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Zelensky signs new law reversing last week's protested corruption bill

By United Press International, Inc. | | 7/31/2025 10:46 AM

After protests, Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky signed an anti-corruption bill reversing one he signed last week. Parliament voted unanimously. ... Read full Story

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Lawyers warn British govenment over Palestinian state recognition plan

By United Press International, Inc. | | 7/31/2025 10:44 AM

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's proposal to recognize a Palestinian state would break established international law, a group of peers told the government. ... Read full Story

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U.S. sanctions Palestinian Authority, claims peace efforts undermined

By Global News | Globalnews Digital | 7/31/2025 10:21 AM

The move prevents those targeted from receiving visas to travel to the United States, the U.S. State Department said, although it did not list any specific individuals. ... Read full Story

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Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas resigns in face of corruption probe

By United Press International, Inc. | | 7/31/2025 10:20 AM

Lithuania's Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas resigned on Thursday following investigations of his unethical financial dealings that prompted protests. ... Read full Story

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Global corporations in Korea warn against pro-labor bill

By United Press International, Inc. | | 7/31/2025 9:54 AM

Organizations that represent global corporations in South Korea have raised concerns about the so-called "Yellow Envelope Law," national a pro-labor bill. ... Read full Story

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Trump to Canada: Recognizing Palestinian state makes trade deal ‘very hard’

By Global News | Sean Previl | 7/31/2025 9:11 AM

U.S. President Donald Trump said in a post that Canada recognizing Palestinian statehood would make it 'very hard' to make a trade deal with Canada. ... Read full Story

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Ukraine parliament restores anti-graft watchdogs’ independence amid uproar

By Global News | Globalnews Digital | 7/31/2025 7:50 AM

Last week’s measure by Zelenskyy to place the watchdogs under the oversight of the prosecutor-general prompted rebukes from Ukrainians and the European Union. ... Read full Story

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Beijing says 31 seniors died in flooded nursing home amid deadly storms

By Global News | Globalnews Digital | 7/31/2025 7:07 AM

Officials said Thursday 31 people died at the Taishitun Town Elderly Care Center when Beijing's Miyun district became one of the hardest hit areas by storms. ... Read full Story

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At least 6 killed, more than 50 hurt in major Russian attack on Kyiv

By United Press International, Inc. | | 7/31/2025 6:50 AM

A large-scale Russian drone and missile assault on Kyiv overnight killed at least six people, injured more than 50 and caused damage across the capital. ... Read full Story

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Trump, South Korea strike 15% tariff deal ahead of deadline

By United Press International, Inc. | | 7/31/2025 1:39 AM

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that the United States will impose a 15% tariff on South Korean goods in a deal made just ahead of an Aug. 1 deadline. ... Read full Story

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Canada to recognize Palestinian state in September as 2-state solution

By United Press International, Inc. | | 7/30/2025 9:55 PM

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his nation will recognize a Palestinian state in September, mirroring decisions by Britain and France in the past week. ... Read full Story

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U.S. Treasury Dept. sanctions judge overseeing case against Bolsonaro

By United Press International, Inc. | | 7/30/2025 6:33 PM

U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned the Brazilian judge overseeing case against former President Jair Bolsonaro days after the State Department revoked visa. ... Read full Story

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After decade in court, Samsung, South Korea face new test

By United Press International, Inc. | | 7/30/2025 3:56 PM

When South Korea's Supreme Court acquitted Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Jay Y. Lee on July 17, it closed a legal saga nearly a decade in the making. ... Read full Story

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Chile’s fiscal deficit grows, expected to impact new government

By United Press International, Inc. | | 7/30/2025 3:12 PM

Chile's projected fiscal deficit for 2025 has risen from to 1.8% from 1.6% of gross domestic product, according to recent statements by the economic team in President Gabriel Boric's administration. ... Read full Story

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Trump’s universal 50% copper tariffs take effect Aug. 1. What’s impacted?

By Global News | Globalnews Digital | 7/30/2025 2:46 PM

The proclamation imposes a 50 per cent tariff on semi-finished copper products and copper intensive derivative products as of Aug. 1. ... Read full Story

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Mountain rescue attempt ends as ex-Olympian declared dead after rockfall

By United Press International, Inc. | | 7/30/2025 2:16 PM

A rescue attempt has ended for Germany's two-time Olympic gold medalist Laura Dahlmeier following a rockfall on Monday while she was climbing Laila Peak in Pakistan. ... Read full Story

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Some flights in Britain were briefly grounded or diverted. What happened?

By Global News | Globalnews Digital | 7/30/2025 2:07 PM

The National Air Traffic Service said the glitch happened at its control center at Swanwick and required the service to limit the number of aircraft flying to ensure safety. ... Read full Story

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Ex-South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol in solitary confinement

By United Press International, Inc. | | 7/30/2025 1:47 PM

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is being held in solitary confinement under conditions that have prompted concern from his legal adviser. ... Read full Story

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Outrage after German zoo shoots baboons, feeds them to predators during cull

By Global News | Michelle Butterfield | 7/30/2025 1:40 PM

The zoo defended the cull of 12 of its Guinea baboons, saying the animals were in danger due to overcrowding. ... Read full Story

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Canada, 14 other countries say they could recognize a Palestinian state

By Global News | Uday Rana | 7/30/2025 1:30 PM

The statement from the 15 nations called on any nations that have not recognized a Palestinian state to consider doing so before the United Nations General Assembly meeting. ... Read full Story

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Word of the Day

palimpsest

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 2, 2025 is:

palimpsest • \PAL-imp-sest\ • noun

Palimpsest in its original use refers to writing material (such as a parchment manuscript) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased; the underlying text is said to be “in palimpsest.” Palimpsest in extended use refers to something that has usually diverse layers or aspects apparent beneath the surface.

// Scholars believe the motive for making palimpsests was often economic—reusing parchment was cheaper than preparing a new skin.

// The ancient city is an architectural palimpsest.

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Examples:

“My aim was to trace the course of … the Aqua Marcia, built between 144 and 140 B.C. by Julius Caesar’s ancestor Quintus Marcius Rex. … The original tuff arches carried the Marcia across a steep ravine. Subsequent retaining walls and buttresses have transformed the bridge into a palimpsest of building styles.” — David Laskin, The New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024

Did you know?

Long ago, writing surfaces were so highly valued that they were often used more than once. Palimpsest in its original use referred to an early form of recycling in which an old document was erased to make room for a new one when parchment ran short. (The word is from the Greek palimpsēstos, meaning “scraped again.”) Fortunately for modern scholars, the erasing process wasn’t completely effective, so the original could often be distinguished under the newer writing. De republica, by Roman statesman and orator Cicero, is one of many documents recovered from a palimpsest. Nowadays, the word palimpsest can refer not only to such a document but to anything that has multiple layers apparent beneath the surface.

Zelensky signs new law reversing last week's protested corruption bill

Lawyers warn British govenment over Palestinian state recognition plan

U.S. sanctions Palestinian Authority, claims peace efforts undermined

Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas resigns in face of corruption probe

Global corporations in Korea warn against pro-labor bill

Trump to Canada: Recognizing Palestinian state makes trade deal ‘very hard’

Ukraine parliament restores anti-graft watchdogs’ independence amid uproar

Beijing says 31 seniors died in flooded nursing home amid deadly storms

At least 6 killed, more than 50 hurt in major Russian attack on Kyiv

Trump, South Korea strike 15% tariff deal ahead of deadline

Canada to recognize Palestinian state in September as 2-state solution

U.S. Treasury Dept. sanctions judge overseeing case against Bolsonaro

After decade in court, Samsung, South Korea face new test

Chile’s fiscal deficit grows, expected to impact new government

Trump’s universal 50% copper tariffs take effect Aug. 1. What’s impacted?

Mountain rescue attempt ends as ex-Olympian declared dead after rockfall

Some flights in Britain were briefly grounded or diverted. What happened?

Ex-South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol in solitary confinement

Outrage after German zoo shoots baboons, feeds them to predators during cull

Canada, 14 other countries say they could recognize a Palestinian state

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Some probiotics could feed, rather than fend off, infections

INCONTRI at Deborah Schamoni

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