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Another country has called Xi a 'dictator' and China is not happy with that description (edition.cnn.com)

China has lashed out at Germany after its foreign minister called Xi Jinping a “dictator” and summoned Berlin’s ambassador for a dressing down, in the latest flaring of tensions with a western democratic power over how the Chinese leader is described overseas.

Germany bans neo-Nazi group Hammerskins (www.bbc.co.uk)

German authorities crack down on the skinhead group known for organising far-right concerts.

Marine Le Pen should stand trial over alleged misuse of EU funds, say prosecutors (www.theguardian.com)

The Paris prosecutor’s office has recommended that the far-right leader Marine Le Pen and 23 members of her National Rally party stand trial over the alleged misuse of EU funds....

Elephants on the march across African borders as heat stress leads to fatalities (www.theguardian.com)

Mortality rate grows as animals roam long distances and clash with local people in desperate search for water.

1,000 Met Police officers suspended or on restricted duties (www.bbc.com)

England: The crackdown follows a string of scandals, but a senior officer warns it'll take years to root out corruption.

Octopuses used in research could receive same protections as monkeys (www.nature.com)

For the first time in the United States, research with cephalopods might require approval by an ethics committee.

Iran stops families marking anniversaries of protesters' deaths (www.bbc.com)

Relatives say they are being forced to cancel anniversary memorials for those killed last year.

US science agencies on track to hit 25-year funding low (www.nature.com)

Last year, lawmakers in the United States passed bipartisan legislation intended to maintain US competitiveness with countries such as China by boosting funding for science and innovation. But concerns are mounting that the US Congress will fail to deliver on its promises....

Chicago police investigated over alleged sexual misconduct with asylum seekers (www.theguardian.com)

Reports that an officer allegedly impregnated an 18-year-old and another had ‘sexual contact with an underage female migrant’

Top scientists, engineers choose startups over tech behemoths for reasons other than money (news.illinois.edu)

Non-monetary benefits such as independence, autonomy and the ability to work on innovative technologies are among the key selling points for talented scientists and engineers who spurn working for a bigger technology firm in favor of a riskier startup

Indigenous Voice: Australians reject historic Indigenous referendum - BBC News (bbc.in)

Australian national broadcaster ABC has projected three states voted No, effectively defeating the referendum.

Second malaria vaccine to win global approval is cheaper and easier to make (www.nature.com)

The World Health Organization has recommended a shot called R21 to prevent the disease in children....

RNA for the first time recovered from an extinct species - Stockholm University (www.su.se)

RNA for the first time recovered from an extinct species A new study shows the isolation and sequencing of more than a century-old RNA molecules from a Tasmanian tiger specimen preserved at room temperature in a museum collection. This resulted in the reconstruction of skin and skeletal muscle transcriptomes from an extinct...

New pill helps COVID smell and taste loss fade quickly (www.nature.com)

New clinical-trial data suggest that an antiviral pill called ensitrelvir shortens the duration of two unpleasant symptoms of COVID-19: loss of smell and taste. The medication is among the first to alleviate these effects and, unlike other COVID-19 treatments, is not reserved only for people at high risk of severe illness.

Your brain finds it easy to size up four objects but not five — here’s why (www.nature.com)

Neuron activity shows that the brain uses different systems for counting up to four, and for five or more....

Greta Thunberg detained at Fossil Free London protest (bbc.in)

The Swedish climate campaigner was with other activists at a protest outside a central London hotel.

The Hidden Brain Connections Between Our Hands and Tongues (www.quantamagazine.org)

Sticking out your tongue while doing delicate work with your hands reveals a history of evolutionary relationships.

French government defends arrest of teen in classroom over transgender bullying claims (www.theguardian.com)

The 14-year-old boy was put in handcuffs and marched out of his classroom on Monday.

U.S. cancels or curtails half of its Antarctic research projects. (www.science.org)

The U.S. Antarctic research program is in trouble, as canceled field seasons imperil data sets and demoralize researchers.

Rishi Sunak considers banning cigarettes for next generation (www.theguardian.com)

Rishi Sunak is considering introducing some of the world’s toughest anti-smoking measures that would in effect ban the next generation from ever being able to buy cigarettes, the Guardian has learned....

How to spot October’s ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse across the Americas (www.newscientist.com)

An annular solar eclipse, also known as a “ring of fire” eclipse because of the way the sun and moon line up, will be visible in the US, Central America and South America on 14 October...

Revealed: one in three Europeans now votes anti-establishment (www.theguardian.com)

Exclusive: analysis of results in 31 countries last year found 32% of votes were cast for parties that are populist, far-left or far-right.

Berkeley Lab to lead US hunt for element 120 after breakdown of collaboration with Russia (www.chemistryworld.com)

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) is setting its sights on creating element 120 as part of a new US effort to discover the first elements in row eight of the periodic table. The move follows the breakdown of the US–Russian partnership, which had previously discovered the five heaviest elements, following the Russian...