August 9, 2023: Migrant deaths, Ohio abortion, Biden approval ratings, Niger, Philippines on China

1. 41 migrants died in a shipwreck last week in the central Mediterranean, Ansa news agency reports citing accounts from survivors who reached the Italian island of Lampedusa.

2. Ohio voters rejected a Republican-backed plan that would have made it harder to amend the state constitution delivering a major win to abortion rights supporters.

3. US President Joe Biden's public approval rating holds steady at 40% with concerns about the economy souring Americans' opinion of his performance despite falling inflation, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.

4. A former Niger rebel leader and politician launched a movement opposing the junta that took power in a July 26 coup, a first sign of internal resistance to army rule.

5. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr denies making an agreement with China to remove a grounded warship that serves as a military outpost in South China Sea.

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