The Lancet: Long COVID: a clinical update: symptoms persisting for 3 months or more after acute COVID-19: Long COVID can affect multiple organ systems and lead to severe and protracted impairment of function as a result of organ damage. The burden of this disease, both on the individual and on health systems and national economies, is high. — 31 July 2024 (LINK)

Iran says Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran by Israeli air strike — 31 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 337 media reports (LINK)

Guinea court finds former junta leader guilty in 2009 stadium massacre: 20 year sentence — 31 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 24 media reports (LINK)

Iran and its proxies vow to retaliate against Israel after the assassination attempt of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, raising fears of an all-out war — 31 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 9 media reports (LINK)

Iran would seek revenge in a "well-managed" way without escalating the regional crisis, an Iranian expert said. — (LINK)

9/11 plot mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and co-accused agree to plead guilty — 31 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 170 media reports (LINK)

— Al Jazeera: US media reported the three would plead guilty in exchange for a life sentence rather than the death penalty. Mohammed was regarded as one of al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's most trusted and intelligent lieutenants before he was captured in a covert operation in Pakistan in March 2003. He spent three years in secret CIA prisons before arriving in Guantanamo in 2006. An engineer, who studied at a university in the US, Mohammed was subjected to waterboarding 183 times while in CIA custody before he was sent to Guantanamo, and was also targeted by other forms of torture and coercive questioning.

Landslides, heavy rains kill at least 99 in south India's Kerala state, striking tea plantations — 31 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 199 media reports (LINK)

Olympic star vomits on live TV after being forced to swim race in polluted Paris river — 31 July 2024 (LINK)

— "The Canadian,who finished in ninth place, was the only athlete to be seen throwing his guts up, although it is no surprise with the poor water quality and temperatures soaring."

Novak Djokovic sets new record as he moves ahead of Roger Federer with latest Olympic milestones: the first player to reach the last-eight of the Olympics on four different occasions — 31 July 2024 (LINK)

Coco Gauff loses twice in a day in doubles and her Paris Olympics are finished — 31 July 2024 (LINK)

AFP: Davos restaurant fined for refusing to rent ski equipment to Jews — 31 July 2024 (LINK)

Britons urged to leave Lebanon as Middle East tensions soar — 30 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 8 media reports (LINK)

Russia's Wagner mercenary group has deadliest loss in Africa's Sahel, highlighting region's instability: reported losses in heavy fighting against Tuareg rebels near Mali's border with Algeria from July 22 to 27 — 30 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 26 media reports (LINK)

At least seven reported dead as protests erupt over disputed Venezuela election — 30 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 254 media reports (LINK)

NGOs: 11 killed in protests, 749 arrested (in French) — (LINK)

El Chapo son pleads not guilty in U.S. court to narcotics, money laundering and firearms charges after dramatic arrest planned as supposed real estate trip with long-sought Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada — 30 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 61 media reports (LINK)

Meta Platforms to pay $1.4 bln to settle Texas lawsuit over use of facial recognition data — 30 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 114 media reports (LINK)

Puncture, collision and boos: How Tom Pidcock won dramatic Olympic mountain bike gold at Paris 2024 — 30 July 2024 (LINK)

Drugmaker Sinergium to share bird flu vaccine data globally, says WHO — 29 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 20 media reports (LINK)

Biden rolls out plan to overhaul the Supreme Court: including term limits for justices and a more binding ethics code — 29 July 2024 (LINK)

— Biden is also calling for a constitutional amendment declaring that presidents do not have immunity from criminal prosecution for any crimes committed while in office, following the Supreme Court's July ruling granting Donald Trump immunity for "official acts" he committed as president.

The Biden-Harris administration is poised to pull off something that hasn't been managed in this century, something that has happened only other time since 1965. They're about to stick the elusive "soft landing" with the economy. — 29 July 2024 (LINK)

Haiti prime minister escapes unharmed after shots fired by gangs — 29 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 24 media reports (LINK)

Man accused of causing Northern California's Park Fire makes first court appearance: Ronnie Dean Stout II, 42, was arrested Thursday in connection to the Park Fire, which has burned hundreds of thousands of acres and impacted four counties: a man was seen pushing a car that was on fire down into a gully near Alligator Hole in upper Bidwell Park—allegedly spreading the flames that would become the Park Fire. Stout's blood alcohol content was above the legal limit when he was arrested. Stout has two prior felony convictions: one from 2001 and one from 2002. He was released from prison in October 2018. — 29 July 2024 (LINK)

Morocco releases 3 imprisoned journalists after pardons from King Mohamed VI: part of 2,278 pardoned individuals — 29 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 54 media reports (LINK)

The Galapagos Islands and many of their unique creatures are at risk from warming waters — 29 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 30 media reports (LINK)

French telecoms network hit by vandalism within days of arson attacks against national railways — 29 July 2024 (LINK)

Masked Torch Bearer at the 2024 Olympics finally revealed: Simon Nogueira, a French free-running champion: "I obviously wasn't everywhere. Other incredible artists also hid on this character," the 27-year-old wrote on a deleted Instagram post alongside a photo of himself in the mask — mystery surrounds 11 other athletes — 29 July 2024 (LINK)

— The mysterious bearer was reportedly inspired by a number of characters from French culture, incuding Arno Dorian, the character in the Ubisoft game Assassin's Creed Unity, which is set during the French Revolution from 1789 to 1794. Ubisoft is headquartered in Saint-Mandé in the eastern suburbs of Paris. Other sources: the Phantom of the Opera and detective Arsène Lupin. According to Clement Dumais, the 2019 Chase Tag World Champion and seven-time Ninja Warrior finalist, a total of 12 people wore the mask during the ceremony.

Team GB confirmed that swimmer Adam Peaty returned a positive test for Covid-19 having agonisingly been beaten to gold in the men's men's 100m breaststroke on 28 July — 29 July 2024 (LINK)

France investigates death threats sent to 3 Israeli athletes at Olympics — 29 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 31 media reports (LINK)

After sharing fake AI video of Kamala Harris, Elon Musk tweets misleading post on Donald Trump — 29 July 2024 (LINK)

Israel says Hezbollah rocket kills 11 at football ground on Golan Heights, vows response — 28 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 201 media reports (LINK)

— Hezbollah denied any responsibility for the strike, the deadliest in Israel or Israeli-annexed territory since the start of the conflict in Gaza. Hezbollah had earlier announced several rocket attacks targeting Israeli military positions.

Reformist formally takes over as Iran's president after supreme leader offers endorsement — 28 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 61 media reports (LINK)

Typhoon Gaemi forces evacuation of 27,000, factory suspensions in northeast China on the border with North Korea — 28 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 14 media reports (LINK)

11 killed by mudslide — (LINK)

Libyan court gives 12 officials prison sentences of up to 27 years over 2023's flooding from collapse of two dams in Derna last year, leading to thousands of deaths — 28 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 42 media reports (LINK)

Olympics Opening Ceremony Artistic Director says controversial tableau was not inspired by 'The Last Supper': — 28 July 2024 (LINK)

— "There's Dionysus arriving on a table. Why is he there? First and foremost because he is the god of celebration in Greek mythology and the tableau is called 'Festivity'." "He is also the god of wine, which is also one of the jewels of France, and the father of Séquana, the goddess of the river Seine," Thomas Jolly continued. "The idea was to depict a big pagan celebration, linked to the gods of Olympus, and thus the Olympics." The colorful scene featured Nicky Doll and stars of Drag Race France.

NYPost: Olympics' Last Supper debacle was latest effort to denigrate Western culture — (LINK)

A 15-year-old in France was arrested on suspicion of threatening Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Israeli media reported on 28 July — 28 July 2024 (LINK)

Bangladesh ends 11-day mobile internet blackout after deadly protests — 28 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 11 media reports (LINK)

FoxNews: Potential U.S. VP Democrat candidate, Sen. Mark Kelly, started spy balloon company funded by China — 28 July 2024 (LINK)

— A company spokesperson said: "When new leadership arrived in 2019 and learned of that investment [by Tencent], they swiftly moved to ensure World View was protected from any and all involvement from representatives of Chinese investors."

— FoxNews: But the company's early connections with the Chinese capitalist could raise questions as Kelly is being considered as a candidate for vice president, especially after China floated a surveillance balloon over the U.S. in February 2023, which was ultimately shot down by a fighter jet off the coast of South Carolina.

Passwords disappear for millions of Windows users thanks to Google: 15 million users found themselves locked out of all their passwords for 18 hours on 24-25 July thanks to a Google bug — 28 July 2024 (LINK)

Lifesaving new cancer treatment, inspired by The Beach Boys' classic hit, "Good Vibrations", destroys 99% of cancer cells — 28 July 2024 (LINK)

11,000 cruise ship tourists landed in Santorini at once on 24 July — The Greek island's 15,500 residents advised to stay indoors — 29 July 2024 (LINK)

Detained Mexican kingpin 'El Mayo' was 'kidnapped' by El Chapo's son, and flown to U.S. for arrest, lawyer says — 28 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 71 media reports (LINK)

Thailand is making it easier for travelers to stay longer: a new five-year visa targeted at remote workers and other travelers: up to 180 days per visit, on a multiple-entry basis, within five years — 28 July 2024 (LINK)

— To apply, travelers need to show evidence that they have a minimum of 500,000 baht (about $13,800) in funds, as well as documents to support the purpose of their visit, such as a letter from a medical center or proof of employment status outside of Thailand. The visa, which costs 10,000 baht, does not permit applicants to seek employment in Thailand.

How many workers can AI technology really replace? Estimates are all over the place: workers were more likely to lose their jobs in 2023 because of market forces and cost-cutting rather than AI — 28 July 2024 (LINK)

— Only a little more than 4,000 of 360K job cuts in the U.S. were considered AI-inflicted.

— A report from global consulting firm McKinsey estimated that nearly half of all work performed today by humans could be automated. A research memo from investment bank Goldman Sachs projected that two-thirds of jobs today will be exposed to some form of automation and one-quarter could be wholly substituted with generative AI. An even more recent analysis from researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology suggests only a quarter of jobs where vision is required will be capable of full automation.

Israel says Hezbollah rocket kills 11 at football ground on Golan Heights, vows response — 27 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 201 media reports (LINK)

— Hezbollah denied any responsibility for the strike, the deadliest in Israel or Israeli-annexed territory since the start of the conflict in Gaza. Hezbollah had earlier announced several rocket attacks targeting Israeli military positions.

At least 30 killed in Israeli strike on school in Gaza where displaced people were sheltering, Palestinians say — 27 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 195 media reports (LINK)

California's largest wildfire explodes in size on 26 July as fires rage across US West — 27 July 2024 (LINK)

Search for people missing after Ethiopia mudslides continues as death toll rises to 257 — 27 July 2024 — ground.news: 16 media reports (LINK)

Trump's promises to Bitcoin conference: "fire" SEC chair, build "strategic bitcoin stockpile" — 27 July 2024 (LINK)

How the world's press rated Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony — 27 July 2024 (LINK)

Why travel guru Rick Steves say Geneva is overrated and not worth a visit — 27 July 2024 (LINK)

—  "One of Switzerland's largest and most sterile cities." He gave it "the 'nice place to live but I wouldn't want to visit' award." Geneva is expensive and not the liveliest city. Plus, "Geneva doesn't have any major, world-renowned landmarks like so many other European cities."

Olympics 2024 opening: armada of athletes floated along the Seine, dancers dangled from high poles, drag queens paraded on bridges and the Olympic rings lit up the Eiffel Tower — a tongue-in-cheek kitsch spectacle, all under unrelenting, torrential rain. — 26 July 2024 (LINK)

French rail lines disrupted by 'coordinated sabotage' ahead of Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony — 26 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 340 media reports (LINK)

The cultural references in the Olympics Opening Ceremony explained — 26 July 2024 (LINK)

French rail lines disrupted by 'coordinated sabotage' ahead of Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony — 26 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 138 media reports (LINK)

Britain drops its challenge to ICC arrest warrants for Israeli leaders — 26 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 7 media reports (LINK)

95 Libyan nationals arrested in South Africa at suspected secret military training camp — 26 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 37 media reports (LINK)

Inside the political struggle at the IPCC that will determine the next six years of climate science — 26 July 2024 (LINK)

— The success of the IPCC's previous assessment cycle (its sixth) is already marking the seventh. At the current meeting in Bulgaria, which runs until August 2, governments need to decide a timeline for the seventh assessment cycle — its next major round of reports. The reports will need to be completed by 2028 at the latest to inform the second global stocktake.

— If the timeline is delayed, and the seventh assessment cycle does not inform the international response to climate change and increase collective ambition, what is its purpose? Establishing this in Bulgaria will be central to determining the success of the IPCC in future.

North Korea's economy surged in 2023 after years of contraction, South estimates — 26 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 11 media reports (LINK)

— "Although economic sanctions remained, the economy grew on eased COVID-related restrictions, growth in trade with China and favourable weather conditions."

Typhoon Gaemi wreaked the most havoc in the country it didn't hit directly — the Philippines: at least 34 dead — 26 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 28 media reports (LINK)

Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Harris as Democratic presidential nominee — 26 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 110 media reports (LINK)

Heather Cox Richardson: Trump vs Democrats on stopping Mexico's fentanyl cartels. Plus the "weirdos" — 26 July 2024 (LINK)

Abbott must pay $495m in premature infant formula trial after a Missouri jury found it liable for a girl's serious gastrointestinal disease linked to its formula: $95 million in compensatory damages and $400 million in punitive damages, with half for the girl and half for Missouri — 26 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 14 media reports (LINK)

G20 finance ministers agree to work toward effectively taxing the super-rich — 26 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 37 media reports (LINK)

— Brazil has made a proposal to impose a 2% minimum tax on billionaires a top priority of its presidency of the Group of 20, ahead of the Nov. 18-19 summit in Rio.

JD Vance's Ohio hometown defied his expectations — 26 July 2024 (LINK)

— JD Vance questioned whether rural, white Americans, like those in his native Middletown, Ohio, had the drive to reverse their economic decline. But as Vance was writing, his hometown was in the thick of the grassroots revitalization he envisioned. He urged his struggling cohort to take more responsibility for its problems, stop looking to government or big companies for solutions, and work harder to improve its lot.

— In the southwestern Ohio city's downtown, a brewery, wine bar, art collective, and even an opera house surround intersections bridged by sleek brick crosswalks and walls brightened by murals. Rainbow flags, left over from last month's LGBTQ Pride celebrations, hang in several windows.

— It's part of a revitalization that, while far from complete, conflicts with the 2016 book's portrayal of a community that is a "hub of misery," and whose people react "to bad circumstances in the worst way possible".

New drug could make bacterial resistance 'nearly impossible': Chicago researchers have developed a macrolone synthetic antibiotic that uses two distinct mechanisms to destroy bacteria. According to the team, this drug makes it 100 million times more difficult for bacteria to develop resistance — 25s July 2024 (LINK)

— The WHO said in a report last November that antimicrobial resistance, including antibiotic resistance, was directly responsible for 1.27 million global deaths in 2019 and contributed to 4.95 million deaths. The World Bank estimates that drug resistance could increase healthcare costs by $1 trillion by 2050.

Stock futures rise after S&P 500, Nasdaq post worst day since 2022 — 25 July 2024 (LINK)

A slight temperature drop makes 23 July the world's second-hottest day — 25 July 2024 (LINK)

— The European climate service Copernicus calculated that Tuesday's global average temperature was 0.01 Celsius (0.01 Fahrenheit) lower than Monday's all-time high of 17.16 degrees Celsius (62.8 degrees Fahrenheit), which was .06 degrees Celsius hotter (0.1 degrees Fahrenheit) than Sunday.

2 years after Ukrainian POW deaths in prison explosion, survivors and leaked UN analysis point to Russia as the culprit — 25 July 2024 (LINK)

— AP: Despite the conclusion of the internal analysis that found Russia planned and executed the attack, the U.N. stopped short of accusing Russia in public statements.

Typhoon Gaemi kills dozens and injures hundreds in Taiwan and Philippines — 25 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 80 media reports (LINK)

Trump repeats 2019 remark about US wiping Iran 'off the face of the Earth' if assassinated: earlier response to attacks on "anything American" — 25 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 28 media reports (LINK)

Hackers for North Korea-backed group, Andariel, are stealing military secrets through online espionage, U.S. and allies say: targets are defense, aerospace, nuclear, and engineering sectors — 25 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 117 media reports (LINK)

A 98-year-old physicist finally got her Ph.D., 75 years after her major discovery: Rosemary Fowler (née Brown) discovered a type of subatomic particle, the kaon—but left the university before earning her doctorate. — 25 July 2024 (LINK)

— Fowler said she felt "very honored ... but I haven't done anything since to deserve special respect."

Switzerland tells its government agencies they must use open source software — 25 July 2024 (LINK)

Swiss limit tourist access to Riffelsee above Zermatt in bid to bring back edelweiss — 25 July 2024 (LINK)

What causes blushing? Science finally reveals the answer. — 25 July 2024 (LINK)

— The team didn't find any association between blushing and the activation of so-called high-order brain regions — the parts of the brain that enable us to complete complex cognitive tasks, including making sense of oneself and others.

—"Based on this we concluded that thinking about others' thoughts may not be necessary for blushing to occur,'' lead study author Milica Nikolic, an assistant professor in developmental psychopathology at the University of Amsterdam, said in a statement. "Blushing may be a part of the automatic arousal you feel when you are exposed and there is something that is relevant to the self," Nikolic said.

— The researchers added in their paper that blushing may be "triggered by a sudden surge of alertness when socially exposed."

World shatters heat record for the second time in just two days: global average surface temperature climbed to 17.15 degrees Celsius (62.87 degrees Fahrenheit), eclipses previous record of 17.09 degrees Celsius, set on 23 July — 24 July 2024 (LINK)

Bangladesh crawls back to normalcy after violent clashes that killed nearly 200 people — 24 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 31 media reports (LINK)

In fiery speech to Congress, Netanyahu vows 'total victory' in Gaza and denounces US protesters — 24 July 2024 (LINK)

Protests in Washington as Netanyahu prepares to address joint session of Congress
Musk activates internet service in Gaza hospital with help of UAE and Israel — 24 July 2024 (LINK)

Portugal is cracking down on digital nomads: where it's cheaper to remote work: Budapest, Tallin, Bucharest — 24 July 2024 (LINK)

Tesla stock sinks after mixed Q2 results, says 'affordable' EVs on track for 2025 debut — 24 July 2024 (LINK)

Tadej Pogacar says Slovenia's decision not to select girlfriend Urska Zigart helped sway Olympic no-show — 24 July 2024 (LINK)

— After the Slovenian Olympic team was announced earlier this month, Pogacar posted online: "I am disgusted by the fact that Urska Zigart, a two-time national champion and the best Slovenian cyclist on the World Tour, has not been selected for the Olympic Games," adding that he was "speechless".

— On 22 July the Slovenian Olympic Committee said in a statement that Pogacar had not been selected because of fatigue, less than 24 hours after he had won his third Tour title in Nice. However, Pogacar flew to the Netherlands to compete in a criterium race on Tuesday evening.

Trash dropped by a North Korean balloon falls on South Korea's presidential compound: "An investigation by the chemical, biological and radiological response team showed the objects didn't present a danger or contamination" — 24 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 93 media reports (LINK)

Palestinian factions sign declaration to end divisions after talks in China — 23 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 19 media reports (LINK)

US Secret Service chief resigns day after grilling by Congress over Trump shooting — 23 July 2024 (LINK)

Harris secures enough delegate endorsements to win the Democratic presidential nomination — 23 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 233 media reports (LINK)

European Commission denies responsibility for massive Microsoft IT outage — 23 July 2024 (LINK)

— The US tech giant "never raised any concerns about security with the Commission either before or after the incident." The outage, which affected 8.5 million computers running Windows.

14 dead after Saurya Airlines plane crashes during takeoff from Kathmandu: Pokhra-bound plane was taking off from the southern end of the runway when it suddenly lost control and flipped to the side and fell into a gorge. Video shows the plane swaying before crashing and turning into a ball of fire — 24 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 16 media reports (LINK)

Harris leads Trump 44% to 42% in US presidential race, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds — 23 July 2024 (LINK)

Sam Altman stands vindicated? OpenAI-sponsored 'no-strings payment' study makes strong case for universal basic income when AI makes jobs obsolete — 23 July 2024 (LINK)

Israel sends tanks back into Khan Younis area, 70 killed after new evacuation order — 22 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 38 media reports (LINK)

UN envoy warns that threat of terrorism is 'resurging' with attacks by Islamic State extremists — 22 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 11 media reports (LINK)

US ambassador announces $60 million in aid and new resources for police during visit to Haiti — 22 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 26 media reports (LINK)

Biden gives states $4.3bn for EV chargers, heat pumps, and other green tech — 22 July 2024 (LINK)

Lifesaving nasal spray targets and eliminates tau proteins that cause Alzheimer's — 22 July 2024 (LINK)

Alsu Kurmasheva is another American Journalist Detained in Russia: Why has her case not received the attention as it deserves? — 22 July 2024 (LINK)

— She was sentenced to six years in a Russian jail on the spurious charge of "spreading false information about the Russian military."

— Alsu Kurmasheva is a Russian-born naturalized American citizen who works for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. She mostly covers cultural stories for the Tatar language service of RFE/RL. Last year, she traveled to Russia to visit her elderly mother. On her way home, she was detained at the airport and had her passport confiscated. She was later sent to prison, denied consular access, and held more or less incommunicado.

— It bears resemblance to the case of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. Unlike Gershkovich, the United States government does not (yet) consider Alsu Kurmasheva to be "wrongfully detained." This designation is significant. In 2020, Congress passed the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act which empowered a special office in the White House devoted exclusively to securing the release of Americans held hostage by foreign governments. The thing is, before this White House office can take up a case the State Department must first determine that someone is indeed "wrongfully detained" under the criteria set forth in the law. Alsu's case certainly fits all the criteria, but the State Department has not yet made this determination. Thus, her case has not been referred to the Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger D. Carstens.

CNN: Who is Kamala Harris? The life of the woman stepping into the 2024 limelight: She was the nation's first Indian American senator and California's first female and South Asian attorney general. Harris is the first woman to become vice president, as well as the first Black or Asian American person to hold the office — 22 July 2024 (LINK)

'DEI,' 'Colored,' 'Jezebel': MAGA Attacks on Kamala Harris Are Getting Ugly — 22 July 2024 (LINK)

AI can detect prostate cancer better than doctors, study says — 23 July 2024 (LINK)

Tadej Pogacar withdraws from Paris 2024 Olympics after winning Tour de France: 'too tired' — 22 July 2024 (LINK)

Le Monde: Politics are polluting the International Seabed Authority general assembly — 22 July 2024 (LINK)

— The private firm most aggressively seeking to exploit the deep-sea minerals destined for electric car batteries, the Metals Company (TMC), a Canadian company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, highlights the presumed environmental harmlessness of the machine they intend to use to "harvest" seabed concretions composed mainly of nickel (43%), manganese (28%), copper (18%) and cobalt (11 %).

Michael Clarke, environmental manager of a TMC exploratory mission in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico, claimed that after the machine passes over the seafloor, "we see organisms returning to the site a year later." These comments have raised the eyebrows of scientists, some of whom have previously claimed that even after 25 years, no life has reappeared where nodules have been removed by man.

110 civic organizations and several thousand in Mallorca demand 'less tourism, more life' in pushback against overtourism — 22 July 2024 (LINK)

Israel orders evacuation of part of Gaza humanitarian zone: plans an operation against Hamas militants in the Muwasi Humanitarian zone due to rocket launches toward Israel — 22 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 21 media reports (LINK)

Sharks off Brazil coast test positive for cocaine: up to 100 times higher than previously detected in other marine animals: marine biologists suggested the cocaine likely originated from the city's sewerage system or excrement of drug users — 22 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 11 media reports (LINK)

U.S. Democrat fundraising platform ActBlue rakes in nearly $50 million in 7 hours after Harris campaign launch — 22 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 24 media reports (LINK)

Who could be Kamala Harris's VP? The potential list, briefly explained. Popular Democratic governors from swing states are among those likely in contention — 22 July 2024 (LINK)

AI being used to generate deepfake child sex abuse images based on real victims, report finds — 22 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 7 media reports (LINK)

US SEC approves first spot ether ETFs to start trading on 23 July: Ethereum has rallied nearly 51% so far this year — 22 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 11 media reports (LINK)