MCALLEN, Texas — When Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas announced last week a vague ambition to pick up where former President Donald J. Trump left off and complete the construction of a multibillion-dollar wall along the border with Mexico, many in the state were puzzled. A wall is costly and, in Texas, would require cutting … Read more
Apple Daily is often critical of Hong Kong and the mainland Chinese leadership. Source link
HONG KONG — The Hong Kong police on Thursday arrested five executives at an embattled pro-democracy newspaper on suspicion of colluding with foreign powers to violate the Chinese territory’s sweeping national security law. The police said they had arrested five people of a media company on suspicion of “collusion with a foreign country or with … Read more
Operation Varsity Blues is the latest in a long list of high quality Netflix documentaries. Netflix The sheer amount of Netflix documentaries is almost intimidating. Where do you even start? That’s what we’ve tried to figure out. We’ve highlighted some of our personal favourites to help you select something to watch. We’ve also conveniently separated them by … Read more
In addition, 185 stocks have earned four-fold returns while 450 stocks have given more than 50% returns. Synopsis ET Intelligence Group’s analysis of the returns of 2,346 traded stocks since April 2020 show that two out of every three stocks have gained at least two-fold while 300 stocks have gained five times or more. ET … Read more
Acer Swift 5: A laptop with an antimicrobial gimmick 2:16 / June 17, 2021 As a pandemic age gimmick, having an antimicrobial coating is an interesting extra. Source link
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has released its second six-monthly report on the privacy and security of Australia’s controversial COVIDSafe app. While there were no reports of breaches, no complaints made, and no investigations underway, the OAIC said the app, paraded by Prime Minister Scott Morrison as “digital sunscreen“, was the subject of … Read more
The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the nation. Congress has approved a bill that would make Juneteenth, or 19 June, a holiday – a bill Joe Biden is expected to sign into law. Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when news of the Emancipation Proclamation … Read more
Move leaves millions of the world’s poorest at risk from “neglected tropical diseases”, says agency. Source link
Hong Kong police have arrested the editor in chief and four directors at the Apple Daily newspaper in the latest blow to the its jailed owner, Jimmy Lai, under the Beijing-imposed national security crackdown. The police national security department said five directors of a company had been arrested on suspicion of collusion with a foreign … Read more