Migrants in Tijuana, Mexico, Disappointed With US Title 42 Ruling
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Retired cardinal Zen, singer Denise Ho, in Hong Kong court over national security law charges | South China Morning Post
Ninety-year-old retired Catholic cardinal Joseph Zen appeared in a Hong Kong court on May 24, 2022, charged with failing to properly register a protest defence fund. This, after he was initially arrested under the city's national security law. Zen, one of Asia's highest-ranking Catholic clerics, was among five promi…
Russian soldier pleads guilty in Ukraine’s first war crimes trial | South China Morning Post
A Russian soldier pleaded guilty on May 18, 2022, to killing a 62-year-old unarmed civilian during Moscow’s invasion and faces possible life imprisonment in Kyiv. It was Ukraine’s first war crimes trial since Moscow’s February 24 invasion.
Liberal MP Fiona Martin accused of confusing two Asian-Australian politicians | South China Morning Post
Australian Liberal parliamentarian Fiona Martin has been accused of confusing two female Asian-Australian candidates after she suggested her opponent, Labor’s Sally Sitou, had lost preselection for candidacy in a Sydney suburb to Labor frontbencher Kristina Keneally. During a heated clash on radio, Martin suggested …
Sri Lankan PM resigns as economic crisis worsens | South China Morning Post
Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned as Sri Lanka’s prime minister on May 9, 2022, hours after deadly clashes broke out. His supporters, some armed with iron bars, had attacked anti-government protesters in Colombo. At least three people were reportedly killed, including a ruling party legislator, and more than 150 were hospi…
Leaked US Court Opinion Mobilizes Abortion Rights Supporters, Opponents
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· Deana Mitchell
Biden Blasts US Supreme Court’s Draft Opinion on Abortion
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· Patsy Widakuswara
Genocide or Not? Legal Experts on Defining What’s Happening in Ukraine
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· Lesia Bakalets
Chinese mother wrecks basketball court to force players to leave | South China Morning Post
A mother and her daughter tore a basketball court floor mat apart in order to force the players to leave because the noise was disturbing the girl’s studies in southern China’s Jiangsu province.
‘Pink wave’ sweeps the Philippines as incumbent vice-president Leni Robredo vies for top post | South China Morning Post
As the Philippine presidential election draws closer, incumbent vice-president Leni Robredo kicked off an all out pink-coloured campaign to become the country’s next leader. Nearly two million of her “pink wave” supporters joined the grass roots movement in support of Robredo. The former lawyer for the disadvantaged…
Understanding long Covid: why researchers are turning to gut bacteria for answers | South China Morning Post
Researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong have identified gut bacteria patterns that may be used to predict, diagnose and help treat long Covid. Professor Siew Chien Ng, associate director of the university’s Centre for Gut Microbiota Research, says a simple stool test can tell recovered Covid-19 patients t…
VOA60 Africa - South Africa's Zuma missed his arms deal corruption trial on Monday
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Ketanji Brown Jackson makes history as first black woman confirmed to Supreme Court | South China Morning Post
Ketanji Brown Jackson made history on April 8, 2022, as the US Senate confirmed her as the first black woman to become a Supreme Court justice. It was a milestone for the United States and a victory for President Joe Biden, who made good on a campaign promise to diversify the federal judiciary.
VOA60 World - Turkish Court Suspends Trial of Saudi Suspects in Khashoggi Killing
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Sri Lanka facing humanitarian disaster amid civil unrest as economic crisis deepens | South China Morning Post
Protests continued in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo on April 6, 2022, as demonstrators called for the resignation of the country’s president Gotabaya Rajapaksa over the country’s economic crisis. Dozens of lawmakers walked out of Rajapaksa’s ruling coalition on April 5, leaving his government in a minority. The countr…
VOA60 America - Biden Supreme Court Nominee Advances to Full Senate Vote Later This Week
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VOA60 Africa - Rwandan Court Refuses to Lengthen Sentence of 'Hotel Rwanda' Hero
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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan dissolves parliament, calls for early election | South China Morning Post
The Pakistani parliamentary assembly was dissolved on April 3, 2022, by order of Prime Minister Imran Khan, triggering an election within 90 days. A no-confidence vote had been scheduled on April 3. The opposition claimed it had the simple majority of 172 votes out of 342 to unseat Khan. The no-confidence motion was…
Hong Kong, Beijing condemn UK withdrawal of judges from city’s top court over security law concern | South China Morning Post
UK Supreme Court president Lord Robert Reed and vice-president Lord Patrick Hodge resigned from Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal on March 30, 2022, with immediate effect. A statement issued by Britain’s top judicial body cited concerns over national security legislation imposed on Hong Kong by mainland Chinese auth…
VOA60 Africa - Nigeria's ruling party appoints new chairman
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Putin foe Navalny sentenced to nine years in jail after Russian activist convicted of fraud | South China Morning Post
Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny has been sentenced to nine years in a maximum-security prison on charges of fraud and contempt of court on March 22, 2022. He was already serving a 2.5 year sentence at a prison in eastern Moscow for parole violations. The Kremlin critic, who has been detained since January…
Biden Supreme Court Nominee Defends Record, Vows to Be Impartial
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· Katherine Gypson
Egypt unveils five newly discovered tombs in the Saqqara necropolis | South China Morning Post
Egyptian authorities unveiled five newly discovered tombs in the Saqqara necropolis, located south of the Egyptian capital Cairo. The five tombs belonged to senior royal officials, according to Mostafa Waziri, the head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities. The country’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said …
First African American Woman Nominated to US Supreme Court Faces Senators’ Questions
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· Katherine Gypson
VOA60 America - Judge Jackson, 1st Black female High Court Pick, Faces Senators
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Who is South Korea’s newly elected president Yoon Suk-yeol and what are his plans? | South China Morning Post
Former prosecutor Yoon Suk-yeol has emerged as the winner of South Korea’s bitterly contested presidential election. After a neck and neck race against ex-mayor and lawyer Lee Jae-myung, Yoon garnered 48.6 per cent of the votes with 95 per cent of the ballots counted on March 9, 2022. The 61-year-old president-elect…
VOA60 America - First Trial in Capitol Riot Ends With Conviction on All Counts
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South Korea’s ruling party chairman attacked with hammer at rally ahead of presidential election | South China Morning Post
The chairman of South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party was assaulted during a political rally in Seoul on March 7, 2022. Song Young-gil was campaigning in the capital in support of presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung ahead of the March 9 election, when a man wielding what was described as a small hammer attacked him…
Verdict in First Trial of Jan. 6 Defendant Could Lead to More Trials
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· Carolyn Presutti
Bodies pile up at hospitals and mortuaries as Hong Kong records 34,466 new Covid-19 cases | South China Morning Post
The bodies of residents who have died from Covid-19 are being stored on gurneys in hallways or beds inside accident and emergency departments at public hospitals as mortuaries approach capacity in Hong Kong. A source has told the Post that officials are considering storing bodies in refrigerated containers if the si…
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games | South China Morning Post
China closer to Tokyo relay bronze; Britain set to be stripped of silverMedal would be first for China in the Olympic event, as case against British sprinter CJ Ujah goes to Court of Arbitration for Sport after B-sample shows banned substances.
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games | South China Morning Post
China closer to Tokyo relay bronze; Britain set to be stripped of silverMedal would be first for China in the Olympic event, as case against British sprinter CJ Ujah goes to Court of Arbitration for Sport after B-sample shows banned substances.
Ex-factory worker sets sights on South Korean presidency with aim to tackle inequality | South China Morning Post
South Korea’s presidential campaign kicked off on February 15, 2022, with former child worker Lee Jae-myung throwing his name in the hat. A student dropout maimed in a factory accident as a teen, Lee is a maverick candidate from the ruling liberal Democratic Party of Korea. He says his working-class credentials make…
Nepal police fire tear gas to disperse pro-Beijing protest over US$500m aid grant from the US | South China Morning Post
Nepal police fired rubber bullets and tear gas on February 20, 2022, as hundreds protested against a $500 million US aid grant. The money is being provided by the US Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) under an agreement the organisation signed with the Nepali government in 2017. The grant will be used to build a…
Sudan’s Junta Whitewashes Arrests of Critics as ‘Legal’
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VOA60 Africa - Tunisia's President Saied Extends Powers Over Judiciary
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'We need to let the courts hear us': Chinese #MeToo pioneer vows to fight on | South China Morning Post
Zhou Xiaoxuan, also known as Xianzi, became a leading figure of China's #MeToo movement in 2018 when she took a popular TV personality to court for alleged sexual harassment. In a post on social media, Xianzi accused Zhu Jun of inappropriately touching her while she was an intern on his programme in 2014. A Beijing …
Winter Olympics skater Kamila Valieva’s win under scrutiny after drug reports in Russian media | South China Morning Post
A Russian figure skater has tested positive for a banned substance, according to Russian media. Kamila Valieva, 15, was part of the ensemble that won the figure skating team’s event on February 7, 2022. However the medal ceremony was postponed because of a “legal consultation”, according to the International Olympic…
Canada cracks down on anti-vax trucker protests, seize fuel and ban honking | South China Morning Post
Truckers opposed to Canada’s vaccination requirements have gridlocked the nation’s capital of Ottawa for 11 days, in what started as a protest against vaccine mandates for cross-border drivers on January 28, 2022. The so-called “freedom convoy” consisting of trucks and other vehicles that have been moved into the ci…
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s wife makes rare appearance for Lunar New Year celebration | South China Morning Post
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s wife, Ri Sol-ju, appeared on state media for the first time in nearly five months on February 1, 2022. The couple attended an art performance that was held in the capital Pyongyang’s Mansudae Art Theatre to celebrate the Lunar New Year holiday. Also sighted in public for the first t…
Biden to Nominate Black Woman to Supreme Court
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· Patsy Widakuswara
Hong Kong’s chief justice Andrew Cheung defends year-long delay of trial of 47 activists | South China Morning Post
Hong Kong Chief Justice Andrew Cheung has defended the length of time it has taken the judiciary to hold trials for 47 opposition activists arrested in January 2021. Speaking after attending the opening of the new judicial year on January 24, 2022, Cheung said the courts should not sidestep necessary procedural step…
On 49th Anniversary of Roe V. Wade, Ruling’s Future in Doubt
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· Laurel Bowman
Indonesia passes law to relocate capital from Jakarta to Borneo | South China Morning Post
Indonesia’s parliament approved a bill on January 18, 2022, to relocate its capital city from Jakarta to a forested area in East Kalimantan province on the island of Borneo. The new law provides a legal framework for President Joko Widodo's US$32 billion megaproject. More than 2,500 sq km of jungle will be cleared f…
Japanese woman files US$2.9 million lawsuit against sperm donor who lied about identity | South China Morning Post
A Japanese woman gave her newborn up for adoption after discovering that the child’s biological father, a sperm donor, lied about his identity. The 30-year-old woman slept with the man up to 10 times after he claimed to be a Japanese graduate of an elite national university. In reality, he was a Chinese national who…
Tennis star Novak Djokovic deported from Australia after lengthy visa saga | South China Morning Post
Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic flew out of Australia bound for Dubai on January 16, 2022, following a unanimous court ruling rejecting his appeal against the cancellation of his visa, shattering the Serbian’s hopes of defending his title and a record 21st grand slam win at the Australian Open.