The biggest sci-fi/fantasy award held in China for the first time has been accused of censorship on the part of China (www.polygon.com)
The 2023 awards saw several nominees mysteriously declared ineligible....
Ukrainian cyberattacks cripple Russian defense contractor, weather center. (euromaidanpress.com)
Top UN court orders Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza but stops short of ordering cease-fire (apnews.com)
Here is a pdf of the ICJ’s Order of 26 January 2024....
Chinese music student convicted in US of threatening pro-democracy activist (www.reuters.com)
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China's Alarming Experiment With a 100% Fatal Covid-Like Pangolin CoronaVirus (www.medindia.net)
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Germany unearths pro-Russia disinformation campaign on X: Investigators uncover concerted onslaught on Berlin’s support for Ukraine involving more than 1m posts (www.theguardian.com)
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China's attempts to lift confidence in economy fall flat (www.reuters.com)
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EU fossil fuel CO2 emissions hit 60-year low (www.theguardian.com)
How China’s Social Policies Keep Hurting Its Economy (time.com)
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Putin winning in Ukraine would send China wrong message, UK official says (www.newsweek.com)
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How China tries to outmaneuver the UN Human Rights Council by spreading confusion (www.nzz.ch)
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Rejection of two-State solution by Israeli leadership 'unacceptable', says UN chief (news.un.org)
“This refusal [of a two-state solution], and the denial of the right to statehood to the Palestinian people, would indefinitely prolong a conflict that has become a major threat to global peace and security,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres says....
Nepal asks Russia to send back Nepalis recruited to fight in Ukraine and the bodies of those killed - Beehaw (apnews.com)
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Taiwan begins extended one-year conscription in response to China threat (www.reuters.com)
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Canada dispatch: Judge rules government lacked authority to invoke Emergencies Act over Freedom Convoy, breached Charter rights (www.jurist.org)
Shift in Russian nuclear thinking as Ukraine war has dented Russia's confidence in its conventional forces, study says (www.reuters.com)
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WHO chief warns against misinformation over global pandemic accord (news.un.org)
The head of the UN World Health Organization on Thursday spoke out forcefully against “misinformation on social media and in the mainstream media” which has falsely alleged that a new global pandemic accord being negotiated, would allow the WHO to override national sovereignty relating to a future outbreak.
A Louisiana teen traveled to the West Bank to learn about his roots. He was shot dead. (www.nbcnews.com)
China grilled over human rights record at UN (www.dw.com)
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Turkish parliament ratifies Sweden's NATO membership (Steve Herman - @[email protected]) (journa.host)
Turkish parliament ratifies Sweden's NATO membership. https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/son-dakika-haberi-isvecin-nato-uyeligine-iliskin-gorusme-mecliste-basladi-42395218
'Say you're sorry': Russia's trend for humiliating videos (www.bbc.com)
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Iran to execute protester with mental health condition on Tuesday, says lawyer (edition.cnn.com)
Lawyer Amir Raesian said he received a notification from the Tehran General and Revolutionary Court that his client Mohammad Ghobadlou’s death sentence will be carried out on January 23, 2024....
Hong Kong: UN human rights experts call for immediate release of Jimmy Lai (news.un.org)
A group of independent UN human rights experts on Monday called on the authorities in Hong Kong to drop all charges against pro-democracy media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai and release him immediately.
Two mothers killed each hour in Gaza conflict, UN says (news.un.org)
"We have seen evidenced once more that women and children are the first victims of conflict and that our duty to seek peace is a duty to them. We are failing them,” UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous said in a statement issued alongside the report....
EU's Borrell outlines 10-point peace plan to end Israel-Palestine conflict (www.euractiv.com)
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