Ukraine launches one of its largest drone attacks on Russia
France 24

Ukraine launches one of its largest drone attacks on Russia

Ukraine launched one of its largest drone attacks on Russia, hitting a Wildberries warehouse and other sites. Meanwhile, Russian strikes continued across Ukraine, destroying civilian and industrial areas. The attacks are bringing the war closer to civilians on both sides.

Burnham exchanged messages with individual impersonating Trump chief of staff
The Guardian

Burnham exchanged messages with individual impersonating Trump chief of staff

PM was in contact with unknown person pretending to be senior White House aide Susie Wiles, it is understoodAndy Burnham exchanged messages with someone impersonating Donald Trump’s chief of staff, the Guardian understands.The prime minister was in contact with an unknown individual pretending to be the senior White House aide Susie Wiles before concerns were raised about the incident. No messages...

Brian Eno, Romy and Thom Yorke sign letter urging PM to reject new North Sea drilling

Brian Eno, Romy and Thom Yorke sign letter urging PM to reject new North Sea drilling

The Guardian

Robert Smith, Olly Alexander and Paris Paloma also among signatories saying exploitation of Rosebank and Jackdaw fields defies realityBusiness live – latest updatesMore than 200 musicians including Massive Attack and Brian Eno have written to Andy Burnham, urging him to reject plans for more oil and gas drilling in the North Sea.The letter, signed by 211 artists such as Bobby Gillespie, Olly Alexa...

Massive Attack, Romy and Thom Yorke sign letter urging Burnham to reject new North Sea drilling

Massive Attack, Romy and Thom Yorke sign letter urging Burnham to reject new North Sea drilling

The Guardian

Brian Eno, Robert Smith, Anna Calvi and Paris Paloma also among signatories saying exploitation of Rosebank and Jackdaw fields defies realityBusiness live – latest updatesMore than 200 musicians including Massive Attack and Brian Eno have written to Andy Burnham, urging him to reject plans for more oil and gas drilling in the North Sea.The letter, signed by artists such as Olly Alexander and Paris...

Massive Attack and Paris Paloma join musicians urging Burnham to reject new North Sea drilling

Massive Attack and Paris Paloma join musicians urging Burnham to reject new North Sea drilling

The Guardian

Brian Eno and Olly Alexander also among signatories saying exploitation of Rosebank and Jackdaw fields defies realityMore than 200 musicians including Massive Attack and Brian Eno have written to Andy Burnham, urging him to reject plans for more oil and gas drilling in the North Sea.The letter, signed by artists such as Olly Alexander and Paris Paloma, called on the prime minister to reject the Ro...

Middle East : Kushner to meet Netanyahu after talks with Hamas on Gaza plan

Middle East : Kushner to meet Netanyahu after talks with Hamas on Gaza plan

France 24

US envoy Jared Kushner is due to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday after holding talks with Hamas leaders in Egypt aimed at reviving a US-backed Gaza peace plan that Israel has so far rejected. Noga Tarnopolsky, FRANCE 24's correspondent in Israel, has more on the stakes related to this visit.

China’s economy cools amid debate about risks of global crisis

China’s economy cools amid debate about risks of global crisis

SCMP

China’s retail sales growth trailed expectations, the pace of industrial output expansion slowed and a drop in investment worsened as its economy struggled to regain pace at the start of the second half of the year. July retail sales rose by 0.6 per cent, missing the 1.3 per cent expectation among economists polled by financial data provider Wind, and slowing from June’s 1 per cent rate. Industria...

CXMT value tops 4 trillion yuan as AI-fuelled memory rally lifts China’s chip champion

CXMT value tops 4 trillion yuan as AI-fuelled memory rally lifts China’s chip champion

SCMP

Shares of ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), China’s leading DRAM maker, jumped 12 per cent on Monday to close at a record 61.80 yuan (US$9.16), lifting its market capitalisation to 4.13 trillion yuan and extending its lead as China’s most valuable listed company. The Hefei-based chipmaker first overtook Hong Kong-listed Tencent Holdings on Thursday as China’s most valuable listed company, when ...

CXMT tops 4 trillion yuan as AI-fuelled memory rally lifts China’s chip champion

CXMT tops 4 trillion yuan as AI-fuelled memory rally lifts China’s chip champion

SCMP

Shares of ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), China’s leading DRAM maker, jumped 12 per cent on Monday to close at a record 61.80 yuan (US$9.16), lifting its market capitalisation to 4.13 trillion yuan and extending its lead as China’s most valuable listed company. The Hefei-based chipmaker first overtook Hong Kong-listed Tencent Holdings on Thursday as China’s most valuable listed company, when ...

Belgium tackles enormous wildfire as French PM booed on visit to affected region – Europe live

Belgium tackles enormous wildfire as French PM booed on visit to affected region – Europe live

The Guardian

Wildfire thought to be largest in Belgium’s history creeps closer to German border prompting evacuationsOver in France, prime minister Sébastien Lecornu was booed on arrival to Le Porge, one of the towns most affected by the massive wildfire in the Gironde region last month.Lecornu was set to meet with the local officials to discuss the reconstruction of the region, but a clip published by BFMTV s...

Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo now deadliest in country’s history

Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo now deadliest in country’s history

The Guardian

At least 2,325 people have died from the virus, according to official data, with outbreak on track to be biggest in historyThe Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is now the deadliest in the country’s history with at least 2,325 people killed, according to government data, surpassing the toll from the 2018-20 outbreak.The DRC’s public health institute said confirmed cases had ri...

Hong Kong tourist arrivals up 3% in July as bad weather curbs mainland growth

Hong Kong tourist arrivals up 3% in July as bad weather curbs mainland growth

SCMP

Hong Kong recorded about 4.5 million visitor arrivals in July, up 3 per cent from a year earlier, as major international conventions boosted business travel while bad weather weighed on growth from mainland China, according to the Tourism Board. The board said on Monday that a series of major international meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE), including the 108th Lions Internat...

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo now deadliest ever

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo now deadliest ever

France 24

The Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo is now the deadliest in the country's history, according to the latest government data, with 2,235 reported killed from the virus. Confirmed cases have risen to 4,945, including 101 new cases detected in the last 24 hours, Congo's public health institute said. 

China’s property recovery is fragile, but ignoring it is a mistake

China’s property recovery is fragile, but ignoring it is a mistake

SCMP

Global commercial real estate investment markets are roaring back to life. In the first half of this year, direct investment in commercial property rose 27 per cent in annualised terms. The sharpest increase was in the Asia-Pacific, where transaction volumes were up 38 per cent to US$92.5 billion, the strongest half-yearly performance on record, according to data from JLL. While there have been ma...

Mark Cuban helps heart transplant survivor access drug after insurer stops covering it

Mark Cuban helps heart transplant survivor access drug after insurer stops covering it

Times of India

At 11, Payton Herres received a donated heart after years of health problems caused by Ebstein’s anomaly. Fifteen years later, she faced a fight to access everolimus, the anti-rejection medicine she had relied on since 2013. After her insurer stopped covering the drug and its cost rose sharply, Herres turned to social media. Her story went viral and reached Mark Cuban, whose pharmacy began supplyi...

Singaporeans urge forest protection at rally as housing plans spur concerns

Singaporeans urge forest protection at rally as housing plans spur concerns

SCMP

Thousands of people have rallied in Singapore against plans to build homes on two forested sites in a large public display of concern over how the land-scarce city state should balance housing demand with conservation. The projects have brought renewed urgency to a long-running debate over land use: activists say remaining mature forests should be protected, while the government says conserving mo...