Najaf (Iraq) (AFP) – Joufi is one among several farmers to be receiving support from the agriculture ministry whose experts have been developing innovative methods to save Iraq’s rice production. “Using traditional methods, 10 to 15 people were required to manually get the water from here and there. Now, only one person is needed to operate the sprinklers and pump, and the field is irrigated properly,” he explains.
Tokyo (AFP) – Japanese philosopher Kohei Saito has become a face of the global movement for “degrowth.” From his collectively-owned patch of forest outside Tokyo, he argues that humans need to stop consuming to save the planet.
Hong Kong (AFP) – With two of its three gold medals won in fencing, Hong Kong has emerged as a powerhouse in the sport at the Paris games. The impact of the success of Edgar Cheung Ka-long, and in particular Vivian Kong, is already being felt across the city.
Dhaka (AFP) – Bangladesh student protest leaders say they want Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to lead an interim government, a day after the military took control as mass demonstrations forced longtime ruler Sheikh Hasina to flee the country.
Dhaka (AFP) – Hundreds of thousands of protesters in Bangladesh march towards the prime minister’s residence in the capital Dhaka to celebrate after Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country in the wake of more than a month of deadly protests.
Swabi (Pakistan) (AFP) – Thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan rally in Swabi, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on the first anniversary of his imprisonment.
Santiago (AFP) – Chilean President Gabriel Boric hosts his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the main entrance of the Moneda Palace, in Santiago. Both are set to discuss economic issues and bilateral relations. IMAGES
Canberra (AFP) – The head of Australia’s Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), Mike Burgess, says there is a homegrown rise in “extreme ideologies” and a “greater than 50 percent chance of an onshore attack or planning in the next 12 months.”
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukrainian fans in the Kyiv fan zone watch fellow countrywoman and world record holder Yaroslava Mahuchikh win the women’s Olympic high jump in Paris on Sunday, 4 August.
Weymouth (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Far-right protesters clash with British police during demonstrations in cities and towns across England on Sunday 4 July, as unrest linked to disinformation about a mass stabbing that killed three young girls spreads across the UK.
Highbridge (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Tending to her beehives in Somerset, southwest England, Lynne Ingram cuts a peaceful figure, but the master beekeeper has recently found herself coming up against an evolving foe: honey fraud. Faced with beekeepers going out of business, organisations are calling on the UK government to take action as scientists use cutting-edge technologies to fight the fraud.
Dhaka (AFP) – People celebrate in the streets of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka as PM Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule ends after more than a month of deadly anti-government protests.
