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Landmark court ruling overturns ‘oppressively unfair’ anti-LGBT Hong Kong housing policy

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Hong Kong’s High Court ruled on Friday that housing policies “constitute unlawful discrimination” by not acknowledging same-sex partners as a tenant’s family member, marking a landmark victory for LGBT rights in the region. … Read More >Landmark court ruling overturns ‘oppressively unfair’ anti-LGBT Hong Kong housing policy

Categories USA

‘Journalism is not a crime’: Biden accuses Beijing of ‘denying basic liberties’ following the closure of Apple Daily

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US President Joe Biden has blasted press freedom in Hong Kong over the closure of Apple Daily, and called for the release of the “journalists and media executives” who have been detained. … Read More >‘Journalism is not a crime’: Biden accuses Beijing of ‘denying basic liberties’ following the closure of Apple Daily

Categories Asia & Pacific

Beijing complains to WTO over Australia’s ‘wrong practices,’ citing historic moves against Chinese products

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China has made an appeal to the World Trade Organization (WTO) over historic duties introduced by Australia concerning three Chinese products as part of a crackdown on unfair trade practices, including dumping. … Read More >Beijing complains to WTO over Australia’s ‘wrong practices,’ citing historic moves against Chinese products

Categories Shows

Lab leak theory, kidnapping Alex Saab, John McAfee’s alleged suicide

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When Donald Trump spread the lab leak conspiracy theory, the corporate media made fun of him. Now that the theory is useful to Joe Biden, it has become the conspiracy theory of choice in liberal circles. Lee Camp looks into the evidence for a Wuhan lab leak. He then goes back into the history of US experimentation on the public with biological weapons, hallucinogens, and more. … Read More >Lab leak theory, kidnapping Alex Saab, John McAfee’s alleged suicide

Categories Asia & Pacific

Hong Kong’s Apple Daily closes days after police raid tabloid’s office over allegations of ‘collusion with a foreign country’

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Apple Daily, a Hong Kong-based newspaper, has announced that it is permanently closing days after hundreds of police officers raided its offices and froze its assets over allegations its breached China’s national security law. … Read More >Hong Kong’s Apple Daily closes days after police raid tabloid’s office over allegations of ‘collusion with a foreign country’

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Beijing brands US greatest ‘security risk creator’ in region after US warship enters Taiwan Strait

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The Chinese government has opposed the US’ latest naval presence in the Taiwan Strait – its sixth in the area since Biden took office – accusing Washington of being the greatest “risk creator” in the region. … Read More >Beijing brands US greatest ‘security risk creator’ in region after US warship enters Taiwan Strait

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China’s longest-serving ambassador to the US leaving post, notes ‘critical crossroads’ as tensions grow

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Cui Tiankai announced on Tuesday through a farewell letter that he is leaving his position as China’s ambassador to the US just as the two nations are facing a “critical crossroads.” … Read More >China’s longest-serving ambassador to the US leaving post, notes ‘critical crossroads’ as tensions grow

Categories World

China and Russia urge independent probe into Canada’s treatment of indigenous people as anger over mass-grave discovery rages

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Amidst unabating public anger in Canada over the discovery last month of a mass grave of indigenous children, a coalition of countries, including China and Russia, has called for a “thorough and impartial” probe into the tragedy. … Read More >China and Russia urge independent probe into Canada’s treatment of indigenous people as anger over mass-grave discovery rages