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	World Daily update ⋅ August 12, 2021
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	CNN Canadian businessman Michael Spavor sentenced by Chinese court to 11 years in prison for spying CNN Spavor was detained in December 2018 alongside Canadian Michael Kovrig on espionage charges. The two men were detained following the arrest in Vancouver of Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Chinese tech giant Huawei, over allegations the ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Greek Island Is New Epicenter of Europe's Summer of Calamity The New York Times EVIA, Greece — Amid twisted cages and scorched trees, Harilaos Tertipis stepped out of his ruined stables dragging the charred corpses of his sheep — burned, like so much else, in the wildfires that have raged across Greece. As the survivors of his flock ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bloomberg Saudi Arabia's Social Revolution Arrives at Riyadh Dining Tables Bloomberg Restaurants serving sushi, mocktails and even babka are becoming more commonplace in the Saudi capital. By. Donna Abu-Nasr. August 10, 2021, 9:00 PM PDT ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN Hong Kong's 'zero Covid' strategy frustrates travel-starved residents CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Before the pandemic, Hongkongers were among the most well-traveled people on Earth. In 2019, residents made 94.7 million departures, according to the ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Washington Post Mysterious 1000-year-old remains may be of a nonbinary person, researchers say The Washington Post But, according to a recent study from Finnish and German researchers, they were a male-bodied person of some wealth or importance buried in traditionally feminine dress. And that raises questions about the fluidity of gender in early medieval Finland. Flag as irrelevant
	NPR Ethiopian Forces Are Using Rape As A Weapon Of War In Tigray, Amnesty Says NPR NAIROBI, Kenya — Dozens of women have described shocking sexual assaults by Ethiopian soldiers and allied forces in the country's Tigray conflict, says an Amnesty International report published Wednesday, and its researcher calls it striking how the ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times Germany Arrests British Embassy Worker Suspected of Spying for Russia The New York Times BERLIN — An employee of the British Embassy in Germany has been detained on suspicion of slipping documents from his workplace to Russian intelligence, Germany's federal prosecutor said on Wednesday in the latest case of suspected espionage ... Flag as irrelevant
	The New York Times A new initiative will bring more vaccines to Latin America and the Caribbean. The New York Times The Pan American Health Organization plans to distribute millions of coronavirus vaccines in Latin America and the Caribbean starting this fall, an initiative that amounts to a tacit recognition that the United Nations-backed Covax program will not come close ... Flag as irrelevant
	USA TODAY CDC, State Department downgrade travel alerts for Canada following country's reopening to vaccinated Americans USA TODAY The State Department says travelers heading to level 2 countries should "be aware of heightened risks to safety and security." The CDC advises travelers to make sure they are fully vaccinated and warns that unvaccinated travelers at ... Flag as irrelevant
	Foreign Policy How Iran's Deadly Tanker Attack Is Linked to the Nuclear Deal Foreign Policy The United States was obviously not a direct target of the Iranian attack. But Washington, together with other maritime powers, is the ultimate guarantor of freedom of navigation in the world's oceans—a vital U.S. interest. Flag as irrelevant
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