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How the national security law is bringing China's authoritarian legal system to Hong Kong
CNN 02 Jul 2020
Hong Kong (CNN)When Beijing announced it would impose a national security law on Hong Kong six weeks ago, many people feared the legislation could extend China's authoritarian reach over the semi-autonomous city and undermine its cherished rule of law ... Why China's national security law could change Hong Kong forever ... Read More ... JUST WATCHED ... ....
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India PM Modi shuts Weibo account after app ban
Asahi News 02 Jul 2020
HONG KONG--Sina Weibo, China’s answer to Twitter, said it has deleted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s account at the request of the Indian embassy, as tensions between the two countries continue to simmer over a border skirmish ... In contrast, Chinese leaders are rarely active on social media ... ....
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Trump changes position and says he is ‘all for masks’
Belfast Telegraph 02 Jul 2020
US President Donald Trump appears to have shifted his stance on wearing a face covering in public, saying in an interview that he is “all for masks”. The American leader even told Fox Business he thinks wearing a mask makes him look like the fictional Lone Ranger. He said. “I’m all for masks. I think masks are good. People have seen me wearing one.” ... OK....
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Landslide in Myanmar jade mine kills at least 100
Press TV 02 Jul 2020
The bodies of at least 100 jade miners were pulled from the mud after a landslide in northern Myanmar on Thursday, in one of the worst ever accidents to hit the perilous industry ... Myanmar is one of the world's main sources of jadeite and the industry is largely driven by insatiable demand for the green gem from neighboring China ... (Source. AFP) ... ....
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Australia may offer safe haven to Hong Kong residents
ABC News 02 Jul 2020
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says his government is considering an offer of safe haven to Hong Kong residents threatened by China’s move to impose a tough national security law on the semi-autonomous territory ... ....
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The 3 Calmest Zodiac Signs—and How the Rest of Us Can Copy Their Cool
Yahoo Daily News 30 Jun 2020
(Reminder ... Ask yourself ... Embrace change. One of the biggest culprits of a major freak-out is change. Whether the change is a cross-country move or a rescheduled dentist appointment, outside forces messing with our schedules have the supreme capability to mess with our heads ... The result? A calm attitude in the face of ever-shifting world....
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‘I saw so much killing’: the mental health crisis of South Sudan refugees
The Guardian 02 Jul 2020photo: AP
Turkish court hears case on turning Hagia Sophia into a mosque
Yahoo Daily News 02 Jul 2020photo: AP / Sakchai Lalit
Duterte to talk with cops in Sulu incident
Journal Online 02 Jul 2020
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte wants to talk with the police officers involved in the shooting incident that led to the death of four Army intelligence personnel in Jolo, Sulu, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said. “The President will talk with the AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) and PNP (Philippine National Police) commanders in Western Mindanao ... ....
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Gun attack leaves 24 dead in central Mexico
The Jakarta Post 02 Jul 2020
Shares. Gunmen on Wednesday attacked a drug rehabilitation center in central Mexico, killing at least 24 people and leaving seven wounded, local authorities said ... "We have reports that the [armed] subjects arrived in a red vehicle, no further information is known ... Authorities are working on locating the vehicle, Cortes said ... . ... ....
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WHO says Mideast at 'critical threshold' in virus numbers
The Jakarta Post 02 Jul 2020
The World Health Organization warned Wednesday the Middle East was at a decisive moment in the fight against the novel coronavirus, with cases surging as countries ease lockdown measures ... Egypt, the Arab world's most populous country with 100 million inhabitants, has ......
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India: A family cooks marijuana as a vegetable and eats it thinking it was fenugreek
Gulf News 01 Jul 2020
In a bizarre incident on Saturday, June 28, a family cooked 'ganja sabzi' (marijuana) and ate it thinking it is 'methi' (fenugreek) in the Kannauj district of Uttar Pradesh, India, and all of them were hospitalised immediately ... A twitter user @ @ShreeShetty8 tweeted ... A daily brief with the biggest stories of the day. Subscribe ... ....
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US seizes Chinese products made from human hair in forced labour crackdown
The Times of India 02 Jul 2020
WASHINGTON. US customs officials said Wednesday they had seized a shipment of products made from human hair believed to be made by in labour camps in China's western Xinjiang region. They were part of an $800,000, 13-ton shipment from Lop County Meixin Hair Product Co ... Download. The Times of Indiafor Latest News. more from times of india business ... ....
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Hundreds of elephant carcasses discovered in Botswana over the last two months
Indian Express 02 Jul 2020
For all the latest World News, download Indian Express App ... 10-year-old sets world record for solving 196 math problems in a minuteTrendingAfter PM Narendra Modi's latest address to the nation, netizens react with memes ... Home Elections India World North East India Arunachal ......
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Trump niece's tell-all book can now be released as judge overturns temporary block
The Independent 02 Jul 2020
The New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division said on Wednesday that it would reverse a previous decision to delay the book’s publication ... How My Family the World’s Most Dangerous Man.” ... ....
