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July 21 1600 UTC Brief
In Gaza and Turkey
An Israeli airstrike in Gaza City killed six members of one family, medics said, including Firas al-Masri, his wife and their four children. The Israeli military said the strike targeted a Hamas operative.
In Turkey, DW correspondent Alican Uludag has been rearrested, two months after his release from detention. He had previously faced charges including insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
In Europe
French lawmakers have voted on a measure that would ban social media use for children, with the rule potentially taking effect by the start of the school year in September. If it becomes law, France would be the first EU country to do it, a move that sounds very modern and very confident in enforcement.
German rapper Danger Dan and pianist Igor Levit saw attention surge after a television satire show cancelled their planned performance of a politically charged song at the last minute. The song then climbed to the top of the charts, which is a tidy little lesson in how censorship publicity still works.
In Spain, firefighters are battling a major wildfire in Guadalajara province after flames burned thousands of hectares and forced more than 1,200 people to evacuate.
In business and regulation
Swiss chocolatier Lindt says Easter chocolate sales fell after it raised prices, and it is adjusting its strategy as demand softens. Consumers, it turns out, do have opinions about luxury candy.
B&M has been fined £2 million after inspections found mouse droppings and gnawed food at three stores in Birmingham.
A Delaware judge has dismissed UnitedHealth’s defamation lawsuit against The Guardian over reporting that said the company secretly made payments to nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers for residents.
In U.S. science and animal welfare
Delaware Governor Matt Meyer has signed the state’s first comprehensive freshwater wetlands protection law.
Dozens of animals rescued from flood-hit shelters in Texas have arrived at the Brandywine Valley SPCA in Delaware.
A new koala biobank has been created to store eggs and sperm as a safeguard for the endangered species and, researchers hope, to help reduce chlamydia infections.
In tech
German company SAXON Q says it has launched its first commercial diamond-based quantum processors, with systems of 128 and 512 qubits. The machines are designed to run at room temperature in standard server racks, and deliveries are set to begin in the coming months and into 2027.
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