish founder of a failed crypto exchange sentenced to 11,196 years in prison — markets.businessinsider.com — 6 September 2023 (LINK)

— A Turkish court found Faruk Fatih Ozer, the high-school dropout founder of failed cryptocurrency exchange Thodex, guilty of on multiple charges including leading a criminal organization, aggravated fraud, and money laundering.His two siblings received similar sentences on Thursday, and were found guilty of the same three charges, per Bloomberg.

Building a digital PR Strategy: 10 essential steps for beginners [with examples] — buzzsumo.com — 6 September 2023 (LINK)

UN releases US$125 million for 14 underfunded humanitarian crises around the world — ground.news main source: AP, 13 media reports — 5 September 2023 (LINK)

UN forced to cut food assistance from 10 million Afghans — edition.cnn.com — 5 September 2023 (LINK)

An alarming humanitarian crisis and massive sexual violence wrack eastern Congo, UN official says — ground.news main source: AP, 20 media reports — 5 September 2023 (LINK)

Africa Climate Summit links 'unfair' debt burden with calls to make continent's green assets pay off — AP/news.yahoo.com — 5 September 2023 (LINK)

Hong Kong's top court orders government to recognize overseas same-sex marriage in landmark case: the court's justices ruled a new legal framework should be established 'so to dispel any sense that LGBTQ+ people belong to an inferior class of persons' — www.foxnews.com — 5 September 2023 (LINK)

Fierce storm in southern Brazil kills 21 people and displaces more than 1,600 — ground.news: 81 media reports — 5 September 2023 (LINK)

Cuban government uncovers Russian 'human trafficking network' used to help war in Ukraine: Officials — www.foxnews.com — 5 September 2023 (LINK)

Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio sentenced to 22 years in prison for Jan. 6 — ground.news: 229 media reports — 5 September 2023 (LINK)

— Before receiving his sentence, Tarrio apologized for his actions and expressed remorse for his involvement in the events of January 6 (he was not present). The Capitol riot investigation is still ongoing, with over 1,100 people arrested, resulting in 630 guilty pleas and 110 convictions.

Myanmar's jailed ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi ailing: Source — ground.news: 18 media reports — 5 September 2023 (LINK)

At least 32 civilians were killed and dozens injured in artillery strikes by the Sudanese army on 5 September, one of the highest tolls from a single day of fighting since conflict broke out in April, the activist group Emergency Lawyers said — ground.news main source: Reuters, 9media reports — 5 September 2023 (LINK)

Spanish women's football team coach Jorge Vilda sacked in wake of Rubiales kiss furore in which he supported Rubiales — ground.news: 193 media reports — 5 September 2023 (LINK)

Elon Musk borrowed $1 billion from SpaceX in same month of Twitter acquisition — ground.news: 14 media reports — 5 September 2023 (LINK)

Alan Joyce: Qantas boss exits early amid mounting scandals over ticket sales for cancelled flights and failing to tell ticket-holders about cancellations. CEO designate sVanessa Hudson will take over on 5 September, becoming the Australian airline's first female CEO in its 100-year history. — ground.news: 31 media reports — 5 September 2023 (LINK)

Cluster munition deaths in Ukraine pass Syria at 300+ dead and 600+ injured, an 8-fold increase — ground.news main source: Reuters, 27 media reports — 5 September 2023 (LINK)

Eritrean troops 'committed war crimes' in Ethiopia after peace deal: Amnesty — ground.news: 11 media reports — 5 September 2023 (LINK)

Twitter accused of helping Saudi Arabia commit human rights abuses through disclosure of confidential user data — ground.news: 15 media reports — 5 September 2023 (LINK)

New Zealand judge dismisses charges against White Island owners over deadly 2019 Whakaari volcano eruption during tour groups visit: their company still faces charges — ground.news: 10 media reports — 5 September 2023 (LINK)

Chinese tech giants announce public availability of AI models — www.cryptopolitan.com — 5 September 2023 (LINK)

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon falls 66% in August, lowest for month since 2018 — ground.news:26 media reports — 5 September 2023 (LINK)

Air strike in Sudan's Khartoum kills at least 20 civilians, say local activists — ground.news: 23 media reports — 3 September 2023 (LINK)

UN experts urge forces of powerful Libyan commander to stop evicting residents, demolishing homes in Benghazi — ground.news main source: AP, 13 media reports — 4 September 2023 (LINK)

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said he plans to dismiss the defence minister, Oleksii Reznikov, from his post and will ask parliament this week to replace him with Rustem Umerov, the head of Ukraine's main privatization fund. The announcement, made in the Ukrainian president's nightly video address to the nation, sets the stage for the biggest shake-up of Ukraine's defence establishment since the war was launched by Russia in February 2022. Zelenskiy has to submit Umerov's candidacy to parliament for review — Reuters /www.theguardian.com/ — 3 September 2023 (LINK)

Who is Rustem Umerov, Zelensky's pick for Ukraine defense minister following Oleksii Reznikov's resignation. Reznikov has not been charged in any corruption cases and Zelensky has not accused him of malfeasance. High-profile allegations of graft have plagued the Defense Ministry, however, during the war — www.washingtonpost.com — 4 September 2023 (LINK)

Military junta leader is sworn in as Gabon's interim president — edition.cnn.com — 4 September 2023 (LINK)

Japan announces $141m emergency relief measures for seafood exporters hit by China's ban — ground.news main source: AP, 21 media reports — 4 September 2023 (LINK)

Mob attacks on Christian churches and homes in Pakistan set off by false implication, police say: three Christians tossed Islamic holy books outside the homes of two others to falsely accuse them of blasphemy because of a personal dispute over alleged affair — ground.news: 12 media reports — 4 September 2023 (LINK)

— At least 17 churches and nearly 100 homes were damaged in the August 16 mob attacks in Jaranwala, a city in Punjab province. There were no casualties but it was one of the most destructive attacks on Christians in the country. Since then, authorities have repaired most of the churches and handed out thousands of dollars to nearly 100 families whose homes were destroyed or damaged. The police have also arrested nearly 200 Muslims over involvement in the attacks.

Central Spain flooding: 3 dead, 3 missing after heavy rainfall — www.dw.com — 4 September 2023 (LINK)

— Police said a young man died after getting trapped in a lift that filled up with water. The body of another man, aged 50, was found in a river near the town of Camarena. A third man died inside a flooded vehicle.

Zimbabwean president at his inauguration says the disputed election reveals a 'mature democracy': vote's credibility was questioned by both Western and African observers — AP / news.yahoo.com — 4 September 2023 (LINK)

EU official from Sweden has been in prison in Iran for over 500 days — New York Times reveals: the EU and the Swedish government had not revealed details about the arrest until Monday. — www.politico.eu — 4 September 2023 (LINK)

Saype, French-Swiss artist of "ephemeral" installations, joins Handicap International to create grass fresco in Place des Nations, Geneva, after Handicap's 18 August 1997 Broken Chair to remind world of need to protect civiians from war-related weapons and destruction: 4-15 September 2023 — see_link — 4 September 2023 (LINK)

— In 2022, every day around the world around 57 civilians were killed or injured by explosive weapons, + 83% compared to 2021.

WHO Drafting Group meeting on pandemics: 4-6 September 2023 (PDF) — google.com — 4 September 2023 (LINK)

Invasive species costs global economy $423 billion per year — UN Report — Reuters / www.usnews.com — 4 September 2023 (LINK)

This AI model can help prevent up to 76% of wildfires — www.weforum.org — 4 September 2023 (LINK)

Half of Switzerland's large companies have been the victim of a cyber attack — www.euronews.com — 4 September 2023 (LINK)

Russia hits Ukraine's Danube port in attack condemned by Romania — themoscowtimes.com — 3 September 2023 (LINK)

Ukraine reports Russian drone attack on Odessa (German) — www.n-tv.de — 3 September 2023 (LINK)

Ukrainian oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky detained on suspicion of fraud and money laundering — www.theguardian.com — 3 September 2023 (LINK)

Russia's massive brain drain is ravaging the economy: it will soon be smaller than Indonesia's — www.businessinsider.com — 3 September 2023 (LINK)

Air strike in Sudan's Khartoum kills at least 20 civilians, say local activists — ground.news: 23 media reports — 3 September 2023 (LINK)

Countries discuss in Geneva how to make mining sustainable — genevasolutions.news — 3 September 2023 (LINK)

India PM urges UN to rethink priorities for the 21st century "to ensure the representation of voices that matter": Modi also called for global cooperation in fighting cyber crime — www.reuters.com — 3 September 2023 (LINK)

Nobel Committee: Russia 'trying to silence' Novaya Gazeta Editor-in-Chief and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitry Muratov — novayagazeta.eu — 3 September 2023 (LINK)

UN expert highlights 'psychological harm' to UK man jailed since 2012 for phone theft — www.theguardian.com — 3 September 2023 (LINK)

Jimmy Buffett died after a four-year fight with a rare form of skin cancer, his website says — ap / www.wdbj7.com — 3 September 2023 (LINK)

Reuters: The US plans to announce the sending of depleted uranium shells to Kiev — ground.news main source: Reuters, 8 media reports — 2 September 2023 (LINK)

Thailand's King endorses new cabinet months after elections — ground.news: 6 media reports — 2 September 2023 (LINK)

UN chief is globetrotting to four major meetings before the gathering of world leaders in September — ground.news main source: AP, 15 media reports — 2 September 2023 (LINK)

Top Ukrainian commander, famed for fighting alongside his troops, killed in action near Bakhmut — www.businessinsider.com — 2 September 2023 (LINK)

A new Progressive account of Clinton Presidency finds him responsible for many of today's ills — themessenger.com — 2 September 2023 (LINK)

The impatient diplomat: A tribute to Bill Richardson — thehill.com — 2 September 2023 (LINK)

Robert Reich: Jack Welch and the end of stakeholder capitalism — www.eurasiareview.com — 2 September 2023 (LINK)

Guatemala's president-elect alleges 'coup' plan to block him from taking power: OAS mission also expresses concern — ground.news: 16 media reports — 1 September 2023 (LINK)

Australia notches warmest winter on record: issues El Niño alert, with a 70% historical likelihood of occurrence. The World Meteorological Organization confirmed the emergence of the weather pattern in the tropical Pacific, the first in seven years — ground.news: 17 media reports — 1 September 2023 (LINK)

African children exceptionally vulnerable to climate change, Unicef says — ground.news: 9 media reports — 1 September 2023 (LINK)

Eighteen suspects shot and killed in shoot-out with South African police: the gang was believed to be involved in robbing armored vans carrying cash for banks — ground.news: 18 media reports — 1 September 2023 (LINK)

More than 150 migrants in small boats rescued off Greece's Aegean Sea islands — ground.news: 12 media reports — 1 September 2023 (LINK)

Haitians fleeing gangs set up camp around capital's main square — ground.news main source: Reuters, 8 media reports — 1 September 2023 (LINK)

Ecuador says 57 guards and police officers are released after being held hostage in several prisons — ground.news: 87 media reports — 1 September 2023 (LINK)

Thai king reduces ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra's 8-year prison sentence to one year — ground.news: 76 media reports — 1 September 2023 (LINK)

As the UN designs a new carbon market, experts call for a different approach: "The time for offsetting is over." — grist.org — 1 September 2023 (LINK)

Elon Musk refusing to pay severance to fired Twitter employees may be backfiring spectacularly: X is potentially on the hook for more than $3.5 million in filing fees — futurism.com — 1 September 2023 (LINK)

AI Experiment backfires as newspaper giant Gannett temporarily halts AI sports reporting for awkward phrasing and lack of detail — www.cryptopolitan.com — 1 September 2023 (LINK)