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UN chief pleads for Pakistan: 1 2

U.N. Secretary-general Antonio Guterres said Friday that the world owes impoverished Pakistan “massive” help in recovering from months of heavy monsoon rains and flooding have killed 1,391 people and affected 3.3 million, because the country bears less blame than many other nations for climate change, which experts say contributed to the deluge.

IOC publishes rights strategy:

The International Olympic Committee approved its human rights strategy Friday, after the Beijing Olympics brought scrutiny on how sports engage with a host nation’s record on discrimination and civil liberties. The document was published one week after outgoing U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet released a report that said China’s detention of Uyghurs and other ethnic groups may be a crime against humanity.

Watchdog calls out agency:

The 3 federal agency that investigates chemical accidents is hindered by staffing issues, leadership disputes and a investigation backlogs that threaten its ability to protect people and the environment, according to a report by the Environmental Protection Agency’s inspector general, saying these and other issues“are impeding the board’s ability to accomplish its mission.”

N. Korea not giving up counter to U.S.:

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stressed his country will never abandon the nuclear weapons it needs to counter the U.S., which he accused of pushing to weaken the North’s defenses and eventually collapse his government, state media said Friday.

Judge rules against police filming law:

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A federal judge on Friday blocked enforcement of a new Arizona law restricting how the public and journalists can film police, agreeing with the American Civil Liberties Union and multiple media organizations who argued it violated the First Amendment.