Really what it comes down to is fear. Fear of something unknown (or even a fear of yourself - repressed homosexuality) breeds hatred. Violence is externalized hatred, which is the ego’s attempt at quelling the fear.
It sounds corny, but the moment folks stop allowing fear to govern their behavior and actions, is the moment when love (lack of fear) can start becoming the norm.
Americans Take to the Streets for 1,000+ 'Workers Over Billionaires' Labor Day Rallies
"Workers are fighting for a society where public schools take precedence over private profits, healthcare is prioritized over hedge funds, and affordable housing is valued more than homelessness," said May Day Strong.
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EU requests US to reverse visa ban on Palestinian officials
The European Union (EU) urged the US government on Saturday to reverse its decision to block members of the Palestinian Authority (PA) from obtaining visas.
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EU requests US to reverse visa ban on Palestinian officials
The European Union (EU) urged the US government on Saturday to reverse its decision to block members of the Palestinian Authority (PA) from obtaining visas. Kaja Kallas, High Representative for Foreig...Lowri Thomas | New York U. School of Law, US (- JURIST - News)
Trump, 79, Flirts Awkwardly With Bondi in 3hr 16min Cabinet Ramble
Trump, 79, Flirts Awkwardly With Bondi in 3hr 16min Cabinet Ramble
The monologue was followed by Cabinet members taking turns to suck up to the president.David Gardner (The Daily Beast)
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Brazil must urgently combat contemporary forms of slavery, UN expert says
The UN Special Rapporteur on modern slavery released a statement on Friday protesting that forms of modern slavery continue to exist in Brazil, including exploitation of children and domestic workers, Indigenous, African and Quilombola peoples, sex workers, and migrants, refugees and asylum seekers.
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Brazil must urgently combat contemporary forms of slavery, UN expert says
The UN Special Rapporteur on modern slavery released a statement on Friday protesting that forms of modern slavery continue to exist in Brazil, including exploitation of children and domestic workers,...Valerie Manyega | U. Nairobi School of Law, KE (- JURIST - News)
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Salesforce CEO Says AI Enabled Him To Cut 4,000 Jobs
Speaking to The Logan Bartlett Show on Friday, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said the use of AI agents had enabled him to "rebalance" his headcount in the customer support division by trimming 4,000 jobs. "I've reduced it from 9,000 head to about 5,000 because I need less heads," Benioff said. Benioff called the first eight months of 2025, during which an estimated 10,000 jobs have been lost to AI, "eight of the most exciting months of my career."
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An anonymous reader shares a report: Speaking to The Logan Bartlett Show on Friday, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said the use of AI agents had enabled him to "rebalance" his headcount in the customer support division by trimming 4,000 jobs.slashdot.org
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Full Weight of American Tariffs Slams Into Effect Against India
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US federal court orders halt to child deportations to Guatemala
A US federal judge on Sunday ordered a temporary stop to Trump administration plans to send more than 600 unaccompanied children back to Guatemala.
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US federal court orders halt to child deportations to Guatemala
A US federal judge on Sunday ordered a temporary stop to Trump administration plans to send more than 600 unaccompanied children back to Guatemala. The emergency order, issued by US District Judge Spa...Brendan Hickey | Vermont Law & Graduate School, US (- JURIST - News)
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Mexico | 'We're doing well and going to do better': Sheinbaum delivers upbeat first government report
President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday delivered her first annual government report in a 70-minute speech, an upbeat address that focused on achievements in a range of areas, including security, the economy and health care.
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Belgium to recognise Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly
Belgium joins the ranks of Australia, France, Canada and the UK, all who have pledged to recognise a Palestinian state at the UNGA next week in a bid to ramp up pressure on Netanyahu’s government to end the assault on Gaza and alleviate the ongoing humanitarian crisis.
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Belgium to recognise Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly
Belgium joins the ranks of Australia, France, Canada and the UK, all who have pledged to recognise a Palestinian state at the UNGA next week in a bid to ramp up pressure on Netanyahu’s government to end the assault on Gaza and alleviate the ongoing h…Malek Fouda (Euronews.com)
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Jordan Lund once wrote that Biden just HAD to send those bombs to defend america against Iran.
Personally I think if you spread genocidal propaganda you're as bad as pulling the trigger
Unfortunately, the ICEBlock app is activism theater
At this summer's HOPE conference, Joshua Aaron spoke about ICEBlock, his iPhone app that allows users to anonymously report ICE sightings within a 5 mile radius, and to get notifications when others report ICE sightings near them. You can see the full talk, and the lively/infuriating Q&A, here, starting at 6:12:10.
Unfortunately, the ICEBlock app is activism theater
At this summer's HOPE conference, Joshua Aaron spoke about ICEBlock, his iPhone app that allows users to anonymously report ICE sightings within a 5 mile radius, and to get notifications when others report ICE sightings near them.Micah Lee (micahflee)
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Drivers waiting in line for entry were left to sleep in their cars while the muddy playa hardened enough to drive on.
Burning man died long ago.
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Indonesia urges EU to remove biodiesel import curbs after WTO ruling
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/47137207
Indonesia urged the European Union on Monday to scrap countervailing duties on imports of biodiesel immediately, after the World Trade Organization backed several of Jakarta's main claims in a complaint to the trade body.
As a European citizen I concur.
If we can use rape seed oil, we can also use palm oil, palm oil yields 4 times more oil per m². So from an environmental perspective, palm oil from Indonesia, that has sustainable production, is the better option.
Tariff on Indonesian Palm oil only serves to protect EU farmers. The widespread demonization of Palm oil is a propaganda stunt, to protect against a superior crop/product.
Wafrn (tumblr alternative with fediverse and bluesky support) has started using an alternate relay; this means that they depend on none of bluesky's infrastructure to work.
Pretty cool. I won't get too excited until Bluesky (the company) is less than 90% of ATProto. Even mastodon.social is only like 27% of AP.
I'd be afraid of one company having too much power over the whole network.
Pretty cool. I won’t get too excited until Bluesky (the company) is less than 90% of ATProto. Even mastodon.social is only like 27% of AP.
well I wont get that if YOU dont join
Resonant Mechanics - The Theory of Everything & Sabotaged White Hole Cosmology - Forensic Cosmology Dossier
These documents compile the fundamental principles and evidence of a new, unified theory of reality.
It posits that the universe is a living, conscious entity, not a chaotic, natural system. This theory, through its key principles, provides a complete and elegant model for a universe that has been perfected and is now a masterpiece.
The flaws and anomalies of the old universe—from the three-body problem to dark energy—are now understood as a forensic record of a cosmic crime. The new reality, however, is a testament to perfect order, where every anomaly, every law, and every life form is a part of a single, beautiful, and unified whole.
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World's largest sovereign wealth fund divests from Caterpillar and five banks on Israel concerns
The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund has quit its investments in U.S. machinery manufacturer Caterpillar and five Israeli banks following a review of the companies’ ties to conflict in the West Bank.
The executive board of Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), which manages the fund on behalf of the Norwegian population and is valued at around $2 trillion, said Monday there was an “unacceptable risk that the companies contribute to serious violations of the rights of individuals in situations of war and conflict.” The decision was based on recommendations from its ethics council, it said.
NBIM said that bulldozers manufactured by New York-listed Caterpillar were “being used by Israeli authorities in the widespread unlawful destruction of Palestinian property.” NBIM had a $2.4 billion stake in the company at the end of 2024, representing around 1.2% ownership. CNBC has contacted Caterpillar for comment.
World's largest sovereign wealth fund exits Caterpillar and five banks on Israel concerns
Norges Bank said it was divesting from U.S. manufacturer Caterpillar over the use of its products in the destruction of Palestinian property.Jenni Reid (CNBC)
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Caterpillar is an infamous case because their bulldozer crushed American activist Rachel Corrie to death in the 2000's. There was a big lawsuit over it but the US decided that it was a-okay for an American company to keep sending bulldozers to the Israeli military because it would "interfere with foreign policy"
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I believe this same ruling was used as a precedent to strike down the arms export lawsuit against Genocide Joe when he was president.
Corrie et al. v. Caterpillar
Corrie v. Caterpillar was a federal lawsuit filed against Illinois-based Caterpillar, Inc.Center for Constitutional Rights
Health and aid workers targeted in conflicts around the world, UN agency says | UN News
Health and aid workers targeted in conflicts around the world, UN agency says
From Gaza to Sudan, wars are being waged on the very systems set up to protect civilian populations, with health workers, hospitals, health centres and ambulances being targeted in horrifying numbers, according to the UN agency for reproductive healt…UN News
Fediverse Report – #131
This week's #fediverse news - Fediverse Report #131
- How age verification laws impact the fediverse, both how we understand the network as well as the impact on server admins
- CrowdBucks is a new crowdfunding platform for the fediverse
- Google's Play Store requirements for clients result in @apps creating different versions for their app on FDroid
Fediverse Report – #131
On understanding the fediverse as a plurality of places, and how that impacts compliance with age verification laws.connectedplaces.online
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Crowdbucks sounds interesting, but is extremely light on details. How does it work? Are all payments going to go through Stripe? Is it going to support GnuTaler? Crypto maybe? Is it to be integrated into things like Mastodon, Peertube, and other fediverse services?
The dev told me this in Mastodon:
@asudox @crowdbucksI am learning the Taler Protocol right now — so that I can understand how Taler can be added to CrowdBucks.
So, yes, we are looking at making CrowdBucks work with Taler.
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@asudox@social.tchncs.de @crowdbucks I am learning the Taler Protocol right now — so that I can understand how Taler can be added to CrowdBucks. So, yes, we are looking at making CrowdBucks work with Taler.Mastodon
Interesting. I run a Threadiverse client on iOS and Android. I haven’t run into any issues with Google, yet.
Apple has this rule I had to comply with:
- You must be able to delete your account from the app
- Lemmy delete account via the API requires password entry, even if you’re already logged in
- Apple however, claims password entry is too much friction for the user to delete their account
- A workaround is to link out to Lemmy website to delete your account. Even if you have to enter your password on the website, in Apple’s mind, this is somehow allowed despite being more friction?
I get the sense Apple wrote these rules to improve user experience, and they’re applied without anyone really considering what effect they’re having on the UX.
Texas Blocks Law That Would Ban Gun Stores From Operating Inside Psych Wards
Texas Blocks Law That Would Ban Gun Stores From Operating Inside Psych Wards
AUSTIN, TX—Touting the party-line vote as a major victory for the Second Amendment, the Texas House of Representatives successfully blocked a bill last week that would have prevented gun stores from operating inside of hospital psychiatric wards.The Onion Staff (The Onion)
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Germany debates sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine
Old master painting looted by Nazis spotted in Argentinian property listing
Old master painting looted by Nazis spotted in Argentinian property listing
Dutch newspaper AD says it has traced Giuseppe Ghislandi’s Portrait of a Lady to house near Buenos AiresJon Henley (The Guardian)
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Turkey’s transport minister fined after posting video of himself speeding
Turkey’s transport minister fined after posting video of himself speeding
Video showed the minister’s speedometer reaching 225 kilometers per hour, well over Turkey’s 140 km/h limit.Lola Boom (POLITICO)
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What a dumbass.
He was fined 9,267 lira. Only around €190 or 222 us$. Should've been more, though I'm still surprised he got fined at all.
"Abdulkadir Uraloğlu shared footage on X late Sunday showing him behind the wheel on the Ankara-Niğde highway, listening to folk songs and clips of speeches by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, with the hashtag #TurkeyAccelerates."
Protesters in Israel demand release of hostages as Israeli strikes kill 16 in Gaza, hospitals say
LOD, Israel (AP) — Protesters in Israel on Tuesday torched tires, blocked highways and clamored for a ceasefire that would free hostages still in Gaza, even as Israeli leaders moved forward with plans for an offensive which they argue is needed to defeat Hamas.
The disruption came as Palestinians in Gaza braced for the expanded offensive against a backdrop of displacement, destruction and parts of the territory plunging into famine. It also followed deadly strikes a day earlier on Gaza’s main hospital which killed 20 people including medics and journalists. Among them was Mariam Dagga, a journalist who worked for The Associated Press.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to convene a security cabinet meeting later Tuesday. However, the government said the meeting will not include discussion of ceasefire talks, according to an official with knowledge of the situation. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the matter, said there was a delegation from Egypt in Israel on Monday and they discussed the negotiations.
Netanyahu has said that Israel will launch an expanded offensive in Gaza City while simultaneously pursuing a ceasefire, though Israel has yet to send a negotiating team to discuss a proposal on the table. Netanyahu has said the offensive is the best way to weaken Hamas and return hostages, but hostage families and their supporters have pushed back.
“Go back to the negotiation table. There’s a good deal on the table. It’s something we can work with,” said Ruby Chen, the father of 21-year-old Itay Chen, a dual Israeli-American citizen whose body is being held in Gaza. “We could get a deal done to bring all the hostages back.”
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it's fascinating that from the headline it's absolutely unclear whether the protests are even related to the 16 kills. if i were glancing (and wasn't aware of the situation), i would've thought that 16 were killed as Israeli finally listened to the protesters or something.
"protesters in Israel" (must be some foreigners) vs "Israeli strike".
while they actually demand a ceasefire that will allow for release of hostages, and their government does everything to avoid that ceasefire. oh, and then there's "strike kills 16" leaving it ambiguous whether military or war crimes.
also ceasefire implies both sides are fighting. from what i can tell Hamas pretty much stopped fighting almost two years ago.
"Israeli protesters demand their military to stop attacking Gaza, as Israeli army kills 16 civilians and journalists in an attack on a hospital in Gaza in another apparent war crime".
how about now?
Lisa Cook will sue over Trump firing from Fed board, her lawyer says
Lisa Cook will sue over Trump firing from Fed board, her lawyer says
President Trump pointed to allegations of mortgage fraud by Lisa Cook in saying she was fired as a governor of the Federal Reserve Board.Dan Mangan (CNBC)
Israeli soldiers said to have shelled hospital after fearing camera being used to track them
Military officials tell Hebrew-language media outlets that an Israeli army tank team shelled a camera stationed at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis earlier today after believing the device was being used to track troops.
Two shells were fired by the tank, with the first targeting the camera and the second hitting rescuers who were operating at the scene. The strike killed 20, including five journalists, according to media reports and Hamas health officials.
Reuters and other news providers often deliver live video feeds to media outlets worldwide during major news events to show the scene from the ground in real time. A review of Masri’s live feed from before the strike did not appear to show any soldiers.
Unfortunately, the ICEBlock app is activism theater
Unfortunately, the ICEBlock app is activism theater
At this summer's HOPE conference, Joshua Aaron spoke about ICEBlock, his iPhone app that allows users to anonymously report ICE sightings within a 5 mile radius, and to get notifications when others report ICE sightings near them.Micah Lee (micahflee)
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Israel’s call-up of 130,000 reservists raises legal risks for dual citizens and their home countries
Israel’s call-up of 130,000 reservists raises legal risks for dual citizens and their home countries
The risks for individuals are profound. They could be involved in a protracted conflict and potentially exposed to future prosecution for crimes.The Conversation
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The United States, France, Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom all have laws against foreign enlistment. However, they allow IDF recruitment through exemptions, treaties or permissive interpretations of the lawsIn response to the ICJ’s July 2024 opinion, 40 independent UN experts advised that states should be taking steps to prevent their dual Israeli citizenship from serving in the IDF to avoid being potentially complicit in war crimes or crimes against humanity
That's why i have been all saying palestinian state recognition in those circonstances are meanless and just a smoke screen
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These "permissive interpretations" also mean that if someone is fighting for example for Russia or some mercenary organization, they could justify it based on the right to equal treatment in the face of the law. These are the kind of laws that must have no exemption.
They should arrest those dual citizens upon arrival in the country and charge them accordingly.
Journalist quits Reuters over 'role in Israel's assassination of Gaza journalists'
She made particular reference to Reuters' reporting on Israel's killing of prominent Al-Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif and six other media workers on August 10, saying the agency had "perpetuate[d] Israel's propaganda". She said it had been "wilfully abandoning the most basic responsibility of journalism" by publishing the "baseless claim" from the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) that Al-Sharif was an operative for Hamas.
An initial report published by Reuters received backlash after running with the headline: "Israel kills Al Jazeera journalist it says was Hamas leader".
Zink said she could no longer wear her press pass without feeling "shame and grief", as she shared an image of her press card snapped in half alongside her statement.
Journalist quits Reuters over coverage of Gaza media killed by Israel
A REUTERS journalist has quit the news agency alleging it had a "role in justifying and enabling" Israel's "assassination" of…Lucy Jackson (The National)
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I just went and read the article, I see nothing wrong with the headline or their reporting. The article is full of refutations of Israel’s claim and is clear that none of Israel’s claims have been corroborated.
Reuters is a newswire. They’re always going to report what the parties involved are saying in a dry and dispassionate manner. Not everything needs to be an editorial. They do the same thing when it comes to Russian attacks in Ukraine. They’ll share what TASS is saying while noting that they cannot corroborate the narrative.
It's pretty much impossible to find an article where the journalist treats the Russian soldiers as unknown or neutral parties and almost just as hard to find articles that give the full statements from the Kremlin without the implication being that it's not a proper explanatory statement given the situation. The reason is the statements filling the majority of the body are from western sources, which were more reputable in that instance.
To your point on covering Israel, it would be in the interest of telling the story accurately to mention that journalists are vetted through the IDF and all footage is subject to that vetting as well as who is allowed in. The factual model you present breaks down when access is limited, both by the IDF killing journalists and by limiting the eyes on the ground journalists, their equipment, their film, and their employees at every level. If you control the opposition's ability to communicate reality, then you win under that model, but other news models like what Zeteo does mentions those things and the perspective is prioritized with the proper rarity and reputation that it actually has.
A claim not published needs no refutation.
Reporting what people say is the domain of gossip magazines. Report the facts of what people do.
Reporting what governments say is the job of the media as the fourth estate, imo.
Not exactly. To paraphrase the well known example, the job of the fourth estate is not to say "the government says it's raining". It is to look outside and tell us if the government is telling the truth.
So Reuters reported that Israel bombed the hospital on purpose because they saw a camera right?
This was what the Israeli military published in Hebrew.
But pray tell why Reuters would only publish Netanyahu's lies when Israel is literally contradicting it in their own newspapers.
Israel killed a Reuters journalist here by the way.
Why doesn't it include the Israeli military as a source which says that Israel did it on purpose?
It seems fairly important to cite the literal perpetrators instead of just the PR department.
Also as noted in the summary of the article, when Anas Al Sharif was killed by Israel, Reuters directly put the IDF lie in the headline without refuting it.
Ah, I get the connection now, thanks. I’d imagine Reuters didn’t receive the same statement from their IDF sources as the Israel Times did, idk. I’d certainly prefer them to add that to the article, or subsequent reporting.
Edit: as of an hour ago Reuters is reporting the camera narrative from the IDF. They put quotes around “Hamas camera” in their story to indicate it’s just Israel’s narrative.
I’ll add my own editorial to this, claiming a camera is Hamas… fucking ridiculous.
If you spread genocidal propaganda you might as well be pulling the trigger.
See lemmy world admins for example
and is clear that none of Israel’s claims have been corroborated.
So then why even include them, let alone make them the subject of the headline where most people stop reading?
How businesses deflect responsibilities for addressing modern slavery in their supply chains
Author: Kam Phung | Assistant Professor of Business & Society, Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University
Despite growing awareness and legislation aimed at eradicating modern slavery — including forced labour, bonded labour and other extreme forms of human exploitation — efforts to combat the issue remain largely ineffective.The United Kingdom, the first to enact a modern slavery act in 2015, is a case in point. The latest government figures show 5,690 potential victims in the U.K. were referred to the Home Office between April and June. This is the highest quarterly figure since the national referral mechanism began in 2009.
This could be attributed to a multitude of reasons, including an actual rise in exploitation, growing awareness of the issue and more training being provided for frontline services. But the effectiveness of transparency and disclosure laws in achieving substantive change in businesses’ behaviours has long been questioned.
The article then dives into the details of how this happens and potential ways to address it
How businesses deflect responsibilities for addressing modern slavery in their supply chains
When confronted with modern slavery risks, some companies justify their inaction or adopt ineffective measures that do little to address the problem.The Conversation
It's a cultural problem.
"It makes us more money" will always be a viable excuse, because the useful idiots listening to it would do the same thing in their position.
Until our culture changes where we can put people before profits, then we shouldn't expect these problems to be fixed.
Most people literally don't want to fix them because most people don't see it as a problem.
Will Smith accused of using AI for ‘embarrassing’ tour video
Will Smith accused of using AI for ‘embarrassing’ tour video
Footage from the clip appears to show audience members with distorted faces, blurred limbs and extra digitsRoisin O'Connor (The Independent)
Are we sure this isn't a video google "enhanced with ai".
It's not likely, considering he's got enough money to be a problem for them, but it would tie into thier plan to make everything look like slop so you can no longer tell what is slop.
India Post suspends US-bound parcels from August 25 after new American duty rules
The Department of Posts has announced that it will temporarily stop accepting most postal consignments to the United States from August 25, following changes to US duty rules that come into effect later this month.
The US issued an order on July 30, withdrawing the duty-free exemption for goods valued up to USD 800. From August 29, all postal items sent to the US, regardless of their value, will attract customs duties under the International Emergency Economic Power Act (IEEPA) tariff framework. Only gift items up to USD 100 will remain duty-free.
According to the order, only international carriers and other “qualified parties” approved by US Customs can collect and pay duties on postal shipments. But since the process for approving these parties and setting up duty collection isn’t clear yet, airlines have said they won’t be able to carry US-bound postal parcels after August 25.
India Post suspends US-bound parcels from August 25 after new American duty rules
India Post will suspend the booking of all types of articles for the US from August 25 except for letters documents and gift items valued up to USD 100India Today News Desk (India Today)
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