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22-08-1950 CANADA: More than 100,000 railway workers go on strike, shutting down the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific railway lines. A week later an emergency session of Parliament passes a law to end the strike, the first use of back-to-work legislation in Canada. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Does such a regime have a “right to exist?” No. In fact, dismantling such a regime and its replacement with a free Palestine with equal rights for all is not only a legal requirement, but also an existential imperative for all of humanity. mondoweiss.net/2026/07/no-i...

Is the Saudi Arabia–Türkiye–Pakistan defence pact really a “Muslim NATO”? Dr. Ikramul Haq argues that the Makkah Pact is better understood as an experiment in regional deterrence, strategic autonomy and defence cooperation. www.thefridaytimes.com/22-Aug-2026/... #Pakistan #SaudiArabia #Türkiye

#BREAKING | 🇺🇸 🇳🇱 🇨🇳 — The US is advancing the MATCH Act to force the Netherlands to ban all remaining ASML lithography sales and servicing to China within 150 days, backed by extraterritorial sanctions.

“Putin’s plan is to terrorise Ukraine’s civilian population with ballistic missiles and bomb them into submission.” Business Ukraine editor Peter Dickinson joined 24 Канал as Russia escalates the bombardment of Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure INTERVIEW: youtu.be/Ct9SDxMOHHA?...

Three cross-confirmed events overnight across three continents. Shopping center strike in Ukraine, aid worker probe halted in Gaza, Tehran calling for negotiations. Full breakdown below.

'…dramatic rise in global ocean algae blooms. An analysis of 1.2 mn satellite images powered by AI has uncovered a massive expansion of floating seaweed across 🌎’s oceans, which scientists say could damage & reshape marine habitats & coastal ecosystems.' oceanographicmagazine.com/news/ai-anal...

🇺🇦 UKRAINE: Death toll rises following Russian drone strikes on Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk oblast - Update | www.riskline.com

SickKids data breach exposes employee and job applicant info Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) says a cybersecurity incident exposed the personal information of some current and former employees and job applicants, stemming from a flaw in third-party software. Clini… #hackernews #news

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Who in their right mind called this 'Pressa' when it is so clearly a 'Socktopus'?! PRESSA hanging dryer 16 clothes pegs, green - IKEA UK share.google/YQrlDUJCdbqt...

Canadian prime minister suspends trade talks with U.S., setting new 50% tariffs in motion - NBC News - Google News #world #news #donald trump #canada

El Niño set to be 'strongest in living memory', says Met Office ->BBC News | More on "El Niño and global temperature rise" at BigEarthData.ai | #ClimateChange #ElNiño

Canada will match US tariffs 'dollar for dollar' as trade talks break down

The UK, Australia and Canada on Friday called Israel’s decision not to pursue a criminal investigation into the deadly 2024 strike on a World Central Kitchen (WCK) convoy in Gaza “shameful.” Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260821-uk-...

"Alberta's technology minister faced yet another firing line of fury at the government's second town hall hearing from residents over its plan for artificial intelligence data centres. Last month, tech giant Meta announced plans to build a $13-billion AI data centre project in the region."

💥Ukraine may have left two russian frigates unable to launch missiles after its Aug. 12 strike on Novorossiysk. 🛰️ Satellite imagery shows serious damage to the Admiral Makarov and Admiral Essen, including possible hits to missile-launch and combat-control systems. 🐶

As with most controversial political issues, the facts don't match up with hysteria levels. When it comes to solar farms using up valuable farm land, to put things in perspective, UK golf courses use 5x more land than all existing and planned solar farms! substack.com/@therewnewab...

The point of this series is not simply to catalogue what Burnham announces, but to work out what kind of prime minister he is becoming — and whether the politics that made him a success in Greater Manchester is big enough for Downing Street, writes @zoegrunewald.bsky.social

Viral video on greenhouse gases emitted by cattle falsely concluded methane released by cows has no effect on climate change. EPA says methane accounts for more than 1/3 of our greenhouse gas emissions and are mainly caused by ruminant agriculture, eg. cows. www.thejournal.ie/cows-methane...

'Quiet, quiet, quiet!' - What triggers Trump to shut down reporters?

"Trump’s New Bank Is His Most Naked Scandal Yet The media should not be covering Trump’s new crypto bank as if it were a legitimate business story." The bank’s name will be the World Liberty Trust Company. Really, though, it will be the First National Bank of Trump. newrepublic.com/article/2144...

Jamin Ball mentions how more headcount is needed to increase the TAM of AI. Yet, many companies are laying off humans. He compares Snowflake to Teradata back in 2017. The latter is in a specific category of databases while AI has many unproven categories cloudedjudgement.substack.com/p/clouded-ju...

Rust Supply-Chain Attack: arrayref, internment, and append-only-vec Poisoned by the proc-macro1 Build-Time Dropper URL: blog.rust-lang.org/2026/08/20/s... Classification: Critical, Solution: Official Fix, Exploit Maturity: Proof-of-Concept, CVSSv3.1: 9.8