Falsehoods fuel racism ahead of Australia's Indigenous vote
SYDNEY, Sept 06: "People have been let off the leash," Thomas Mayo says quietly, swiping through screenshots. Racist memes depicting First Nations Australians as "grifters", "wife beaters" and "primitives" flash across his phone. Then, personal threats appear - accusing him of "providing cover for evil". Mr Mayo is one of the public faces of the Yes campaign in Australia's historic Voice to Parliament referendum, to be held on 14 October. If successful, the vote will change the nation's constitution for the first time in 46 years, creating a body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to advise the government on policies affecting their communities. — BBC
Floods displace thousands in China's province
BEIJING, Sept 06: At least two people have been killed and thousands forced to evacuate by floods brought by tropical storm Haikui in China's southeastern coastal Fujian province, local authorities reported Wednesday. Schools were closed and flights suspended, while more than 30,000 people were moved to safety. Two firefighters died and one police officer is missing after flood waters carried away a fire engine on a rescue mission, state media reported. Haikui swept across Taiwan as a typhoon earlier this week, injuring dozens and leaving thousands of people without power. — AP
Britain and France look to reset ties with state visit
LONDON, Sept 06: British head of state King Charles III's upcoming visit to France will underscore historic close relations between the two countries, London and Paris said on Wednesday. Ties between the two neighbours have been strained in recent years, largely over the UK's exit from the European Union but also migrants crossing the Channel from France in small boats. Charles's state visit to Paris and Bordeaux on September 20-22 is being seen as part of a wider reset between the G7 and NATO allies that began under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. — AFP
Climate change worsening heatwaves: UN
GENEVA, Sept 06: Climate change is driving more intense and more frequent heatwaves, which in turn generate a "witch's brew" of pollutants, threatening the health of humans and other living things, the UN warned Wednesday. The wildfire smoke recently suffocating cities from Athens to New York may be the most visible sign of air pollution brought on by heat waves. But extreme heat can also induce a whole host of other chemical processes that are hazardous for human health, the United Nations' World Meteorological Organization said in its annual Air Quality and Climate Bulletin. — AFP
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