Three hundred killed, mostly children and women, in Gaza on Saturday

> 300 Palestinians were killed, mostly children and women, while 800 others were injured in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, according to the health ministry in the coastal enclave. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-768380 #Israel #Gaza #Hamas #Palestine

Scotland’s Humza Yousaf says UK doesn’t value Palestinian lives like Israeli ones

> In a round of emotional broadcast interviews ahead of his Scottish National Party’s (SNP) annual conference this weekend, the leader of #Scotland’s devolved government spoke of his distress at the situation in Israel and #Gaza, and took aim at the government in Westminster.
https://www.politico.eu/article/scotland-humza-yousaf-says-uk-doesnt-value-palestinian-lives-as-highly-as-israeli-ones/ #Hamas #Israel #Palestine #UK

Watered-down deal : EU countries vote to weaken next car emissions norm

> #EU member countries on Monday adopted a watered-down deal on curbing car emissions, after auto manufacturers complained stricter measures could undermine #electricvehicle investments.
https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/2118139.html #EV

Russia summons Bulgarian ambassador over expulsion of 3 clergymen

> Russia on Monday summoned Bulgarian ambassador Atanas Krastin over the expulsion of three Russian clergymen from Sofia.

> "Another provocative move of the Bulgarian authorities," will inevitably have "unpleasant consequences," it added. https://www.yenisafak.com/en/news/russia-summons-bulgarian-ambassador-over-expulsion-of-3-clergymen-3670928 #Russia #Bulgaria

A court in China sentences a famed Uyghur scholar to life in prison, foundation says

> Dawut was a professor at Xinjiang University and founder of the school’s Ethnic Minorities Folklore Research Center. She disappeared in late 2017 amid a brutal government crackdown aimed at the Uyghurs, a Turkic, predominately Muslim ethnicity native to China’s northwest Xinjiang region.
https://apnews.com/article/uyghur-intellectual-scholar-imprisoned-life-sentence-xinjiang-2200c793561aece1c3a415a665f27938 #China #Xinjiang #Uyghurs

#Twitter ranks worst in climate change misinformation report | X (formerly known as Twitter)

> A report ranking #climatechange #misinformation gave Twitter (recently rebranded as X) only a single point out of a 21-point scorecard when assessing policies aimed at reducing inaccurate information – the worst out of five major tech platforms.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/20/twitter-x-musk-climate-misinformation-social-platforms #ElonMusk

Bulgaria kicks out Russian church boss

> Bulgarian authorities have expelled the head of the Russian church in the country over what they say is a “threat to national security,” Russian diplomats told Moscow’s state-run news agency TASS.
https://www.politico.eu/article/bulgaria-kicks-out-russian-orthodox-church-head-over-espionage-claims/ #Bulgaria #Russia

#TASS - Bulgaria 'spits in face' of Russian Orthodox Church by expelling priest — TASS

> SOFIA, September 21. /TASS/. The Bulgarian authorities have decided to expel the dean of the Sofia Representation of the Russian Orthodox Church, Archimandrite Vassian, from the country, the Russian Embassy in Bulgaria told TASS.
https://tass.com/world/1678509 #Bulgaria #Russia

A raccoon dog put the bag of cocaine in the White House.

CIA bribed its own COVID-19 origin team to reject lab-leak theory, anonymous whistleblower claims

> made the dramatic allegation that six analysts there were bribed to reject the theory that #COVID19 resulted from a research-related leak of a new coronavirus, according to [..] the office of the #Republican leading a congressional investigation into the pandemic. The allegation was strongly rejected (by the) CIA https://www.science.org/content/article/cia-bribed-its-own-covid-19-origin-team-reject-lab-leak-theory-anonymous-whistleblower #covid #China

Eight catastrophic floods in 11 days: What’s behind intense rainfall around the world?

> In the first 11 days of September, eight devastating flooding events have unfolded on four continents. Before Mediterranean storm Daniel sent floodwaters surging through eastern Libya, severe rains inundated parts of central Greece, northwestern Turkey, southern Brazil, central and coastal Spain, southern China, Hong Kong and the southwestern USA
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/eight-catastrophic-floods-11-days-s-intense-rainfall-world-rcna104620 #climatechange #climatecrisis

Romania is the first country in Europe to get this new #NuclearEnergy technology

> A partnership between #Romania and the US has brought this advanced nuclear tech to the country as part of a scheme called ‘Project Phoenix’. The reactors will replace old, coal-fired power stations.

> ...a plant with six of these modules has received funding of up to €254m. It could create over 2,000 jobs and avoid the production of 4 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year.
https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/09/11/romania-is-the-first-country-in-europe-to-get-this-new-nuclear-energy-technology

California law could make parents lose LGBT children

> A new bill in #California would allow the government to remove children from parents who do not affirm the child's gender choice.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/376759 #LGBTQ

#Canada will not recognize ‘sham’ Russian election results in Ukraine, says Trudeau

> He says the elections are “a cynical attempt to legitimize military conquest under the guise of democracy,” and a violation of international law.

Local elections for Russian-installed legislatures began earlier this week in the regions of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia.
https://lethbridgenewsnow.com/2023/09/09/canada-will-not-recognize-sham-russian-election-results-in-ukraine-says-trudeau/ #Russia #Ukraine #UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar #JustinTrudeau

13 China plants EACH released more tritium in 2021 than Fukushima annual total plan | NHK

>Chinese statistics show that 13 nuclear power plants in China each released more radioactive tritium into the ocean in 2021 than the planned amount to be released from Japan's #Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in one year.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230824_36/ #China #tritium #Japan

Japan Asks China to Urge Citizens to Halt Harassment After Start of Fukushima Wastewater Release

>Japanese public broadcaster NHK said thousands of crank calls from #China have targeted #Fukushima government offices and the nuclear plant's operator. It said many of the callers shouted in Chinese, and some yelled “stupid” and other swear words.
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-08-28/japan-asks-china-to-urge-citizens-to-halt-harassment-after-start-of-fukushima-wastewater-release #Japan #tritium

Saudi Arabia, Iran to join BRICS as group admits six new members | Business and Economy News | Al Jazeera

>As part of the first phase, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates will join Saudi Arabia and Iran to become full BRICS members in January 2024. Other phases will follow.
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/8/24/saudi-arabia-iran-to-join-brics-as-grouping-admits-six-new-members #BRICS #economy

US approves consumption and sale of “cell-cultivated chicken” — MercoPress

>The U.S. Department of Agriculture is revolutionizing the meat industry, it has approved the sale of cell-cultured chicken in a landmark decision that clears the path for consumers to try it out themselves, the two startups that received the first approvals announced.
https://en.mercopress.com/2023/08/17/us-approves-consumption-and-sale-of-cell-cultivated-chicken #FrankenFood #US #FDA #labmeat

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Major data leak from Mastodon

>Apparently, third parties have even gained access to direct messages.

https://basic-tutorials.com/news/major-data-leak-from-mastodon/ #mastodon #security #privacy

In Lula's first six months, Brazil Amazon deforestation dropped 34%, reversing trend under Bolsonaro

>RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — After four years of rising destruction in Brazil’s Amazon, deforestation dropped by 33.6% during the first six months of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s term, according to government satellite data released Thursday.
https://www.moosejawtoday.com/environment-news/in-lulas-first-six-months-brazil-amazon-deforestation-dropped-34-reversing-trend-under-bolsonaro-7244616 #lula #bolsonaro #brasil #deforestation #climatechange #environment #globalwarming #savetheplanet #sustainability #forest