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Hong Kong's landmark national security trial for 47 democrats
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJuly 31 - The government postpones the 2020 legislative council election, citing a spike in COVID-19...
Britain's Elections Are Comic Relief For Politics Watchers In U.S.
HuffPost· 1 day agoIn any case, the incident prompted a wave of social media commentators to use a British idiom for...
Republican US backs Exxon in shareholder activism dispute
Weston Forum· 6 days agoOfficials from 19 Republican states on Thursday urged major asset managers not to vote against ExxonMobil directors at a meeting next week, where some shareholders plan to ...
US says Algeria's proposed UN resolution on Rafah is not balanced
Reuters· 11 hours agoAlgeria's proposed draft U.N. Security Council resolution on a Gaza ceasefire, which specifically...
Squash is slowly dying out in the UK, but Olympics could be lifeline
The Telegraph via Yahoo Sports· 4 days agoDrive to Survive has demonstrated, US interest can be transformational for a sport. In squash’s case...
14 pro-democracy activists convicted, 2 acquitted in Hong Kong's biggest national security case
Los Angeles Times· 1 day agoA Hong Kong court Thursday convicted 14 pro-democracy activists in the city’s biggest national security case under a law imposed by Beijing that has all but wiped out public ...
Gas masks and loo rolls: why 'preppers' are on the rise
The Week· 3 days agoWhat is a 'prepper'? Defined by the phrase "hope for the best, prepare for the worst", preppers are...
Every James Bond movie ranked, from Sean Connery’s 'Dr. No' to Daniel Craig’s 'No Time to Die'
Entertainment Weekly· 2 days agoSpanning seven decades with 25 films and counting, James Bond is one of the most prolific franchises...
Baby-boomers are loaded. Why are they so stingy?
The Economist· 5 days agoBaby-boomers were born between 1946 and 1964—and are the luckiest generation in history. Most of the cohort, which numbers 270m across the rich world, have not fought wars. Not all are rich, ...
Advocates say Connecticut needs more resources as LGBTQ+ youth struggle with mental health
Stamford Advocate· 4 days agoA lack of resources and the added anxiety of youths questioning their sexuality and gender identity...