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US Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has chosen the Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, as her running mate. The duo kicked off their campaign with an appearance in Pennsylvania, one of the key swing states for the presidential election in November. Not all commentators see Walz as the best option.

The Austrian branch of the Last Generation movement has announced that it will discontinue its climate protection protests. "We no longer see any prospect of success," the group explained. Commentators debate what the group's controversial protest actions, such as gluing themselves to roads with fast-acting adhesives, have achieved.

A well-known sociologist at the National University School of Political Science and Public Administration (SNSPA) has been accused of sexual abuse by around twenty female students. The police have launched an investigation and the Ministry of Education has announced a more thorough approach to anonymous reports of abuse. The Romanian press discusses what the consequences of the scandal should be.

Share prices on many stock markets around the world plummeted on Monday. Technology companies were particularly affected. Apple shares momentarily dipped by up to ten percent and Microsoft and Alphabet shares dropped by around five percent. The Japanese Nikkei index experienced its worst crash in decades. Commentators are at odds over how worried we should be.