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Insurers Leave U.N. Climate Alliance Over ESG Pushback And Antitrust Claims — forbes.com ● — 28 May 2023 (LINK)
Major Hong Kong democratic party disbands amid China security clampdown — ground.news: 36 media reports — 27 May 2023 (LINK)
67,000 accounts shut, 1.4 million social media posts deleted in China's latest crackdown on free speech — ground.news: 17 media reports — 26 May 2023 (LINK)
Catchup: Thousands of unidentified deep-sea species found in part of Pacific Ocean earmarked for mining — abc.net.au — 25 May 2023 (LINK)
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Biden, McCarthy reach tentative US debt ceiling deal — reuters.com — 28 May 2023 (LINK)
— The deal would suspend the debt limit through January of 2025, while capping spending in the 2024 and 2025 budgets, claw back unused COVID funds, speed up the permitting process for some energy projects and includes some extra work requirements for food aid programs for poor Americans.
Voting starts in Turkey presidential election runoff
— ground.news: 94 media reports — 28 May 2023 (LINK)
Avalanche in northern Pakistan kills 11 members of nomadic tribe — ground.news: 60 media reports — 27 May 2023 (LINK)
Indian official suspended after he drains reservoir to retrieve phone he dropped while taking selfie — ground.news: 75 media reports — 28 May 2023 (LINK)
Google withdraws Slavery Simulator game after racism outcry in Brazil — ground.news: 26 media reports — 27 May 2023 (LINK)
Bill Gates' alleged former Russian lover linked to Kremlin spy Anna Chapman — ground.news: 7 media reports — 27 May 2023 (LINK)
Trump Rolled Back Decades Of Clean Water Protections. The Supreme Court Just Went Even Further — huffpost.com — 26 May 2023 (LINK)
Cambodia's opposition disqualified from election, appeal fails — ground.news: 42 media reports — 25 May 2023 (LINK)
What causes sudden infant death syndrome? New study looks at brain 'abnormality' link — ground.news: 14 media reports — 25 May 2023 (LINK)
