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Europe · ChautauquaAn Associated Press reporter witnessed a man storm the stage at the Chautauqua Institution and begin punching or stabbing Rushdie. The author was taken or fell to the floor, and the man was restrained. Rushdie's book The Satanic Verses has been banned in Iran since 1988, as many Muslims consider it to be blasphemous.See the Story
Author Salman Rushdie attacked on stage at event in New York
42% Center coverage: 337 sources
Europe · MoscowRussia says it is planning to pull out of the International Space Station after 2024. The move would end its decades-long partnership with NASA at the orbiting outpost. The news comes less than two weeks after NASA and Roscosmos announced a crew-exchange deal. Russia's withdrawal would be a major blow to the ISS, a model of international cooperation.See the Story
Russia to opt out of International Space Station after 2024
48% Center coverage: 234 sources
Asia · WashingtonU.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan. Biden said the United States stands with other nations to make sure China cannot use force in Taiwan. He added that China is flirting with danger in Taiwan by flying close to the island.See the Story
US troops will defend Taiwan if China invades, Biden says
40% Center coverage: 170 sources
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Corruption · JohannesburgRajesh Gupta and Atul Gupta of the Gupta family have been arrested. The Gupta brothers are friends of former President Jacob Zuma. They are accused in South Africa of using their relationship with Zuma to profit financially and influence senior appointments. They deny wrongdoing. The brothers fled South Africa after a judicial commission began probing their involvement in corruption in 2018. "Discussions between various law enforcement agencies in the UAE and South Africa on the way forward are ongoing," the government said.See the Story
South Africa says UAE arrests Gupta brothers, wanted on corruption charges
41% Center coverage: 56 sources
Google · San BrunoYouTube will begin removing misleading videos about abortion in response to falsehoods being spread about the procedure that is being banned or restricted across a broad swath of the U.S.
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YouTube says it will start removing misinformation about abortion
47% Center coverage: 65 sources
Business · WellingtonNew Zealand on Wednesday released a draft plan to have farmers pay for emissions from livestock. Nearly half of New Zealand's total greenhouse gas emissions come from agriculture. Agricultural emissions have previously been exempted from the country's emissions trading scheme. See the Story
New Zealand to price sheep and cow burps to cut greenhouse gases
39% Right coverage: 18 sources
Asia · BeijingChina's population has slowed significantly and is expected to start to shrink ahead of 2025. Birth data released late on Sunday showed that the number of new births in 2021 was the lowest in decades in several provinces. The number of births in central Hunan province fell below 500,000 for the first time in nearly 60 years.See the Story
China's population expected to start to shrink before 2025
62% Right coverage: 13 sources
Abiy Ahmed · TigrayEthiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has announced the formation of a committee to begin peace talks with Tigray forces after 18 months of war. Abiy said that the committee would be led by Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen and would be given 10 to 15 days to decide what will be up for negotiation. The conflict in Tigray between the Ethiopian federal government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front began in late 2020.See the Story
Ethiopia forms body to negotiate with rebellious Tigray forces
46% Right coverage: 11 sources
Monkeypox to get a new name, says WHO
50% Right coverage: 8 sources
Netherlands · NetherlandsUK-based on-demand food delivery startup, Deliveroo, says it's consulting on shutting down its service in the Netherlands. Deliveroo says the Netherlands represents less than 1% of its gross transaction value for the first half of 2022. European Union lawmakers are debating a platform worker regulation that includes a rebuttable presumption of employment for workers on digital labor platforms.See the Story
Deliveroo to exit Netherlands, loss widens in first-half
100% Center coverage: 5 sources
EuropeTim K will only serve 72 hours community service because he had been held in custody for eight hours after his arrest. K was caught red handed dumping waste and admitted his actions in court. He told the Gelderland newspaper, however, that he had only spread straw on the road using his tractor.See the Story
Eighty hours of community service for waste dumping on highway A18
100% Right coverage: 2 sources
