Shein: China fashion giant investigates ‘false’ anti-Uyghur job ads
Shein said it did not fund nor approve adverts that suggested some ethnic minorities need not apply. BBC News – Business
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Robert F Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan recommended for parole
A parole board calls for Sirhan Sirhan’s release, but the decision now goes to California’s governor. BBC News – Middle East
Hurricane Ida: New Orleans braces for possible direct hit
Hurricane Ida is forecast to strike as a category 3 storm, the same as Katrina exactly 16 years ago. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Austrian ex-far-right leader Strache guilty of corruption
The verdict comes two years after a video sting ended Heinz-Christian Strache’s political career. BBC News – Europe
Afghanistan: UK’s Kabul evacuation ends today, says military
It is “heartbreaking” not to have been able to evacuate everyone, says the head of the armed forces. BBC News – UK
Afghanistan: US says drone strike killed IS-K planner
The Islamic State group says it carried out Thursday’s deadly bombing outside Kabul airport. BBC News – US & Canada