The G7 foreign ministers issued a joint statement on Wednesday calling on China not to follow through with plans to impose national security legislation on Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
G7 calls on China to reconsider national security law for Hong Kong
The Group of Seven leading economies is calling on China to reconsider plans to impose a national security law in Hong Kong, according to a joint statement issued on Wednesday. The national security ... ( read original story ...)
US Wants Undersea Data Cable To Skip Hong Kong
US Justice Department officials on Wednesday recommended that a high-capacity undersea data cable system proposed by Google and Facebook bypass Hong Kong, citing potential national security concerns ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh, Bhutan to sign preferential trade deal
Bangladesh and Bhutan on Tuesday finalised the terms and conditions for signing a preferential trade agreement (PTA) to increase bilateral trade. "We have reached a consensus to sign a PTA, not the ... ( read original story ...)
Fossils from Mongolia, Argentina show some dinosaurs laid soft-shelled eggs
Scientists have unearthed the first fossils of soft-shelled eggs laid by dinosaurs - two disparate species from Argentina and Mongolia - in a discovery suggesting that the earliest dinosaurs produced ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia university system to review names of buildings and colleges
The University System of Georgia and the Board of Regents are launching a review of building and college names and awaiting a report "on any recommended changes" ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia’s lieutenant governor proposes new hate crimes bill, igniting new concerns over passage
Georgia Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan unveiled a new version of a hate crimes bill in the Georgia Senate on Wednesday that would mean perpetrators of bias crimes could be charged separately with a ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia cop gets nickname ‘Officer Karen’ after crying over her botched McDonald’s order in viral video
A viral video of a tearful Georgia cop decrying her experience at a local McDonald’s has generally been mocked by social media users and earned the officer the nickname“Officer Karen.” ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1 -Kuwait and Bahrain urged to abandon ‘highly invasive’ coronavirus apps
Kuwait and Bahrain must stop using “highly invasive” COVID-19 apps which violate the privacy of hundreds of thousands of people by tracking them almost in real time, Amnesty International said on ... ( read original story ...)
Palestine’s right to statehood under international law (Part-1)
The Palestinian Authority (PA) on last Tuesday announced to declare Palestine as a state along the internationally recognized 1967 borders if Israel moves ahead with its ulterior plan to annex parts ... ( read original story ...)