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Local officials admit "loopholes in emergency planning" and say the incident is a painful lesson that serves as "a wake-up call".

Chinese media said more than 100,000 were members of Telegram group that shared pictures taken without consent
Anger is growing on Chinese social media after news reports revealed the existence of online groups, said to involve hundreds of thousands of Chinese men, which shared photographs of women, including sexually explicit ones, taken without their consent.
The Chinese newspaper Southern Metropolis Daily published a report last week about a group on the encrypted messaging app Telegram called “MaskPark tree hole forum”. It said it had more than 100,000 members and was “comprised entirely of Chinese men”.
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Local Communist party secretary says there were ‘gaps’ in city’s readiness for extreme weather after at least 40 killed
A Beijing city official has issued a rare public acknowledgment of official failings in the authorities’ response to the that hit China’s capital this week.
Yu Weiguo, a Communist party secretary for Miyun, the northern district worst affected by this week’s extreme weather, said in a press conference on Thursday that there were “gaps” in the city’s readiness for the deadly floods.

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The Taiwanese leader canceled U.S. transit visits after being urged to change his plans, two officials said. Washington has been in talks with Beijing over trade and a possible summit.

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In the past week alone, three new countries have said they are ready to bestow recognition on a Palestinian state.

Fossil fuel reliance likely to continue and Cop28 target of limiting global heating to below 1.5C will be missed

Most global governments have failed to act on the 2023 UN pledge to triple the world’s renewable energy capacity by the end of the decade, according to climate analysts.
The failure to act means that on current forecasts the world , leading to a continued reliance on fossil fuels that is incompatible with the target of limiting global heating to below 1.5C.

Under Trump order, parcels valued at or under $800 outside of international postal network to face ‘all applicable duties’
The is suspending a “de minimis” exemption that allowed low-value commercial shipments to be shipped to the United States without facing tariffs, the White House said on Wednesday.
Under an executive order signed by Donald Trump on Wednesday, packages valued at or under $800 sent to the US outside of the international postal network will now face “all applicable duties” starting on 29 August, the White House said.

The Chinese chain has opened two outlets in New York City. Will its ‘coffee to go’ business model, apple fizzy americanos and coconut lattes see off its biggest rival?
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