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France24.com (en) 

Thousands protest in Serbia against lithium mine project

Thousands hit the streets in Serbia's capital Belgrade Saturday to protest the rebooting of a controversial lithium mine set to serve as a vital source to power Europe's green energy transition. Serbia has vast lithium deposits near the western city of Loznica. A mining project being developed by the Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has been a perennial political fault line in the Balkan country in recent years because of its potential environmental impacts.

BangkokPost.com 

A soulful way of living

Though the summer may not be the best time to visit Tokyo, the currency exchange rate does make it highly enticing. The launch of Aman Resort’s sister brand, Janu, which opened end of March, makes it even more enticing.

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

PM Modi releases climate-resilient seed varieties to increase productivity, farmers income

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched 109 high-yielding, climate-resilient seed varieties across 61 crops, developed by ICAR. These seeds aim to enhance farm productivity and income. Modi highlighted the importance of natural farming and biofortified crops. Farmers appreciated the government's efforts in advancing sustainable practices and raising awareness through Krishi Vigyan Kendras.

Sydney Morning Herald 

Out: Breaking. In? The sports that should be added and ditched for LA 2028

Cricket, lacrosse and baseball/softball will return to the program in LA28, while squash and flag football make their Olympic debuts. But if our reporters had their way, these are the sports that would be added and ditched for LA28 and, beyond, for Brisbane 2032.

Small Heath Alliance 

Charlton on Tuesday (3 replies)

Does anyone know if the Charlton match on Tuesday night ghoes to extra time if it's a draw on 90 minutes or is it straight to penalties.
Thinking of the last train back to Brum.
Thanks in advance.

France24.com (en) 

Bangladesh chief justice resigns under pressure from protesters

Bangladesh’s Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan resigned Saturday following new protests by a group of students and other demonstrators, as the country’s interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus started functioning days after a mass uprising forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee to India. Appointed to the Supreme Court last year, Hassan was seen as a loyalist to Hasina's government. Five other top judges in the Supreme Court also resigned later on Saturday.

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

UP to open two universities, to affiliate madrassas to them: Minority minister Rajbhar

Uttar Pradesh plans to establish two universities to affiliate madrassas for standardized recognition. This would impact approximately 25,000 madrassas, including many unrecognized ones. The proposal raised concerns from Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind regarding minority rights and involvement of stakeholders. Iftikhar Ahmed Javed noted the board was uninformed about these changes, emphasizing the significance of proper consultation.