Yogyakarta, #Indonesia
A local artist, Hangno Hartono, sits near an alien figure during the Indonesia UFO festival
Photograph: Dita Alangkara/AP
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Chinese 12-year-old Yu Zidi has won a bronze relay medal at the swim world championships
https://apnews.com/article/yu-zidi-swim-worlds-singapore-6dde3b6083060ffa055ec0a7f678a0b7?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Asia @asia-AssociatedPress
Shock cost of living in Australia’s cities revealed
Queensland is home to both the nation’s most and least affordable cities, according to a new cost of living study.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Dawn Meats in pole position to acquire New Zealand meat co-operative – The Irish Times
Waterford-based Dawn Meats has emerged as the front-runner to take a controlling stake in New Zealand’s Alliance Group, a farmer-owned co-operative thatBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Tsunami waves hit Japan, Hawaii and Russia’s islands after massive earthquake
The shallow earthquake damaged buildings and injured several people in the remote Russian region, while much of Japan's eastern seaboard — devastated by a 9.0BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
De ‘gloednieuwe’ BMW’s van de uitgebrande Fremantle Highway moeten alsnog worden vernietigd, zegt de rechter
De 260 gloednieuwe BMW’s afkomstig van het in 2023 uitgebrande vrachtschip Fremantle Highway mogen niet in de handel worden gebracht. Dat heeft de rechtbank van Den Haag bepaald.Bard van de Weijer (DPG Media)
Trump Trade: U.S. enters full trade deal with South Korea
Catch up on the top industries and stocks that were impacted, or were predicted to be impacted, by the comments, actions and policies of President DonaldBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Stanford hires former Nike CEO John Donahoe as athletic director
https://apnews.com/article/stanford-ad-athletic-director-john-donahoe-50aa151ac5afc78e890f85d171917701?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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"STOP EATING YOUR FELLOW EARTHLINGS"
Manila, #Philippines
A security guard gestures to members of the animal rights group Peta, who are wearing alien outfits, during a protest in the city’s financial district.
Photograph: Ted Aljibe/AFP/Getty Images
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From Project Gutenberg:
Venusmärchen: Geschichten aus einer andern Welt
by Edna Fern
Get it at: gutenberg.org/ebooks/67015
Venusmärchen: Geschichten aus einer andern Welt by Edna Fern
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.Project Gutenberg
Jens Spahn: Der Minister und der Nius-Investor
Wie Spahn die Rahmenbedingungen optimierte, die der Firma von Frank Gotthardt die Umsätze verdoppelte – dem Nius-Investor.Jean Peters (CORRECTIV)
Trump warns Putin’s right-hand man Medvedev: ‘You’re entering very dangerous territory’
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating theBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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Max Verstappen shuts down rumors by committing to Red Bull for 2026
Verstappen has fallen into third place, 81 points behind series leader Oscar Piastri of McLaren, in the drivers' championship this year.The Japan Times
In 2009, Michael Jackson knocked the Billboard 200 off its axis and changed what the chart represented forever.
But when streaming was added to the mix, it became a problem. Here’s why.
tedium.co/2025/08/01/billboard…
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Dear Billboard: The Billboard 200 Is Broken. Here’s Why
How a decision sparked by the death of one of the world’s biggest pop stars knocked the Billboard 200 out of alignment.Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet.
“If half the chart is made up of albums that have been on the charts for more than two years, how is any new artist going to even have a chance?”
tedium.co/2025/08/01/billboard…
Dear Billboard: The Billboard 200 Is Broken. Here’s Why
How a decision sparked by the death of one of the world’s biggest pop stars knocked the Billboard 200 out of alignment.Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet.
France’s MBDA Increases Missile Output Amid Ukraine War — UNITED24 Media
European missile manufacturer MBDA has accelerated production of its Aster family of surface-to-air missiles, reaching a fivefold increase in output forBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Heathrow Airport wil mega-uitbreiding met controversiële derde landingsbaan: 56 miljard euro
Heathrow Airport in Londen wil voor 49 miljard pond (ruim 56 miljard euro) uitbreiden. Het plan omvat onder meer de aanleg van een controversiële derde landingsbaan van 3,5 kilometer, die zeker 24 miljard euro moet kosten.Redactie redacteur (DPG Media)
Russia Ukraine latest news: Trump slams Putin’s ‘disgusting’ war as Zelensky calls for regime change after deadly Kyiv attack
Military analyst Emil Kastehelmi, co-founder of the Finland-based Black Bird Group, said it was likely that battles were continuing near Chasiv Yar.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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