Netanyahu’s Pardon Request Borrows From Trump’s Playbook – The New York Times

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  1. Netanyahu’s Pardon Request Borrows From Trump’s Playbook  The New York Times
  2. Israeli Rifts Reopened by Netanyahu Graft-Pardon Bid  Bloomberg.com
  3. Netanyahu requests a pardon to end his ongoing corruption trial in Israel  AP News
  4. Israel's Netanyahu appears in court after pardon request backed by Trump  Reuters
  5. No chance PM will admit to wrongdoing in exchange for pardon, cabinet secretary says  The Times of Israel
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Southeast Asia floods and landslides kill more than 1,000 as climate change turbocharges monsoon season – CBS News

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  1. Southeast Asia floods and landslides kill more than 1,000 as climate change turbocharges monsoon season  CBS News
  2. Death toll in Indonesia floods passes 500  BBC
  3. ‘The current could kill an elephant’: Asia flood survivors describe escaping with their lives  The Guardian
  4. More than 1,100 killed as deadly storms cause flooding and landslides across Asia  CNN
  5. Over 800 people are still missing after flooding in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand  AP News
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Honour killing: 18-year-old Dutch girl drowned for ‘Western behaviour’; father, two brothers on trial – Times of India

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  1. Honour killing: 18-year-old Dutch girl drowned for 'Western behaviour'; father, two brothers on trial  Times of India
  2. Muslim dad, sons allegedly drowned teen over 'Western' lifestyle, refusing to wear headscarf  Fox News
  3. ‘Cowardly’ father, sons drowned teen daughter over her ‘Western lifestyle’: officials  New York Post
  4. Father And Sons Face Up To 25 Years For Murdering Daughter Over 'western' Lifestyle  i24NEWS
  5. Syrian brothers stand trial for honor killing sister  The Jerusalem Post
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Australia could miss clean energy target as solar and wind investment slumps, investors warn

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Expert cautions large pipeline of potential projects will not deliver required energy capacity unless companies make final investments

Renewable energy investors have warned “deep structural issues” are driving a slump in solar and wind investment in Australia, with commitments on large-scale farms at the lowest level in almost a decade.

Clean Energy Regulator data shows the government agency expects 2.5GW of industry-scale renewable energy capacity to reach a final investment decision this year, down from 4GW last year. The 12-month average for investment commitments on new developments is at its lowest since early 2017.

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The rot eating at China’s war machine – Asia Times

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  1. The rot eating at China’s war machine  Asia Times
  2. China’s military firms struggle as corruption purge bites, report says  CNN
  3. China’s defence industry is in trouble  Yahoo
  4. China’s scandal-hit arms firms drag down regional sales in record-breaking year  South China Morning Post
  5. China Under Strain: Corruption, Revenues Dip & Crackdowns | Vantage with Palki Sharma  Firstpost
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Police comb fire-ravaged Hong Kong apartments, death toll at 146 – Reuters

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  1. Police comb fire-ravaged Hong Kong apartments, death toll at 146  Reuters
  2. Painstaking search for bodies after deadly Hong Kong housing complex fire nears end  CNN
  3. Bamboo Becomes Identity Issue for Some Hong Kongers After Blaze  Bloomberg.com
  4. Hong Kong’s Migrant Domestic Workers Mourn Their Losses in Deadly Fire  The New York Times
  5. Donations for Hong Kong fire victims reach $115 million, while crackdown on dissent hardens  Yahoo
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