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Ukraine has conducted test launches of a domestically developed ballistic missile of an undisclosed type, according to statements by former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov and the Militarnyi defense news outlet.

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According to Fedorov, the project was developed under the responsibility of the Ministry of Defense ... He did not disclose the name of the missile system.

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In March, Ukraine's Defense Procurement Agency signed long-term contracts with domestic manufacturers of cruise and ballistic missiles. Deliveries under those agreements are expected to begin, at least in part, later this year.

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..."We expect that by the end of 2026, our Ukrainian team will have the technical capability to produce U.S. missiles," President Volodymyr Zelensky said on July 15.

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The Chinese economy grew at its slowest rate since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic last quarter, as structural problems and geopolitical uncertainty continued to dog efforts to boost domestic consumption.

On Wednesday, the National Bureau of Statistics said the economy expanded by 4.3 per cent in the second quarter of 2026, as measured against last year, falling short of analysts’ expectations and the 5-per-cent growth logged in the first quarter. That’s the slowest rate since 2022.

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Some analysts fear the economy is becoming increasingly unbalanced, however, as heavy state support and private investment pour into high-tech while lower-value manufacturing and the job-creating service sector languish.

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A prolonged property slump has weighed on many families’ willingness to spend. Housing accounts for about 70 per cent of the wealth of Chinese households, far higher than in most other countries.

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Younger people not yet on the property ladder are also facing problems. Youth unemployment has remained high, a legacy of crackdowns in the tech and education sector and new challenges emerging as a result of AI. In coming weeks, another 12.7 million graduates are set to enter the job market.

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[Meanwhile, independent estimates now put China's growth in real terms closer to zero than to the official +4 per cent.]

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L'ultimo episodio della rubrica "Il Fediverso oltre Mastodon": Forum, lettura e musica sul Fediverso

questo post viene pubblicato sul gruppo @fediverso, un account che ricondivide i post che lo menzionano e che puoi seguire per avere le migliori notizie sul #Fediverso

Lemmy, kbin e PieFed ricostruiscono Reddit come una federazione di comunità. NodeBB e Discourse portano i forum della vecchia scuola sullo stesso protocollo. BookWyrm tiene traccia delle letture senza vendere dati, e Funkwhale e Bandwagon fanno lo stesso per la musica. Formati diversi, un unico protocollo aperto.

Questa è la quarta parte di "Il Fediverso oltre Mastodon", l'ultimo articolo della serie e tratta di forum, comunità di discussione e formati più solitari pensati per la lettura e l'ascolto.

La Parte 1 ha trattato le diverse forme di microblogging. La Parte 2 ha trattato il fediverso visivo. La Parte 3 ha trattato le piattaforme create per le parole.

China is developing an early warning system to spot asteroids that might smash into the Earth, according to the scientist leading the national mission. China planned to deploy multiple telescopes on the ground, alongside a constellation of satellites in orbit, state-run Science and Technology Daily quoted Li Mingtao, chief scientist at the asteroid monitoring and early-warning research centre under the China National Space Administration, as saying. None of the asteroids that had been discovered...

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When major disasters strike, Americans are routinely waiting weeks — or even months — to receive presidential approval for aid. And if they live in a state that didn’t support President Donald Trump, chances are greater that aid will denied.

Since taking office last year, Trump has approved about 65 requests for major disaster declarations and denied more than two dozen others from states, tribes or territories seeking federal financial assistance following hurricanes, tornadoes, storms, floods and fires.

Trump has taken longer on average to approve disaster requests than any other president, according to an Associated Press analysis of data dating back to 1989, when a federal law setting new parameters for disaster determinations was implemented. And no other president has such a disparity in denials between states that supported him politically and those that did not.

The delays and denials come as Trump’s administration contemplates a makeover of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which administers disaster aid. Major disaster declarations are intended for events that are beyond the resources of state and local governments.

Trump is saying yes to Republicans more than Democrats

During his second term, Trump has denied a greater percentage of disaster requests than any president dating to 1989. Those denials have not been evenly distributed among states.

Trump has approved 80% of the disaster requests from Republican governors but only about 60% from Democratic governors, according to the AP’s analysis of FEMA data.

The discrepancy is even more apparent when analyzing major disaster declarations based on presidential elections. Trump has approved more than three-fourths of the requests from states that voted for him in the 2024 election but less than half the requests from states that did not. Although there are federal criteria for disaster aid, decisions ultimately are at the president’s discretion.

A batch of denials earlier this month included four Democratic states — Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island — seeking federal aid for a February snowstorm.