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Haiti – Haiti hospitals overwhelmed by quake victims as death toll hits 1,297 (Euractiv, Reuters)

A person reacts on a stretcher after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake, in Los Cayos, Haiti, 14 August 2021. The earthquake struck at 08:29 local...
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Denmark – Can meat producers communicate about sustainability? (Euractiv)

A view of the farm of Danish Crown farmer Niels Aage Arve in Hjortshøj, Denmark. © Danish Crown Astrid Gade - VP Corporate Communication Danish...
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Israel – FM Yair Lapid: A Shepherd Without a Herd (BESA Center)

Israeli FM Yair Lapid, image via Wikimedia Commons Col (Res.) Dr. Raphael G. Bouchnik-Chen In these early days of the new Israeli government, FM Yair Lapid is...
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Cybersecurity – A job ad published by the UK’s Ministry of Defence revealed a secret hacking squad (Security Affairs)

Pierluigi Paganini A job ad published by the UK’s Ministry of Defence has revealed the existence of a previously undisclosed secret SAS mobile hacker team. A...
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Cybersecurity – Glowworm Attack allows sound recovery via a device’s power indicator LED (Security Affairs)

Pierluigi Paganini The Glowworm attack leverages optical emanations from a device’s power indicator LED to recover sounds from connected peripherals and spy on electronic conversations. Glowworm Attack...
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Afghanistan – Taliban says Afghanistan war over as president flees: Live (Al Jazeera)

Taliban fighters take control of Afghan presidential palace after the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, August 15, 2021...
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Zambia – Zambia’s opposition leader Hichilema wins presidential vote (Al Jazeera)

Supporters celebrate in front of the home of Hakainde Hichilema, declared the winner of Zambia's elections Business tycoon and opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema was...
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Afghanistan/USA – Afghan government’s collapse proves US can’t be trusted (Global Times)

Illustration: Liu Rui/GT Wang Jin The situation in Afghanistan is undergoing great changes by the day, even by the hour. Just on Sunday, the Afghan interior...
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China – China’s GDP softens in July, but yearly growth to reach more than 8%: analysts (Global Times)

Photo: Li Hao/GT Li Xuanmin China's economy growth slowed down in July, but a number of key economic indicators improved and maintained steady expansion, verifying the...
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Afghanistan/China – China could participate in post-war reconstruction in Afghanistan: experts (Global Times)

Taliban fighters sit on a vehicle along the street in Jalalabad province on Sunday. Photo: AFP Yang Sheng The Afghan Taliban's military offensive has been moving...
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Asia Pacific/Financial Markets/Climate Change – Making Asia Pacific financial markets fit for climate change purpose (East Asia Forum)

Author: Editorial Board, ANU Natural capital is an essential input into all economic activities but, as the enormous consequences of climate change and environmental degradation...
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Hong Kong – HK eyes up to 6.5% GDP growth in 2021, after solid 7.8% expansion in H1 (Global Times)

Photo taken on July 1, 2020, shows Golden Bauhinia Square in Hong Kong, China. Photo: Xinhua The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's (HKSAR) economic growth...
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Amazon/China – Amazon blocks top Chinese sellers, forcing industry to seek new pathways (Global Times)

Cross-border goods are sorted at a facility in Rongcheng, East China's Shandong Province in June 2020. Photo: cnsphoto Qi Xijia The move to block Chinese sellers...
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Hong Kong – Disbandment of HK’s largest opposition alliance sounds warning to the rest of radicals (Global Times)

Rioters damage facilities outside the headquarters of the Hong Kong Police Force in Wan Chai after a protest organized by Civil Human Rights Front...
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China/PLA – PLA Air Force accelerates pilot cadet training with advanced trainer jets (Global Times)

A JL-10 fighter trainer aircraft attached to a regiment under the PLA Naval Aviation University taxies on the flightline in preparation to take off...
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China/Japan – China urges Japan to draw line under militarism after Suga’s cabinet members’ visit to war-linked Yasukuni shrine (Global Times)

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga gestures after delivering his policy speech at the lower house of parliament in Tokyo in January. Photo: VCG Liu Caiyu...
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