Mauritius on the brink of environmental disaster after oil tanker spill.
Canada condemns ‘entirely unacceptable’ U.S. tariffs, pledges to retaliate with levies on $2.7 billion in goods
Top U.S. intel official: China wants Trump defeated, Russia is sabotaging Biden
Germany and France quit WHO reform talks amid tension with Washington
“One of the Largest Non-Nuclear Explosions Ever” British Experts conclude explosive force of Beirut Blast was 1 to 1.5 Kilotons in TNT equivalent, far higher then initial estimates of 300 tons,.
Google pulls 2,500 China-linked YouTube channels over disinformation
Canada Allows Terminal Patients Use of Magic Mushrooms
Hundreds of Chinese fishing vessels spotted near Galapagos Islands (Ecuador) threatening to destroy wildlife
Thousands evacuated in France as forest fires rage near Marseille
Beirut Port Officials Will Be Placed Under House Arrest After Explosion
China says it has no intention of "becoming another United States. China does not export ideology, and never interferes in other countries’ internal affairs"
Germany plans to dim lights at night to save insects: is planning to ban floodlights from dusk for much of the year as part of its bid to fight a dramatic decline in insect populations
The Mexican state of Oaxaca has banned the sale of junk food and sugary drinks to children in an attempt to reduce high obesity and diabetes levels.
Three arrested and charged over putting LGBT flags on Warsaw statues
UK Ministers waste £150m buying faulty masks from investment banker - “We do not understand how Government came to place a £250m contract with a family-owned hedge fund at the direction of a box fresh £100 company owned by an advisor to Liz Truss.”
India: Won't consider de-escalation until China withdraws troops
Hydroxychloroquine should not be used to treat or prevent coronavirus, the government’s official COVID-19 evidence taskforce has recommended. Most major Australian hydroxychloroquine trials have now shut down.
A five-year study into the reintroduction of beavers on the River Otter in Devon has been a “brilliant success”, ecologists have said and the government will now consult on further releases after the species was shown to increase biodiversity and reduce flood risks.
Japan marks 75 years since Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb attacks
US Navy seizes ship carrying medical supplies from China to Iran
