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On August 4th, according to a report released by two non-profit organizations on August 2nd, US border patrol personnel have been abusing immigrants and engaging in long-term human rights violations. The largest law enforcement agency in the United States, the Customs and Border Protection Agency, has systemic issues. This report, written by the Latin American Office in Washington and the Keno Border Initiative, mentions that the United States Customs and Border Protection has been plagued by human rights violations without accountability. Data shows that since 2022, the agency has been involved in over 400 incidents of immigrant abuse, including physical violence, detention of immigrant food and medicine, and racial discrimination enforcement. In addition, the data also shows that nearly 20% of immigrants entering the United States have experienced some form of abuse, and this number may be affected by

The Chengdu Universiade is in full swing, with young athletes from all over the world gathering in Chengdu to participate in this youthful feast. On the field, the outstanding performance of the contestants won warm applause from the live audience. Outside the arena, a unique badge exchange game has also become a major highlight. Recently, in the Chengdu Universiade Village, scenes of delegation members from various countries and regions exchanging badges with volunteers and staff can be seen everywhere. Many people have badges pinned to their identification tags on their chests. An American rower proudly displayed the various badges he had received. He introduced that he started exchanging badges from the first day he arrived at the Chengdu Universiade Village, and each badge represents a new friendship behind it. Now, he has exchanged 15 badges. [Same period] Beauty

Recently, international rating agency Fitch downgraded the default rating of long-term foreign currency issuers in the United States from AAA to AA+. Currently, among the three major rating agencies, only Moody's maintains an AAA rating for the United States. In August 2011, S&P announced a downgrade of the US sovereign credit rating from the highest AAA to AA+, and set the rating outlook to negative. Fitch's latest decision directly points to the three major drawbacks of the US government: a worrying fiscal situation, a lack of stable debt crisis resolution mechanisms, and a failure of US political leadership. American financial industry insiders admit that "this incident has undoubtedly left cracks in our armor. It is a blow to the reputation and status of the United States." What impact will this latest change have on the United States? The credit rating has been downgraded,

In the first half of this year, the Chinese economy grew by 5.5% year-on-year, with a growth rate of 6.3% in the second quarter, exceeding market expectations. Meanwhile, in July, the Purchasing Managers Index of China's manufacturing industry was 49.3%, an increase of 0.3 percentage points from the previous month. Zhao Qinghe, Senior Statistician at the Service Industry Survey Center of the National Bureau of Statistics, pointed out that in July, the manufacturing PMI slightly rebounded for two consecutive months, and the overall level of manufacturing prosperity continued to improve. Currently, in the overall sluggish international economic situation, China has recently introduced a series of favorable economic policies and measures, from developing the private economy to promoting consumption, to boost confidence in economic development, tap into potential momentum, and attract widespread attention both domestically and internationally. The National Development and Reform Commission of China, together with the State Administration for Market Regulation, the State Administration of Taxation and other departments, recently jointly issued the "Implementation and Promotion" document

"Through this gift, I learned that mahjong is a unique Chinese chess and card game, and I hope to have the opportunity to try it out. Recently, at the" Gift Drifting "event in the Chengdu Universiade Village, Indian swimmer Rishika Sushant exchanged a handmade leaf bookmark for a mahjong headband, immediately put on a photo as a souvenir, and smiled as he read the message on the accompanying card:" Wishing you a smooth competition! "Walking through the Chengdu Universiade Village, enthusiastic conversations continued. Delegation members, volunteers, and staff from various countries and regions smile and occasionally nod or greet those who pass by. "Friendship can develop on the buses in the 'village', and I have made many new friends. I even wrote birthday cards specifically for Chinese volunteer friends."

Police chief Ron Vanga in Boise, Idaho, confirmed that on August 3rd local time, two police officers shot and killed a man who called the police for help. According to the Idaho Politician, at around 10:55 am that day, the Boise City police received a call for help from a man from his apartment. Vanga said at a press conference later that day that the police officers then arrived at the parking lot of the apartment building and had a few conversations with the man on the balcony at the time. According to Vanga, the man went downstairs after the conversation and rushed towards the police with "at least one sharp weapon", refusing to obey their orders to stop him. Two police officers fired at him, and the latter died on the spot. Vanga said that the man is in his 50s and some police officers saw him a few days ago. Vanga did not disclose more

On August 3rd, a video of a man returning to search for a dog when rescued in Zhuozhou, Hebei Province, caught attention. Some netizens claimed that the man missed several minutes of rescue time due to this incident. On the evening of August 3rd, a staff member of the rescue team at the scene told Jimu News reporters that their original intention in releasing the video was to popularize the "emergency first, then slow" rescue law. Currently, netizens are pointing their fingers at the man who saved the dog, deviating from the original intention. The video shows that a street has been flooded and the water level has risen to the rooftop of shops facing the street. In the video, a rescue boat is parked next to a rooftop, rescuing people trapped on the rooftop. I saw a man wearing a black top and glasses, holding a dog in his arms, transferring from the roof to the rescue boat. During this period, someone on the rescue boat said, "Okay, okay, people."

The Ministry of Education attaches great importance to the monitoring of employment data for college graduates and has issued a notice on the verification of employment data for the 2023 cohort of college graduates. It has also held a meeting on the verification and deployment of education departments in various provinces. Recently, the Ministry of Education dispatched multiple working groups to various provinces to carry out special inspections and crack down on fraudulent employment data. The working group of the Ministry of Education conducted targeted investigations and on-site interviews in universities and departments by going straight to the topic and cutting into the front line. Through checking the self-examination checklist of employment data, verifying self-examination reports, and randomly checking relevant employment supporting materials, combined with relevant problem reporting clues and suspicious information, targeted inspections were carried out to standardize the registration and monitoring of graduation destinations in universities, and to strictly prevent falsification of employment data. Require local and university authorities to investigate and rectify issues discovered during verification, and promptly correct them; Verified existence of falsehoods

According to reports from the public, on August 3rd, a diner found a dead mouse in their bowl while dining at a noodle restaurant on Jingxian Street in Weinan City, Shaanxi Province. The video shows a bowl filled with noodles, with a mouse lying horizontally in the bowl. The person in charge of the dry mixed noodle restaurant responded that the customer's feedback was true. When the rice bowl was served, there were no mice yet. During the customer's process of buying drinks, a mouse fell from the roof into the bowl. After the incident, he apologized to the customer in person, waived the meal fee, and provided financial compensation. The store manager said they are cleaning the store. The Market Supervision Administration of the jurisdiction has intervened in the investigation, and the restaurant involved has been closed for rectification. According to a report by Pengpai News, on the afternoon of the 3rd, a staff member of the High tech Branch of the Weinan Market Supervision Bureau stated that the relevant departments have gone to investigate, but the results have not been released.

After the indiscriminate homicide incident in Bontang District, Gyeonggi do, South Korea, more than 10 posts similar to "homicide warnings" have appeared in many parts of the country. On the afternoon of August 4th local time, the Director of the South Korean Police Department, Yoon Hee gen, stated that a special security operation will be launched to deal with the occurrence of malignant crimes, and suspected weapon holders and abnormal actors will be screened and inspected in accordance with the law. Special security operations refer to measures taken by the police to concentrate their police forces and equipment when it is difficult to maintain order in daily security operations. This is the first time South Korea has issued a special security operation order. The South Korean police plan to increase the number of inspectors and make every effort to prevent the occurrence of malignant crimes such as using weapons to harm people. Yin Xigen pointed out that once a murder weapon incident occurs, frontline police officers should actively use firearms or equipment to maintain order, and those who use firearms to suppress crime should

On August 2nd, the website of The New York Times published an article titled "The Ukrainian military trained in the West did not perform well in combat" by Eric Schmidt and Helene Cooper. The article excerpt is as follows: The long-awaited first few weeks of Ukraine's counterattack did not go smoothly for the Ukrainian army, which had been trained and armed by the United States and its allies. These troops, equipped with advanced American weapons and hailed as pioneers of large-scale attacks, have fallen into Russia's densely populated minefields and are constantly being hit by artillery and armed helicopters. Some troops suffered losses. US officials and independent analysts say that Ukrainian brigades trained in the West are now trying to turn the tide of the war. The Ukrainian military commander has changed tactics and focused on using artillery and long-range missiles to deplete the Russian army, rather than

Good morning The morning reading of the news is here! On Saturday, August 5, 2023, the 19th day of the sixth lunar month in Shanghai, it will be cloudy to cloudy with scattered short-term showers or thunderstorms, with temperatures ranging from 28 to 34 ℃. Today, we will pay attention to the situation. The National Development and Reform Commission: The economy will maintain a stable and positive trend in the second half of the year. Yuan Da, Deputy Secretary General and Director of the Comprehensive Department of the National Development and Reform Commission, said on August 4 that as the effects of various policies continue to show, the economy in the second half of the year will maintain a stable and positive trend on the basis of continuous recovery in the first half of the year. At a press conference jointly held by the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the People's Bank of China, and the State Administration of Taxation on the same day, Yuan Da said that since the beginning of this year, in accordance with the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, the National Development and Reform Commission and relevant parties have increased the implementation of macro policies, promoted coordinated efforts in policy advancement, and extended

According to "Southern Guangdong Breeze" on August 4th, Luo Jijing, a member of the Party Group of the Standing Committee of the Guangzhou Municipal People's Congress in Guangdong Province, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and is currently undergoing disciplinary review and supervision investigation by the Guangdong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision. Luo Jijing was born in June 1965 in Ledong, Hainan. He has an on-the-job graduate degree. He started working in July 1985 and joined the CPC in December 1986. He has served as the Executive Vice Minister of the Organization Department of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Guangzhou Municipal Party Committee, and President of the Municipal Party School. In December 2021, he was held accountable for the large-scale relocation and logging of urban trees, and was given a warning within the party. In the same month, at the first plenary session of the 12th Guangzhou Municipal Party Committee, he was not re elected as the Deputy Secretary of the Guangzhou Municipal Party Committee. After being held accountable for more than two years, on May 24th of this year, he was appointed as a member of the Party Group of the Standing Committee of the Guangzhou Municipal People's Congress for the first time

According to the Russian news agency, on the 4th local time, Russian President Putin signed a decree to increase the upper limit of the Russian conscription age to 30 years old starting from January 1, 2024, in order to increase the number of citizens required to serve in the compulsory military for one year. According to a previous report by The Guardian, the Russian State Duma stated on July 25th that after the conscription bill is passed, citizens aged 18 to 30 will be conscripted for military service starting from January 1, 2024. The bill also prohibits conscripts from leaving Russia after receiving a conscription notice from the conscription office. Previously, Russia stipulated that males aged 18 to 27 must serve in the military for one year, with two conscriptions per year. Andrei Kartapolov, Chairman of the Russian State Duma Defense Affairs Committee, once said, "The wording of the draft law has changed due to the demographic situation."

According to CNN on the 4th, in order to promote the development of local manufacturing, the Indian government has recently decided to impose restrictions on the import of some personal computer products. The Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced on the 3rd local time that importers now need to apply for a license to bring laptops, tablets, personal computers, and other electronic devices into the country. According to reports, India implemented similar restrictions on the import of smart TVs in 2020. According to Reuters, from April to June this year, India's electronic product imports amounted to $19.7 billion, an increase of 6.25% compared to the same period in 2022. There are reports that before the above-mentioned restrictive measures were introduced, India had already taken measures many years ago to increase import tariffs on various types of complete machine products such as smartphones and personal computers, in order to force

On July 31, 2023, Xiong Li, a cadre from Wangping Town, Mentougou District, sacrificed her life on duty during the emergency response to heavy rainfall in Sishufen Village, Wangping Town. She was only 36 years old. Xiong Li, female, born in April 1987 in Yichun, Jiangxi, is a member of the Communist Party of China with a graduate degree. She started working in July 2010 and served as the Deputy Director and Level 3 Director of the Economic Development Office in Wangping Town, Mentougou District during her lifetime. Affected by Typhoon Du Suri, Mentougou District in Beijing has been experiencing continuous heavy rainfall since July 29th. All cadres of Baocun in Wangping Town, Mentougou District have gone deep into the villages under their jurisdiction to carry out flood prevention guidance work. Comrade Xiong Li, as a Baocun cadre of Seshufen Village, has been guiding and participating in flood prevention work in the village since July 29th. At around 9:30 am on July 31st, a dangerous situation was discovered around some old and dangerous houses in the village of Seshufen

Red Star Capital Bureau reported on August 4th that today, the official website of the China Securities Regulatory Commission released the "Management Measures for Independent Directors of Listed Companies", which will come into effect on September 4th, 2023. The Measures for Independent Directors will be publicly solicited for opinions from the public from April 14 to May 14, 2023. The revised and improved "Measures for Independent Directors" consists of six chapters and forty-eight articles, which involve "five clarifications", namely clarifying the qualifications and appointment and removal procedures of independent directors, clarifying the responsibilities and performance methods of independent directors, clarifying performance guarantees, clarifying legal responsibilities, and clarifying transitional period arrangements. According to the official website of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, it is clear that independent directors should serve as independent directors in a maximum of three domestic listed companies, and should ensure that they have sufficient time and energy to effectively fulfill their duties as independent directors. The establishment of the board of directors and specialized committees of listed companies, as well as independent directors

On August 4th, Yuzuru Hanyu announced her marriage through a studio post and said, "In my future life, I will also work with everyone who supports me, and skate with all my might." The full text is as follows: Thank you for your support all along. This time, Yuzuru Hanyu is going to register for marriage. So far, I have been living with ice skating for 24 years. Especially in recent years, under the influence of the COVID-19, natural disasters, world situation, etc., in a rapidly changing world, I feel a lot of things while facing skating, and constantly think about various things about myself and the world. Whether it's the current shift towards becoming a professional athlete or the past as a competitive athlete, as an immature individual, I have gained immeasurable support, expectations, and vision from everyone

A new deputy director has been added to the Fujian Bureau of the National Mine Safety Supervision Bureau. Recently, the "Window of Leadership" section on the official website of the Fujian Bureau of the National Mining Safety Supervision Administration showed that Zhao Yuhui has been appointed as a member of the Party Group and Deputy Director of the Fujian Bureau of the National Mining Safety Supervision Administration. Zhao Yuhui has been working at the National Mine Safety Supervision Bureau for a long time. In 2022, he will be transferred to Guangdong and then to Fujian. Bai Luzhou Zhizheng noticed that before going to perform his duties locally, Zhao Yuhui had served as the spokesperson for the National Mine Safety Supervision Bureau and its predecessor, the National Coal Mine Safety Supervision Bureau, and attended multiple press conferences. Zhao Yuhui was born in October 1970 with a university degree and is a member of the Communist Party of China. Formerly served as the Director of the Research Department of the Office of the National Coal Mine Safety Supervision Bureau, and in 2019, served as the Deputy Director of the Office of the National Coal Mine Safety Supervision Bureau. In October 2020, according to

Qiao Xiangji has been appointed as the Deputy Commander of the Southern Theater Command and Commander of the Southern Theater Command Air Force. According to Hainan Daily, Feng Fei, Secretary of the Hainan Provincial Party Committee, and Liu Xiaoming, Governor of Hainan Province, led the "August 1st" Army Support and Comfort Team to Guangzhou and Zhanjiang from July 31st to August 1st to visit and comfort the officials and soldiers of the Southern Theater Command, as well as the air force and navy of the theater. They also held a symposium to discuss their deep feelings and seek military civilian development. Commander Wang Xiubin of the Southern Theater Command, Deputy Commander and Air Force Commander Qiao Xiangji of the Southern Theater Command, and Deputy Commander Liu Rongfu of the Southern Theater Command Navy attended the symposium. The above message shows that Qiao Xiangji has been appointed as the Deputy Commander of the Southern Theater Command and Commander of the Southern Theater Command Air Force. Qiao Xiangji was born in February 1963 in Renxian County, Hebei Province and enlisted in the military in July 1979. Qiao Xiangji has served as a pilot and a flying squadron before

On August 4th local time, the Kremlin released a joint statement by Russian President Putin and African leaders after their meeting in St. Petersburg. The statement stated that on July 28th, Russian President Putin and the leaders of the seven African countries who proposed peace initiatives continued to discuss the first African peace initiative proposed on June 17th in St. Petersburg. The leaders of the participating countries pointed out that the talks have made progress on humanitarian recommendations and unanimously agreed that humanitarian efforts will achieve follow-up results. Call for concrete measures to eliminate export barriers to Russian grain and fertilizers, which will enable the full implementation of the Black Sea port agricultural export agreement to resume. Leaders of various countries have agreed to continue dialogue on the African version of the peace initiative. The leaders of African countries attending the talks include the President of Comoros, the President of South Africa

On August 3rd, the Australian website "Pearl and Stimulus" published an article titled "China's" Achieving Security through Prosperity "Weakens Western Colonial Hegemony" by Di Zhaolun. The article excerpt is as follows: For at least 500 years, Western powers have dominated the world through colonization, unfair deprivation of world resources, and innovation. For places where they cannot completely colonize, they rule through gunboat diplomacy. In other words, they seek prosperity through security. The term "security" here refers to a paradigm of coercion. Other countries in the world submit to this. In recent years, this collective hegemony has been severely challenged by China's rise, as it has taken different paths of "achieving security through prosperity". Deng Xiaoping announced the implementation of the reform and opening up policy in 1978, allowing China to promote international trade

On the 3rd local time, Twitter owner Musk posted that "the technological achievements of the 'X' team are amazing." Previously, he abandoned Twitter's iconic 'Little Bluebird' and changed the name and logo of this social media to 'X', causing a lot of dissatisfaction and controversy. Since its launch on Twitter in 2006, the blue bird has been its exclusive logo, and the title used in tweets is also derived from a bird's call. The founder of the platform believes that the short and fast frequency of bird calls is consistent with the platform's connotation. After the name and logo were changed, many netizens expressed their reluctance towards this blue bird, and a large number of users gave "1-star negative reviews" on the Apple App Store in the United States. Some even questioned whether the design of the "X" logo was suspected of plagiarism. At the same time, the illuminated "X" sign on Twitter's headquarters building has triggered complaints from local residents

Argentina and Chile, located in the southern hemisphere, are currently experiencing winter, but the highest temperatures in many areas have recently risen to 30 degrees Celsius. Such a rare warm winter makes people feel caught off guard. On the 1st local time, the highest temperature in some areas of Salta Province in northern Argentina reached 37.2 degrees Celsius in the afternoon. On the same day, the highest temperature in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, reached 30.1 degrees Celsius, the highest temperature in the same period on record. Generally speaking, the highest temperature in the local winter is about 18 degrees Celsius. According to Reuters on the 2nd, recently, winter temperatures in some parts of Chile have also reached historic highs due to factors such as climate change and El Ni ñ o. A high temperature of 37 degrees Celsius has been recorded in the northern mountainous areas. In the capital Santiago, the highest temperature reached 25 degrees Celsius, which is lower than usual

"Good reading takes huge risks." There is a slogan hanging on the wall of the Zhongtu Network warehouse, with two long banners below the slogan "Zhuozhou City's' Book Fragrance Zhuozhou · National Reading 'Series Activities Entering the Zhongtu Network Warehouse Taoshu Fair". As the line of sight moves further down, the warehouse floor is no longer visible, replaced by water below human knees. This is the appearance of China Library Network's nearly 20000 square meter warehouse in the Zhuozhou flood. In recent days, heavy rainfall has continued in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and other areas, and the largest book logistics and warehousing base in China, located in Zhuozhou, Hebei, has been flooded. China Library Network is also among them. Speaking of the stories of rescuing books and rescuing employees in the past few days, Huang Ping, founder and CEO of Zhongtu Net, choked up several times. On August 4th from 16:00 to 18:00, Huang Ping conducted a live broadcast on Taobao's "Zhongtu Net Bookstore", discussing the establishment of Zhongtu Net

Wang Hongchun, a female member of the Beijing Fangshan Blue Sky Rescue Team, and Liu Jianmin, a male member, unfortunately sacrificed their lives in the heavy rainfall rescue and relief efforts. They are known as "heroes" by everyone. The title of a hero is very loud. What kind of people are Wang Hongchun and Liu Jianmin in private? On the afternoon of August 4th, a Beijing Evening News reporter visited the Fangshan Blue Sky Rescue Team to interview his teammates who had been with two sacrificial team members for many years. It is reported that when the flood struck, Wang Hongchun and Liu Jianmin were on the same assault boat. Liu Jianmin's last words were to Wang Hongchun, who was codenamed "23" in the blue sky, "23, you put on the lifebuoy!" - and this was the only lifebuoy on the ship. On the afternoon of August 4th, a small boat was thrown up by waves over 4 meters high, and rain fell again in Yancun Town, where the Fangshan Blue Sky Rescue Team was located. Suddenly losing two team members, the rescue team was filled with confusion

According to Yonhap News Agency, on August 3rd, two days after the 25th World Boy Scout Congress began in scorching weather, officials said that a total of 108 people were taken to hospitals due to heat related illnesses at the opening ceremony of the convention. According to reports, the World Boy Scout Conference, also known as the "Cultural Olympics for Young People," was held on the evening of the 2nd. Approximately 43000 young Boy Scouts from 158 countries and regions gathered at a large campsite in the Xin Wan Jin Reclamation Area on the southwest coast of South Korea. The organizing committee stated that a total of 108 participants experienced symptoms related to high temperatures, while 31 others experienced headaches, stomach pain, or musculoskeletal injuries during the activity. As of 9am on the 3rd, there are still two people receiving treatment at the hospital in the camp. According to the report, the organizing committee stated that it will increase the deployment of medical staff——

On August 4th, Nanjing released the "Further Optimizing Policy Measures to Promote the Stable and Healthy Development of the Nanjing Real Estate Market", which provided 8 policies, including housing subsidies, housing ticket placement, establishment of a "resettlement housing supermarket", optimization of parking space and garage sales approval procedures, and improvement of the efficiency of pre-sale supervision fund utilization. The benefit directly related to homebuyers is to further expand the scope of implementing housing subsidies. The new policy points out that the New Six Districts are encouraged to continue to provide a certain proportion of purchase subsidies based on the actual market conditions in the region for those who purchase new commercial housing within the specified period, according to the contract price. Qixia District and Yuhuatai District will provide subsidies for the purchase of new commercial housing after evaluation based on the actual market conditions in their jurisdiction. As early as 2022, suburban areas such as Liuhe, Lishui, and Gaochun in Nanjing have been implementing a series of housing subsidies. Senior Branch of Zhongzhi Research Institute

In recent days, officers and soldiers of the People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police Force have urgently invested in flood prevention and disaster relief work, making every effort to search and rescue missing and trapped personnel, and fully ensuring the safety of people's lives and property. Affected by Typhoon Du Suri, extreme rainfall has occurred in North China, Huanghuai and other areas, causing severe geological disasters such as floods and waterlogging in many parts of Hebei and southwestern Beijing, resulting in significant casualties and property damage. On August 4th, officers and soldiers of the Hebei Armed Police Corps drove boats in the flooded area of Zhuozhou to evacuate the affected people. The flood situation in Xinhua News Agency is an order. On the early morning of July 31st, a detachment of the Beijing Armed Police Force dispatched more than 2000 officers and soldiers overnight and arrived at the river near Liulihe Town in Fangshan District, Beijing at around 2 o'clock. They quickly built embankments in low-lying areas of the riverbed to prevent the danger of flooding due to the sudden rise of the river. At the same time, in the Baigou River task area of Gaobeidian City, Hebei Province

After multiple departments have made intensive statements on optimizing real estate policies in different occasions, Zhengzhou, the capital city of Henan Province with a population of over ten million, has once again been at the forefront of adjustment. On August 3rd, the Zhengzhou Housing Security and Real Estate Management Bureau and other departments jointly issued a notice on further promoting the stable and healthy development of the real estate market in our city, issuing 15 new policies for regulating the real estate market, including implementing the policy of "recognizing houses but not loans", suspending the implementation of sales restrictions, and orderly lowering the interest rates of existing housing loans. The first hot city to clarify the policy of "recognizing a house but not a loan" will implement a dynamic and long-term mechanism for adjusting the interest rate of personal housing loans for newly issued first homes, and adjust the lower limit of the interest rate of commercial loans for newly issued first homes in our city in a timely manner based on evaluation results. Implementing the policy of "recognizing a house but not a loan" will better meet the needs of both primary and improved housing