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US announces $345m military aid package for Taiwan [AlJazeera] (www.aljazeera.com)
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Sigh. Rattle them sabers.

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Americanish [Radiolab/WNYC] (www.wnycstudios.org)
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I have ties to Hawaii, so hearing the stories of folks from American Samoa is so fascinating and thought-provoking.

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Number of Japanese drops in all 47 prefectures for first time as foreign population surges [JapanTimes] (www.japantimes.co.jp)
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How the power of protein is being uncovered [BBC] (www.bbc.com)
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Fascinating.

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World Death Rate Holding Steady At 100 Percent [TheOnion] (www.theonion.com)
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I know, lots of serious stuff happening in the world. Can't forget to laugh, though! Enjoy this classic!

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Japan logged trade surplus in June, 1st time in nearly 2 years (asia.nikkei.com)
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Title speaks for itself. As those in the US are probably aware, the US hasn't had a trade surplus since the 1970s. If a highly-developed country like Japan, where its citizens enjoy a high standard of living, can rock a trade surplus...

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Jailing a 64-year old grannie for 10 years for sending a satirical letter isn't a good look, New Zealand (www.theguardian.com)
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Rosemary Penwarden said her letter telling oil executives a petroleum conference was off was satirical protest but was found guilty of forgery offences

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After state board approves first taxpayer-funded Catholic school, Hindus seek same | KGOU (www.kgou.org)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/43170