Headlines for August 30, 2023
by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#6EA63)
- Military Officers in Gabon Seize Power, Place Pres. Bongo Under House Arrest Days After Reelection
- Hurricane Idalia Slams Florida Coast as Officials Warn of Life-Threatening Storm Surge
- Biden Admin Announces First 10 Medications That Will Be Subject to Medicare Negotiations
- Uganda Sees First Charges of "Aggravated Homosexuality" After Passing Homophobic New Law
- Militia Kills 14 Villagers in Latest Violent Attack in Eastern DRC
- Denmark Introduces Law to Criminalize Burning the Qur'an
- Hundreds of Prisoners Are on Hunger Strike in Bahrain's Largest Prison
- Pakistani Court Suspends Imran Khan's Corruption Sentence, But Ex-PM Remains Jailed in Separate Case
- Dozens of States Consider Bills Barring Chinese Entities and Citizens from Buying Land
- Air Pollution Shortens Average Life Span by 2.3 Years, Worse Than Being a Smoker
- Greek Evros Wildfire Largest Ever Recorded in EU
- Louisiana Wildfires Kill 2; Maui Search for Wildfire Victims Moves from Land to Water
- Biden Administration Forced to Roll Back Wetlands Protections After SCOTUS Ruling
- U.N. Body Says Governments Should Address Children's Demands to Fight Climate Crisis