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Hong Kong court finds 14 guilty of subversion, 2 acquitted in national security law case | South China Morning Post
A Hong Kong court has handed down guilty verdicts to 14 of the 16 opposition figures who contested subversion charges they faced in a landmark national security case. The case involving 47 opposition activists and politicians has spanned more than 1,000 days since arrests were made and 31 of those charged had alread…
Activist behind June 4 events in Hong Kong among 6 arrested under new domestic security law | South China Morning Post
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Netanyahu acknowledges ‘tragic mistake’ after air strike kills dozens at Rafah tent camp | South China Morning Post
At least 45 people were killed and dozens were injured in an Israeli air strike in the southern Gaza city of Rafah on May 26, 2024. The attack set fire to a tent camp housing displaced Palestinians. Believed to be among the war’s deadliest attacks, it helped push the total Palestinian death toll in the war above 36,…
VOA60 World - Israel says bodies of three more hostages killed by Hamas on Oct. 7 recovered overnight from Gaza
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Family of murdered Filipino journalist seeks answers 13 years on | South China Morning Post
Gerry Ortega was a Filipino journalist known for his climate activism and for broadcasting views critical of local politicians. In 2011, he was murdered in broad daylight. Authorities have linked the killing to a local politician, who so far has managed to evade trial and has since gone into hiding. But 13 years on,…
Hong Kong taxi drivers continue to report Uber drivers despite online backlash | South China Morning Post
Some Hong Kong cabbies pressed on with posing as passengers and reported Uber ride-hailing service cases to police, in a string of so-called “undercover” actions targeting Uber drivers in Hong Kong. Patrick Tam Man-chung, secretary general of the Hong Kong Taxi & Public Light Bus Association, recently revealed to th…
VOA60 Africa - South Africa urges UN's top court to order cease-fire in Gaza
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VOA60 America - Police detains pro-Palestinian protesters at University of California Irvine
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At least 315 killed in deadly flash floods in northern Afghanistan | South China Morning Post
Unusually heavy seasonal rains have killed more than 300 people and destroyed thousands of homes in Afghanistan. The northern province of Baghlan bore the brunt of the May 10, 2024, deluge that also injured over 1,600 people.
Before they take me away: the Cambodian activist fighting for nature and his freedom | South China Morning Post
Since he was released from custody in November 2021, Cambodian environmental activist Ly Chandaravuth has been looking over his shoulder. The 24-year-old was arrested in 2021 after documenting waste run-off from the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh into the Tonle Sap river. A member of the civil society group, Mother Na…
China’s Xi courts European allies, seeks to exploit Western divisions
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South Korean YouTuber feud triggers fatal stabbing on live stream outside Busan court | South China Morning Post
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Popular protest song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ banned after previous court ruling overturned | South China Morning Post
A Hong Kong appellate court has banned the distribution of a protest song that became popular during the 2019 anti-government unrest in the city. The May 8, 2024, decision quashed an earlier judgment and ruled in favour of Justice Secretary Paul Lam, who sought an interim injunction against “Glory to Hong Kong” in 2…
Floods in southern Brazil kill at least 78 people, with over 100 missing | South China Morning Post
At least 78 people have been killed and more than 100 are missing amid catastrophic flooding in southern Brazil. Fast-rising waters in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul have strained dams and threatened the economically important city of Porto Alegre.
South African journalists winning battles in war against environmental crime
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VOA60 America - Police remove barricades, arrest protesters at UCLA
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Thousands of students evacuated in Indian capital sparked by bomb threat email | South China Morning Post
Thousands of students in the Indian capital New Delhi were evacuated on May 1, 2024, after nearly 100 schools in the capital region and the adjoining suburb received a bomb threat by email. Police teams, dog squads and bomb disposal squads rushed to the schools, only for authorities to later determine that the threa…
Columbia students on edge as police presence remains on campus after raid to clear protesters
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VOA60 America - Police arrest pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University in NYC
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VOA60 World - Mexico takes Ecuador to the International Court of Justice
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Young South Korean activists take government to court over climate change | South China Morning Post
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Escaped army horses run wild in central London during rush hour | South China Morning Post
Two army horses were seen running amok through central London during morning rush hour on April 24, 2024. A white horse seemingly covered in blood was seen galloping alongside a black horse through busy streets, both of them wearing saddles and bridles. The horses were eventually rounded up by London police and were…
VOA60 America - Police arrests Gaza war protesters at Yale, NYU
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10 killed in mid-air helicopter collision at Malaysia naval base | South China Morning Post
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Hong Kong police investigate viral video showing man leaping between MTR platforms | South China Morning Post
A six-second clip shows a man jumping between platforms at Fo Tan MTR station, with more than 100,000 views on Instagram. Police say two men were suspected to have breached MTR by-laws, but no arrests were made. The East Rail line is the last MTR service without automatic platform screen gates to prevent commuters f…
Sri Lankan families still holding out for justice, five years after Easter bombings | South China Morning Post
April 21, 2024, marks five years since the deadliest suicide bombings in the South Asian nation of Sri Lanka. Islamist suicide bombers carried out attacks at several luxury hotels and churches in the capital Colombo, resulting in the deaths of 279 people. Saman and Sriyani Sirimanna lost both of their children in th…
VOA60 Africa - Kenya's military chief killed in helicopter crash
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Woman arrested for rolling body of dead man into bank in Brazil and requesting a loan in his name | South China Morning Post
A woman in Brazil has been accused of bringing the body of a man who had recently died into a bank and then claiming he was her living uncle who needed to take out a loan. Employees at the bank in Rio de Janeiro grew suspicious during the April 16, 2024, incident and called police, who arrested Erika de Sousa Vieira…
‘You are my son’: stabbed Sydney bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel forgives teenage attacker | South China Morning Post
Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel who was brutally stabbed during a live-streamed sermon said on April 18, 2024, that he is recovering quickly and forgives the young man who attacked him. The April 15 stabbing, which initially sparked clashes between police and angry church supporters, was later determined to be a religiousl…
25 years after massacre in Kosovo, survivors appeal for justice
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Australian police investigating Sydney church stabbing as terrorist act | South China Morning Post
A knife attack at an Assyrian Christian church in Sydney was a terrorist act motivated by suspected religious extremism, Australian police said on April 16, 2024. At least four people, including Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel, were wounded in the attack that happened on April 15 during a live-streamed service. Police arre…
VOA60 World PM - Former President Donald Trump in NY court for criminal trial
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‘So many doubts’: victim’s mother questions investigation decade after South Korea ferry disaster | South China Morning Post
It has been 10 years since more than 300 people were killed in a passenger ferry disaster off South Korea’s southern coast on April 16, 2014. The 6,825-tonne Sewol ferry had sailed from the western port of Incheon the previous evening before running into trouble some 20km (13 miles) off the island of Byungpoong. Of …
Blackened and burned flats, debris and exposed wiring inside fire-stricken Hong Kong building | South China Morning Post
A Hong Kong building where five people were killed in a blaze last week reopened on Sunday as residents had to come to terms with blackened and burnt-out flats. Footage shot by a Post reporter shows charred corridors, scattered ashes and debris, as well as exposed steel bars and electrical wiring. Authorities earlie…
Police skills on display ahead of National Security Education Day | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong Police College opened to the public on Saturday as part of a host of activities in the lead-up to National Security Education Day on Monday, with officers putting on musical performances, driving demonstrations, police dog shows, and counterterrorism drills by the special duties unit, counter terrorism res…
Hong Kong’s Thai community and locals celebrate Songkran | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong's Thai community and locals celebrated Songkran on April 13, 2024. Unlike previous years, the famous water splashing component of the celebration took place in a designated area on a basketball court instead of in the streets. The decision to move it followed an incident in 2023 when two men were arrested …
Hong Kong fire kills 5, injures dozens in Kowloon commercial and residential building | South China Morning Post
Five people were killed in a fire that broke out in a commercial and residential site in Hong Kong’s Kowloon district on April 10, 2024. The blaze was believed to have started inside a gym on the first floor before spreading to other parts of the building, leaving dozens injured, some of them critically.
China’s first corgi police dog makes public debut | South China Morning Post
A six-month-old corgi has become the first of its breed to become a police dog trainee in China. Fuzai made his debut at a public showcase in March and has gained popularity after he put up a steady performance that day.
VOA60 World - Top UN court opens hearings in case accusing Germany of facilitating Israel's Gaza conflict
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VOA60 World - Iranians attended funeral for Revolutionary Guard members killed by Israeli airstrike
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US presidential candidates court Black voters in Midwestern swing state
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VOA60 America - Biden “outraged" after Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed 7 aid workers
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VOA60 Africa - Ugandan court upholds law criminalizing homosexuality
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