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Hong Kong’s largest national security case came to a close on Tuesday as 45 prominent pro-democracy advocates were jailed for up to 10 years over taking part in a conspiracy to commit subversion. The offence centred on an unofficial primary election held in July 2020 that aimed to help them win a controlling majority in […]
Veterans Day is observed on November 11 each year. During this time, we honor the veteran population by educating the public about their service, sacrifices and the challenges they face today. The facts and figures section of our 2024 Veterans Day Cultural Connection Toolkit focuses on key statistics and trends. Some highlights include: The poverty […]
Jimmy Lai Eunice Lam Next Digital founder Jimmy Lai Chee-ying admitted he had referred former US army general Jack Keane and former US deputy secretary of defense Paul Wolfowitz to then Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen, who had hoped to understand then US president Donald Trump’s administration’s stance on Taiwan, the court heard yesterday. The […]
Well well. Government spokespersons of various kinds have been commenting defensively on the slow-motion prosecutions which have left two thirds of the people arrested during the 2019 disorders still awaiting trial. I would not dare to attribute this to my nagging on the subject, but it seems there is some unease behind the scenes. As […]
Native American Heritage Month is observed in November each year. During this month, we celebrate Native Americans by educating the public about their culture, history and challenges they face today. The facts and figures section of our 2024 Native American Heritage Month Cultural Connection Toolkit focuses on population growth and other trends. Some highlights include: […]
The Uffington White Horse. Source: World Wind, available here. The description of this activity has been termed “leucippotomy” for the carving of horses and “gigantotomy” for giants (there are currently four of this kind in Britain). Whether these adopted terms are intended to be applied seriously is debatable since they do not appear in the […]
„Figures du fou“ kann man übersetzen mit „Figuren des Verrückten“, will man die Alliteration klanglich behalten. Die neue Ausstellung des Louvre befasst sich mit Inkarnationen des Irren in der abendländischen Kunst zwischen Spätmittelalter und Romantik. Das Wort „fou“ deckt ein weites Feld ab, das im Deutschen Epitheta wie „töricht“, „tollkühn“, „hirnverbrannt“, „rasend“, „geistesgestört“ und „wahnsinnig“ […]
Thomas “Bomber” Kavanagh was jailed for six years for his part in a major gun seizure and his brother-in-law Liam Byrne received a five year term. Source link
Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes and his girlfriend, Olivia Dunne, took some time off, jetting off to Florida to spend the weekend. Both LSU graduates have been dating for two years and have won NCAA championships in their respective professions. The first overall pick of the 2023 MLB draft made his debut earlier this year […]
Gunmen have killed a Mozambique opposition lawyer and a party official after firing multiple rounds at a car they were travelling in, ratcheting up tensions ahead of protests against a disputed election result, rights groups say. Mozambique’s new opposition Podemos party and its presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane have rejected provisional results showing a likely win […]