World News: 29 June 2023

In United Arab Emirates, struggling sea turtles get a helping hand
Climate change is a big contributor, researchers say. Warming oceans harm coral reefs, which turtles need to survive, and shift currents to expose turtles to new predators. Rising sea levels diminish the beaches where the turtles nest and lay their egg.

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Scientists have finally ‘heard’ the chorus of gravitational waves that ripple through the universe
Einstein predicted that when really heavy objects move through spacetime — the fabric of our universe — they create ripples that spread through that fabric. Scientists sometimes liken these ripples to the background music of the universe.

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Sri Lanka asks dollar debt holders for 30% haircut to ease crisis
Sri Lanka is struggling with its worst financial crisis since its independence from Britain in 1948 after the country’s foreign exchange reserves hit record lows and triggered its first foreign debt default last year. Widespread protests driven by the economic collapse forced former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the country last July.

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France to deploy 40,000 officers in wake of riots
The French interior ministry said on Thursday that it is mobilising 40,000 police officers to deal with riots that have spread across France following the shooting of a teenager of North African descent in Paris on Tuesday.

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Corruption inquiry in Australia uncovers China links to state lawmaker
Gladys Berejiklian had failed to notify the commission of her concerns that Daryl Maguire, a member of the state assembly with whom she was in a relationship during her term of office, may have engaged in corrupt conduct, and this undermined the ministerial code.

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Mexico's delay in legalizing cannabis resulting in financial losses
Mexico's delay in legalizing cannabis hinders economy, costing $230 million annually, say industry leaders.
The landmark ruling on Jun. 28, 2021, seemingly paved the way for full legalization; however, the legislation required to enact the legal framework for marijuana remains stalled in Congress.

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