Russian soldiers forced to desert if they wish to leave army after their military contracts end as Russian command holds onto them for use in “meat grinder” assaults, reports Ukraine’s National Resistance Center (RBC Ukraine)

President Donald Trump [US]: God saved me from attempted assassination so I can save the world (The Independent)

US election: The New York Times’ opinion pieces turn on Kamala Harris and slam her as “a phony” who doesn’t truly care about the country (Daily Mail)

Monkeypox case reported at Las Vegas [Nevada, US] county jail (KSNV)

Typhoon Shanshan slams Japan with torrential rain, fierce winds (The Washington Post)

Nigerian doctor warns viral hepatitis affects millions globally, significant health issue (TV360 Nigeria)

Lake County [Illinois, US] resident becomes first West Nile virus death in state this year (Lake & McHenry County Scanner)

Eastern equine encephalitis [EEE] virus claims life in New Hampshire [US], prompts park closures (Sky News)

Countries donate monkeypox vaccines to combat outbreak in Africa (Reuters)

US: Listeria outbreak linked to deli meat kills at least 9 people (ABC)

Study links better gut health to greater psychological resilience, revealing key gut-brain connection (PsyPost)

Greek port Volos grapples with tons of dead fish that washed up in extreme floods, threatening tourism (AFP)

Eastern US swelters as 60 million face extreme heat alerts (AFP)

Greece faces water shortages due to climate crisis and overtourism (The Independent)

Drought in Greece kills wild horses, dries mud baths, threatens olive harvest (Euronews)

Food has a climate problem: Warming nitrous oxide emissions are accelerating with growing demand for fertilizer and animal meat (Good Good Good)

Study: Heatwaves impair bumblebees’ ability to detect flower scents, threatening pollination (The Independent)

Australian study: Antidepressant Prozac entering waterways severely impacts fish behavior and reproduction (The Independent)

Study: Canada’s extensive 2023 wildfires emitted more carbon than most countries globally (The Independent)

UK health and environment campaigners urge pesticide ban in cities, following Paris’ [France] example (The Guardian)

Southern California [US] study reveals compounded health impacts of repeated wildfires, smoke exposure (Medical Xpress)

US National Parks receive record US$100 million gift to protect fragile ecosystems (Good News Network)

Australian startup creates mobile factory that recycles rubble into LEGO-like building blocks (Good News Network)

Korean researchers engineer E. coli to produce novel biodegradable polymer for biomedical applications (SciTechDaily)

Astronomers discover mysterious ring invisible at all wavelengths except radio near Milky Way’s center – a trace of a dramatically unstable star shedding its skin (Space.com)

Self-respecting quote of the day: “I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.” – Frederick Douglass (Goodreads)

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