Chileans mark World Water Day by protesting President Kast’s rollback of environmental rulesThe decrees rolled back by Kast’s administration had been signed during the government of left-wing former Chilean leader Gabriel Boric, whom Kast replaced as president earlier this month. The demonstration, called by several environmental organizations under the slogan “Don’t ‘Kast-igate’ Nature,” drew thousands more participants in 15 cities across the country.
https://apnews.com/article/chile-water-day-president-kast-protest-755a101737bc52ef66417905b0835ea5Argentine Professors Call 48-Hour Strike Over Funding LawPublic universities are not receiving the funding established by the law, despite Supreme Court rulings ordering its implementation. This delay affects both the day-to-day operation of the institutions and the payment of faculty salaries and student scholarships. Argentine unions denounce that salary adjustments in recent months resulted from unilateral decisions, without formal collective bargaining, and were far below inflation. On Sunday, they also warn that they will intensify protests if the Milei administration does not offer concrete responses.
https://www.telesurenglish.net/argentine-university-professors-call-48-hour-strike-over-funding-law/Venezuelan Parliament Approves Law to ‘Protect’ Real Estate DevelopersThe law also establishes fines for delays in submitting documents, permit failures, non-compliance with regulations, and violations of preventive measures, among other offenses. At the same time, the legislative project establishes incentives for private sector constructors such as greater flexibility to set prices, an end to a prior existing 24-month deadline for completing certain projects, and modified conditions benefiting sellers should buyers fail to make payments. The bill also eliminated the lending banks’ liability in case the real estate project is not completed. For buyers, the change removes one of the parties they could potentially hold accountable in case the purchased home is not delivered.
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/venezuelan-parliament-approves-law-to-protect-real-estate-developers/Russian Government Proposes Tax Relief for Wildberries and Sellers After Drone AttacksUnder the draft proposal, sellers whose losses exceed 5% of annual revenue will receive a 12-month deferral on value-added tax (VAT), corporate tax and other liabilities due between August 2026 and July 2027. Following the deferral period, Wildberries sellers will be allowed to settle their tax obligations in equal monthly installments over 12 months.
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/08/24/russian-government-proposes-tax-relief-for-wildberries-and-sellers-after-drone-attacks-a93564https://archive.ph/T8tN8Thousands rally for climate action in Sweden ahead of general election Some 10,000 people rallied in Stockholm on Sunday to demand stronger action on climate change, weeks before Sweden’s general election. Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg joined the rally, as organisers accused the government of weakening emissions policies and urged politicians to act faster to meet Sweden’s climate targets.
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260823-thousands-rally-in-sweden-to-protest-climate-policies-ahead-of-general-electionhttps://archive.ph/NGuZ9Norway plans further development of Arctic drilling amid EU energy concernsDevelopment of reserves in the Barents Sea is to persist, Energy Minister Terje Aasland told Reuters news agency on Monday. While the EU currently supports a ban on new drilling in the Arctic on environmental grounds, it is reviewing the policy due to energy security concerns.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/24/norway-plans-further-development-of-arctic-drilling-amid-eu-energy-concernshttps://archive.ph/kyVyaEFF promises free basic services for the unemployedMalema was addressing the EFF Ground Forces Forum in Umsunduzi, in Pietermaritzburg, as part of his local government election campaign. ,South Africa holds local government elections on November 4. Malema says unemployment in the country is out of control and the government is failing to provide basic services.
https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/eff-promises-free-basic-services-for-the-unemployed/Sudan anti-war forces reject El Burhan dialogue callThe participants described El Burhan’s dialogue call as a political manoeuvre aimed at consolidating the army’s authority, granting it political legitimacy and paving the way for elements of the former regime and the Islamic movement to return to power. The participants adopted a joint position paper, The Peace Process We Want, calling for an independent political process free from the dominance of either party to the conflict and rejecting dialogue that could entrench military rule.
https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/sudan-anti-war-forces-reject-el-burhan-dialogue-call‘Staggering’: watchdog condemns police after Indigenous teenager on bus wrongfully arrested – then searchedThe commonwealth and ACT ombudsman has criticised the Australian federal police for failing to clearly define “racial profiling” after police in Canberra pulled guns on an Indigenous teenager who they mistook for a suspect in an aggravated burglary.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/25/watchdog-scathing-after-act-police-searched-indigenous-teen-even-after-they-realised-arrest-was-mistake-ntwnfbThe P85 wage standoffFor most workers like Palajos, the day begins with work. But before the first task is done, another calculation is already running in the back: How far will today’s wage go? The answer has become harder to stretch as the prices of food and other necessities continue to rise. “The cost of goods here in Manila is very high. Our current minimum wage of P695 ($11.24) feels like it is only worth P300 ($4.86),” Palajos said, describing the rising cost of living in the capital.
https://www.bulatlat.com/2026/08/21/the-p85-wage-standoff/Bangladesh tribunal orders 3 journalists held until trial in 2024 uprising caseDuring the student-led uprising, hundreds of people were killed, and Hasina was later sentenced to death on charges of crimes against humanity. She fled to India two years ago and was tried in absentia. The tribunal asked that Mozammel Babu, editor-in-chief of private Ekattor Television, its principal correspondent Farzana Rupa and Shyamal Dutta, editor of daily Bhorer Kagoj and former general secretary of the National Press Club in Dhaka, remain jailed.
https://apnews.com/article/bangladesh-journalists-jail-tribunal-hasina-986b4869a16544fd24108e5e431c2b6c