Turkey detains 33 people suspected of spying on behalf of Israel (apnews.com)
How humans have changed the Earth’s surface in 2023 (www.bbc.com)
China and forced labor, UN report on Xinjiang abuses leaves no room for plausible deniability (businessdailymedia.com)
Cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/10731283
Lee Jae-myung: South Korea opposition leader stabbed in Busan (www.bbc.com)
China's Xi says reunification with Taiwan is 'inevitable' in New Year's address (www.france24.com)
The Nigerian teens clueless on computers but aiming to reboot (www.bbc.com)
Strong quake prompts tsunami warning for Japan's western coast (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Taiwan considers joining international criminal court to deter potential China invasion (www.theguardian.com)
A year after China ended its harsh COVID policies, it’s struggling to rebound (www.opb.org)
Cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/10706886
Today 4 years ago, Dr. Li Wenliang warned of a suspected SARS patient in a Wuhan WeChat group. Soon later, he was arrested for “making false comments on the Internet about unconfirmed SARS outbreak.” (harakahdaily.net)
Dr. Wenliang’s message went viral, becoming the earliest warning of what we now know today as Covid-19. He returned to work, but contracted Covid from a patient, and died on February 7, 2020....
Venice to ban large tourist groups and loudspeakers (www.bbc.com)
South Africa has filed a case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) alleging that Israel is engaging in "genocidal acts" in Gaza (www.bbc.com)
China: Pro-Colonisation Influencers In Xinjiang --- [video documentary, 13 min] (www.arte.tv)
The Xinjiang region in China is the historical homeland of the Uyghurs, a persecuted Muslim minority. Open data reveals how Chinese influencers are convincing people from across the country to colonise this province....
Ukraine war: Missile and drone attacks launched against Russia (www.bbc.com)
Israel-Palestine, number of children killed in the West Bank reaches 'unprecedented levels', UN says (www.unicef.org)
“As the world watches on in horror at the situation in the Gaza Strip, children in the West Bank are experiencing a nightmare of their own. Living with a near-constant feeling of fear and grief is, sadly, all too common for children affected. Many children report that fear has become a part of their daily life, with many...
Hong Kong activist convicted under security law flees to UK (www.afr.com)
Cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/10660247...
Poland says Russian missile entered airspace then went into Ukraine (www.bbc.com)
China cracks down on negativity over economy in bid to boost confidence amid record high youth unemployment and struggling property sector (www.theguardian.com)
This month the Weibo account Weibo Finance, which has more than 1.5 million followers, issued an instruction against posting any comments “that bad-mouth the economy”. The post appears to have since been deleted. Bloomberg reported that several other finance influencers had been told by Weibo to “avoid crossing red...
China cracks down on negativity over economy in bid to boost confidence (www.theguardian.com)
Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force (www.theguardian.com)
Poland reports airspace incursion as Russia launches huge strike on Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force (www.theguardian.com)
Many hostages released by Hamas still being treated for trauma (www.theguardian.com)
Head of psychiatry at Tel Aviv medical centre says hostages have undergone worst abuse she has witnessed
North Korea ramps up preparations for war with US (www.newsweek.com)
The Great China Unwind: Foreign Investors Pull $29B Out Of Chinese Equity Markets In 2023 despite the People’s Bank's efforts at making China an attractive opportunity for foreign investment (markets.businessinsider.com)
Nearly 90% of the foreign investment inflows into Chinese equity markets in 2023 has been withdrawn as sentiment crumbles and investors losing confidence in major Chinese institutions....
