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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 niece's tell-all book can now be released as judge overturns temporary block
The Independent 02 Jul 2020
Donald Trump’s niece will publish a new tell-all book on the president after an appeals court in New York overturned an earlier decision to stop its publication ... Download the new Independent Premium app ... ....
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World UFO Day 2020: How close have we actually got to finding aliens, and what would they be like?
Yahoo Daily News 02 Jul 2020
As another World UFO Day comes around, many will welcome the opportunity to muse about advanced alien life forms jetting across the universe in bizarre spacecraft. While the existence of UFOs is not a conventional topic of scientific research, there is no shortage of scientists searching for extra-terrestrial life ... ....
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Despite the warnings, we're heading into a climate catastrophe utterly ill-prepared. Remind you of anything?
The Independent 02 Jul 2020
Imagine you were a journalist covering last year's report by the WHO which warned about the shocking consequences of a corona virus hitting humanity but you knew nobody would pay any attention? This is how I felt at last week’s press conference launching the annual report to the UK parliament of the Committee on Climate Change....
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Landslide in Myanmar jade mine kills at least 100
Press TV 02 Jul 2020
They had apparently defied a warning not to work the treacherous open mines during the rains, local police told AFP ... Police said the death toll could have been even higher if authorities had not warned people to stay away from the mining pits the day before ... Landslide of mining debris kills 75 in northern Myanmar....
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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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Work begins on Nigeria’s China-funded US$2.8 billion gas pipeline
South China Morning Post 02 Jul 2020
Nigeria has started construction of a US$2.8 billion Chinese-funded pipeline that will boost energy supply in a country dogged by power shortages, despite being Africa’s largest oil and natural gas producer ... Nigeria currently generates less than 7,000 megawatts – not enough to power its households and heavy industries ... ....
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Britain's citizenship offer to Hong Kong: how China could respond
The Guardian 02 Jul 2020
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Palestinian rival factions Fatah & Hamas ‘to unite’ against Israel’s plans to annex West Bank areas
Russia Today 02 Jul 2020
The two factions made the statement in a rare joint press conference on Thursday ... ....
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South Korea official hits out at ‘chaotic’ US approach to Pyongyang after John Bolton memoir
South China Morning Post 02 Jul 2020
An influential adviser to the South Korean president on Thursday lashed out at the United States over its “chaotic” decision-making over North Korea as was revealed in former US national security adviser John Bolton’s controversial memoir ... “How could they make a decision in that fashion that would have global fallout?” he asked journalists ... ....
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‘I saw so much killing’: the mental health crisis of South Sudan refugees
The Guardian 02 Jul 2020photo: AP / Mark Lennihan
Apple and Google block dozens of Chinese apps in India
Crunch 02 Jul 2020
In its order, India’s Ministry of Electronics and IT alleged that these apps were “compiling, mining, and profiling” users’ data that posed threats to “national security and defence of India.”. The Indian government has invited executives at these companies to give them an opportunity to answer concerns....
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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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Exiled Morales pulling Bolivian political strings as polls loom
The Jakarta Post 02 Jul 2020
Shares. From exile in Buenos Aires, former leftist president Evo Morales continues to influence Bolivian politics and is plotting his party's return to power in September elections, analysts say ... "At this time when Evo Morales is in exile, outside of power, he has become a kind of kingmaker," political scientist Carlos Cordero told AFP....
