A national security law passed June 30 instantly altered the lives and liberties of Hong Kong’s residents, criminalizing words and images that just hours earlier had been legally protected free speech ... ( read original story ...)
Top designer brands desert Hong Kong in droves
Some of the world’s top brands have pulled out of Hong Kong’s prime shopping district amid an economic crisis brought about by protests against China’s increasingly authoritarian rule over the ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong records six new Covid-19 cases for second straight day, including one found in mass screening scheme
Hong Kong confirmed six new coronavirus infections for a second day in a row on Wednesday, including one case involving a 62-year-old man that was detected by the ongoing citywide testing scheme. Two ... ( read original story ...)
Climate change adds to plight of endangered sea turtles in Cyprus
Hatched baby sea turtles on the island of Cyprus struggling to crawl to the sea now face the added threat of climate change as they dig their way out of nests in the sand, scientists say. ( read original story ...)
British teen in Cyprus rape case thought she’d die if she didn’t retract allegation
A British teenager convicted of lying about being gang-raped in Cyprus said she thought she would not make it out of a police station alive unless she retracted her allegations. The 19-year-old said ... ( read original story ...)
Bahrain tightens guidance for 7-yr sukuk and 12-yr bonds – document
Bahrain has tightened the price guidance for seven-year sukuk and 12-year conventional bonds it began marketing earlier on Wednesday and received over $6.3 billion in orders for the notes, a document ... ( read original story ...)
Armenia’s economic activity in 2020 July was 9.7% up from the same month in 2019, NSC says
Armenia's economic activity in July 2020 was 9.7% up from the same month in 2019, according to the numbers, released by the National Statistical Committee (NSC). ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia Senate candidate releases ad recalling childhood experience with racism
Reverend Raphael Warnock remembers being dragged out of a store and falsely accused of stealing when he was 12 years old. ( read original story ...)
Another showdown set this week over Georgia voting machines
Voting integrity activists will try this week to convince a federal judge that Georgia should scrap its brand new touchscreen voting machines in favor of hand-marked paper ... ( read original story ...)
Goat sneaks into patrol car, eats Georgia officer’s paperwork
A Georgia sheriff’s deputy delivering civil papers returned to her patrol vehicle to find an eager — and hungry — new driver. ( read original story ...)